Inside Schumer and Manchin’s Secret Dinner

A private Italian dinner between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) did little to repair their differences over how Democrats can retain power in the Senate, Axios reports.

“Schumer’s failure last month to convince Manchin to be more of a team player has implications for the leader’s ability to advance President Biden’s agenda, not to mention the fate of his nominees — as Fed hopeful Sarah Bloom Raskin discovered this week.”