There's a word you're going to be hearing a lot as Congress tries to pass a budget this year: reconciliation. It's a procedural fast-track lawmakers get to use after they approve a budget. Republicans ...

Democrats are still in the early stages of trying to figure out how big to go in a Democratic-only infrastructure bill. But they have no room for error in the Senate ...

Soon after taking office, President Biden unveiled an ambitious $4 trillion package to clean up America's energy policy; boost families with new health care, child care, and education benefits; slash ...

Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) changed his mind on supporting a climate and health-care deal, meaning Democrats can use reconciliation to achieve a major campaign goal. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington ...