A bipartisan group of senators announced on Thursday they had reached a "tentative" infrastructure deal that funds major improvements to the nation's roads and bridges, but both Democrats and Republicans voiced deep skepticism that the compromise would survive. Published June 10, 2021
GOP lawmakers are beginning to fret that a bipartisan group of senators attempting to resuscitate infrastructure talks is giving a facade of bipartisanship to President Biden's plan to force through massive spending and tax hikes with only Democratic votes. Published June 10, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin III on Wednesday led fellow Democrats in introducing legislation that would force the U.S. national soccer team to pay an equitable sum to male and female players. Published June 9, 2021
President Biden abandoned bipartisan infrastructure talks with Senate Republicans on Tuesday over the party's unwillingness to compromise on raising taxes. Published June 8, 2021
A congressional Democrat representing Las Vegas introduced legislation on Tuesday to create a national vaccine lottery with $1 million payouts from U.S. taxpayer dollars. Published June 8, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia went from being wooed by fellow Democrats to booed in the span of one weekend after reasserting his opposition to abolishing the filibuster to ram through a radical elections bill backed by President Biden. Published June 7, 2021
The White House is upping its efforts to court Sen. Joe Manchin III, a vital Democratic swing-vote for President Biden's agenda, as bipartisan infrastructure talks stall. Published June 5, 2021
Senate Republican negotiators are poised to reject President Biden's proposal to pay for massive spending on infrastructure by imposing a minimum 15% tax on corporations, The Washington Times has learned. Published June 3, 2021
President Biden's calls for the creation of a national climate bank -- intended to bolster investment in green energy and wean the country off -- fossil fuels were endorsed Wednesday by two Republican members of Congress from energy states. Published June 2, 2021
President Biden's goal of transitioning the country from gasoline-powered vehicles to electric cars is fraught with challenges, including sticker shock for consumers and the knotty logistics of recharging batteries. Published June 2, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic may be receding nationally, but the issue will be a major factor in GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis' reelection campaign next year in Florida. Published June 1, 2021
Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's non-voting representative in the House, wants to see greater gender parity in crash-test dummies. Published June 1, 2021
The Virginia gubernatorial election this year will be the first test of whether Republicans can improve their standing among suburban voters with former President Donald Trump out of office. Published May 31, 2021
Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican, is demanding Twitter resurrect deleted posts from two of President Biden's embattled nominees for senior-level positions at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Published May 27, 2021
Former House Speaker Paul D. Ryan plans to lay out his vision for a post-Trump Republican Party on Thursday during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Published May 27, 2021
Republican lawmakers on Thursday said they aim to spend more than $920 billion on fixing the nation's roads and bridges as they announced their counteroffer to President Biden's infrastructure plan. Published May 27, 2021
Democratic lawmakers attempted to ram legislation through the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday that would strip federal tax credits from the oil and natural gas industries, as part of a broader effort to remake the U.S. economy. Published May 26, 2021
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted the White House on Tuesday for its commitment to pulling U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, arguing the move would hamper efforts to fight terrorism in the Middle East. Published May 25, 2021
Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee accused the Biden administration on Monday of allowing the Federal Reserve System, which regulates the nation's money supply, to pursue a "highly politicized social agenda" as the threat of inflation looms. Published May 24, 2021
Negotiations over President Biden's massive infrastructure plan have hit a snag and the White House and congressional allies threatened Sunday to move toward a Democrat-only process if Republicans don't acquiesce. Published May 23, 2021
