STATE AND LOCAL

A well-known conservative anti-tax group is taking aim at massive $3.5 trillion spending package that President Biden and Democrats who control both houses of Congress are aiming to pass along party lines.

Democratic New York Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney missed at least part of the House Financial Services Committee's markup of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package to attend the 2021 Met Gala Monday evening in New York City.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said Sunday he will not vote in favor of his party’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, which needs the support of all 50 Democratic senators to pass.

Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., says Americans are going to see higher taxes if Democrats' infrastructure package is approved.

Kodak's apology to China's government and its removal of an Instagram post showing the situation in Xinjiang had U.S. Sen. Rick Scott "deeply concerned,” the Florida Republican said Wednesday.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves explained the issues his state is facing in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, stressing that it has been a “a challenging time.”

First-term Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., appears to have violated a federal transparency law by waiting to disclose an investment in a Chinese technology firm.

Mayor Mike Duggan says he plans to pursue "legal remedies" over what he claims was an inaccurate count.

Democrats approved a $3.5 trillion budget resolution Wednesday morning, which paves the way for potentially altering the cap on state and local tax deductions.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and moderate Democrats and Republicans in the chamber are on a collision course over whether to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill before the Senate finishes Democrats' reconciliation bill.

Nearly all Senate Republicans signed a letter released Wednesday vowing not to vote to raise the debt ceiling, signaling that Democrats may be forced to raise the limit under budget reconciliation to prevent the United States from defaulting on its debt.

The Senate voted early Wednesday to pass the framework of the hotly contested, $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package after a nearly 15-hour-long vote-a-rama in Washington, D.C., and if there was any camaraderie on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, it seemed to have taken a holiday after this vote.

Kudlow weighed in on Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation and argued that nothing is going to change in New York's political economy.

The Senate on Tuesday passed a major $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill in a significant show of bipartisan force that marked a big step forward for President Biden's domestic agenda.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, went viral on Monday after giving a speech on the Senate floor critical of his colleagues' attempt to add a provision inside the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that would put in place tougher tax enforcement requirements for cryptocurrency transactions.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday released the text of the budget resolution through which Democrats plan to pass $3.5 trillion worth of agenda items along party lines.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday urged Congress to pass a debt ceiling increase through regular order with bipartisan votes.