There's a word you're going to be hearing a lot as Congress tries to pass a budget this year: reconciliation. It's a procedural fast-track lawmakers get to use after they approve a budget. Republicans ...

Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) changed his mind on supporting a climate and health-care deal, meaning Democrats can use reconciliation to achieve a major campaign goal. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington ...

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Budget reconciliation may offer Democrats a way to sidestep some partisan gridlock and advance President Biden’s policy objectives. WSJ explains how the process works and why divisions in the party ...

Stephen Colbert put on his best Willy Wonka impersonation to explain budget reconciliation and the inner workings of Congress. “I hope everyone in America is using protection, because it is very ...