Mitch McConnell

Top aides to the president are reaching out to senators to convey his enthusiasm for the agreement, a White House official said.

The $579 billion infrastructure deal is a win, yet the bipartisan plan faces hurdles in Congress that reflect challenges to the president's broader economic agenda.

President Joe Biden’s quest to enact his $4 trillion economic agenda enters a turbulent new phase Monday as the U.S. House comes back into session and Democratic representatives ramp up pressure on the Senate to produce a bipartisan compromise or stop prolonging the effort.

The president and Republican congressional leaders see a narrow opening for compromise on infrastructure spending yet significant obstacles remain, particularly on tax increases.

April's hiring shortfall stiffened Republican opposition to the tax increases on the wealthy and corporations that are a central part of the administration's package.

The Senate Republican leader ripped the president's plan to end a tax break that lets the richest Americans transfer much of their wealth tax-free at death.

The president holds some advantages in pushing for what would be a massive expansion of the government.

Democrats’ go-it-alone stimulus plan faces night of GOP sniping

President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief proposal serves as the opening salvo in a legislative battle that could be prolonged by the go-big price tag and the inclusion of initiatives opposed by many Republicans.

President-elect Joe Biden will seek a deal with Republicans on another round of COVID-19 relief, rather than attempting to ram a package through without their support, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday closed off chances that the Senate would pass anytime soon a House bill that would give most Americans $2,000 stimulus payments.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to force quick action increasing direct stimulus payments to $2,000 as President Donald Trump warned that failing to act now amounted to a “death wish” by Republicans.

Republicans will likely block Democrats’ attempts to have the Senate follow the House in boosting stimulus payments for most Americans to $2,000, even though President Donald Trump backs the bigger checks.

President Donald Trump signed a bill containing $900 billion in pandemic relief, the White House said, triggering the flow of aid to individuals and businesses and averting the risk of a partial government shutdown on Tuesday.

Tucked in among more than 5,000 pages of legislative text, the congressional bill providing COVID-19 relief and 2021 government funding includes dozens of tax breaks for beneficiaries ranging from downtown restaurants and the film industry to motor-sports racetracks.

Tax policy for the next two years, and therefore tax planning strategies, may be determined in Georgia early next year.

The president-elect's pledge to repeal President Donald Trump‘s tax cuts as soon as he is inaugurated may be stymied for the foreseeable future.

Senate leaders will be trying to hold their parties together for a vote Thursday to advance a slimmed-down stimulus bill that Democrats have already rejected, with both sides jockeying for advantage in public perceptions two months before the election.

There’s little chance of agreement on a new federal coronavirus relief plan without a compromise on the roughly $1 trillion in aid to beleaguered state and local governments that Democrats demand and the White House opposes.

Several unemployed workers described the difficulties they are facing to senators as congressional leaders continue negotiations.