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Manchin throws the Democrats' latest move to get around the rules under the bus.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic leaders edged back Wednesday from a...

Moment, but it is a potential de-escalation in these tensions and a way out. >> leigh ann, we have another vote coming up on the senate floor in an hour, 3:00 eastern, this was prescheduled. what does this development mean for that vote, leigh ann? >> its unclear, geoff. as jake mentioned, this is just an offer. this is a proposal by leader mcconnell to leader schumer and something that hes still going to give to schumer. we dont know if schumer is going to accept it. we dont know if this change...

I think ive been very clear. nothing changes. the bottom line is we have a responsibility to be the adults. our leadership has the responsibility to lead. and thats what im asking, imploring them to do. we should not have these artificial crises. we are not going to default on our debt. we are still basically the currency of the world and will remain that. anybody who thinks different is basically speculating for the sake of theatrics. lets get on with the business of this country and making sur...

Take any questions, but we did hear from senator manchin. what do you make of what we just heard? >> reporter: well, he said that he didnt think that he would speak again after this, but there are certainly still questions here that need to be answered. especially when you think about what he said on the debt ceiling. he implored his colleagues both on the republican and democratic side to move forward on this, but there has been no comedy on this issue in terms of the fact that both mcconnell a...

Can you get beth bills done? what do they do to the $3.5 trillion bill they now have to figure out how to get down to $2 trillion or so, which is what biden targeted as a compromised figure? do you cut every program equally, take programs out to get the cost down? those are big discussion topics happening right now. joe, just to piggyback on your point, at some point, schumer is going to have to make this call. floor time is precious, right? this is why mcconnell is trying to drain it. at some p...

What it did is it got mcconnell to make an alternate move or a maneuver as we are calling it, perhaps an offer. we dont know yet how serious of an offer it is. its going to be up to democratic and leader schumer to determine if they are going to accept this offer, if they are going to give a counter-offer. but something that is really clear here is in mcconnells two offers, proposals, that he gave to schumer, both of them have the same outcome. the two outcomes would be that the debt limit would...

Another left-wing activist. take a look. >> sean: why isoo she being allowed on a commercial airline to harass a senator?my why is that allowed to happen? and where are the democrats sticking up for her? biden, pelosi, schumer, are you going to stand up for your own colleagues being stalked and harassed and now daily? i doubt it because youre probably afraid of the radical socialist base, you are afraid its going to happen to you. pelosi, speaker in name only. schumer only answers to

I dont have to repeat that. i think ive been very clear. nothing changes. the only thing i can say at this time to leader schumer and to minority leader mcconnell is please. lead. lead. >> and manchin making clear there that he doesnt think the filibuster should be changed even for the debt ceiling. i also asked kirsten sinema. she did not respond to multiple questions that ive asked her today about whether she would be willing to move forward with this. if you do not have democratic unity, you ...

Happening between the two leaders. now, this is something that has come to the brink. this is the most dire of a standoff that ive seen in a really long time up here on capitol hill. especially because, you know, leader mcconnell wasnt asking for anything as far as passing this debt limit. but he was trying to tell democrats how to do it. and that is pretty extraordinary within itself. and this is something schumer just would not accept. of course there are political consequences for schumer if ...