Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Despite roadblocks, five House Democrats are still fighting for relief on the $10,000 limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT. Rep. Mikie …
Discontent over skyrocketing inflation is the most important issue for voters heading into this year’s midterm election, and Democrats are going to pay the price, according to Frank Luntz, a longtime GOP pollster and strategist. While Luntz is a Republican, he tends to take both parties to task when he feels they’re missing the mark on an issue. “We’re not …
Democratic supporters of U.S. President Joe Biden hold letter-signs reading all together ‘Senate, Act Now’ during a candlelight vigil on the National Mall in observance of the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. Probal Rashid | LightRocket | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delayed votes on …
New Yorkers queued for Covid-19 testing in Times Square on Dec. 26, 2021, as the omicron variant continued to spread. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Omicron is wreaking more disruption on the American economy. That could prompt Washington lawmakers to revisit relief strategies from earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic. Conversations on Capitol Hill have turned to possible aid for small businesses, …
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) returns to a basement office meeting with other senators at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 15, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Sen. Joe Manchin’s political action committee experienced a surge in corporate contributions this fall, ahead of his decision to oppose – and apparently kill – President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social safety net …
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow futures sink on omicron concerns after rough week A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. stock futures dropped …
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., conduct a news conference on plans to move forward with the Build Back Better Act and the infrastructure bill in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, November 5, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON – …
US Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal speaks to the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 28, 2021, after a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images A key House panel was set Wednesday to review the latest version of President Joe Biden’s social safety net and climate plan as Democratic leaders try to …
Sen. Joe Manchin has been working to shrink or eliminate key elements of President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party’s massive social spending and climate proposal as several of his former advisors lobby Congress for their corporate clients. Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat, has at least six former aides and advisors lobbying members of Congress, including senators, for power …
