Joe Manchin Privately Told Colleagues Parents Use Child Tax Credit Money On Drugs  —  The West Virginia senator just killed Democrats' agenda.  In private negotiations, he questioned whether the poorest Americans would spend financial aid wisely.  —  WASHINGTON — After months of haggling …

Schumer Will Try to Change Senate Rules if G.O.P. Stalls Voting Bill  —  The Senate majority leader still lacks the votes to alter the filibuster, but he said he will renew the effort to enact voting rights measures as early as the first week of January.  —  WASHINGTON — Stymied by Republicans …

Manchin's next move  —  If Sen. Joe Manchin bolts the Democratic Party, he'd be more likely to switch to independent — and caucus with the Democrats — than become a Republican, people close to him tell Axios.  —  Driving the news: Manchin's surprise body blow to President Biden's Build …

Democratic leaders fire a new shot at Manchin as his isolation deepens  —  Early Monday morning, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that the Senate will vote early next year on a new version of Build Back Better, after Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) declared his intention to torpedo the proposal.