Democratic lawmakers are acknowledging that rising inflation is becoming a significant political problem that is adding to the difficulty of reviving President Biden’s agenda.
Senate Democrats are stumbling into the end of their first year in the majority, with two of their biggest priorities President Biden’s spending bill and voting rights stuck in limbo.
A former leadership staffer will brief Senate Democrats during a closed-door caucus lunch Friday about how they could potentially change the upper chamber's rules as they renew their focus on passing voting rights legislation.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday refused to sign off on a $1.75 trillion social spending and climate measure at the heart of President Biden’s economic agenda, throwing a wrench into plans for a swift House vote this week.