Democrats to raise cap on Biden’s IRS transaction data proposal
by Zachary Halaschak Democrats plan to revise President Joe Biden’s proposal that all bank transactions of more than $600 be reported to the IRS as banks and privacy advocates come…
Biden Says Democrats Stuck in ‘Stalemate’ in Talks on $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill
By Tom Ozimek President Joe Biden said Friday that talks on his $3.5 trillion spending proposal were at a standstill as Congressional Democrats struggle to bridge differences between the party’s…
‘Nothing Is Off the Table’: Florida Exploring Best Option to Protect Life
By Patricia Tolson Florida is exploring the best way to protect life after the Texas pro-life law mostly succeeded the challenges in the courts, Gov. Ron DeSantis’s spokesperson told The…
Budget Provision by Democrats to Grant Amnesty to 8 Million Illegal Immigrants Blocked
By Isabel van Brugen Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Sunday ruled that Democrats can’t include in their $3.5 trillion spending bill a provision aimed to give millions of illegal immigrants…
White House warns states of potential big cuts to Medicaid, school lunch and disaster relief programs if the US government defaults on its debt
By Joseph Zeballos-Roig,Ben Winck The White House is warning state and local governments of substantial cuts to federally funded measures such as Medicaid, school lunch, and disaster relief programs if…
Democrats slip pro-union provisions into massive spending package
Zachary Halaschak Labor unions could be big winners if Democrats’ proposed multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and social spending package goes through. While the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, or PRO Act,…
One stunning afternoon: Setbacks imperil Biden’s reset
By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press It was an hour President Joe Biden would no doubt like to forget. On Friday, the Pentagon acknowledged that a drone strike…
Democratic Amnesty for 8 Million Illegals in Budget is ‘Unprecedented and Dangerous’
By Joseph Lord Senate Democrats are trying to convince the Senate parliamentarian—a nonpartisan figure who arbitrates disagreements over Senate rules—to allow them to include about eight million green cards into…
SALT Deduction Cap to Get ‘Meaningful’ Fix, Democrats Say
Billy House House Democrats said they will “undo” the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, after the Ways and Means Committee didn’t address the tax…
Vulnerable Democrats Push for Local Priorities in Budget
U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne of Iowa was slow to get behind a $1 trillion infrastructure bill after the Senate passed it last month. It wasn’t the price tag that tripped…
Biden Approval Collapses to 39 Percent
By Eric Mack The approval ratings of President Joe Biden “overall and on his handling of major issues, have all fallen, dramatically in some cases,” according to the latest Economist/YouGov…
Dems to Argue Pathway to Citizenship Be Included in $3.5T Bill
By Nick Koutsobinas Senate Democrats plan to meet with Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Friday to see if they can include a pathway to citizenship provision for undocumented immigrants in…