John Barrasso
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021, as from left, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Sen. Barrasso, R-Wy. and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., look on. Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Biden to GOP: 'Don't get in the way' of infrastructure plan

By Lisa Mascaro And Jonathan Lemire May. 28, 2021 12:17 AM EDT

From left, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., the GOP's lead negotiator on a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Biden to GOP: 'Don't get in the way' of infrastructure plan

By Lisa Mascaro And Jonathan Lemire May. 27, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, right, speaks as he gets his weekly economic briefing in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Yellen: Biden's phased-in spending plan won't fuel inflation

By Marcy Gordon May. 02, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden plan would spend $16B to clean up old mines, oil wells

By Matthew Daly Apr. 01, 2021 12:08 AM EDT

President Joe Biden, center left, Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, second from right, meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio Ore., second from left, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., right, Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairwoman Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., bottom right, and other members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on infrastructure. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Pelosi pledges swift work on major infrastructure package

By Hope Yen Mar. 14, 2021 01:54 PM EDT

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Mar. 05, 2021 05:44 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin; Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.;...

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency. They're taking an unapologetically partisan approach to advance the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue, voting rights and other priorities. Their calculation is that it's better to try to push ahead than risk wasting time courting Republican support that may never come. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Eager to act, Biden and Democrats leave Republicans behind

By Lisa Mascaro And Zeke Miller Mar. 04, 2021 10:35 AM EST

Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is is sworn in as Energy Secretary by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Old Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm confirmed as energy secretary

By Matthew Daly Feb. 25, 2021 01:35 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, speaks during a news conference with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Democrats to 'act big' on $1.9T aid; GOP wants plan split

By Lisa Mascaro And Josh Boak Jan. 28, 2021 12:32 AM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8

By Mary Clare Jalonick And Lisa Mascaro Jan. 22, 2021 10:36 AM EST

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Dec. 18, 2020 06:16 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va.; Adm. Brett Giroir, the Health and...

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2020 file photo Merav Ben-David poses for a photo in Cheyenne, Wyo. Ben-David will face Republican former U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis in the general election. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)
Trump, Lummis and Cheney win in Wyoming

By Mead Gruver Nov. 03, 2020 09:02 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks towards the Senate floor on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
White House virus aid offer is panned by Pelosi, Senate GOP

By Andrew Taylor Oct. 10, 2020 12:43 AM EDT

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks with reporters about the coronavirus relief package negotiations, at the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
White House drops payroll tax cut after GOP allies object

By Andrew Taylor And Lisa Mascaro Jul. 23, 2020 06:12 AM EDT

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, third from left, greets President Donald arrives at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects

By Aamer Madhani And Kevin Freking Jul. 15, 2020 12:09 AM EDT

Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
Democrats decry 'pandemic of pollution' under Trump's EPA

By Matthew Daly May. 20, 2020 02:01 PM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks about the so-called Heroes Act, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package Tuesday, providing nearly $1 trillion for states and cities, “hazard pay” for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
GOP senators give Democrats' $3T relief bill a cold shoulder

By Lisa Mascaro And Andrew Taylor May. 13, 2020 12:29 AM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. Standing behind McConnell are Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., from back left, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Pelosi unveils $3T virus bill, warns inaction costs more

By Lisa Mascaro And Andrew Taylor May. 12, 2020 12:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, now Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette is interviewed on stage at the World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Trump administration on Thursday, April 23, 2020, urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough global marketplace, from making it easier to mine public lands out West to blocking some imports of foreign nuclear fuel. Brouillette said the United States risked losing position in the industry globally, costing it leverage when it comes to encouraging safe nuclear use around the world. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)
Trump panel: Boost US uranium mines as strategic interest

By Ellen Knickmeyer Apr. 23, 2020 03:52 PM EDT