Biden hasn’t ‘thrown in with the left.’ The left has backed his compromises; the center-right has not.
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The Progressive Caucus Wields Power
In a rare moment in Congress, progressive Democrats held the line, for now.
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The Drug Industry–Backed PAC Trying to Spike the Biden Agenda
Center Forward is funding practically all the corporate Democrats making trouble in Congress.
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Bernie Sanders to House Progressives: Hold Strong or the Senate Will Tank Biden’s Agenda
Dozens of Progressive Caucus members remain steadfastly opposed to a bipartisan infrastructure bill without being paired with a more expansive reconciliation package.
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Pelosi Tries to Bulldoze Progressives on the Infrastructure Bill
But she claims it must pass to avoid an expiration of highway funding. That’s just not true.
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How the Democrats Can Pass the Entire Reconciliation Bill
It just requires enacting it for four years.
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The Real Trouble With the Sprawling Reconciliation Bill
Focusing the agenda could have a benefit: a clearer message.
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Infrastructure Summer: The Democrats’ David Boren Wing
There’s always someone in the House or Senate willing to tank a new Democratic president’s agenda.
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Paid Leave Advocates Won’t Push Back on Payouts to Private Insurance
House proposal would fork over paid leave benefits to private insurers.