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Pressure grows on Biden to end filibuster Annie Linskey, Sean Sullivan and Maria Sacchetti, The Washington Post March 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail President Joe Biden is shown at the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2021.Washington Post photo by Bill OLeary WASHINGTON - Pressure is building on President Joe Biden, a longtime backer of traditional Washington rules, to do away with the filibuster and other procedures as Democrats press him to seize what could be a fleeting moment of power t...

Tanden withdraws as budget nominee in Bidens first Cabinet defeat Seung Min Kim and Tyler Page, The Washington Post March 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 10: Neera Tanden, President Joe Bidens nominee for Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), testifies during a Senate Committee on the Budget hearing on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2021 in Washington, DC. Tanden helped found the Center for American Progress, a policy research and advocacy organization and...

With crucial aid vote approaching, Senate Democrats guard their slim majority Paul Kane, The Washington Post March 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON - In late January, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., fell ill and was briefly hospitalized. A day later, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., went into quarantine for a few days after coming in close contact with someone who tested positive for the coronavirus. Both senators returned to work a few days later, but their brief absence served as a stark reminder ...

Senior Democrats explore tax largely hitting Fortune 1000 companies not paying $15 an hour Jeff Stein and Erica Werner, The Washington Post Feb. 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2021.Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges. WASHINGTON - Senior Democratic lawmakers trying to find a backup plan to a minimum-wage increase are exploring new tax penalties on firms with more than $2.5 billion in gross receipts that do not pay at least $15 an hou...

Biden faces first potential Cabinet defeat as opposition grows to budget-office nominee Seung Min Kim, Annie Linskey and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post Feb. 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks with reporters on Feb. 11, 2021.Washington Post photo by Katherine FreyShow MoreShow Less 2of3Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., arrives at the Senate Metro station on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021.Washington Post photo by Demetrius FreemanShow MoreShow Less 3of3 WASHINGTO...

Congressional Democrats had explored curtailing that benefit to $50,000 for individuals...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour...

Bernie Sanders - and his mittens - were everywhere on Inauguration Day. Just ask the Internet. Timothy Bella, The Washington Post Jan. 21, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. - and his mittens - were here. They were there. They were everywhere. The senator was a late invite to "The Last Supper," crossed the Delaware River with George Washington and counseled Han Solo and Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon. That was before he had lunch with the "Mean Girls" and served detention...

Joe Biden, 78, will lead an American gerontocracy Dan Zak, The Washington Post Jan. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5President-elect Joe Biden will be the oldest president in U.S. history. Some other powerful D.C. figures are older still.Washington Post photo by Melina MaraShow MoreShow Less 2of5Nancy Pelosi turned 80 in March. She is the highest-ranking Democrat in Congress.Washington Post photo by Demetrius FreemanShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5Mitch McConnell turned 78 in Februa...

Black voters played a crucial role in Bidens win - can he keep their trust? Clyde McGrady, The Washington Post Jan. 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3Joe Biden celebrates with his wife, Jill Biden, second from left, daughter Ashley Biden and Rep. James Clyburn in Columbia, S.C., after being declared the winner of the states primary on Feb. 29, 2020.Photo for The Washington Post by Luke SharrettShow MoreShow Less 2of3Biden supporters during a mobilization event at Belle Isle Casin...