Democrats plan to combine temporary government funding with an increase in the debt limit, which Republicans say they will oppose.
Author: Bart Jansen, USA TODAY
Democrats on key panel vote with Republicans to reject adding Medicare drug-price plan to $3.5T budget package
The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted not to include Medicare drug-price negotiations in the $3.5 trillion budget
What did Trump do during Capitol riots? Jan. 6 committee telecom requests aim to recreate minute-by-minute account
Each scrap of data allows investigators to fill in gaps and to press witnesses for information they might not volunteer or deny remembering.
Business groups are fighting Biden’s $3.5T budget over Medicare, tax and climate plans
Major business groups oppose raising corporate taxes to pay for the bill while some industries have come out against specific parts of proposal.
Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill hits snag as GOP pushes to delay vote
The Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to debate a bipartisan infrastructure package, a test for President Joe Biden’s agenda.
Florida man Paul Hodgkins receives 8 months in prison, first Jan. 6 defendant sentenced on a felony charge
“He understood what he was doing,” said District Judge Randolph Moss during the sentencing hearing of Paul Hodgkins.
House approves $715B highway bill as action on bigger infrastructure plan looms
The House approved a $715 billion highway bill Thursday, but its prospects are uncertain amid Republican opposition over spending.
Missed warnings of Capitol riot echo intelligence lapses before shootings, 9/11
Experts say intelligence lapses before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot reveal trouble separating real threats from empty talk, and acting to prevent violence.
House approves $1.9B for Capitol security after Jan. 6 riot, but Senate GOP calls for ‘pause’
By a razor-thin margin, the House approved $1.9B to bolster U.S. Capitol security, but Senate Republicans called for a “pause” to study details.
Lindsey Graham says Mitch McConnell speech slamming Trump could haunt Republicans in 2022
Sen. Lindsey Graham said Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s speech against former President Donald Trump could be used against GOP candidates in 2022.