Biden senior adviser insists $3.5T budget plan ‘costs zero,' laments ‘everyone’s worried about a top number'
Cedric Richmond, senior adviser to President Biden, insisted Sunday that the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill will cost “zero” due to tax hikes on the wealthy.
Andy Puzder: Biden, Dems still eager to transform America into a welfare state
Progressive Democrats have been very open about the fact that they view the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to fundamentally transform America.
Trump asks Florida judge to force Twitter to restart his account
Former U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal judge in Florida on Friday to ask Twitter to restore his account, which the company removed in January citing a risk of incitement of violence.
White House presses US airlines to quickly mandate vaccines for staff
The White House is pressing major U.S. airlines to mandate coronavirus vaccines for employees by Dec. 8 and showing no signs of extending the deadline.
Winners and Losers: The fallout from the Democrats' infrastructure fiasco
Democrats, especially liberals, tout a lofty, ambitious agenda. But can you do that with nominal control of a 50/50 Senate and a three-vote margin in the House? You cannot alter the laws of Congressional physics. And there some who gained and some who lost as Democrats floated back to earth.
Kudlow: Manchin has staked his entire political career on this
Larry Kudlow addressed the fight to pass the congressional spending bills during his Friday monologue on "Kudlow."
McConnell and Graham ask CBO for 'true cost' of Biden spending plan
Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham are asking the Congressional Budget Office to provide the American people with the 'true cost' of the multi-trillion-dollar spending package being pushed by Democrats.
Failure to lift debt ceiling may cause mortgage rates to rise, report finds: Why you should refinance now
If Congress fails to raise or suspend the debt ceiling and the federal government defaults on its financial obligations, it will have a tangible economic impact. Stock prices will fall and interest rates will rise, according to Moody's Analytics. Here's why you should lock in a low mortgage rate now.
Infrastructure deal in peril after Pelosi gets played by progressives refusing to budge on mega-spending bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked a big game that President Biden’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill would pass this week. Progressive members of the House, however, flexed their power Thursday evening, spurring Pelosi to call off the effort to pass the bill after negotiations on their reconciliation bill stalled.
Dems call off infrastructure vote after negotiations stall on reconciliation bill, exposing Dems' slim margins
House Democrats couldn't muscle through the bipartisan infrastructure bill Thursday
Feds schedule Gulf offshore oil lease sale for November
President Joe Biden's administration says it has followed a court order to schedule an offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico after the Democratic president's moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on federal lands was blocked by a judge.
Fed's Powell pledges diversity focus in filling reserve bank openings
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday promised to redouble efforts to find "diverse candidates" to replace two high-profile officials who resigned this week after criticism of their securities trading, as the central bank tried to regroup from a blow to its typically staid, technocratic image.
College students question Biden spending plans after learning of eye-popping national debt
A video from Campus Reform shows students questioning President Joe Biden's spending plans after learning the numbers on America's national debt
Elizabeth Warren targets bank mergers with reintroduced bill
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, D-Ill., reintroduced a bill Thursday that would ramp up scrutiny of proposed mergers between the country’s biggest banks, the latest in a series of moves by federal lawmakers to crack down on business practices they consider harmful to competition.
Kudlow: Manchin is going to get his strategic pause and I'm all for it
Larry Kudlow gave his take on the reconciliation bill during his Thursday monologue on 'Kudlow'
Yellen: Federal debt ceiling should be abolished by Congress
With the federal government days away from its first default in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued Thursday that Congress should eliminate the borrowing limit entirely to prevent similar risks in the future.
Manchin muscles progressives: I went from zero to $1.5T
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he is willing to go "from zero" to a top line of $1.5 trillion on his fellow Democrats' planned reconciliation bill.
Brian Brenberg: Biden's $3.5T spending plan is really about the addiction that follows
The budget debates happening in Congress this week are about much more than the spending and debt we’ll saddle ourselves with over the next decade.
Sinema reiterates she won't back $3.5T spending bill, says Biden and Schumer 'fully aware' of her stance
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., reiterated Thursday that she will not support a $3.5 trillion spending bill, in the latest sign of discord among key Democrats as President Biden scrambles to rally support for his signature piece of legislation.
Varney: This is not your father's Democratic Party
FOX Business' Stuart Varney argued the Democrat Party has split.



















