Inflation and climate change tackled in new Senate deal that Biden calls 'historic'
"It's a big deal," President Biden said of the Senate Democrats' bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, at the White House Thursday.
Sen. Joe Manchin
Manchin says he will support Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.
Sen. Joe Manchin says he'll oppose Sarah Bloom Raskin's nomination to a key Fed role
The opposition of Manchin, the Democratic senator from West Virginia, likely dooms Raskin's chances to be confirmed.
The expanded child tax credit expires Friday after Congress failed to renew it
Because the Build Back Better agenda was not passed by the Senate before the end of the year, the last payment of the expanded child tax credit program went out this month.