Give Joe Manchin what he really wants: A golden parachute for coal mine owners

On Thursday morning, with the fate of major legislation still in the balance, everyone in Washington, D.C. appears to be working furiously to please one person: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. …

Manchin throws a bomb filled with ego and dishonesty into negotiations over spending bill

The threat of a government shutdown has faded, with the Senate preparing a stand-alone bill extending funding into December and the House ready to vote on it quickly later Thursday. Everything else …

Pelosi sets infrastructure vote for Thursday, but Biden's agenda is stuck in Manchin/Sinema hell

The U.S. will be forced to default on its debts starting on October 18 if Congress does not suspend the debt limit before then, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a …

Senate Republicans, who ballooned the national debt under Trump, block Democratic bill to pay for it

Last week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised his caucus would engage in political terrorism on raising the debt ceiling, and on Monday Senate Republicans delivered. 

On a party-line …

Senate Republicans set to vote to shut down the government and default on debts

It’s going to be a bumpy ride in Congress this week as Democrats try to keep the government from shutting down on Oct. 1, keep the government from defaulting on its debts later in October, and move …

Senate Republicans are ready to force another government shutdown if it makes trouble for Democrats

Will the government shut down next week? Will the government default on its financial obligations a couple weeks later? All that and much more—like the medium-range future of U.S. infrastructure and a …

If Republicans block debt ceiling increase, 'No one would be spared' from economic disaster

Congress has one week to prevent a government shutdown, and Republicans are basically sitting back and saying, “Bring on the shutdown.” 

The House passed a bill on Tuesday to extend federal funding …

House votes to avert government shutdown and default. Senate Republicans are united in opposition

Here they go again: A government shutdown is coming after funding expires on September 30, unless Congress extends funding. House Democrats passed a bill Tuesday to do just that, and to suspend the …