News Analysis: Biden is stuck with a divided party
2 years, 11 months ago

News Analysis: Biden is stuck with a divided party

LA Times  

Sen. Joe Manchin III stands in a hallway just outside the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, after speaking on the floor about voting rights legislation. “I can’t imagine a scenario where you’re trying to distract the American public from a legislative failure by embarking on another one that is certain to fail.” They see Biden’s move as an attempt to hang on to the party’s most partisan voters in the November midterm elections and a concession that he has no chance with pivotal independents who care more about the economy and the pandemic. “Maybe they thought the public pressure would make a difference, but I don’t understand the strategy.” Biden acknowledged Wednesday that he didn’t call many Republicans to negotiate on vote-counting legislation, arguing that he was first “trying to make sure we got everybody on the same page, in my party, on this score.” Sinema and Manchin have both hung on to the belief that the Senate can return to an era of bipartisan cooperation despite recent evidence to the contrary. Though the two support Democrats’ voting rights bills, they have both refused to change the filibuster rules, leaving Democrats short of the 60 votes needed to pass a bill. He said at Wednesday’s news conference that he would pursue the vote-counting legislation along with “big chunks” of his spending bill, including money for early education, energy and the environment.

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'Pathetic': Dems still fuming over vote they say will hurt 'millions of working people'
3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Pathetic': Dems still fuming over vote they say will hurt 'millions of working people'

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, Democrat-turned- independent Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema voted to block President Joe Biden's nominee, Lauren McFerran, from serving another five-year term on the National Labor Relations Board. Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed Manchin and Sinema's opposition to the nominee as "pathetic," while Sen. Elizabeth Warren told The Hill, "Millions of working people across the country will pay the …

Uproar over Biden’s campaign shows no signs of abating. Manchin is latest to call for a new nominee
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Uproar over Biden’s campaign shows no signs of abating. Manchin is latest to call for a new nominee

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The uproar over President Joe Biden’s reelection bid showed no signs of abating Sunday with a fifth senator urging him to withdraw from the race and let Democrats hold an “open process” for a new nominee. “I came to the decision with a heavy heart that I think it’s time to pass the torch to a new generation,” …

Sen. Joe Manchin urges Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sen. Joe Manchin urges Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race

LA Times  

“I’m concerned about the president’s health and well-being. Sen. Joe Manchin III, a Democrat turned independent, urged President Biden on Sunday to drop his reelection bid and focus on the remaining months of his presidency. “I came to the decision with a heavy heart that I think it’s time to pass the torch to a new generation,” the West Virginia …

Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race
6 months, 1 week ago

Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden’s withdrawal from 2024 race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the party’s nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance against Donald Trump failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.” Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and …

Manchin decision hurts Democrats’ Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid
1 year, 2 months ago

Manchin decision hurts Democrats’ Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. NEW YORK — Joe Manchin’s decision not to seek reelection virtually ensures that the Democratic Party will lose his Senate seat next year in deep-red West Virginia, making the party’s steep path to retaining its razor-thin Senate majority even more difficult. The new draft effort was specifically created, the person …

Weeks from a possible government shutdown, Mitch McConnell is freezing up in public. That’s not a good sign
1 year, 4 months ago

Weeks from a possible government shutdown, Mitch McConnell is freezing up in public. That’s not a good sign

LA Times  

Robbin Taylor, the state director for Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, steps to the Senate Republican leader’s side as he freezes up while trying to respond to a reporter’s question Wednesday in Covington, Ky. A spokesperson later told news organizations that McConnell had felt “light-headed.” Public worries about aged leaders The spectacle would be disturbing even if McConnell were not one …

Manchin demurs on Biden in 2024 and Dem majorities this year
2 years, 5 months ago

Manchin demurs on Biden in 2024 and Dem majorities this year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin, one of the Democrats’ most conservative and contrarian members, declined on Sunday to endorse Joe Biden if the president seeks a second term in 2024 and refused to say whether he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress after the November elections. Acknowledging he has not tried to speak to Sinema since announcing the deal, …

