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Joe Manchin is the last conservative Democrat serving in the U.S. Senate. He’s also Washington’s most powerful politician whose single vote, as we’ve learned the past few weeks, can derail President Biden’s most progressive plans to expand the federal government.And the reason for the West Virginia’s senator’s newfound power – and Biden’s frustration – likely…

3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) walks along news reporters before attending a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner 2/3 By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican Senate negotiators on an infrastructure deal were optimistic about a $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill on Sunday after President Joe Biden…

© Reuters Biden’s Infrastructure Win Ramps Up Fight Over Economic Agenda (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden scored a political win by sealing a $579 billion infrastructure deal with a group of Democratic and Republican senators, yet the bipartisan plan faces hurdles in Congress that reflect challenges to his broader economic agenda. With the agreement, announced…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks following a bipartisan meeting with U.S. senators about the proposed framework for the infrastructure bill, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. REUTERSKevin Lamarque WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and top White House officials hailed a bipartisan, preliminary infrastructure agreement as proof that Washington…

© Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services about the FY22 Treasury budget request on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, U.S., June 23, 2021. Shawn Thew/Pool via REUTERS By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned Congress that the United States risks…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A highway sign on Interstate 75 advises travelers to limit travel in order to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), taken through a vehicle window, in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo 2/2 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A team of White House officials had a productive meeting…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2020. Susan Walsh/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday shows that President Joe Biden’s economic plan is…

2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the administration’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program during brief remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos 2/2 By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will continue…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks prior to signing of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said no policy decisions are expected from President Joe…

© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the administration’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response and the vaccination program during brief remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will meet with financial regulators on Monday for an update on…