The Congressional Progressive Caucus is urging President Biden to undertake a flurry of executive orders to circumvent opposition by the GOP-controlled House to far-left priorities, including access to abortion services and expanding protections for illegal immigrants. Published March 30, 2023
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Thursday that President Biden did not undercut vulnerable House Democrats by urging them to oppose some GOP bills only to turn around and agree to sign the efforts once in the Senate. Published March 30, 2023
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to scrap the federal government's three-year-old COVID-19 national emergency. Published March 29, 2023
President Biden will not veto a Republican-led bill to end the COVID-19 national emergency, giving vulnerable Senate Democrats free rein to back or oppose the effort. Published March 29, 2023
Sen. Bernard Sanders is facing accusations of using his official position to benefit organized labor in its effort to unionize Starbucks. Published March 29, 2023
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working to unify House Republicans around a slate of proposals to slash spending and balance the budget for when he enters negotiations with President Biden about raising the debt limit. Published March 28, 2023
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy presented on Tuesday a set of broad goals that would need to be met in exchange for raising the debt limit. Published March 28, 2023
New polls out of Iowa and New Hampshire show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis running strongly against former President Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination. Published March 27, 2023
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday announced her intention to seek reelection to a third term in 2024. Published March 27, 2023
The White House is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to compromise on a plan to overhaul his nation's judicial system amid widespread protests. Published March 27, 2023
Congressional Democrats warned on Thursday that a refusal by Republicans to raise the debt limit would imperil retirement benefits for millions of Americans, while raising interest rates even higher. Published March 23, 2023
The conservative House Freedom Caucus called on President Biden to accept the reality of a divided Congress and begin negotiations on raising the debt ceiling. Published March 22, 2023
The Senate Commerce Committee delayed consideration of President Biden's pick to helm the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday amid criticism of the nominee's background. Published March 22, 2023
Medicaid rolls swelled during the coronavirus pandemic, but could shrink substantially in April when state governments end a three-year moratorium on checking eligibility requirements. Published March 21, 2023
President Biden's embattled nominee to helm the Federal Aviation Administration is facing a contentious vote this week in the Senate Commerce Committee. Published March 20, 2023
Prominent drugmakers want to more than quadruple the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines when the shots transition to the commercial market later this year, sparking a showdown with congressional lawmakers who say Pfizer and Moderna benefited from taxpayer largesse and are now gouging the public to pad handsome profits. Published March 18, 2023
More than a dozen congressional Republicans are demanding President Biden withdraw his nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration over a lack of "aviation experience." Published March 17, 2023
Sen. Bill Cassidy ripped President Biden on Thursday for ignoring multiple requests by lawmakers to engage in bipartisan negotiations to save Social Security. Published March 16, 2023
President Biden's budget chief on Wednesday struggled to explain the lack of a plan to save Social Security as pressure mounts on the White House to do something about America's endangered retirement system. Published March 15, 2023
House Republicans say adopting work requirements for federal entitlement programs and putting caps on federal spending could help balance the budget over the next decade. Published March 14, 2023