Mitch McConnell got 'played' by Joe Manchin — and surrendered his leverage: reporter
2 years, 5 months ago

Mitch McConnell got 'played' by Joe Manchin — and surrendered his leverage: reporter

Raw Story  

On MSNBC Thursday, POLITICO reporter Jonathan Lemire broke down the significance of the massive new health care, energy, and deficit reduction package agreed to by Senate Democratic leadership and Sen. Joe Manchin. The key point, Lemire stressed, is that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell got tricked into giving up all his leverage. "They get on board 17 Republicans with the …

Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden backs filibuster exception to protect abortion access

India Today  

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift that comes as Democrats coalesce around an election-year message intended to rally voters who are outraged or deflated by the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. “If the filibuster gets in the way, it’s like voting …

Down with McConnell and Manchin, America’s kings of obstruction
2 years, 11 months ago

Down with McConnell and Manchin, America’s kings of obstruction

Al Jazeera  

Last month, Vice President Kamala Harris lashed out at popular late-night talk show host Charlamagne for posing the question “I want to know who the real president of this country is – is it Joe Biden, or Joe Manchin?” “C’mon Charlamagne. Meanwhile, across the aisle, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has kept a relatively low profile lately, at least compared …

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster
2 years, 11 months ago

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate. Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster …

US Senate sinks President Joe Biden's push for major voting rights reforms
2 years, 11 months ago

US Senate sinks President Joe Biden's push for major voting rights reforms

Firstpost  

Democrats and voting rights activists have championed the measures as a necessary response to Republican efforts to restrict voting, especially among Black and Latino Americans Washington**, United States:** US senators dealt a death blow on 19 January, 2022, to President Joe Biden’s push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial …

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster
2 years, 11 months ago

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed late Wednesday when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate. Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the …

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms
2 years, 11 months ago

US Senate sinks Biden push for major voting rights reforms

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: US senators dealt a death blow Wednesday to President Joe Biden's push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault by conservative states targeting racial minorities. Faced with a blockade from Republicans complaining of federal overreach, the ruling Democrats were unable to push through the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement …

Voting Rights Bill Dies As Manchin, Sinema Back GOP Against Filibuster Change
2 years, 11 months ago

Voting Rights Bill Dies As Manchin, Sinema Back GOP Against Filibuster Change

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The yearlong quest to enact new voting rights legislation ended in the Senate on Wednesday, with Democratic Sens. Early on, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declared that “everything is on the table” in the effort to pass voting rights legislation. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, meanwhile, warned that a partisan filibuster rule change would “break the Senate,” …

Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — All but conceding defeat, President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s now unsure the Democrats’ major elections and voting rights legislation can pass Congress this year. I cannot support such a perilous course for this nation.” Both senators went to the White House Thursday evening for an additional hour, which the White House later described as “a candid and …

Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden all but concedes defeat on voting, election bills

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — All but conceding defeat, President Joe Biden said Thursday he’s now unsure the Democrats’ major elections and voting rights legislation can pass Congress this year. I cannot support such a perilous course for this nation.” Both senators went to the White House Thursday evening for an additional hour, which the White House later described as “a candid and …

Biden's make-or-break meeting with Sens Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema was 'candid and respectful'
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden's make-or-break meeting with Sens Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema was 'candid and respectful'

Daily Mail  

The White House meeting between President Joe Biden and rogue Democratic Sens. President Joe Biden invited Sen. Joe Manchin to the White House Thursday night in a last-ditch effort to change the West Virginia Democrat's mind of editing the filibuster to let voting rights bills go through the Senate using just a simple majority Sen. Kyrsten Sinema gave a speech …

Senate Democrats pile on President Biden's very bad week
2 years, 11 months ago

Senate Democrats pile on President Biden's very bad week

Salon  

After conservatives spent the week in a tizzy over President Joe Biden voting rights effort, Senate Democrats seemed to pile on, suggesting he went too far and signaling that they will not support him. "Perhaps the president went a little too far in rhetoric," Illinois' Dick Durbin, the number two Democrat in the Senate, said after Biden's speech Wednesday. Biden …

