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Joe Manchin expected to skip Biden event as he weighs leaving Democrats

Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin said on Thursday he was considering running for re-election as an independent or as a third-party candidate for president. Photograph: Shutterstock

The West Virginia Democratic senator Joe Manchin is expected to skip a prominent White House celebration of one of Joe Biden’s signature legislative achievements, NBC reported, as he considers leaving his party – and perhaps running for president himself.

Next week, the Biden administration will celebrate the first anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a healthcare, climate and tax reform package Joe Biden hailed on signing as “the biggest step forward on climate ever”.

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