The infrastructure train appears to be chugging along. More than two months after the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed the Senate on a 69-30 vote, and nearly one month after Speaker Pelosi reneged on a deal to hold a vote on the bill by September 27, Democrats appear close to reaching a compromise that would allow …
Twelve days out, the Virginia gubernatorial race — a potential bellwether for the 2022 midterms — is a dead heat. A Monmouth University poll shows Democratic former Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin at 46% each. McAuliffe had a five-point lead in the same poll one month ago, and other polls have also shown …
Virginia Race a Dead Heat as Biden’s Numbers Fall Read More »
Is there light at the end of the infrastructure tunnel? According to The Hill, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) will work with Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) “to reach a deal by week’s end” on the Democratic social spending package. Manchin “sound[ed] a more optimistic tone behind closed doors than he did …
Speaker Pelosi set a new Halloween deadline for passage of both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the one-party social spending bill, but Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) thinks Americans are more likely to get a trick than a treat. “There is an awful lot going on,” Manchin told reporters. “I don’t know how that would happen.” …
Manchin Not Sure Spending Bills Can Pass by Halloween Read More »
“The clock is ticking for President Biden and White House officials to broker an agreement among congressional Democrats on the president’s economic agenda as patience in some corners wears thin.” So says The Hill, with less than two weeks to go until the latest deadline for passage of both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the …
With less than three weeks to go, Democrats are expressing anxiety over the Virginia gubernatorial race, concerned it could be a lead indicator for trouble in the 2022 midterm elections. Why? Virginia’s gubernatorial races have been something of a bellwether in recent years. Coming one year into a presidential term, they’re seen as an early …
The White House is facing an economic perfect storm. President Biden’s approval ratings have tanked over the past two months, with bad news on Afghanistan and COVID, and a lack of movement on key legislation, dominating the headlines. And now, he’s facing a 13-year high in inflation, surging oil prices that are driving up prices …
President Biden is expected to sign an eight-week debt limit hike today, but most of Washington’s other current crises remain at a standstill. Punchbowl says “Democrats are nowhere right now.” Speaker Pelosi has set an October 31 deadline for passage of both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and a Democratic-only social spending and climate bill — …
Coming back from the long holiday weekend, much remains uncertain in Washington. The debt limit crisis has been temporarily averted, but the new deadline is less than eight weeks away. Congress also kicked the can down the road on government funding to narrowly avoid a shutdown, and has not yet passed any of the 12 …
A debt-limit debacle has been avoided — for now. The Senate voted 50-48 late Thursday to extend the ceiling until at least December 3, after Minority Leader McConnell cut a deal with Majority Leader Schumer to allow a vote. Until mid-week, McConnell had been refusing to work with Schumer on this, hoping to force Democrats …
