WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Divisions between progressives and moderates are bedeviling U.S. Democrats as they struggle to advance President Joe Biden’s agenda, with the fate of…
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U.S. House committee backs $25 billion increase in defense spending
FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File PhotoWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Armed…
Gyms to Congress: Give us a bailout of our own like restaurants and concert venues
Ashley Poole cried for several days after the Greenwood Village gym she has belonged to for 28 years closed suddenly in March 2020. Gone was…
Senators pause for a funeral, with plans to return for weekend votes on the infrastructure bill.
By Glenn Thrush Presidencies are governed by events and priorities, and President Biden — propelled into office by epochal events in 2020 — has staked…
U.S. House advances bills to address Archegos, GameStop turmoil
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wealthy families that set up investment funds known as “family offices” to manage their personal wealth would face stricter oversight from U.S.…
More than 30 former top Senate Democratic aides call for changes to the filibuster rules.
Hoping to build momentum for a change in Senate filibuster rules, more than 30 former chiefs of staff to Democratic senators have written an open…
Partisan fight brews as forecaster warns U.S. could hit debt limit by fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department is projected to exhaust its borrowing authority in October or November, the Congressional Budget Office said on Wednesday, as…
U.S. lawmakers want more congressional review before war action taken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. senators who have campaigned to clamp down on foreign weapons sales and pare back military action without congressional approval will…
China bill delayed in U.S. House amid partisan wrangling
FILE PHOTO: The People’s Republic of China flag and the U.S. flag fly on a lamp post along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol in…
Biden and Congress face a summer grind to create legislation
WASHINGTON — Until recently, the act of governing seemed to happen at the speed of presidential tweets. But now President Joe Biden is settling in…