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The party is deadlocked on how to prune down the Biden agenda—in a way that gets them reelected.

WASHINGTON - At one point during a private 90-minute Zoom call with liberal lawmakers on Monday, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., asked President Joe Biden why he had not simply locked Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in a room and forced them to cut a deal on the Democrats economic package.

Joe Biden's massive, $4 trillion spending bills are in mortal danger of collapsing under their own weight.

Joe Biden seeks passage of $1 trillion infrastructure bill and modified version of the historic $3.5 trillion budget for social and environmental policies.

A plan for the economy, education, immigration, climate and more binds disparate Democratic lawmakers, but the proposal risks sinking under its own weight.

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Biden takes aim at American inequality by investing $1.8 trillion in families Vox.com 4 hrs ago Anna North and Ella Nilsen © Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Joe Biden speaks about updated CDC mask guidance on the North Lawn of the White House on April 27, 2021, in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed a $1.8 trillion package that, if passed, would be the largest American investment in child care, paid leave, and early education in recent history — ...

Drew Angerer/Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed a $1.8 trillion package that, if passed, would be the largest American investment in child care, paid leave, and early education in recent history — if not ever. The American Families Plan would work with states to incentivize universal preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds in the nation, provide two years of free community college to those who want it, make child care more affordable for low- and middle-income families, creat...

Why big-spending Biden can shrug off GOP warnings of inflation If persistently rising inflation is coming to the U.S., history suggests it won’t happen until after Biden is out of office. President Joe Biden, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office on Friday. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo Link Copied Republicans are warning that President Joe Biden is taking a risky gamble that he can carry out his massive spending plans wit...

Janelle Jones is the first Black woman to serve as chief economist at the Labor Department. She says helping marginalized groups boosts the entire economy.