Yes, the president has the barest majorities in Congress. But he could still be out there pushing Build Back Better a lot harder than he is.

The party may put Biden’s spending bill on the back burner and yank voting rights to the front of the line.

The press has relentlessly debated the costs of the Build Back Better Act. But the Defense Department is getting $768 billion for Christmas with nary a peep.

The Build Back Better Act includes a one-year extension of the child tax credit, but the clock is ticking.

He pledged to police greenhouse gases, but thanks in part to congressional intransigence, he hasn’t followed through.

The question driving Vermont’s lone congressman to run for retiring Senator Patrick Leahy’s seat: “Are we going to defend democracy?”

Oh, sure, they pretend to hate it. But inflation is a useful weapon against Democrats, and rich people and the business lobby benefit from it.

Build Back Better isn’t law yet, but Democrats are talking about how they’re going to sell it. There’s one thing they definitely should not do.

The perennial fight to raise the debt limit and avoid an economic calamity is once again on lawmakers’ docket, and this time things could get messy.

Lawmakers are touting a proposed cap on prices, but the benefit won’t swing to the patients with the most desperate needs.

Navigating U.S. cities with small humans in tow can be a nightmare. The Build Back Better and infrastructure bills offer some funding to change that.

Let’s not be deluded into thinking these abortion foes are allies. Everyone deserves robust support so they can choose if they want to parent at all.

The Biden agenda will make everyone’s lives a little bit easier and a little bit better. There’s no need to hide from a good deal.

Broad, bipartisan swathes of the American people want a leader who will fight on their team against the entrenched power of corporate interests.

A negative score from Washington’s budget metaphysicians could have killed the Build Back Better Act. But when a positive one came in, barely anyone noticed.

The Build Back Better bill is on its way to the Senate, where Joe Manchin awaits.

If Maine’s Jared Golden votes against his party this much, why does Nancy Pelosi want him around? Because he’s a warm body on the count to 218.

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Democratic moderates are saying that discouraging news from Washington’s fiscal referees may not be a deal-breaker.

With Build Back Better on ice, the upper body is moving forward with its regular round of defense spending.