The riddle of Joe Manchin is going to drive his fellow Democrats to distraction. The senator from West Virginia, who sits at the fulcrum of Washington's balance of power, signaled in a new CNN exclusive interview that he's nowhere near ready yet to loosen a grip that is stalling President Joe Biden's ambitious agenda.
Manchin offers little comfort to frustrated Democrats
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN
The riddle of Joe Manchin is going to drive his fellow Democrats to distraction.
The senator from West Virginia, who sits at the fulcrum of Washington’s balance of power, signaled in a new CNN exclusive interview that he’s nowhere near ready yet to loosen a grip that is stalling President Joe Biden’s ambitious agenda.
Manchin is the most prominent moderate Democrat who could block future efforts to ram infrastructure spending, voting rights reform, climate change legislation and anything else through a 50-50 Senate without Republican votes. His steadfast positions not only infuriate more progressive members of his party, from far more liberal parts of the nation than deep red West Virginia, but they also spark endless fascination with his motives and questions over exactly what he is trying to achieve.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) commented on a report about unidentified flying objects set to be released later this month, saying he is "glad I blew the horn" on it.The U.S. government is set to release a report to Congress later this month about unidentified aerial phenomenon. The report, to be released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the secretary of Defense, was required as part of a provision.
Here’s What’s Known About the Pentagon’s Upcoming Tell-All Report on UFOs
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https://sputniknews.com/us/202106031083067365-heres-whats-known-about-the-pentagons-upcoming-tell-all-report-on-ufos/
News that the US Department of Defence will brief Congress on the information that it has about unidentified aerial phenomena has sparked intense debate among UFO enthusiasts. The move is widely considered a U-turn by US authorities, who have been reluctant to speak on the issue, let alone share information on UFOs.
Although it seems virtually impossible to find a topic that can unite all Americans, the Pentagon’s upcoming report on UFOs appears to have aced the task. Republicans and Democrats, former and incumbent officials, and even presidents have spoken on the much-anticipated dossier, which is expected to be released in the coming days.
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