POLITICO
Get the Huddle newsletter
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Presented by
With an assist from Sarah Ferris
POLICING PROBLEMS: Every single House Democrat voted for the party’s sweeping policing reform bill last summer. But as Dems prepare to pass it again next week, their whip count is causing some headaches, Heather Caygle and Sarah Ferris report.
POLITICO
Get the Huddle newsletter
Sign Up
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Presented by
FOR JOE MANCHIN, IT S NOT PERSONAL : The Democratic Senate has hit its first roadblock in its path to confirming President Joe Biden s nominees. But if you ask the West Virginia Democrat who seemed to have delivered the kiss of death to Neera Tanden, he professes no villainous intent toward his party. I m all about bipartisanship. I really am. I told her that: This is not personal at all, Manchin told our Burgess Everett and Marianne Levine about his “no” to the White House budget chief.
Garland on the not-so-hot seat
Presented by
Next steps on the Covid relief bill, the Equality Act and the first confirmation hearing of Merrick Garland, oh my! A lot of things are happening this week in a compressed time frame. Here’s what to expect:
COVID RELIEF PACKAGE ON TRACK: House Democrats are planning to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package by the end of this week, likely without the support of Republicans.
The House Budget Committee will meet this afternoon to tee up the legislation for a floor vote on Friday or Saturday, which will then punt the action over to the Senate as early as next week. Unemployment benefits expire March 14.