Joe Biden On Voting Rights: 'I Don't Know That We Can Get This Done'
2 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden On Voting Rights: 'I Don't Know That We Can Get This Done'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden expressed frustration with efforts to protect voting rights on Thursday, given overwhelming Republican opposition in the Senate and lack of support among Democrats for changing rules in order to pass legislation expanding voting access with a simple majority of votes. We missed this time.” Biden pledged to keep fighting for election reform and voting …

Mitch McConnell tears into Biden's 'profoundly unpresidential' voting rights speech
2 years, 11 months ago

Mitch McConnell tears into Biden's 'profoundly unpresidential' voting rights speech

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden tried to meet with Mitch McConnell at the Capitol on Wednesday after the Senate Republican leader slammed him for giving an 'incorrect, incoherent' speech on voting rights that was 'beneath his office.' President Joe Biden tried to meet with Mitch McConnell during a stop on Capitol Hill on Wednesday after McConnell slammed him in a speech on Senate …

Manchin wary of changing Senate rules to advance voting bill
3 years ago

Manchin wary of changing Senate rules to advance voting bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin sounded a skeptical note Tuesday about the prospects of easing the Senate’s filibuster rules, raising doubts about whether he will provide crucial support to the Democrats’ renewed push for voting legislation they say is needed to protect democracy. In a letter Monday to colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and …

Biden pushed to speak out more as US democracy concerns grow
3 years ago

Biden pushed to speak out more as US democracy concerns grow

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has gotten the same troubling questions from worried world leaders, ones that he never thought he would hear. In his recent commencement address at South Carolina State University, Biden’s tone on the need for voting rights legislation took on added urgency. Never,” Biden said, adding, “This new sinister combination of voter suppression and election subversion, …

Opinion: Why Manchin torpedoed Biden’s big bill
3 years ago

Opinion: Why Manchin torpedoed Biden’s big bill

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Charlie Dent is a former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania who served as chair of the House Ethics Committee from 2015 until 2017 and chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies from 2015 until 2018. Charlie Dent CNN Who can forget McCain’s dramatic “thumbs down” moment on the US Senate floor when …

Democrats scramble to avoid electoral blowback after Manchin halts Biden agenda
3 years ago

Democrats scramble to avoid electoral blowback after Manchin halts Biden agenda

CNN  

CNN — It’s exactly the scenario Democrats had worked for months to avoid – but now find themselves confronting. With Sen. Joe Manchin effectively wielding a veto over President Joe Biden’s agenda, House Democrats are now fuming at the prospects that their vote last month to pass the Build Back Better bill will be all for naught, having made scores …

Manchin says he still sees himself as a Democrat even after thwarting Build Back Better plan
3 years ago

Manchin says he still sees himself as a Democrat even after thwarting Build Back Better plan

CNN  

Washington CNN — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday that he still considers himself a Democrat even after he defied his party by torpedoing a key piece of President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda. Manchin on Monday strongly defended his rationale for effectively sinking the legislation in its current form, saying he’s been clear that the proposal is too unwieldy …

Democrats Slam Manchin For Saying He Can't Vote For Biden's Build Back Better Plan
3 years ago

Democrats Slam Manchin For Saying He Can't Vote For Biden's Build Back Better Plan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Joe Manchin was branded a coward and supporter of monied interests by Democrats on Sunday after declaring that he will not support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, a decision that likely dooms the bill’s passage in the Senate, which is split on party lines. “He has continued to move the goalposts, he has never …

Did Joe Manchin just sink Biden’s plan? (Opinion)
3 years ago

Did Joe Manchin just sink Biden’s plan? (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political commentator, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992 and served as a counselor to Clinton in the White House. CNN — With his announcement on “Fox News Sunday” that he will not vote for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, Sen. Joe Manchin has handed …

