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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., updates reporters on the latest action in the infrastructure negotiations between Republicans and Democrats, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘We have the votes’: Senate advances Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure deal

By Haris Alic and Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Former Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett talks about overseeing a 2020 election ballot audit ordered by the Republican lead Arizona Senate at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, during a news conference Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Phoenix. The equipment used in the November election won by President Joe Biden and the 2.1 million ballots were moved to the site Thursday so Republicans in the state Senate who have expressed uncertainty that Biden's victory was legitimate can recount them and audit the results. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Ex-Arizona secretary of state to quit role in 2020 election audit

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., listens to witnesses during a hearing on 2020 census on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Sinema throws wrench into Dems’ plans to pass Biden’s $3.5 trillion ‘human infrastructure’

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters as intense negotiations continue to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate infrastructure talks grind on, but deal hits roadblocks at every turn

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., looks over his notes as he talks to reporters about his plans for a procedural vote tomorrow on the bipartisan infrastructure deal senators brokered with President Joe Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Tensions were rising Tuesday as Republicans prepared to block the vote by mounting a filibuster over what they see as a rushed and misguided process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure talks stall amid pressure from left and right

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool, File)

Arizona Senate issues new subpoena for 2020 election audit

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

U.S. Senate urges Russia to release imprisoned Americans Paul Whelan, Trevor Reed

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool, File)

Maricopa County launches ‘JustTheFacts’ website to combat Trump’s stolen election claims

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this June 29, 2019, file photo, children play in fountains at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File)

Tale of two walkouts: Texas Democrats hailed on left while Oregon Republicans vilified

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, as he heads to Cincinnati to push his economic policies. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden on CNN town hall ducks questions on mask mandates, more virus restrictions

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks to the media after Republican lawmakers failed in their effort to override any of his vetoes in a two-day legislative gathering that ended Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. To the left of Edwards is Senate Democratic leader Gerald Boudreaux of Lafayette, and to his right is House Democratic leader Sam Jenkins of Shreveport. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)
SLUG: BC-LA-XGR--Louisiana Veto Session

Historic veto override session in Louisiana turns into GOP embarrassment

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a child tax credit news conference, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Schumer pledges to include Civilian Climate Corps in $3.5 trillion ‘human infrastructure’ package

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

House gets back to work Monday with much to do, little time before its next vacation

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Tracy Stone-Manning listens during a confirmation hearing for her to be the director of the Bureau of Land Management, during a hearing of the Senate Energy and National Resources Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

‘Not an innocent bystander’: Ex-agent disputes Biden nominee’s tree-spiking account

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool, File)

Arizona election auditors call on lawmakers to subpoena records, survey voters

By Jonathan J. Cooper - Associated Press

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key negotiator in the infrastructure talks, is surrounded by reporters as walks through the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Progressives’ carbon-free push could choke off Dems’ $3.5 trillion spending deal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Vice President Kamala Harris meets with Democrats from the Texas state legislature at the American Federation of Teachers, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Runaway Texas Democrats toasted on left, roasted on right

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks with members of the media after leaving a meeting with fellow Democrats at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, to discuss the latest progress on his infrastructure agenda. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden lobbies Democrats to unite behind $3.5 trillion ‘human infrastructure’ package

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Trader Richard Brophy works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Stocks wobbled between small gains and losses in early trading Tuesday as investors weigh the latest quarterly earnings reports from big U.S. companies and concerns about inflation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A new inflation number, a new headache for Biden

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 12, 2021. Congressional Democrats and immigration advocates are staring at their best chance in years to overcome Republican opposition and give millions of people in the U.S. without legal authorization a way to become citizens. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Dems need unity but split on huge social-welfare spending bill, risk scuttling Biden plans

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times