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Schumer tried once to advance the infrastructure bill, but disagreements over transportation funding and other issues held up the plan.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said President Joe Biden doesn’t have authority to forgive student debt. “That’s not even a discussion,” Pelosi said.

The legislation would pour federal money into physical infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, passenger rails, drinking water and waste water systems.

Failed New York state Senate candidate Daniel Christmann is among more than 500 people charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by supporters of ex-President Donald Trump.

Ten million or more Americans are behind on rent, with the national eviction ban about to expire. CNBC spoke with housing expert Emily Benfer about the crisis.

The Senate minority leader will take the rare step of spending campaign money on radio ads to encourage his constituents to get vaccinated for Covid.

Data for the 2019 tax year shows that 497 taxpayers have $25 million or more in aggregate IRA balances. Some lawmakers hope to curb use of those tax shelters.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren reignited her push for a tax on the accumulated wealth of the richest Americans by pointing at the Amazon founder.

“The idea that they’re somehow a protection or a hedge, I don’t think that’s going to be borne out over time,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren told CNBC.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the House will adhere to the mask mandate recommended by the Capitol Physician’s office, and called House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy a “moron” for opposing the mandate.

The Federal Trade Commission has until August 19 to file an amended complaint against Facebook.

“They got within inches of that chamber. If they got that ballot box from the states, think what they could have done to the country.” NBC News terrorism contributor and former ATF Special Agent in Charge Jim Cavanaugh talks about the Jan. 6 hearings and proper terminology when referring to people who stormed the Capitol that day.

Democrats are pushing President Joe Biden to extend a moratorium on federal student loan payments and forgive up to $50,000 in debt.

Officer Harry Dunn, who is Black, spoke at a House Select Committee hearing about the racism he faced from rioters while standing guard in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 6.

The earned income tax credit is more generous for workers in 2021. Now there are calls to make that expansion permanent.

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is a top critic of China, but his portfolio in the past included stock and options of Chinese firm Alibaba.

Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn appeared before the House Select Committee speaking about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Dunn said he had never been called a racial slur in uniform before that day.

Rep. Liz Cheney also said the Jan. 6 select committee might subpoena Trump and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to make crypto markets safer.

Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., will speak at the start of the hearing on the pro-Trump Jan. 6 Capitol riot.