Tag: Congress

© Reuters. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) walks to the Senate floor during a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz By David Morgan (Reuters) -Leading Democratic senators unveiled legislation on Tuesday to impose a 15% minimum tax on the most profitable U.S. corporations, saying the levy would help…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 12, 2021. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she expects to have votes on President Biden’s infrastructure and Build Back Better deals in the…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 2/2 By Jarrett Renshaw, Doina Chiacu and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats have almost reached an agreement on a social spending bill that is a pared-down version of U.S. President Joe Biden’s…

With a hint of confusion in his eyes and a whiff of failure in the air around him, Joe Biden is watching his approval ratings continue to plummet to the point where just 42 percent of Americans approve of his job performance.Which makes sense, since at least so far Biden really doesn’t seem very good…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden stops to talk to reporters as he departs with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi after meeting with Democratic lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol to promote his bipartisan infrastructure bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden does not have any…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at an event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, U.S., October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo 2/2 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland BALTIMORE (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Thursday he was close to striking…

© Reuters. The sun sets behind the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/Files (Fixes figure in paragraph 7) By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday that a proposed hike in U.S. corporate taxes is unlikely to make it into their signature social spending bill, according…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — What could be one of the most competitive House races in the country is taking shape in California’s agriculture-rich Central Valley, where a Democratic assemblyman Monday became the latest candidate to announce a bid to oust Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao.The heavily Latino, strongly Democratic 21st District has been a perennial…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz 2/2 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia slammed fellow lawmaker Bernie Sanders late Friday over his attempts to garner support for President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar…

2/2 © Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, U.S., October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis 2/2 By Jeff Mason HARTFORD (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden touted a crucial part of his economic plan, funding for childcare that will free parents, mostly women, to work for pay, in…