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Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage

The Senate has passed landmark bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex marriages.

Senate set to vote on bill protecting same-sex marriages

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, putting Congress one step closer to ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

GOP raises Mar-a-Lago search at Archives nominee's hearing

President Joe Bidenโ€™s pick to head the National Archives is pledging to be a nonpartisan leader as she tries to allay concerns by Republicans considering her nomination.

Trump FBI search puts unusual spotlight on Archives nominee

The nominee to head the National Archives is set to face an unusually contentious Senate confirmation hearing this week.

Manchin rails against 'revenge politics' on permit plan

Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called โ€œrevenge politicsโ€ณ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects.

Biden steps out of the room and finds legacy-defining wins

Over five decades in Washington, Joe Biden knew that the way to influence was to be in the room where it happens.

GOP targets for Dem bill: Inflation, taxes, Manchin, Sinema

Republicans see inflation, taxes and immigration as Democratic weak spots worth attacking in the upcoming battle over an economic package the Democrats want to push through the Senate.

Congress honors WWII hero of Iwo Jima with ultimate salute

Congress has given its ultimate salute to Hershel W.

EXPLAINER: Why Court's EPA-climate change ruling matters

The Supreme Courtโ€™s new climate change ruling is likely to hinder the Biden administrationโ€™s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and make the electric grid carbon-free by 2035.

Cruz endorses Josh Mandel in Ohio's crowded Senate primary

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the heated Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate seat in the Midwestern battleground.

Billions, and more, for lawmakers' projects in spending bill

Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden signed recently.

Buttigieg tells states to consider safety for road projects

The federal government has a new warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Bidenโ€™s infrastructure law to widen roads: You must protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing the money.

Senate rejects Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses

The Senate has narrowly approved a resolution to nullify the Biden administrationโ€™s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing.

For Biden and senators, a sense that 'world was watching'

President Joe Biden set out to build back more than roads and bridges in his big infrastructure bill.

'That makes no sense at all': GOP senators dispute Trump's characterizations of the January 6 rioters

"I think that what people saw with their own eyes reflects a different reality," GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said.

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One building, two worlds: Bridging stubborn gap in Congress

The debate over bipartisanship is coming to a head as a summer legislative flurry intensifies in Congress.

Senators eye $579B in new infrastructure spending, $1T plan

A bipartisan group of senators is eyeing an infrastructure deal with $579 billion in new spending as part of a $1 trillion total package.

For infrastructure deal, Biden eyes 'multiple paths forward'

President Joe Biden is pursuing โ€œmultiple paths forwardโ€ as he looks to muscle his big infrastructure package through Congress.

Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks, but new group emerges

President Joe Biden has ended talks with a group of Republican senators on a big infrastructure package and has started to reach out to senators in a new bipartisan effort.

Biden rebuffs GOP infrastructure offer, citing broader goals

President Joe Biden has dismissed a fresh Republican infrastructure proposal offering modestly more spending.

Biden offers tax deal to Republicans in infrastructure talks

President Joe Biden is trying to break a logjam with Republicans on how to pay for infrastructure.

Biden, GOP senator talk as time drags on infrastructure deal

President Joe Biden met for nearly an hour Wednesday with the top Republican negotiator on infrastructure, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms

President Joe Biden is set to meet with the top Republican negotiator on infrastructure, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

White House gives GOP 1 week to reach deal on infrastructure

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says time is running short for a bipartisan deal on infrastructure and that President Joe Biden will look to act without Republican support if there's no โ€œclear directionโ€ when Congress returns from its Memorial Day break.

Eyeing calendar, Biden to end GOP infrastructure talks soon

President Joe Biden wants to wrap up infrastructure negotiations soon with Senate Republicans.

Biden to GOP: 'Don't get in the way' of infrastructure plan

President Joe Biden is warning naysayers in Congress not to โ€œget in the wayโ€ of his big infrastructure plans.

GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden

Senate Republicans are reviving negotiations over President Joe Biden's sweeping investment plan.

As deadlines slip, Biden agenda faces crucial assessment

President Joe Bidenโ€™s infrastructure plan is hitting roadblocks.

Infrastructure deal slips, GOP pans $1.7T White House offer

Prospects for a vast infrastructure deal have been thrown into serious doubt.

White House, GOP infrastructure talks hit crucial stage

Negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans over President Joe Bidenโ€™s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan are hitting a crucial stage ahead of talks Friday.

'Shel' and Joe: West Virginia duo a key link in Biden agenda

The two U.S. senators from West Virginia are playing central roles in President Joe Biden's infrastructure plans.

Let's face it: Washington adjusts to new mask guidance

First lady Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like โ€œwe're moving forward.โ€.

Biden, GOP senators upbeat, plan more infrastructure talks

After meeting at the White House, President Joe Biden and a group of Republican senators have agreed to talk again early next week as negotiations on an infrastructure plan are intensifying.

Biden and McConnell may be friends, but can they cut a deal?

The two players in the most important relationship in Washington finally are ready for a face-to-face meeting.

Biden courts Hill leaders, but GOP won't budge on big deal

Republican leaders are signaling no willingness to embrace President Joe Bidenโ€™s ideas for a massive infrastructure investment.

Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan

Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz.

Senate votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump

Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields.

Biden working group targets jobs for fossil fuel communities

A new report from the Biden administration targets six large regions nationwide that have economies reliant on fossil fuels for federal investment and aid to create renewable energy jobs.

Beyond bridges: Biden redefines infrastructure to add people

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON โ€“ Beyond roads and bridges, President Joe Biden is trying to redefine infrastructure not just as an investment in America the place, but in its workers, families and people. โ€œHeโ€™s talking about physical infrastructure and weโ€™re talking about human infrastructure,โ€ Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an interview Tuesday. The White House is taking a two-pronged approach to this next big package. Biden's approach is about โ€œmaking an investment in America,โ€ said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. AdAs the committees in Congress begin to tackle individual provisions โ€” including those on transportation, China and others โ€” the White House will encourage those efforts.

Biden wants infrastructure package approved over summer

One White House official said Monday night that it may end up being closer to $3 trillion. The administration wants to see progress on the new legislation by Memorial Day and have it passed over the summer, White House officials said. Adโ€œThe president has a plan to fix our infrastructure and a plan to pay for it,โ€ White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. As the committees in Congress begin to tackle individual provisions โ€” including those on transportation, China and others โ€” the White House will encourage those efforts. As part of the group of Republicans who met with Biden only to have their virus aid proposal rebuffed, Capito is now wary as Democrats pile other domestic priorities onto the infrastructure package.

Biden team readies wider economic package after virus relief

A White House proposal could come out in March. Democrats passed a $1.5 trillion package in the House last year, but it went nowhere with the Trump administration and the Republican-led Senate. AdDuring the presidential campaign, Biden pledged to deploy $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy, but the White House has not ruled out an even higher price tag. โ€œHeโ€™s been a long fan of investing in infrastructure โ€” long outdated โ€” long overdue, I should say,โ€ White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday. Rep. Peter DeFazio, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told the AP that he foresees a comprehensive House package that will go beyond roads, bridges and public transit.

Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. Carper pledged to work on a transportation bill that will focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions by cars and trucks and boosting electric cars. AdInhofe later told reporters that the meeting with Biden was "very good, very good. During the presidential campaign, Biden committed to deploying $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy investments over four years. Adโ€œMayors and other local regional leaders around the country are very much in alignment with what President Biden has talked about, especially with climate change," said Bill Fulton, director of the institute.

