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The Latest Breaking News from Joe Manchin

James Carville: Democrats should take out Sinema but leave Joe Manchin alone

Strategist contends West Virginia replacement could be worse but congressman Ruben Gallego could win Arizona primary

The Guardian - US

Divided no more? Court opening may draw Democrats together

Democrats have fractured repeatedly over President Joe Biden’s agenda, stalling legislation and creating an atmosphere of mistrust that threatens the party’s political prospects in November

The Independent UK

Governor enlists pet bulldog to tell Bette Midler to ‘kiss her hiney’

Ms Midler tweeted last month that Senator Joe Manchin “wants us all to be just like his state, West Virginia. Poor, illiterate, and strung out.”

The Independent UK

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Billionaire Republican backer donates to Manchin after he killed key Biden bill

Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, author of I Love Capitalism!, said of the Democratic senator: ‘Thank God for Joe Manchin’

The Guardian - US

Democrats Still Have a Way To Pass Their Voting Rights Legislation

Not by changing the filibuster rules, but by stressing them.

Reason

Biden visits site of Pittsburgh bridge collapse and promises action with infrastructure law –as it happened

‘Across the country there are 45,000 bridges in poor condition,’ US president says. ‘That is simply just unacceptable’

The Guardian - US

Biden ally in House floats lower child tax credit income cap

A top House Democrat suggested Thursday that his party scale back eligibility for child tax credits as a way to unlock President Joe Biden’s stalled economic agenda.

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Supreme Court vacancy: Manchin and Sinema won’t vote against who Joe Biden picks – here’s why

Both Senators have been consistent in voting to confirm Biden’s judicial nominations, including one potential pick to replace Breyer

The Independent UK

US calls for UN security council meeting to discuss Ukraine crisis – as it happened

The group has not been able to take any action in its previous meetings as Russia is a veto-wielding member of the security council – follow

The Guardian - US

Can Dems replace Breyer in enough time?

A year of "Manchinema" stonewalling may be cause for concern around the fate of Justice Breyer's SCOTUS replacement

Salon

Supreme Court vacancy: Manchin and Sinema will likely vote for whoever Joe Biden picks

Both Senators have been consistent in voting to confirm Biden’s judicial nominations, including both potential picks to replace Breyer

The Independent UK

Biden ‘stands by’ pledge to nominate Black woman to supreme court, White House says – as it happened

President urged to make good on promise to pick Black woman to fill vacancy, with Stephen Breyer to retire as justice – follow the latest

The Guardian - US

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

The Guardian - US

Commentary: In voting rights battle, moderate Republicans are allowed to duck the issue

At a time when Republican leadership has come to tolerate, or even embrace, Donald Trump’s “big lie,” 19 states have acted to subvert previously established voting rights by passing 34 new laws that restrict voting access.

Chicago Tribune

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AFP

Climate change: Biden's next big political gamble?

Washington (AFP) - After a string of setbacks on getting his priorities through the deeply divided US Congress, President Joe Biden may set his sights on climate change in a bid to save the planet -- and his imperiled legacy.

Bangkok Post

The power and poison of modern monetary theory

When Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced that he would not support the Build Back Better Act -- effectively dooming US President Joe Biden's signature legislative initiative -- he cited America's "staggering debt".

The Independent UK

Clinton-era Cabinet member deletes post calling for ‘back of the hand’ against Sinema

Progressives’ anger against Sinema, Manchin at new levels after filibuster vote

The Guardian - US

Sanders: ‘Anti-democratic’ Republicans to blame for Biden woes, not just Manchin and Sinema

Senator confirms he will campaign against moderate Democrats if they face primary challenges

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The Guardian - US

Where egos dare: Manchin and Sinema show how Senate spotlight corrupts

The two Democratic senators chose to wreck American democracy, simply to feed their sense of their own importance

The Guardian - US

Abolishing the filibuster won’t lead to a ‘tyranny of the majority’. It’s quite the opposite

What defenders of the filibuster want is minority rule – and a government unable to deliver anything meaningful to its people

The Independent UK

Sinema faces blowback in Arizona for votes defying Democrats

Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many Democrats consider essential to preserving democracy

The Guardian - US

Seth Meyers on failed voting rights bill: ‘Republicans are waging war on democracy’

Late-night hosts discuss the GOP’s filibustering of a voting rights bill and the supreme court’s rejection of Trump’s request to seal material from January 6

The Guardian - US

Biden emphasizes need for Build Back Better, citing a more just tax system – as it happened

Senator Joe Manchin doomed legislation last month, but there are signs Democrats are seeking to revive parts of it

The Independent UK

Democrats eye new strategy after failure of voting bill

Democrats are picking up the pieces after the collapse of their sweeping voting rights legislation

The Independent UK

Democratic congressman arrested with voting rights protesters after Senate demonstration

Progressive congressman has hammered Sinema, Manchin on voting rights, filibuster

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