Opinion: Biden must show Manchin and Sinema he can play hardball
3 years ago

Opinion: Biden must show Manchin and Sinema he can play hardball

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Lincoln Mitchell teaches in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. A major reason why Biden has not been able to consistently garner legislative support for the Build Back Better bill in the Senate – particularly from Democratic Sens. We were reminded of this earlier this week when a call between Manchin and the President …

Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering
3 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I know it’s hard,” Biden said Thursday, even as he sought to claim a …

Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits; Texas Dems act
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden blasts ‘un-American’ voting limits; Texas Dems act

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden declared preserving voting rights an urgent national “test of our time” on Tuesday but offered few concrete proposals to meet it. Biden called passage of congressional proposals to override new state voting restrictions and to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act that were curbed in recent years by the Supreme Court “a national imperative.” …

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill
3 years, 6 months ago

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday it views the Senate’s work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin as a “step forward,” even though the Democrats’ priority legislation is expected to be blocked by a Republican filibuster. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the revisions proposed by Manchin are a compromise, another …

Why Democrats were desperate to win Joe Manchin’s vote for an already-doomed election bill
3 years, 6 months ago

Why Democrats were desperate to win Joe Manchin’s vote for an already-doomed election bill

CNN  

CNN — On Tuesday night, the “For the People” Act will fail. And yet, to read the coverage in advance of Tuesday’s fait accompli vote, you would think the future of the republic hinged on whether or not West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin voted to end unlimited debate on the legislation. Manchin wants part of his slimmed-down election reform …

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill
3 years, 6 months ago

In Senate vote, Biden sees ‘step forward’ for elections bill

The Hindu  

The White House said on June 21 it views the Senate’s work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin as a “step forward,” even though the Democrats’ priority legislation is expected to be blocked by a Republican filibuster. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the revisions proposed by Mr. Manchin are a compromise, …

Joe Manchin gets hoodwinked — again: Why does he keep falling for the Republican con?
3 years, 6 months ago

Joe Manchin gets hoodwinked — again: Why does he keep falling for the Republican con?

Salon  

On paper, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has produced an elegant solution to the voting rights problem that addresses both Democratic concerns about protecting fair elections and Republican concerns about voter fraud. But Manchin has sworn up and down that bills must be "bipartisan" to get his support, refusing to reform the Senate filibuster, even though Republicans use it to block …

Republicans Rip Sen. Joe Manchin's Proposed Voting 'Compromise'
3 years, 6 months ago

Republicans Rip Sen. Joe Manchin's Proposed Voting 'Compromise'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Senate Republicans made clear on Thursday they oppose all Democratic ideas aiming to overhaul the nation’s voting systems ― even those proposed by moderate Sen. Joe Manchin. Appearing at a press conference with a dozen other GOP senators, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called Manchin’s ideas “no compromise.” “All Republicans will oppose that as well,” he said …

Manchin Offers A Voting Bill Compromise, But Key Republicans Swiftly Reject It
3 years, 6 months ago

Manchin Offers A Voting Bill Compromise, But Key Republicans Swiftly Reject It

NPR  

Manchin Offers A Voting Bill Compromise, But Key Republicans Swiftly Reject It Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images An attempt by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to float a compromise proposal on Democratic-led efforts to enact sweeping voting and election reforms was swiftly criticized by the chamber's Republican leader on Thursday. …

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient
3 years, 6 months ago

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient

NPR  

Moderate Democrats Flex Their Power In The Senate, Making Progressives Impatient Enlarge this image toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images Samuel Corum/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images Democrats who hoped that narrow control in Washington, D.C., would lead to a rush of votes to approve new progressive policies are facing a major roadblock — moderates in their own party. …

Manchin Is Unmoved On The Voting Rights Bill After He Met With Civil Rights Groups
3 years, 7 months ago

Manchin Is Unmoved On The Voting Rights Bill After He Met With Civil Rights Groups

