How Democrats Could Shrink Their $3.5 Trillion Budget Bill

Here are three options to shrink down the Democrats’ climate change and social welfare bill as moderates demand less spending and smaller tax hikes to pay for it.

Opinion | What Democrats Need to Do Now

Moderates and progressives have a lot of shared ground to build upon.

Opinion | Why Not Make the Kids Alright?

Spending more on children is a very good idea.

Opinion | Hospitals and Health Care Workers, Overwhelmed by Covid

Burned-out health professionals and overwhelmed hospitals. Also: The child tax credit; counterterrorism; Democrats and taxes; “Medicare for all.”

Opinion | Joe Manchin Doesn’t Know What He’s Missing

Infrastructure isn’t about the price tag. It’s about what the money gets us.

Opinion | Why Working-Class Parents Don’t Buy What D.C. Is Selling

In focus groups, many said work is the price of admission for eligibility for government benefits like the expanded child tax credit.

From Cradle to Grave, Democrats Move to Expand Social Safety Net

The $3.5 trillion social policy bill that lawmakers begin drafting this week would touch virtually every American, at every point in life, from conception to old age.

Opinion | Joe Biden Won’t Stop Surprising Us

It turns out that the era of big government isn’t over.

What You Need to Know About the Child Tax Credit

In mid-July, millions of families will get the first of six monthly payments of as much as $300 per child from the U.S. government.