Congress

House Democratic leaders on Tuesday removed $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome defense system from a spending bill that will avert a government shutdown after backlash from progressive lawmakers.

Despite a wide gulf between moderate and progressive Democrats, at least one top Democrat says they have the votes to pass both the infrastructure bill and the reconciliation bill.

The House could act as early as this week, as Democrats rush to avert a government shutdown and avoid a debt default, while simultaneously crafting a partisan $3.5 trillion tax and spending bill.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, on Monday called out his Democratic colleagues for essentially pushing Republicans aside when it comes to legislation, and said his party will not come to their aid to raise the debt ceiling.

Trump administration sanctions on Iran decimated the hardline regime's trade with the world's largest economies, knocking it from $46 billion in 2019 to $28 billion in 2020, according to a non-public report sent by the Biden administration to Congress earlier this month.

The House will vote this week on a measure to suspend the nation's $28 trillion debt ceiling before the federal government runs out of cash to pay its bills in October.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen renewed her call for Congress to raise or suspend the nation's debt before October, warning that failure to do so could trigger an unprecedented financial crisis in the U.S.

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., compared Big Tech to Big Tobacco following a report showing Facebook is aware of Instagram’s negative impact on teenagers’ mental health.

House Democrats unveiled a sweeping tax-hike plan this week that dramatically raises the rates paid by wealthy Americans and corporations – but the proposal could also have long-term implications for the middle class.