
The moment has come for Biden and Pelosi to close the deal on his sweeping agenda
CNN
In the wake of jarring election results in several states on Tuesday, the one thing Democrats appeared to agree on was that they needed action in Congress.
Democrats needed wins. Democrats, in at least some form, needed to pass President Joe Biden's sweeping agenda. And House Democratic leaders are on the cusp of exactly that in a matter of hours.
But for real this time. At least that's what is scheduled. And that's what senior Democratic aides are confident can get done. And that's what the White House spent Thursday, from Biden on down, urgently trying set the conditions to accomplish.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











