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Biden's Budget Proposes Tax Hike on Married Filers Making More Than $450,000
President Joe Biden has proposed a hike on the top marginal income tax bracket for single filers earning more than $400,000 and married couples above $450,000.
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Biden Budget Has Manchin Priorities as Democrats Try to Lure Senator's Support
President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget for next year would trim federal deficits and boost taxes on the wealthiest Americans — but it needs every Democrat’s vote.
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Manchin Will Support Jackson's Nomination, Likely Ensuring Her Confirmation
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Friday he plans to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, praising her “exemplary” record and career and labeling her “supremely qualified” to be a justice. The centrist Democrat’s support gives Jackson’s nomination a major boost after four days of contentious hearings, all but assuring her historic confirmation to be the...
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Sen. Joe Manchin Will Vote for Supreme Court Pick Ketanji Brown Jackson, Boosting Her Confirmation Chances
Manchin said he would support Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after he broke with President Biden and his party on some major issues.
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Manchin Comes Out Against Biden Fed Nominee Raskin, Throwing Her Confirmation Into Doubt
Sen. Joe Manchin, the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, said he is opposed to Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination to the Federal Reserve.
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Manchin Says Dems Should Take GOP Deal on Fed Nominees, Dampening Raskin's Hopes
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says Democrats should consider a GOP offer to advance four of President Joe Biden’s five nominees to the Fed.
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Biden Touts More Aid for Families With Children in His State of the Union Address. It's Unclear If Any of It Will Happen
In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for more aid for families with children. Still, there’s no timeline for any legislation.
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Americans Are Eager for More Monthly Child Tax Credit Checks. Future Payments Could Come With Work Requirements
Millions of parents would love to see more monthly child tax credit checks. But getting lawmakers to renew those payments under the same terms may be difficult.
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5 Times a Small Number of Votes Had a Huge Influence on Policy
While President Joe Biden outpaced former President Donald Trump by more than 7 million votes in 2020, another politician was busy winning her job in Washington by a much smaller margin: six votes. “I’m the poster child for why your vote matters,” Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks — an Iowa Republican whose single-digit margin of victory came in a district of 567,000…
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Why Your Individual Vote Matters More Than You Think — Even in Federal Elections
We’ve all been tempted to sit out an election by convincing ourselves one vote doesn’t matter that much. But the truth is a single-digit number of votes can have a big impact on federal and local policies. NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky looks back at several elections where only a few votes made a big difference.
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Bob Johnson Says Biden's Build Back Better Bill Needs to Direct Money to Black-Owned Businesses
“Closing the Black wealth gap is not a job,” said the founder of The RLJ Cos. “It’s giving us more access to wealth sustainability.”
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Kyrsten Sinema Raises Over $1.5 Million in Fourth Quarter While Opposing Key Pieces of Biden Agenda
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raised over $1.5 million toward the end of 2021 as she opposed key elements of her own party’s agenda, according to new filings.
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Companies, Executives Donated Nearly $300,000 to Manchin's Campaign After He Rejected Biden's Build Back Better Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin’s campaign raised nearly $300,000 from corporations and executives after he publicly opposed President Biden’s spending package.
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‘We Can Already Feel the Pinch.' Families Aren't Getting Child Tax Credit Checks for the First Time in 6 Months
The enhanced child tax credit abruptly ended in December after Democrats failed to pass the Build Back Better agenda. Families are feeling the loss.
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Biden ‘Not Sure' Enhanced Child Tax Credit, Free Community College Will Stay in Build Back Better
“There’s two really big components that I feel strongly about that I’m not sure I can get in the package,” President Biden told reporters Wednesday.
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Voting Bill Collapses, Democrats Unable to Change Filibuster
Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and a top priority for civil rights leaders is on track for defeat
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‘This Country Is Getting Angry When They Go to the Supermarket' — GOP Pollster Says Democrats Are Going to Be Crushed in November
Discontent over skyrocketing inflation is the most important issue for voters heading into this year’s midterm election, Frank Luntz told CNBC on Friday.
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Schumer Delays Voting Rights Votes Until Next Week as Democrats Face Filibuster Fight
Senate Republicans are set to block two voting rights bills, leading Democrats to consider filibuster changes to pass them.
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Goodbye ‘Godsend': Expiration of Child Tax Credits Hits Home
For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit.
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Joe Manchin's Former Aides Gain Influential Lobbying Clients as Their Ex-Boss Battles Biden's Agenda
Former aides to Sen. Joe Manchin who are now lobbyists are scoring big clients as their ex-boss battles President Biden’s agenda