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 Wrong With Kyrsten Sinema?

There’s a difference between being a maverick and being a narcissist.

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 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.

Opinion | Sinema Stars in Her Own Film

The Garbo of the Senate leaves Democrats confused and angry.

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.

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.

As Sinema resists the budget bill, she is set to raise money from business groups that oppose it.

Five groups invited association members to an undisclosed location on Tuesday afternoon to write checks for between $1,000 and $5,800, payable to Sinema for Arizona.

Democrats Face Tough Choices as They Look to Shrink Safety Net Bill

With moderates insisting that the cost of the measure dip below $3.5 trillion, Democrats have a number of options for scaling back their plan. None of them are easy.

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 | 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.

Drug Plan Fails, Signaling Thorny Path for Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Bill

Senior Democrats said they could still preserve elements of their plan to lower prescription drug prices, but they have little room for defections, and divisions remain on that and other issues.

Back on the Trail, Sanders Campaigns for a Legislative Legacy

Senator Bernie Sanders is barnstorming the country again, but not for the presidency. Instead, he’s making the case for a $3.5 trillion bill that would be a once-in-a-generation achievement.

Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Dealing Blow to Biden and Democrats

All 50 G.O.P. senators opposed the sweeping elections overhaul, leaving a long-shot bid to eliminate the filibuster as Democrats’ best remaining hope to enact legal changes.