Build Back Better
Welcome to Joe Manchin’s Scorching Summer of Climate Doom
This summer is the last best chance for the U.S. to take climate action, and we’re blowing it.
Joe Manchin Wants Democratic Leaders to Keep Guessing What He Wants
The proposed reworking of Build Back Better has seen almost no movement since Manchin said he couldn’t support it in December.
McConnell Was Terrified of the Child Tax Credit Being Too Popular
Luckily for him, the Democrats killed it themselves.
Free Community College in the US Is Officially Dead
“Congress hasn’t passed the Build Back Better legislation yet. And free community college is no longer a part of that package,” first lady Dr. Jill Biden said Monday.
How Big Oil Used Facebook to Push Joe Manchin to Kill Build Back Better
The American Petroleum Institute bought Facebook ads urging residents of Sen. Joe Manchin’s state to “thank” him for being a “champion” of U.S. energy.
West Virginia Governor Flashed His Dog’s Butthole Before God and C-SPAN
Gov. Jim Justice brought his bulldog, appropriately named Babydog, to his State of the State address Thursday night to tell off the haters.
Coal Plant Enriching Joe Manchin Struggles to Pivot to Crypto Mining
A pivot to crypto mining would allow the Grant Town plant to keep burning Joe Manchin's dirty waste coal for a profit.
Fentanyl, God, and Gas Prices: Kevin McCarthy’s Forever Speech Was Total Nonsense
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called it “one of the worst, lowest-quality speeches I have ever had the absolute atrocious lack of privilege to witness.”
Joe Manchin Opposes Tax Incentives For Union-Made EVs on Behalf Of Toyota, Which Doesn’t Have Unions or an EV
Toyota says it would stand to lose if the proposed $4,500 EV credit for union-made cars became law. It would have to sell one first.
Trump Is Really Mad at Republicans Who Let Biden Do Infrastructure Week
One House Republican who backed the infrastructure bill says he's been receiving threatening voicemails since the vote.
Of Course Joe Manchin Drives a Maserati
Sen. Joe Manchin thought he could escape the climate activists hot on his trail by dipping into a ... Maserati Levante.