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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) talks to staff outside a meeting with the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Facing resistance by a group of moderates in their ranks, Democratic leaders put their $1.85 trillion social policy, climate and tax package on hold on Friday, instead pushing to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package whose fate was uncertain amid progressive opposition. (Oliver Contreras/The New York Times) XNYT191 XNYT191

November 6, 2021 at 12:57 pm

In infrastructure votes, 19 House members broke with their party

Infrastructure funding has traditionally been a broadly bipartisan issue on Capitol Hill, but President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill passed late Friday mostly along party lines.

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FILE–This June 29, 2012, file photo shows the Interstate 5 bridge spanning the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington states, near Vancouver, Wash. Washington state’s House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to jumpstart plans for replacing the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file) PDX210

November 6, 2021 at 10:58 am

This is where states want billions in infrastructure funding spent

With nearly $600 billion in new federal aid to improve highways, bridges, dams, public transit, rail, ports, airports, water quality and broadband over 10 years,...

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September 26, 2021 at 2:38 pm

Ferries in Alaska. Rail in Oregon. States Dream Big on Infrastructure Funds.

WASHINGTON — In the Pacific Northwest, the aging Interstate 5 bridge, a main artery between Oregon and Washington, is at risk of collapsing in a...

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President Joe Biden visits with members of the Washington Nationals’ Racing Presidents after speaking at an Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, July 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) OTK OTK

July 5, 2021 at 5:01 am

Biden celebrates progress against COVID, but acknowledges hurdles ahead

In bringing together about 1,000 people for the largest planned event of Biden’s presidency, the White House aimed to signal progress toward normalcy while still...

February 23, 2021 at 4:47 pm

With Biden Behind on Confirmations, Senators Are Overloaded With Hearings

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s Cabinet took steps toward belated completion on Tuesday with the confirmation of a United Nations ambassador and an agriculture secretary,...

February 11, 2021 at 4:49 am

What to watch for in the impeachment trial on Thursday

The Democratic House impeachment managers are preparing on Thursday to wrap up their case against former President Donald Trump as they move ahead quickly with...

September 22, 2020 at 2:33 pm

NIH officer retires ahead of report on his spreading virus misinformation

William B. Crews, a public affairs officer at the National Institutes of Health, used a fake name at a right-wing website to promote the same...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, walks out of the Senate chamber after the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump ends for the day at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) DCSH147 DCSH147

January 24, 2020 at 5:38 am

What to Watch For in Trump’s Impeachment Trial Friday

How long will the House managers take with their closing arguments? And what kind of schedule will be adopted as the proceedings continue into Saturday?

November 15, 2019 at 5:24 pm

Roger Stone Is Convicted of Impeding Investigators in a Bid to Protect Trump

WASHINGTON — For decades, Roger Stone played politics as a kind of performance art, starring himself as a professional lord of mischief, as a friend...

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