Alana Abramson
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Joe Biden's Agenda Uncertain After Progressives Force Delay on Infrastructure Vote
Progressives claimed victory Thursday night after a planned infrastructure vote was delayed following their vows to oppose it. → Read More
Infrastructure, Social Spending and Debt Ceiling: A Guide to Congress’ Pivotal Week
A guide to infrastructure, reconciliation, debt ceiling and government funding-- and the obstacles Congress faces to passing each bill. → Read More
With His Agenda on the Brink, Joe Biden Scrambles to Unite Democrats
The success of Biden’s first term and Democrats’ fate in the midterm elections hinge on these two pieces of legislation. → Read More
Inside Bernie Sanders' Strategy to Get the Budget Bill Passed
“This is the most consequential piece of legislation for working people since the 1930s," Sanders says. → Read More
The War in Afghanistan Is Over. But Congressional Oversight Is Just Beginning
The questions about Biden's Afghanistan exit are setting up the first big congressional oversight probe of the current White House. → Read More
Joe Biden Faces a Major Test Evacuating Americans From Afghanistan
Thousands of American lives could hang in the balance, and the success or failure will shape Biden's legacy. → Read More
Joe Biden Mishandled the Afghanistan Withdrawal. Do Voters Care?
Biden’s approval rating hit the lowest point in his presidency this week at less than 50 percent. But voters may move on before the midterms. → Read More
What Joe Biden Didn't Say About the Chaos in Afghanistan
How did an Administration led by a president with deep foreign-policy experience misjudged the situation so badly? → Read More
How a Coalition of Business and Labor Groups Helped Save the Infrastructure Bill
On infrastructure, business and labor found common ground, united by their belief that an infrastructure package would strengthen economy. → Read More
Joe Biden's Fight With Facebook Is Just Beginning
The weekend's back-and-forth between the Biden Administration and Facebook marked a striking escalation in tensions, signaling the desire to rein Facebook in may become a key policy priority in Washington. → Read More
Running Out of Options to Fight Voting Restrictions, Democrats Pour Millions into Voter Education
Restrained judicially and legislatively, Democrats are moving to Plan B: organize and educate voters about how to cast their ballots within the new restrictions. → Read More
Congressional Democrats’ Ex-Staffers Are Lobbying Against Biden’s Tax Hikes on Corporations and the Rich
Some of the most powerful Democratic lawmakers’ former staff members are working to make sure Biden's proposed tax hikes on corporations and the rich aren't codified into law. → Read More
'We Have a Deal.' Joe Biden Gets His Bipartisan Moment on Infrastructure
The bipartisan infrastructure deal was a victorious moment for Biden, who has prided himself on his Senate dealmaking skills. → Read More
Inside the Biden Administration’s Grassroots Push to Get America Vaccinated
A crop of volunteers may be the Biden Administration’s best hope to achieve herd immunity and defeat COVID-19. → Read More
Biden Administration Unveils Plan to Combat Uptick in Gun Violence
“We’re going into the season where we’re going to see mass shootings almost every day,” says Brian Lemek, executive director of BradyPac. → Read More
Biden Is Reasserting the U.S.' Role in Vaccine Distribution. Is It Enough?
President Joe Biden has talked a lot about America’s re-emergence as a world leader since he took office during a global pandemic. On Thursday, standing... → Read More
How Joe Biden Became the Stay-Out-of-It President
While the White House said the President and his staff were working behind the scenes during the Israel-Gaza conflict, Joe Biden kept his public remarks focused on reining in the pandemic and jumpstarting the economy. → Read More
Can One Agency Keep the U.S. Safe and Still Be Humane? The New DHS Chief Thinks So
How Alejandro Mayorkas handles his role atop the Department of Homeland Security will define much about how the world sees America, and America sees itself, in the post-Trump moment. → Read More
'America Is On the Move Again.' Joe Biden Delivers His First Major Presidential Speech
Biden's joint address to Congress focused on the American Families Plan, his $1.8 trillion proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy. → Read More
Biden's 100-Days Bet: Big Government Can Win the Post-Trump Moment
The President has calculated that the the Trump era and pandemic have created a once-in-a career opportunity. → Read More