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Good morning politics blog readers and happy Thursday. If you didn’t see it last night, you’re waking to news of a stunning reversal by senator Joe Manchin on tax and climate policy, and his agreement with Democratic Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer for a comprehensive new bill, following weeks of stealthy negotiations.
The concession by the rebel West Virginia Democrat, who almost single handedly has thwarted much of Joe Biden’s ambitious first-term agenda, surprised and angered congressional Republicans, who in an immediate apparent act of revenge – and self-sabotage – then blocked a bipartisan Senate bill expanding healthcare access for certain military veterans.