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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer effectively became the leader of the U.S. Senate on the morning of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection

Everything you need to know about the Inflation Reduction Act

If signed into law, the bill will allocate $369bn to schemes tackling climate change

In a statement after the Senate passed the roughly $700 billion bill, the president said "doing the important thing almost always" requires compromises.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), announced in late July by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., includes $369 billion in tax incentives to boost wind, solar and other clean energy. Although a step in the right direction, the bill will not by itself be enough to keep global…

What more do the Democrats want from Joe Manchin?

Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden get a much-needed victory and Joe Manchin takes a victory lap while Bernie Sanders and Kyrsten Sinema get left in the dust

President Joe Biden and his party finally scored the win they’ve been waiting for heading into the November congressional elections, but it’s uncertain it will be enough to save them from the nation’s sour mood over inflation.

Estimated $430bn economic package aims to slow climate change, control medicine costs, and raise corporate taxes.

The US Senate has passed a sweeping $US430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices, and raise some corporate taxes.

"I ran to make government work for working families again. That’s what this bill does — period," says Biden