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Why Elon Musk's push to cut federal waste might succeed where others failed
There's a chance the Department of Government Efficiency's plans could lead to the deepest cuts to …
Jack Newsham
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Joe Manchin says Bernie Sanders wants 'entitlement society' as West Virginia lawmaker holds up popular Democratic spending bill
Sen. Joe Manchin said that he and Sen. Bernie Sanders "share very different policy and political be…
Azmi Haroun
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Senators push for offshore oil-drilling ban in budget reconciliation after California disaster
The demand comes days after an accident dumped more than 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the wate…
Charles Davis
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A Senate official dashed Democrats' hopes of expanding citizenship for migrants in the $3.5 trillion budget bill
The ruling ends the chances of using the huge spending bill to solve the issue that has faced succe…
Tom Porter
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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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Joe Manchin balks at backing $6 trillion in infrastructure spending sought by Bernie Sanders, Senate Democrats
"I have a hard time swallowing that," Manchin told reporters Thursday, leaving the pathway for Bide…
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Senate Democrats reach deal on $3.5 trillion reconciliation package
Few details have been released, but the package is reportedly set to include a Medicare expansion a…
Azmi Haroun
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Democrats may exclude the GOP from forthcoming infrastructure and drug-pricing bills to pass them with no Republican votes, report says
Party leadership increasingly believes that there is no point trying to involve Republicans, who co…
Tom Porter
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Bernie Sanders is 'confident' that the $15 minimum wage will remain in COVID-19 relief package
"Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour is not 'incidental' to the federal budget and is permissib…
John L. Dorman
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No Senate Republicans voted to advance the stimulus package that'd give most Americans $1,400 one-time checks
The 50-49 vote took place under the budget-reconciliation process, which allows Democrats to pass a…
Erin Snodgrass
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Democrats have caved in to Manchin and are prepared to accept his ultra-slimmed down reconciliation bill: report
Sen. Manchin's opposition has ended Democratic hopes of passing a huge social care and climate bill…
Tom Porter
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5 battles to watch as Democrats gear up for the biggest week of Biden's presidency
Democrats plan to spend trillions, tax the wealthy, and dodge a potentially catastrophic recession …
Ben Winck
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Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Murphy backs removing filibuster after saying she hadn't 'given it much thought'
It's arguably the most important institutional question for any Democratic Senate hopeful, one that…
Bryan Metzger
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Bernie Sanders is pushing to limit a tax break in Biden's $1.75 trillion spending bill that would mostly benefit the rich
Sanders unveiled a plan Wednesday to ensure the rich don't get a tax cut in the reconciliation bill…
Tom Porter
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'Beyond unacceptable': Bernie Sanders slams Democrats' $1.75 trillion spending package after analysis said it would cut taxes for the rich
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont expressed his adamant opposition to repealing the SALT cap after ana…
Tom Porter
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Sanders says the White House's $1.75 trillion Build Back Better framework is 'by far the most significant piece of legislation ever passed in the world' to tackle the climate crisis
Sanders endorsed the new slimmed-down social spending framework but said the House shouldn't vote o…
Bryan Metzger
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says 'the very fabric of American democracy is in danger' if progressive priorities are left out of Biden's social-spending bill
The Vermont senator made the remarks on Wednesday as Democrats raced to reach an agreement on the s…
Bryan Metzger
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Big Pharma is twisting facts to try and convince you that a new plan to lower drug prices would actually be bad. Don't fall for it.
1 in every 3 adults does not take the medications they've been prescribed because they can't afford…
David Mitchell
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Krysten Sinema doesn't always return the White House's calls, leaving Joe Biden exasperated, report says
President Joe Biden is reportedly exasperated that Sens. Krysten Sinema and Joe Manchin "don't move…
Joshua Zitser
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Slashing Biden's spending bill to $1.5 trillion would mean 2 million fewer jobs each year, according to progressive economic think tank
Acquiescing to Sen. Manchin's demands for a cheaper bill would mean thousands of fewer jobs in his …