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Democrats' key swing vote wasn't on board with the relief bill, making clear he wouldn't accept something he didn't like. Here's how his party won him back.

Mar 06, 2021
It was Friday afternoon, and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who felt blindsided by his party leaders and now was at risk of defecting and effectively torpedoing a central pillar of the White House's domestic agenda.
Senate passes $1.9 trillion relief plan after all-night votes

Mar 06, 2021
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin brought the Senate to a standstill on Friday over a policy dispute that threatened to upend President Joe Biden's top agenda item -- a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill -- and prompted a furious lobbying effort behind the scenes after Democrats thought they had party unity.
Schumer takes a swipe at McConnell following Senate's vote

Mar 06, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer addresses the media following the Senate's vote to pass the $1.9 trillion Covid relief package
Here's what's in the Senate stimulus plan

Mar 06, 2021
The Senate on Saturday passed its version of the Democrats' massive coronavirus relief package, after the House passed its package last week.
Analysis: This is not the kind of governance Biden promised 45 days ago. But it is a signal that 'help is on the way.'

Mar 06, 2021
Democrats muscled past unified Republican opposition, resolved their own last-minute identity crisis and are on the cusp of delivering a massive Covid relief bill that will put $1,400 checks in the pockets of millions of Americans, shore up unemployment for the millions still out of work and notch the first major legislative accomplishment of Joe Biden's presidency.
Hear Biden's remarks after Senate passes relief bill

Mar 06, 2021
President Joe Biden gives remarks after the Senate passed his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan by a 50-49 vote.
Opinion: Biden's historic victory for America -- no thanks to GOP

Mar 06, 2021
President Joe Biden is on the cusp of a major legislative victory. If all goes according to plan and the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is signed into law, Biden will have scored an early triumph in his presidency. The Covid-19 relief bill will provide a wide range of benefits, from direct payments to American families, money for vaccine development and distribution, small business relief, more substantial subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, a child tax credit, a higher Earned Income Tax Credit, federal funds for state and local governments and much more.
Trump says he'll campaign against Murkowski in Alaska next year

Mar 06, 2021
• Trump wants top Republican fundraising organizations to stop using his likeness • Voting rights groups say GOP-backed bills in Georgia target Black voters
US is at a tipping point of another Covid-19 surge, expert says. That's why safety measures remain crucial now

Mar 07, 2021
• Analysis: Amount of people hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine dropping rapidly
Wall Street Journal: Third female former staffer accuses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate conduct

Mar 06, 2021
A third female former staffer has come forward with accusations of inappropriate conduct by embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday night.