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Back to SearchOct. 20, 2021: Breaking down Biden’s latest Build Back Better plan
Episode 1226
President Joe Biden began pitching lawmakers on an outline for his Build Back Better plan Tuesday night. The proposal, pegged in the range of $1.75 to $1.9 trillion, is far from a done deal: Moderate…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Oct. 19, 2021: The carbon tax makes a comeback
Episode 1225
An unusual confluence of factors have brought back a climate-change fighting policy that many Democrats saw as politically toxic: the carbon tax.
While the idea has long been the favored tool of econo…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
Oct. 18, 2021: It’s crunch time (again) on Capitol Hill
Episode 1224
Congress returns from recess today with 13 days until Speaker Nancy Pelosi's new Halloween deadline to pass the party’s package of infrastructure and social services legislation. One problem: The lat…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Oct. 15, 2021: DCCC edges out NRCC cash haul
Episode 1223
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser writes that House Democrats have the upper hand over House Republicans in fundraising ahead of the 2022 midterms. A quick look at the numbers:
In September: DCCC raised $1…Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Oct. 14, 2021: Jan. 6 committee meets Trump’s stone wall
Episode 1222
It’s a story we’ve become all too familiar with since Democrats took control of the House in 2019: Lawmakers issue subpoenas to Trump White House officials — who then stonewall at his behest.
Today…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Oct. 13, 2021: Scoop — Manchin-Sinema split vexes the White House
Episode 1221
So what’s the state of negotiations between the White House and Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema?
The talks have been shrouded in mystery, but we have some fresh details we can share this morning.
More i…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Oct. 12, 2021: The next legislative pile-up is coming
Episode 1220
With the exception of today — when the House briefly returns to clear the Senate-passed, short-term debt ceiling stopgap — Congress is out on recess this week after lawmakers kicked the can on their …
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Oct. 8, 2021: Will endorsement-happy Trump cost GOP the Senate?
Episode 1219
A shouting match erupted on the Senate floor after the vote to delay the debt limit crisis for two months. Sens. John Thune and Mitt Romney confronted Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after he la…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Oct. 7, 2021: Why McConnell backed down
Episode 1218
Donald Trump and Sen. Elizabeth Warren actually agree on something: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell backed down Wednesday when he offered Democrats an extension of the debt ceiling until Decem…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Oct. 6, 2021: What’s Chuck’s Plan B?
Episode 1217
Republicans are set to filibuster Democrats’ latest bid to raise the debt ceiling today, just as Mitch McConnell has been saying they’d do since this summer. What is Chuck Schumer's Plan B?
The majori…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago