Kelsey Snell
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Democrats haggle over how to scale back their spending plan to win over centrists
Democrats in Congress are trying to thread a seemingly impossible needle. They say they want to address things like child care, climate change and poverty. But they also need to keep the price down.
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Voting rights set for Senate vote as Democrats push Biden's agenda
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says the Senate will vote next week on voting rights as Democrats try to advance much of President Biden's agenda.
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The current debt ceiling issue might feel familiar. Here's why
The issue of the debt ceiling crops of every few years, floats in the public consciousness and then vanishes. Why do we pay so much attention to it?
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As the threat of default grows, the Senate faces another debt ceiling vote
The vote comes amid a stalemate between Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as the country inches closer to a Treasury Department deadline on the debt limit.
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Congress Is On Track To Avoid A Shutdown, But Other Standoffs Persist
The Senate voted 65-35 in favor of a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, but other major issues, such as suspending the debt limit, remain unresolved.
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Democratic Lawmakers Feel The Pressure To Get Things Done On Their To-Do List
Democrats haven't come together to pass an infrastructure bill or agree on the size of the reconciliation measure. They've yet to pass a bill to keep the government funded or raise the debt ceiling.
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Senate Republicans Block Government Funding Bill In A Battle Over The Debt Limit
Republicans opposed the measure to suspend the federal borrowing limit, leaving the national government teetering on the brink of a partial shutdown.
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House Democrats Face Critical Deadlines All This Week
Democrats must untangle a potential government shutdown Thursday, a potential federal default, a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a related vote on as much as $3.5 trillion in spending.
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What To Know About The High-Stakes Congressional Standoff
The U.S. government is facing the possibility of having to shut down on Thursday evening. On Capitol Hill, talks to avoid that are getting increasingly complicated.
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White House, House Democrats Agree On A Framework To Pay For Their Spending Plan
House leaders on Thursday announced an agreement with the White House on a loose framework for how they will pay for their spending package. No specifics were announced about the framework.