Biden EPA nominee vows 'sense of urgency' on climate change

(Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON โ€“ President Joe Biden's nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency pledged Wednesday to โ€œmove with a sense of urgency on climate changeโ€ and other priorities, while working with lawmakers from both parties to protect the environment. AdRegan, who has served as top environmental regulator in North Carolina since 2017, would be the first African American man to run the EPA. Regan told senators he learned the importance of preserving the outdoors while hunting and fishing with his father and grandfather in rural North Carolina. Regan told Capito he anticipates โ€œhealthy debatesโ€ on a variety of issues, adding that he reports to the president, not White House advisers. In a related development, Jennifer Granholm, Biden's nominee to be energy secretary, won approval from the Senate energy panel Wednesday.

Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on

From left, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joined the Democratic senators for a private virtual meeting, both declaring the Republicans' $618 billion offer was too small. โ€œPresident Biden spoke about the need for Congress to respond boldly and quickly,โ€ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said after the lunch meeting. The president made it clear that he wonโ€™t delay aid in hopes of winning GOP support. Biden proposes $170 billion for schools, compared to $20 billion in the Republican plan.

Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

President Joe Biden meets Republican lawmakers to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. From left, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. AdRepublicans are tapping into bipartisan urgency to improve the nation's vaccine distribution and vastly expand virus testing with $160 billion in aid. Psaki said earlier Monday there is โ€œobviously a big gapโ€ between the $1.9 trillion package Biden has proposed and the $618 billion counteroffer. Biden himself has been on the phone to some of the Republicans, the official said.

Trump vetoes Calif. fishing bill over seafood trade deficit

WASHINGTON โ€“ President Donald Trump vetoed a bill Friday that would have gradually ended the use of large-mesh drift gillnets deployed exclusively in federal waters off the coast of California, saying such legislation would increase reliance on imported seafood and worsen a multibillion-dollar seafood trade deficit. Trump also said in his veto message to the Senate that the legislation sponsored by Sens. But they said at least 60 other marine species โ€” including whales, dolphins and sea lions โ€” can also become entangled in the nets, where they are injured or die. In 2018, California passed a four-year phaseout of large-mesh drift gillnets in state waters to protect marine life. He said Americans will import more swordfish and other species from foreign sources without this fishery.

West Virginia voters laud Trump for trying to save coal

A statue of a coal miner stands in front of the Boone County Courthouse in Madison, W.Va., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. Four years after Donald Trump donned a miners helmet at a West Virginia campaign rally and vowed to save a dying industry, coal has not come roaring back. Four years after Donald Trump donned a minerโ€™s helmet at a West Virginia campaign rally and vowed to save a dying industry, coal has not come roaring back. When Trump took office in January 2017, Boone County received nearly $269,000 in quarterly coal company severance taxes. โ€œThe coal jobs did not come back as the president promised,โ€ said U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a rare Democrat still thriving in West Virginia.

Coal magnate Robert Murray dies; he long fought regulators

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, file photo, Robert Murray, chief executive of Murray Energy Corp., speaks during an interview with an Associated Press reporter in his office at the Crandall Canyon Mine, in Huntington, Utah. Michael Shaheen, an attorney who had recently represented Murray, 80, told The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register that he died Sunday morning in St. Clairsville. Public reports recently stated Murray had applied for black lung benefits with the U.S. Department of Labor. Murray was the founder, president and CEO of the company's predecessor, Murray Energy. Murray Energy was launched in 1988.

Quickly, carefully, GOP senators consider policing changes

Sen. Rand Paul wants to stop sending surplus U.S. military equipment to local law enforcement. And GOP Sen. Mitt Romney is trying to assemble a bipartisan package of bills in response to police violence. I think we should all be optimistic right now," Scott, the only black GOP senator, told reporters at the Capitol. Lawmakers are watching as demonstrations erupt in all corners of the country, from the biggest cities to the smallest towns, and acknowledging the arrival of a mass movement for law enforcement changes as politically impossible to ignore. Obviously this is a national awakening, GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia said Tuesday on CNBC.

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