The White House finally bowed to reality Friday, formally acknowledging that President Biden’s multitrillion-dollar social spending plan has no chance of getting through Congress this year. “The president wants to see this move forward — I think you saw in

President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will have to be pushed into the new year WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will

This past week, Democrats shelved the so-called “Build Back Better” bill until next year, after it failed to gain the support of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). Because the Senate is split 50-50 between the parties, Manchin’s vote is crucial. Given that every Republican

Democrats are leaving Washington for the holidays having fallen short on a slew of President Joe Biden's top domestic priorities and staring down the barrel of a politically-contentious 2022 in which the balance of power in Congress is up for grabs and trending

President Joe Biden on Thursday all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping domestic policy package will likely push into the new year, as he does not yet have the votes in the Senate to lift the roughly $2 trillion bill to passage. Biden issued a

Biden lacks the votes to advance the 2nd part of Build Back Better by the end of 2021 President Biden acknowledged that his Build Back Better spending bill is going to need "days and weeks" to complete, even though Democrats wanted to vote on it by Christmas. Politics

CNN analyst and former Democratic staffer Kirsten Powers implored Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., to leave the Democratic Party Thursday, claiming "it would be better off" for President Biden if he could avoid accusations of being unable to unite the party around

Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden's big $2 trillion domestic package WASHINGTON -- Sen. Joe Manchin settled in at President Joe Biden’s family home in Delaware on a Sunday morning in the

President Biden pressed forward on his 10-year, $1.75 trillion social welfare bill Thursday, refusing to give up in the face of Democratic divisions that threaten to sink the centerpiece of his party’s liberal agenda. In a statement released to the public,

Top Senate Democrats are shifting their focus to voting rights as Sen. Joe Manchin pumps the brakes on the party’s hopes of passing a sweeping social spending bill by Christmas. Manchin (D-WV) and President Joe Biden remain “miles apart” on the roughly $2

President Biden will be victorious in getting his social welfare bill across the finish line, the White House said Friday despite signs the massive legislation will stumble into the new year without final passage. Press secretary Jen Psaki said Mr. Biden has

Laura Ingraham warned of a "blue holiday season" for Democrats if they don't seek their own "Great Reset" as President Biden's approval rating craters. The latest blow to Democrats' hopes for a socialist transformation of the American system was when Senate

President Joe Biden admitted his multitrillion-dollar Build Back Better spending bill will be delayed as he continues negotiations with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). “It takes time to finalize these agreements, prepare the legislative changes, and finish all the

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter took the stand Friday at her manslaughter trial in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. Potter, 49, has said she meant to draw her Taser instead of her gun when she shot

All eyes are now on Kim Potter as the former suburban Minneapolis police officer is expected to testify in her own defense on Friday. Potter, a 26-year police veteran, is facing first- and second-degree manslaughter charges after shooting and killing Daunte

Kim Potter, 49, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April shooting. Potter's testimony follows six days of evidence in the state's case. MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright while yelling

Ex-cop Kimberly Potter testified in trial for Duante Wright's death The white ex-Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright, a Black man, during a traffic stop testified at her manslaughter trial. Kimberly Potter said she mistakenly used her gun, not

Potter: Wright traffic stop 'went chaotic' Former suburban Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter takes the stand at her manslaughter trial in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. (Dec. 17)

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter choked up on the witness stand and buried her face in her hands Friday as she recounted the moment she fatally shot Daunte Wright while yelling "Taser" in a traffic-stop-turned-arrest earlier this year. "We

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter choked up on the witness stand and buried her face in her hands Friday as she recounted the moment she fatally shot Daunte Wright while yelling "Taser" in a traffic-stop-turned-arrest earlier this year. "We

Kim Potter, 49, is charged with first- and second-degree manslaughter in the April shooting. Potter's testimony follows six days of evidence in the state's case. MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright while yelling

President Biden is spotlighting his push for voting rights and honoring his longtime friend and ally House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn during a visit to South Carolina on Friday. And for the president, the trip’s a homecoming of sorts to a state where he has

President Biden appeared at the South Carolina State University commencement ceremony Friday to speak to students of the historically Black university, where he committed several verbal gaffes. At different points, the president accidentally referred to

President Biden is not expected to change his holiday plans due to COVID-19, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Psaki was asked if the president is considering altering his plans given the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases and if he is encouraging

Joe Biden walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. As he heads to South Carolina to address the December graduates at South Carolina State University, a historically Black school in Orangeburg.

President Biden mistakenly promoted his vice president in a Friday speech, touting “President” Kamala Harris — before claiming that humans would be able to travel commercially at 15 times the speed of a bullet in 20 years. “All kidding aside, of course President

President Joe Biden referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “President Harris” during a speech at South Carolina State University on Friday. The president spoke about the importance of Historic Black Colleges and Universities, noting that Harris was a

President Biden on Friday lauded Mayor-elect Eric Adams’ pick of Keechant Sewell to be New York City police commissioner and called for “more money” for cops to fight increases in crime in major cities. “You will be our next generation of elected officials,

A judge on Thursday granted the police access to Alec Baldwin’s smartphone, nearly two months into the investigation around how a gun he was practicing with on the set of the film, “Rust,” fired a live round, killing the movie’s cinematographer and wounding

Embattled actor Alec Baldwin left home alone Friday — seemingly still toting the cellphone that investigators have issued a search warrant to get. The 63-year-old actor, looking exhausted with heavy bags under his eyes, left his downtown apartment hours after

The most recent search warrant in Alec Baldwin's "Rust" shooting investigation isn't stopping the actor from stepping out on the town. The 63-year-old star was seen out and about with his wife, Hilaria, on Thursday shortly after news broke that authorities

Alec Baldwin has denied police allegations that he requested a "larger gun" on the set of "Rust" before the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Taking to Twitter, the actor shared a link to an article about an affidavit from Detective Alexandria

Alec Baldwin's cell phone was requested by a new search warrant issued by the Santa Fe Sheriff's Department. According to the warrant obtained by Fox News on Thursday, the authorities want to search Baldwin's phone for any evidence relating to the death of

Then-Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a press conference on Capitol Hill, December 9, 2019. (Loren Elliott/Reuters) The Senate parliamentarian has rejected Democrats’ third attempt to include immigration in their social-spending package,

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough rejected another Democratic effort to include immigration reform in President Joe Biden’s spending bill. MacDonough’s ruling, which came late Thursday, is Democrats’ latest setback in their bid to overhaul the nation’s

White House press secretary Jen Psaki expressed frustration Friday after the Senate parliamentarian ruled for a third time against Democrats’ push to include immigration reform in President Biden’s Build Back Better Act. “The decision by the parliamentarian

Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough rejected a plan from Democrats on Thursday to include immigration reform in the Build Back Better Act, The Hill reported. The parliamentarian position is nonpartisan and focused on interpreting the upper chamber's

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The Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers were to play in an empty Bell Centre on Thursday night due to a spiraling rise of COVID-19 cases. The Canadiens announced about two hours before puck drop that Quebec public health officials had requested that

Judge overturns settlement that protected the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits A federal judge has overturned a bankruptcy settlement worth more than $4 billion which granted immunity from opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family who own the company

A federal judge on Thursday evening unraveled a painstakingly negotiated settlement between Purdue Pharma and thousands of state, local and tribal governments who had sued the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin for its role in the ongoing opioid

(CNN) New evidence shows that a practice known as test-to-stay works to keep children in classrooms safely, even if they've been exposed to the virus that causes Covid-19, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Test-to-stay