Joe Manchin's memoir, Dead Center, recounts a secret deal with Chuck Schumer that transformed Biden's Build Back Better spending plan.

A new hurricane recovery law limits the ability of local Florida governments to control development, even when they’re not directly impacted by a storm. Senate Bill 180 is dubbed the “Emergencies” act, but it has broad implications for development ...

Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation.