As Democrats seek unity on the agenda, Biden rallies support for a $3.5 trillion budget deal.

After Trump's loss in 2020, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed concern about a coup attempt... Senator Joni Ernst brings a prop to the hearing to demonstrate Biden's sincerity... President Joe Biden and senior Senate Democrats reached an agreement on a $3.5 trillion budget proposal that will allow the Democrats to enact a large chunk of the president's program without Republican backing, but they now confront their most difficult task yet: keeping all Democrats together.

Late Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, Chairman of the Budget Committee Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and other senators revealed the agreement and topline amount, then on Wednesday, they presented a long list of goals. Biden went to Capitol Hill and delivered the idea to Senate Democrats over lunch to help sell the initiative to the larger caucus. Everyone hailed the president, but the party is in disarray.