Republicans prepared to lift the first phase of President Joe Biden’s rebuilding agenda to passage. Final

President Biden has called the “ historic investment ” potentially on par with the building of the transcontinental railroad or interstate highway system.... Trump himself has disparaged the package. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell( R-Ky.) said Saturday that the bill’s investments were" overdue."" Republicans and Democrats have radically different visions these days.... The package is the first of two major infrastructure packages being pushed by the Biden administration. Senators h

The death of this legislation was mildly premature as reported.... That's just what they did," Biden said.... Jim Watson/ AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden speaks about the infrastructure bill passed by the Senate on August 10, 2021, in the East Room of the White House in Washington....

Jake Sullivan on Tuesday acknowledged reports that some civilians were encountering resistance--" being turned away or pushed back or even beaten"--as they tried to reach the Kabul international airport.... Additional U.S. troops arrived and more were on the way, with a total of more than 6, 000 expected to be involved in securing the airport in coming days.... The White House said 13 flights Tuesday airlifted 1, 100 U.S. citizens, permanent residents and their families from the Kabul airport,

infrastructure, with some predicting passage of the bipartisan legislation later this week. The

procedure needed to set up a final vote on the legislation in the chamber....

CNN — The House voted Thursday evening to adopt several controversial amendments pushed by conservative hardliners to a critical national defense bill as the fate of the must-pass legislation hangs in the balance.... With only a narrow majority, House Republicans could only afford a few defections from within their ranks if there is no support from Democrats.... The bill – known as the National Defense Authorization Act – sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defe

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“ He’s someone who governs from the position of compromise not being a dirty word.” The package already has shrunk from an initial target of$ 6 trillion to its current size of roughly$ 2 trillion in the interest of political viability.... Pivoting immediately to the pending package, Biden said: “ The same goes for my Build Back Better plan; it’s for our people.” But the infrastructure package was a bipartisan effort, supported by 19 Senate Republicans and 13 House Republicans in addition to alm

The Senate left Washington for the August recess late Thursday night after passing its version of a massive defense policy bill, teeing up what promises to be a massive fight with the House over the legislation this fall. The National Defense Authorization Act is considered must-pass legislation.... Congress has cleared it every year for over 60 years.... I think in August pressure is going to mount on Tuberville and I think the Republicans are feeling that heat," Schumer said....