New stopgap funding bill likely to extend into early 2022

New stopgap funding bill likely to extend into early 2022-rollcall:  Democrats and Republicans haggled over details of a stopgap spending bill that appears likely to run into late January at a minimum, with Republicans still trying to extend the duration into February or March.

Biden makes it official: Young gets OMB director nod

Biden makes it official: Young gets OMB director nod-rollcall: President Joe Biden said Shalanda D. Young would be his nominee for White House budget director, solidifying a role she's been filling in an acting capacity for months.

House kicks budget reconciliation bill vote to Friday as GOP leader keeps talking

House kicks budget reconciliation bill vote to Friday as GOP leader keeps talking-rollcall: The House delayed a planned vote on Democrats' roughly $2.2 trillion package of spending and tax breaks Thursday night when the Republican leader delivered an hours-long speech in opposition that ran into Friday.

GOP senators appalled by 'ridiculous' House infighting

GOP senators appalled by 'ridiculous' House infighting-thehill:  Republican senators are expressing shock and disbelief that conservative allies of Trump in the House threatened to strip colleagues who voted for the $1 trillion infrastructure bill of their committee assignments.

Democrats’ ‘SALT’ headache hangs over budget reconciliation bill

Democrats’ ‘SALT’ headache hangs over budget reconciliation bill-rollcall: Democrats set out to pay for their clean energy and social spending package with tax increases on the wealthy, but a parochial desire among lawmakers from high-tax states to provide relief from a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions has undermined that goal.

In implementing infrastructure law, Biden turns to two former mayors for help

In implementing infrastructure law, Biden turns to two former mayors for help-rollcall:  With the stroke of a pen, President Joe Biden on Monday put a bow on the infrastructure bill that is one of his key domestic priorities, and he asked two former mayors to help make it real.

Biden nominates Califf as FDA chief

Biden nominates Califf as FDA chief-politico:  President Joe Biden on Friday nominated former Commissioner Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration, in a move that would bring the Obama-era official back for a second tour atop the agency.