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.

Biden Accuses Republicans of Being ‘Reckless’ Over Debt Limit Increase

The president warned Republicans “not to use procedural tricks to block us from doing the job.”

With Biden’s Agenda in the Balance, Lobbying Kicks Into High Gear

Business interests are using ads and other efforts to cajole Democrats to change or kill a $3.5 trillion social policy bill.

Biden Accuses Republicans of Being ‘Reckless’ Over Debt Limit Increase

The president warned Republicans “not to use procedural tricks to block us from doing the job.”

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.

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.

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.

In Your Facebook Feed: Oil Industry Pushback Against Biden Climate Plans

The messages take aim at Democrats by name as part of a broad effort to undermine landmark climate legislation that now hangs in the balance in Congress.

Kyrsten Sinema Is at the Center of It All. Some Arizonans Wish She Weren’t.

The centrist senator is key to President Biden’s agenda in Washington. Her positions have angered some Democrats back home.

Biden Struggles to Unite His Own Party Behind His Economic Agenda

The president canceled a trip to Chicago in an attempt to salvage a pair of bills containing trillions of dollars in spending on infrastructure, education, climate change and more.

Opinion | Memo to Democrats: ‘Grow Up. Do Your Job.’

Suggestions for Democrats in Congress; the return of live performances; Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; an airline no-fly list; boys' struggles.

Biden Struggles to Unite His Own Party Behind His Economic Agenda

The president canceled a trip to Chicago in an attempt to salvage a pair of bills containing trillions of dollars in spending on infrastructure, education, climate change and more.

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.

Biden Huddles With Democrats as Divisions Threaten His Agenda

Democrats are nearing a make-or-break moment for President Biden’s agenda, with party divisions imperiling top-priority legislation and fiscal crises looming.

Opinion | Why Are Moderates Trying to Blow Up Biden’s Centrist Economic Plan?

In attacking the Build Back Better Act, they are working against their own purported aims.

Opinion | It’s All or Nothing for These Democrats, Even if That Means Biden Fails

The moderates’ immodest demands threaten the president’s agenda.

Opinion | It’s All or Nothing for These Democrats, Even if That Means Biden Fails

The moderates’ immodest demands threaten the president’s agenda.

Opinion | Dear Joe Manchin: Coal Isn’t Your State’s Future

Coal’s glory days ended during the Reagan era, and they aren’t coming back.

This Powerful Democrat Linked to Fossil Fuels Will Craft the U.S. Climate Plan

Senator Joe Manchin is already a crucial swing vote in the Democrats’ sweeping budget bill. But he will also write the details of its climate change program.

House Panel Expands Inquiry Into Climate Disinformation by Oil Giants

Executives from Exxon, Shell, BP and others are being called to testify in Congress next month after a secret recording this year exposed an Exxon official boasting of such efforts.