Civil war among House Democrats leaves infrastructure bill in limbo despite leaders' public optimism

An intensifying family fight among congressional Democrats leaves considerable doubt about whether House lawmakers can push through a Senate-passed infrastructure bill despite leaders' pledges that will happen on Friday. 

House Democratic leaders, struggling to find the votes to pass President Joe Biden’s infrastructure legislation, told lawmakers they planned to finish consideration of the measure on Friday despite significant opposition.

House Democrats huddled in a closed-door meeting early Friday, a day after they had planned to pass a bipartisan infrastructure package that is a central component of Biden’s economic agenda. 

Democratic leaders postponed the vote on Thursday after dozens of lawmakers in the House Progressive Caucus threatened to defeat it.