The Senate finally gets there. It's infrastructure day, and the bill is passed

After all these years, through all the “infrastrucuture week” jokes during the former guy’s one term in the White House, it’s here. The Senate is expected to pass the …

Senate Republicans still in Trump's thrall, giving him credit for infrastructure bill

The Senate slogged away through the weekend, inching toward an agreement on the $1.5 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, which was delayed by one Republican senator’s refusal to sign off on an …

Senate infrastructure push stalls out temporarily, will resume Saturday

The Senate worked late into Thursday night attempting to wrap up amendment work on the bipartisan infrastructure bill, but failed. It recessed until Saturday so that many members could travel to …

Republican takes over 'bipartisan' infrastructure effort, House Democrats fight for climate

Stop me if you’ve already heard this story:

The current iteration of infrastructure week features a potential hero Republican—“moderate” Rob Portman—and a fiery House Democrat who is working hard to …

Infrastructure week continues with more GOP bad faith, nudge from Biden to Sinema to just finish it

Last week, Senate Republicans in the bipartisan infrastructure gang insisted that by Monday, they would have enough done on the proposal to be able to vote on moving forward with the bill. They only …

Republicans say agreement is close. Except for transit. And broadband. And stealing COVID funds

The Senate has left for the week, or at least has recessed, another week in which the bipartisan infrastructure negotiations once again produced nothing. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had some luck in …

Republicans try to keep playing the delay game on infrastructure, but even Manchin is over it

Sen. Joe Manchin’s “10 good people” in the Senate Republican conference will have another opportunity to show up on Wednesday. When last we saw him opining on those good Republicans …

It's official: Republicans prioritize fat-cat tax cheaters over, well, everyone else

Senate Republicans have found yet another way to prove that Trump rules their world. How ironic is it that his empire is tottering in a tax fraud investigation in which Trump himself is implicated at …

Republicans double down on protecting wealthy tax cheats at the expense of nation's infrastructure

Senate Republicans are dead set on making sure that the rich people who they’ve been helping to avoid pay their taxes continue to have the privilege of cheating the rest of us. It would appear …

Infrastructure week drags on, possibly toward an end to the bipartisan work group charade

The day after Senate Republicans unanimously rejected even the idea of talking about free and fair elections, the bipartisan group of senators who say they are working on an infrastructure deal …

Done with bipartisan dithering on infrastructure, Schumer kicks off budget reconciliation process

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Tuesday that Senate Democrats are fully prepared to go it alone on a bold infrastructure plan that addresses climate change. That’s the essence of …

McConnell's delaying tactics on infrastructure wear thin with Democrats who aren't Manchin or Sinema

President Joe Biden is pursuing “multiple paths forward” on infrastructure, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Wednesday. That means a lot of congressional Democrats …

McConnell already poisoning the next round of bipartisan talks on infrastructure

One set of pointless negotiations allowing Republicans to drag their feet on infrastructure is finally over, but a new one is beginning. President Joe Biden finally pulled the plug on talks with West …