NPR  

Manchin Is Unmoved On The Voting Rights Bill After He Met With Civil Rights Groups Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sen. Joe Manchin praised a Tuesday morning meeting with civil rights leaders, calling it "constructive" and "informative," but maintained his opposition to a sweeping set of election overhaul measures known as the For the …

Democrats May Need To Change Their Voting Rights Bill If They Want It To Pass
3 years, 7 months ago

Democrats May Need To Change Their Voting Rights Bill If They Want It To Pass

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With Sen. Joe Manchin firmly against his party’s bill to block states from curtailing voting rights, Democrats’ legislative priority looks doomed ahead of a key vote later this month. Even the left-leaning editorial board of The New York Times argued over the weekend that Democrats should pass a narrower bill, calling their current proposal “poorly matched to …

Manchin’s opposition clouds future of Dems’ elections bill
3 years, 7 months ago

Manchin’s opposition clouds future of Dems’ elections bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A key Democratic senator says he will not vote for the largest overhaul of U.S. election law in at least a generation, leaving no plausible path forward for legislation that his party and the White House have portrayed as crucial for protecting access to the ballot. “Voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will …

Manchin blasts Democrats' voting rights bill, says pursuit of bipartisanship "not naive"
3 years, 7 months ago

Manchin blasts Democrats' voting rights bill, says pursuit of bipartisanship "not naive"

Salon  

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, handed a double blow to progressives Sunday morning, destroying any hopes that the strident moderate might come around on filibuster reform that would allow the chamber a chance to pass the ambitious legislative agenda favored by President Joe Biden. Manchin denied that his continued support for the filibuster was "naive" during an appearance on Fox News …

Key Democratic senator says he will oppose US voting rights bill
3 years, 7 months ago

Key Democratic senator says he will oppose US voting rights bill

Al Jazeera  

Joe Manchin, key swing vote in US Senate, to oppose bill that would expand voting access and is backed by Democrats. West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a crucial swing vote in the United States Senate, announced on Sunday he intends to oppose a sweeping voting rights bill backed by the majority of his fellow Democrats that would expand access …

AP FACT CHECK: Manchin, Sinema do not vote with GOP more
3 years, 7 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Manchin, Sinema do not vote with GOP more

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is stretching the facts when he suggests that two moderate Democrats in the Senate might be a reason why his legislative agenda, such as a sweeping voting rights bill, isn’t quickly getting done on Capitol Hill. I hear all the folks on TV saying, ‘Why doesn’t Biden get this done?’ Well, because Biden only has …

AP FACT CHECK: Manchin, Sinema do not vote with GOP more
3 years, 7 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Manchin, Sinema do not vote with GOP more

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden is stretching the facts when he suggests …

Joe Manchin Says Voting Rights Bill Can Be Bipartisan. Republicans Aren't Interested.
3 years, 8 months ago

Joe Manchin Says Voting Rights Bill Can Be Bipartisan. Republicans Aren't Interested.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sen. Joe Manchin has claimed that enough Republicans will support expanding voting rights that Democrats shouldn’t change Senate rules in order to pass the voting rights bill that has been their priority since winning full control of Congress. “There is also bipartisan support for voting reform and many of the initiatives outlined in the For the People …

Biden Blasts Filibuster As Relic Of Jim Crow, Says GOP Abusing It In 'Gigantic Way'
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden Blasts Filibuster As Relic Of Jim Crow, Says GOP Abusing It In 'Gigantic Way'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden strongly implied he isn’t going to wait around for Republicans to work with him to get his agenda through Congress and that he believes the Senate’s filibuster rule is a relic of the Jim Crow era — but he’s not going nuclear with the rule just yet. “I’m just going to move forward and …

Biden’s plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. “There is a certain opportunity for bipartisanship, but it is all going to be deals in the middle,” said Rohit Kumar, a former aide to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “What I don’t know is whether the parties will …

Biden's plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden's plea for cooperation confronts a polarized Congress

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the election results haven't dealt him a strong hand to pursue his legislative …

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