In blow to Biden, Joe Manchin will not commit to backing $1.75 trillion spending bill

COP26 in Glasgow
U.S. President Joe Biden looks on upon arrival to attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, at Edinburgh Airport in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

By Richard Cowan and David Morgan

U.S. President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda suffered a significant setback on Monday when moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced he would not yet support a $1.75 trillion framework unveiled late last week.