The California representative says Build Back Better needs to get pared down to some urgent essentials.

Cutting the Build Back Better Act into “chunks” would be painful, but it may be the last chance in a long time to pass ambitious, enduring climate policy.

Biden’s approval rating on the virus is bleak, but Democrats’ fortunes in 2022 could quickly change if the pandemic becomes endemic.

Georgia Republicans redrew her district to make it more Democratic, and she faces a primary challenge that could be serious. It’s not impossible.

Biden’s forceful condemnation of Trump reminded the public that the choice is between democracy and authoritarian rule.

January 6 was the biggest shock to our republic since JFK’s assassination—and in many ways, much more frightening.

How the Maryland representative became the man for this historical moment

In the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of overdose deaths surged past 100,000 for the first time in 2021.

If a lot of things break their way, the Democrats could defy history in the midterm elections. But man, that would need to be a whole lot of things.

In order to avert a catastrophe for democracy, the party must get over its Joe Manchin problem ahead of the 2022 midterms.

The first year of Biden’s presidency began with ambitious plans, and it’s ending with a whimper. Here’s what to expect—and hope for—in 2022.

Not only must they pass Build Back Better. They need to do a lot more to save their midterm chances—and perhaps the planet.

Lawmakers agreed to raise the debt limit until 2023, but the fear of a breach is only mounting.

The West Virginia senator has put one of the most effective policy proposals in the Build Back Better Act—and millions of kids—at risk.

Congress voted to raise the debt ceiling on Tuesday, but the dysfunction that drives this perennial crisis remains intact.

So that was dumb.

The majority leader is spearheading an effort to somehow pass voting rights legislation without destroying the filibuster—and do it by year’s end.

The perennial fight to raise the debt limit and avoid an economic calamity is once again on lawmakers’ docket, and this time things could get messy.

A negative score from Washington’s budget metaphysicians could have killed the Build Back Better Act. But when a positive one came in, barely anyone noticed.

The Republicans defame the dead in service of a scoundrel.