Newsletter Archive

March 2021

Biden Unveils $2.3 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, With Tax Hikes to Pay for It

President Biden on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping $2.3 trillion plan meant to rebuild and modernize America’s infrastructure, create millions of new jobs and strengthen the nation’s competitiveness, particularly with China.

Plus: Plus, $6.2 billion in unemployment insurance overpayments

Biden's Four Big Tax Hikes

President Joe Biden is expected to unveil the infrastructure portion of his “Build Back Better” program on Wednesday, and administration officials have signaled that the proposal could cost upwards of $3 trillion over a decade.

Plus: Plus - Surging approval of vaccine rollout

Biden Announces New Vaccine Push

Within three weeks, 90% of American adults will be eligible to receive a Covid-19 vaccine shot at a site within five miles of their home, President Joe Biden announced Monday.

Plus: Plus - Dems battle over next spending bill

New Record High for Vaccine Shots

The U.S. set a record Friday for the number of vaccine shots in a single day, with 3.4 million doses delivered, according to the White House.

Plus: Plus - Dems push back on postal reforms

Biden Previews His 'Next Major Initiative'

President Joe Biden’s first news conference in office covered a range of topics, including the migrant surge at the southern U.S. border, GOP efforts to restrict voting rights, foreign relations with China and North Korea and the timetable…

Plus: Plus, the ‘Super Bowl of tax reform’

The Controversial New Plan to Reinvent the Post Office

Saying the United States Postal Service needs to cut costs and invest in growth, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday unveiled a strategic plan to overhaul the public mail service and set it on a path to breaking even over the next 10…

Plus: Plus, 'thorny' questions on state aid from Covid relief bill

100 Million Stimulus Checks

President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law 11 years ago. President Biden and Democrats marked the anniversary Tuesday by celebrating the law — even as they look to continue to expand it and defend it…

Plus: Plus, can Democrats finally bring down drug prices?

Biden Preparing a $3 Trillion Spending Plan: Reports

President Joe Biden’s economic advisers are preparing a sweeping $3 trillion spending plan that would focus on jobs, infrastructure and climate change but also include a range of other policy priorities, according to reports Monday in The…

Plus: Plus, what the top 1% are hiding from the IRS

CDC Eases Key Rule on Social Distancing

Elementary school students can sit 3 feet from each other in classrooms as long as they are wearing masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. The agency said it was relaxing its guidelines after new research…

Plus: Plus - IRS warns of delays in new program

Biden Touts 100 Million Vaccine Shots in 58 Days

President Joe Biden said today that the country will hit his target of 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in 100 days on Friday — 42 days ahead of schedule.

Plus: Plus, Biden’s HHS secretary squeaks through the Senate