Senate approves bipartisan $1T infrastructure plan in win for Biden
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.
Corporate tax hike to hit middle-class Americans, study shows
Republican lawmakers on Monday released an analysis showing that even a slight corporate tax increase would have a negative effect on middle-class Americans and small businesses.
Schumer-Sanders budget proposal could unleash staggering debt, deficit growth
The $3.5 trillion budget proposal backed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders projects sizable increases in public debt and the federal deficit over the next decade, according to figures included in the bill.
Biden administration issues 'final extension' of student loan payment pause: Is cancellation next?
Federal student loan borrowers will not have to make payments on their federal loans until February 2022, thanks to the “final extension” from Education Department.
Biden's electric car ambitions face real world roadblocks
President Biden wants to convert American motorists to electric cars as a linchpin of his plan to address climate change. Success heavily depends on factors outside his control.
Infrastructure bill's boost to economy is likely to be limited
The bipartisan infrastructure bill is unlikely to have a big impact on growth in the next few years, economists say. Longer term, though, investments in highways, ports and broadband could make the economy more efficient and productive.
Senate advances Biden's $1T infrastructure bill in rare Saturday session
The Senate on Saturday convincingly advanced the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill in a key test vote to break the filibuster, putting the upper chamber one step closer to passing one of President Biden’s marquee spending priorities.
Miller: Biden 'doesn't want ICE to do anything,' made 'corrupt bargain with Marxists'
Former Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller warned that President Biden is proving his opposition to immigration enforcement with his nomination of Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to lead ICE.
Biden extends student loan payment pause: Who's affected and what to know
The Biden administration is extending the moratorium on student loan payments – slated to expire in September – until the end of January 2022.
Small-business owners fear eviction moratorium, enhanced unemployment benefits could exacerbate hiring woes
As private sector jobs growth has showed signs of a slowdown in July, some small business owners fear that the continuation of COVID-19 assistance from the federal government, including the eviction moratorium and enhanced unemployment benefits, will only further exacerbate the hiring challenges created by the recent labor shortage.
Biden cheers jobs numbers but warns 'today is not a day of celebration'
President Biden on Friday cheered the U.S. Department of Labor's latest job numbers.
Biden touts bipartisan infrastructure deal and job growth, but keeps focus on need for COVID vaccinations
President Biden touted the bipartisan infrastructure deal and job growth in a speech Friday, while renewing a push for vaccinations against COVID-19 after a robust July jobs report.
Bipartisan infrastructure bill may cross Biden's 'red line' with national mileage fee
Although President Biden repeatedly objected to a national gas tax hike to fund the bipartisan infrastructural package, the $1 trillion bill unveiled by the Senate this week includes a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee pilot program that may violate one of his biggest "red lines."
Business groups call on Biden to restart trade talks with China
Nearly three dozen of the nation’s most influential business groups—representing retailers, chip makers, farmers and others—are calling on the Biden administration to restart negotiations with China and cut tariffs on imports, saying they are a drag on the U.S. economy.
Business groups call on Biden to restart trade talks with China
Nearly three dozen of the nation’s most influential business groups — representing retailers, chip makers, farmers and others — are calling on the Biden administration to restart negotiations with China and cut tariffs on imports, saying they are a drag on the U.S. economy.
Bipartisan infrastructure bill nears finish line as Senate sets up filibuster vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, filed two motions to invoke cloture on the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Thursday night, setting up a likely vote this weekend on the sweeping deal backed by President Biden.
Another eviction moratorium puts 'backbone' of rental housing at risk, industry leader says
Bob Pinnegar, the president and CEO of the National Apartment Association, argued on Thursday that “the backbone of the nation’s rental housing stock” is at risk with the latest eviction moratorium.
McConnell rips Biden admin for bowing to 'far left' with eviction moratorium extension
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted President Biden for caving to the "far left" by extending an eviction moratorium for millions of tenants that he compared to "socialism."
Republicans rip eviction moratorium extension after Biden concedes it may be unconstitutional
GOP lawmakers lambasted the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for issuing a fresh ban on certain evictions nationwide, even though President Biden conceded the new, targeted freeze may not stand up in court.
Andy Puzder: Biden's 'Zombie Tax' will kill family businesses and haunt the living all across America
President Biden and Democrats have come up with a tax scheme that comes back to haunt the living who attempt to carry on family businesses following the owner’s death.



















