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August 1, 2021 at 12:34 pm

The quiet Biden-GOP talks behind the infrastructure deal

WASHINGTON - On the day President Joe Biden's first attempt at a bipartisan infrastructure deal collapsed, he dialed up a Republican senator he saw as...

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July 21, 2021 at 9:50 am

Republicans threaten to hold up debt ceiling days before deadline, raising potential for political showdown

WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans on Wednesday threatened to vote against an increase to the debt ceiling unless Congress first agrees to new spending cuts or...

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June 24, 2021 at 8:28 am

Biden claims bipartisan win with deal on infrastructure

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed off Thursday on a bipartisan agreement that would pump hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending into infrastructure...

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June 4, 2021 at 5:00 am

Biden offers tax concession in infrastructure talks with key Republican

President Joe Biden signaled at a private meeting on Wednesday that he would be open to significant revisions on the size of his infrastructure package...

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May 22, 2021 at 11:48 am

Biden’s agenda imperiled as priorities stall in Congress

WASHINGTON — In his first formal address to Congress last month, President Joe Biden implored lawmakers to act expeditiously on an ambitious to-do list. On...

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May 21, 2021 at 12:28 pm

White House proposes smaller $1.7 trillion infrastructure package to try to sway skeptical Republicans

WASHINGTON - Negotiations between President Biden and Senate Republicans over infrastructure reform reached a new political impasse on Friday, as the White House unveiled a...

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May 1, 2021 at 9:38 am

Democrats signal they’re open to concessions on infrastructure

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and top Democrats are signaling privately they are willing to make concessions over Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, or break...

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April 29, 2021 at 4:06 am

Democrats seek to push Medicare expansion as part of Biden’s $1.8 trillion families plan, defying White House

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are planning to pursue a massive expansion of Medicare as part of President Joe Biden's new $1.8 trillion economic relief package,...

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March 25, 2021 at 12:30 pm

Biden promises to tackle the nation’s crises, but says some may wait

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday set a hierarchy for the country's numerous crises, pledging to administer 200 million coronavirus vaccine shots by the...

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President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday, March 15, 2021. The Biden administration is shifting gears this week to try to sell the public on the $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue plan. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times) XNYT86 XNYT86

March 23, 2021 at 3:54 pm

Biden extends Affordable Care Act insurance sign-ups to mid-August WATCH

The federal insurance marketplace will remain open for consumers to buy Affordable Care Act health plans through mid-August, doubling the length of an unprecedented extra...

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