Build Back Better spending

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, April 14, 2022. On Friday, April 15, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming the U.S. inflation rate jumped from 1.7% in 2017 under President Donald Trump to 14% in 2021 under Biden.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Biden admin. revives failed Build Back Better ahead of midterms

The Biden administration is still hoping to jam the so-called Build Back Better spending plan through Congress. During a White House press briefing on Monday, Secretary Jen Psaki said negotiations on a new spending bill are underway and they include a number of Democrat lawmakers.