Democrats in Washington are vowing to press ahead with a possible vote this week on President Joe Biden’s scaled-down Build Back Better package, now carrying a $1.75 trillion price tag. It comes after West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said Monday it’s time to vote on the infrastructure bill instead, which was seen as a signal that the key moderate is wavering on the larger package. One person who has been speaking regularly with Manchin is New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who joined us to talk about the White House’s priority bill and more.
We speak with ProPublica journalist Joaquin Sapien about his report on how New York state has approached the issue of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
We speak with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, a delegate for Vice President Kamala Harris at this week's Democratic National Convention in Albany.
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker hasn’t said whether he will seek a third term. A new poll finds the Republican’s popularity has taken a huge...