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Failure to act soon risks cementing the impression that he is adrift
There are grounds to worry about the quality of US democracy but fanatics are a minority
Retirements by lawmakers from Joe Biden’s party puts razor-thin majority at risk
The left overrates public anger at the US economic model of 2019
Party had hoped forensic investigation of deadly attack would result in rejection of Trumpism
Statements from leading lobby groups come after activists criticised corporate America’s response to Capitol attack
White House contends with Omicron, a stalled agenda and Russia tensions as midterm elections lurk on the horizon
Biden’s FDR-like vision to reshape the US economy soured when it hit an immovable object: Manchin
Democratic lawmaker from Nevada credited with ushering through Barack Obama’s signature legislation
Party has to accept it did not do well enough in 2020 to railroad Joe Manchin
Senators will meet on Tuesday to seek a way forward after Joe Manchin rejected legislation
Liberals have been slow to face up to the surging violence in US cities
Coal-state senator unites fractured party against him by thwarting cherished Democratic wishlist
Why so many battleground-state Biden voters still have to whisper the words ‘I’m a Democrat’
Proposal to raise government borrowing limit by $2.5tn passes both chambers just before deadline
Joe Biden spoke with West Virginia senator Joe Manchin as concerns persist over inflation
No-strings-attached payment programmes are cropping up as the pandemic prompts a rethink of the social contract
Moderates worry voters could punish Joe Biden’s party over high prices
Important procedural vote brings lawmakers closer to averting a government default
The US should be braced for a deeply worrying intensification of its cultural civil war
Several Republicans threatened to refuse funding in protest against Covid rules for businesses
Biden’s lowest-cost remedy is to get tough on Covid
Changes to state and local tax rules have become a bone of contention in US president’s $1.75tn spending bill
US president has reason to fear his domestic agenda and popularity will be forever tainted
President’s ambitious ‘Build Back Better’ package faces further wrangling in the Senate
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