The U.S. House of Representatives canceled a session scheduled for Thursday following law enforcement warnings of intelligence pointing to a possible plot by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Eighty U.S. House of Representatives Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday to repeal Donald Trump's "cruel" sanctions on Cuba and renew engagement, an early sign of support in Congress for easing the clamp-down on the Communist-run country.
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee deadlocked on Wednesday over President Joe Biden's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, raising questions about Democrats' ability to overcome Republican opposition to the California attorney general.
Plan to expand child tax credit offers hope, along with direct payments
Lisa Backus, Conn. Health I-Team Writer
March 3, 2021
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Chinara Johnson is pictured with her children, from left, Zavad Morton, 5, Azania Johnson, 8, and Zakai Morton, 5, near her apartment building in downtown New Haven, Feb. 26, 2021.Cloe PoissonShow MoreShow Less
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Chinara Johnson is pictured with her children, from left, Zavad Morton, 5, Azania Johnson, 8, and Zakai Morton, 5, near her apartment building in downtown New Haven, Feb. 26, 2021.Cloe PoissonShow MoreShow Less
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When her car started making a noise more than a year ago, Chinara Johnson parked the vehicle and hasn’t used it since.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate delayed the start of debate on President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill until at least Thursday after reaching a deal to phase out $1,400 payments to higher-income Americans in a compromise with moderate Democratic senators.
FILE PHOTO: A man makes his way past the U.S. Capitol on the day the House of Representatives is expected to vote on legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in new coronavirus relief in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
The Democratic-controlled Senate is hoping for a final vote later in the week on passage of Biden’s top legislative priority. Before the bill hits the chamber floor, Democrats are negotiating limits to a measure Republicans have attacked as wasteful.