Congress

After weeks of talks that often appeared on the verge of collapse, a group of 20 Senate Republicans and Democrats reached agreement on a bill funding roads, bridges, transit projects and broadband.

Dozens of Democratic state lawmakers fled Texas in an effort to block Republican-led restrictive voting legislation from being passed.

In the wake of 9/11, Congress approved two measures giving the president expansive war powers. The House voted to repeal one of those measures, the 2002 authorization of force in Iraq.

The Florida Democrat says she believes her position as a political moderate and her family history as a refugee from Vietnam could help Democrats win a Senate seat. She has not yet decided on a run.

The legislation, which had near-unanimous support from the Senate, now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.

This is the second time the Wyoming Republican faced calls for her removal as the No. 3 Republican in the House. But this time, she did not have support from top Republicans.

President Biden is hosting key lawmakers in the Oval Office all week, hoping to forge an agreement on infrastructure.

Elise Stefanik, a four-term congresswoman, is replacing Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., in party leadership over Cheney's ongoing criticism of former President Donald Trump.

Biden talked about "the knee of injustice on the neck of Black Americans," while Scott declared, "America is not a racist country." But there was some overlap on policing issues.

President Biden made the pitch for a larger federal role, framed new programs aiding children as essential for the middle class and marked history in the House chamber with two top women.

The event will be unlike any other modern presidential speech before lawmakers thanks to pandemic restrictions and security requirements put in place after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

President Biden promised a lot as a candidate and acted swiftly once in office, particularly in regard to the coronavirus. But there are still areas in progress and goals that haven't been achieved.