7.42pm GMT19:42 Now congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on the floor. Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) “This is not about me. This is not about Representative Gosar himself. This is about what we are wiling to accept.” @RepAOC November 17, 2021 Lauren Gambino (@laurenegambino) She said the Republican tolerance of Gosar’s action “betrays a certain contempt for the … Read more
Red-hot inflation data validates the instinct of [Manchin] to punt President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda until next year – potentially killing a quick deal on the $1.75tn package, people familiar with the matter tell Axios. … With a limited number of legislative days left in the year, Manchin is content to focus on the … Read more
“This mandate is unconstitutional, unlawful, and unwise,” said the court filing by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, one of several Republicans vying for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat next year. New regulations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration mandate that companies with more than 100 employees require their workers to be vaccinated against … Read more
4.06pm GMT16:06 Pelosi pushes back against Manchin’s criticism of paid leave proposal House speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about Joe Manchin’s argument that the proposed paid family and medical leave program does not belong in Democrats’ reconciliation package. While thanking Manchin for supporting key proposals like establishing universal prekindergarten and expanding access to affordable childcare, … Read more
Mike Pence met with applause on Monday night in Iowa City, when he answered a question at an event held by a conservative youth group about why he didn’t do what Donald Trump wanted and help overturn the 2020 election. Mike Pence. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP “James Madison,” Pence said, citing the fourth president, the founder … Read more
Most House progressives signaled during a virtual meeting Sunday they are likely to back the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the social safety net bill when they both come up for a vote, which is likely to happen after Tuesday. Several sources on the call told CNN that President Joe Biden has committed to progressives that … Read more
4.05pm BST16:05 In his video announcing his retirement from Congress, Adam Kinzinger also denounced the tribalism that has come to define the Republican party. “In this day, to prevail or survive, you must belong to a tribe. Our political parties only survive by appealing to the most motivated and the most extreme elements within it,” … Read more
US President Joe Biden will present an updated agreement on a social and climate spending plan on Thursday morning to Congress and voters. The White House says the plan has the support of all 50 Democrats in the Senate and said it is confident this bill can pass the House too. Progressive Democrats in the … Read more
7.02pm BST19:02 Biden sells Build Back Better agenda in New Jersey Joe Biden is now speaking in a suburb of Newark, New Jersey, to deliver a pitch for his Build Back Better economic agenda. The president’s speech comes as Democrats attempt to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the reconciliation package. Underscoring the need to … Read more
FBI agents raid Washington home of billionaire Oleg Deripaska Biden to hold two meetings with Democrats for infrastructure talks Capitol attack panel to weigh criminal contempt against Steve Bannon Trump files lawsuit to block release of Capitol attack records Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Democratic senator Jon Tester … Read more