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What’s the so-called ‘wealth tax’ in Biden’s proposed bill, and how would it work?
By Josh Boak
Joe Manchin has made millions from coal. His ties are now facing examination as Democrats scramble for a climate and economic agreement
By Fredreka Schouten
US one of few countries worldwide without paid family leave
By Emery Winter
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Biden’s new Build Back Better bill has $555 billion for climate, making it the biggest clean energy bill ever
By Steven Mufson & Sarah Kaplan
Biden hosts Manchin in Delaware at critical juncture
By Marianne LeVine, Burgess Everett & Heather Caygle
Biden and Democrats’ Build Back Better plan in summary: Paid leave, climate funding, and other priorities
By Li Zhou, Rebecca Leber & Dylan Matthews
Manchin Denounces Billionaires Tax as Divisive
By Jonathan Weisman
Tax on Billionaires' Unrealized Gains Will Likely Be in Budget Package, Democrats Say
By Richard Rubin & Kristina Peterson
Biden heads to Europe with his economic agenda -- and his presidency -- in the balance back home
By Kevin Liptak
Here's what's in the $1.75 trillion economic plan Biden will try to sell to his party
By Kate Sullivan
Democrats drop paid family and medical leave from safety net bill
By Sahil Kapur, Frank Thorp V & Frank Thorp
Supporters of paid family leave 'disappointed' after Democrats slash it from Biden's plan
By Teaganne Finn
Biden's new spending framework has $555 billion for clean energy, focused on incentives, not punishments
By Pippa Stevens
The President's Gamble: Biden Implores Democrats to Support His Agenda
By Michael D. Shear & Jim Tankersley
Biden's Plan B for the climate crisis, explained
By Rebecca Leber