Joan Steede News Today

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Hundreds of protesters, including several from Arizona, gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to demand that Democrats fulfill promises on childcare, health care and immigration reform by taking action on President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan.

The course of Joe Biden’s presidency will likely be set by the fate of two signature bills in the coming days. Perceptions of Democratic incompetence could fuel a Republican wave.

"We are literally starving. It's time for Congress to act."