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What's in the infrastructure law? Electric vehicles, clean energy, and public transit are all included in $1 trillion legislation
Biden signed the long-awaited infrastructure bill into law Monday. It includes $110 billion for roa…
Juliana Kaplan
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praised the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill as a 'progressive victory'
"If it wasn't for progressives in the House, we probably would be stuck with that tiny, pathetic bi…
Lauren Frias
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Here are the 6 House Democrats that voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
Six progressive Democrats - all members who make up the "The Squad" - rejected the legislation, an …
John L. Dorman
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Democrats want to expand free school lunch to 9 million more kids - and give you universal pre-K and affordable childcare too
The White House previously estimated that 5 million children would benefit from universal pre-K, an…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Sen. Mark Warner says the Virginia gubernatorial election results 'might have been different' if the bipartisan infrastructure bill had passed earlier
The Democratic lawmaker said that the bill's passage could have "absolutely" made the difference in…
John L. Dorman
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Trump threatened to primary GOP lawmakers who favor the bipartisan infrastructure plan. 17 Republicans just voted to advance it, including Mitch McConnell.
Before a pivotal Senate vote to advance the deal, Donald Trump railed against GOP cooperation, sayi…
Erin Snodgrass
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Crypto firms will report transactions over $10,000 to the IRS under proposed tax push to help fund the US infrastructure plan
US senators have agreed that a US infrastructure bill will include measures to strengthen tax and r…
Sophie Kiderlin
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A New York man was arrested after allegedly issuing a death threat to GOP Rep. Andrew Garbarino over his vote for the bipartisan infrastructure bill
"It's amazing people want to kill me over paving roads and clean water," the Republican congressman…
John L. Dorman
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Longest-serving House Republican dismisses GOP critics of McCarthy's leadership: 'Show me anybody else can do the job better'
"These guys shooting their mouth off are just not really thinking very well," Young said during an …
John L. Dorman
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Kyrsten Sinema takes thousands in campaign contributions from pharmaceutical giants while stalling prescription drug pricing reforms
Since the start of her political career, pharmaceutical companies have lobbied Sinema and financed …
Morgan Keith
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GOP lawmakers want to punish the 13 Republicans who voted for Biden's infrastructure bill by kicking them off congressional committees, report says
Lawmakers on the far right of the GOP House caucus are seeking to take action against colleagues wh…
Tom Porter
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Trump berates McConnell for 'jeopardizing' GOP electoral prospects over the bipartisan infrastructure legislation, says the leader should attend the bill signing
"I've got other things I've got to do other than go to the signing ceremony," McConnell said during…
John L. Dorman
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AOC, progressive lawmakers call out moderate House Democrats over 'concerns' about $3.5 trillion reconciliation package
"Just bc something is 'bipartisan' doesn't mean it's good," tweeted AOC in a message aimed at moder…
John L. Dorman
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Crypto tax amendment fails to pass in the Senate despite last-minute compromise in infrastructure bill
The crypto tax reporting amendment, which clarifies who is impacted by the new rules, failed to pas…
Sophie Kiderlin
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White House backs senators in debate over the need for tougher crypto regulations with a surprise statement
The White House's surprise statement came as senators debated crypto regulation as part of the bipa…
Sophie Kiderlin
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Joe Manchin says he 'can't really guarantee anybody' that the Democratic-led reconciliation package will pass the Senate
AOC said House Democrats reserve the right to reject the bipartisan infrastructure bill if the reco…
John L. Dorman
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An 1870s-era rail tunnel used by Amtrak could be a possible beneficiary of federal infrastructure funding
According to The Washington Post, the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, built in 1873, is "the biggest ch…
John L. Dorman
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Trump slams McConnell as 'the most overrated man in politics' ahead of final vote for $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
"I have quietly said for years that Mitch McConnell is the most overrated man in politics - now I d…
John L. Dorman
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Political potholes await Buttigieg as he starts a new year implementing Biden's infrastructure law
Pete Buttigieg will be delivering hundreds of billions of dollars in grant money for roads, bridges…
Adam Wren
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Body language can say a lot. Here's what one expert told us after studying Kamala Harris' and Pete Buttigieg's interactions on their joint trip to Charlotte.
A body-language expert studied Harris' and Buttigieg's relationship as the duo embarked on a joint …