Opinion | Biden and the Democratic Standoff Over Spending Bills

Readers offer different perspectives on who’s at fault and how Democrats should come to agreement. Also: The Supreme Court's task.

Opinion | What’s a Little Disagreement Among Factions?

Everything is going just the way Biden dreamed it up. 

Progressives Stand Firm on Priorities as Infrastructure Debate Continues

Liberals rejected demands from moderate Democrats to shrink President Biden’s domestic policy agenda by more than half, though they said they were willing to compromise.

Democratic Voters See Many Losers in Party Schism, and One Winner: Trump

In a New Jersey district represented by one of the conservative-leaning Democrats in the House, Democratic voters are disappointed and worried by the party’s inability to pass President Biden’s agenda.

Biden Signs Bill Ending Furlough of 3,700 Transportation Workers

The measure, which extends expiring transportation programs for a month, had originally been part of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill that stalled in the House this week.

Biden’s Big Vision Collides With His Small Majorities

The president’s push for transformative policies is running into the realities of governing with no votes to spare.

Biden Throws In With Left, Leaving His Agenda in Doubt

Progressives flexed, but remain empty-handed. Moderates feel betrayed. The outcome of their battle could determine Democrats’ fate in the midterms and the success of the Biden presidency.

Opinion | Sinema Stars in Her Own Film

The Garbo of the Senate leaves Democrats confused and angry.

Biden Pulls Back on Infrastructure Bill, Tying It to Social Policy Measure

After pressing toward a vote, Democratic leaders accepted “reality” that the bill could not pass before a broad climate change and safety net measure comes together.

Progressives Flex Muscles on Biden Agenda, Adopting New Tactics

Their persistence forced Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a planned vote on the $1 trillion infrastructure bill. In the end, President Biden sided with their position.

House Delays Vote on Infrastructure Bill as Democrats Feud

A liberal revolt left Democrats short of votes, but leaders insisted they would bring up the measure again on Friday, giving them more time to reach a deal on a separate climate and safety net bill.

Opinion | This Is Why We Need to Spend $4 Trillion

When you’re facing a social crisis, it’s time to go big. 

Republicans at Odds Over Infrastructure Bill as Vote Approaches

With a bipartisan infrastructure bill set for a Thursday vote in the House, a campaign by business groups and some Senate Republicans to secure G.O.P. support may be the measure’s last hope.

Opinion | Do Democrats Have the Courage of Liz Cheney?

When one party in our two-party system goes completely rogue, it falls on the other party to protect democracy.

Four Jagged Puzzle Pieces and a Few Weeks for Democrats to Assemble Them

The party must keep the government funded, stave off a default, push a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to President Biden and secure the votes for a defining climate change and social policy bill.

Liberals Dig In Against Infrastructure Bill as Party Divisions Persist

They doubled down on a promise to oppose the infrastructure bill until Congress acts on a far more expansive domestic policy package.

Opinion | Democrats Face a Reckoning With Themselves

The party’s agenda depends on last-minute compromise.

Opinion | This Is No Way to Run a Democracy

“What the country really needs is some sort of Biden-Get-Your-Groove-Back campaign.”

Pelosi Announces Vote on $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said that the House would take up the $1 trillion bill on Thursday, hours before government funding is scheduled to lapse.

For Schumer and Pelosi, the Challenge of a Career With No Margin for Error

The top two Democrats in Congress face a daunting pile of legislative imperatives. With President Biden’s agenda hanging in the balance and few votes to spare, can they get it done?