Deirdre Walsh
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House approves a short-term funding bill to avoid a government shutdown
The measure now heads to the Senate, where prospects for quick passage are in doubt ahead of a Friday deadline. A few Republicans have said they'd object to fast-tracking the bill.
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Congress returns to tight deadlines on government funding, Biden's agenda and more
Lawmakers return from the Thanksgiving holiday break with a pile up of critical legislation — bills to fund the government, avoid a default on the nation's credit limit and a $2 T spending bill.
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Breaking down the Democratic turnover in Congress ahead of the mid-term election
With less than a year until the mid-term election, dozens of lawmakers are calling it quits. NPR's Dierdre Walsh explains why.
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Biden signs the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law
President Biden praised the bipartisanship work to craft and pass the bill. But Republicans who supported the measure continue to face blowback.
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National
Mysterious rubber bales found along the Texas coast could be from WWII
Mysterious rubber bales continue to wash up on the Texas coast. It took a bit for the experts to figure out what they were. Turns out you have to go all the way back to World War II for clues.
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President Biden unveiled a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan. Here's what's in it
President Biden unveiled a slimmed down spending framework to House Democrats. He discussed the transformative nature of the package, but some major priorities Democrats hoped to include were dropped.
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Biden makes his case to House Democrats for a $1.75 trillion spending framework
It does not include progressive priorities like paid family leave or measures to lower the costs of prescription drugs. Still, President Biden thinks it would pass both chambers.
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National
Navy investigation reveals failures that led to warship arson fire
A Navy report on the arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard concludes that there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that helped fuel the blaze.
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Democrats say there is new momentum for a budget package
Congress is back and trying to tackle a number of pressing issues before the end of the month, including negotiations over President Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages.
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2 Senate Democrats are holding up Biden's spending package — with conflicting demands
Two Democrats are not on board with President Biden's domestic agenda. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., may be at odds due to their own policy priorities for this package.