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Obama congratulates Biden on Senate passage of his relief bill
Former President Barack Obama on Saturday congratulated President Joe Biden on the successful passage of the Covid-19 relief bill through the Senate, the administration's top legislative priority as millions of Americans continue to struggle financially amid the coronavirus pandemic.
[ cnn.com ]Hear Biden's remarks after Senate passes relief bill
President Joe Biden gives remarks after the Senate passed his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan by a 50-49 vote.
[ cnn.com ]Schumer takes a swipe at McConnell following Senate's vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer addresses the media following the Senate's vote to pass the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package
[ cnn.com ]Moderates clashed with progressives on the Senate floor, placing the White House's big-ticket 'American Rescue Plan' in legislative purgatory
The honeymoon is over for President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats, whose unified front has been thrown into doubt during the final stages of negotiations on the White House's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill.
[ cnn.com ]Progressives grapple with path forward as hopes of passing minimum wage fade
The Senate dealt progressives a blow they have been trying to prevent but knew was coming by voting down an amendment to include a $15 minimum wage in President Joe Biden's Covid relief package.
[ cnn.com ]Joe Manchin stalls Democrats' Covid relief push for hours
The Senate is bracing for a series of politically tough amendment votes Friday that could stretch late into the night and into the early hours of Saturday, the last major hurdle senators face before voting on President Joe Biden's sweeping pandemic relief bill, even as lawmakers are still planning to make changes to the legislation.
[ cnn.com ]New York state Senate passes bill to repeal Cuomo's emergency executive powers
The New York State Senate passed a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo's expanded emergency executive powers Friday.
[ cnn.com ]The amendment to the stimulus bill has payments $100 less than the House's but extends them a month longer
• These are the 8 Democratic senators who voted against amendment to raise minimum wage • Here's what's in the Senate stimulus plan
[ cnn.com ]The last hours of the relief bill tick down in the US Senate
In a matter of hours (big caveat on how many hours exactly), the Senate will vote to pass President Joe Biden's first major legislative agenda item through its chamber, sending it back to the House of Representatives.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The most important exception the Senate can make
Senators who vehemently defend the Senate's 60-vote threshold for legislation are nonetheless about to accept a simple majority of 51 votes when they decide on the Covid-19 relief bill currently being debated. That paradox is made possible through an exception to the filibuster for fiscal measures known as "reconciliation."
[ cnn.com ]Analysis: Desperate Americans wait as Washington duels over Covid-19 relief bill
President Joe Biden says the massive Covid-19 relief bill now on the Senate floor is crucial to finally getting a jump on a murderous pandemic. It's also a perfect metaphor for American politics in 2021.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Democrats might regret this bill
The US Senate is expected to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill in the coming days before it heads to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. This may seem like a major win for the new administration and congressional Democrats, but it's actually a Pyrrhic victory -- one that they may come to regret in the weeks and months ahead.
[ cnn.com ]Here's what a 'vote-a-rama' is (and what it means for stimulus)
Senate Democrats' push to quickly pass President Joe Biden's Covid-19 relief package is about to meet a time-consuming and stamina-challenging speed bump known as a "vote-a-rama."
[ cnn.com ]The Senate package contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic
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[ cnn.com ]Here's what we know about the Senate stimulus plan
• GO THERE: Manu Raju answers questions live as Congress debates stimulus bill • Analysis: New divides emerge as Senate debates Covid relief
[ cnn.com ]Senate gears up for marathon effort in push for Covid relief
The Senate is bracing for a marathon effort and a late night of voting on amendments before lawmakers take a final vote on President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill -- it's just not yet clear exactly when that will take place.
[ cnn.com ]'Neanderthal thinking': Biden slams Texas and Mississippi for lifting Covid restrictions despite pleas from experts
• Senate bill will narrow income eligibility for $1,400 stimulus checks
[ cnn.com ]Brianna Keilar: GOP states are turning the big lie into legislation
CNN's Brianna Keilar discusses how many Republicans are trying to change voting laws after losing the House, Senate and presidency in 2020.
[ cnn.com ]Capitol Hill security increased around chatter about March 4 conspiracies
• WATCH NOW: Senate hearing examines security and intelligence related to Capitol riot • FBI director knocks down conspiracy theory that rioters were 'fake Trump protesters'
[ cnn.com ]Senate Democrats still tweaking Covid relief bill as time runs out
Senate Democrats are down to the wire.
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