
Sen Joe Manchin talks to reporters about his support for a January 6 commission while walking down the hall of the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 27 in Washington, DC. Manchin would not commit to backing an infrastructure package along straight party lines on June 16.
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For Afghan women, the US rhetoric of liberation has fallen short
I first landed in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, in the middle of the sweltering summer of 2002. It had taken four airplanes and more than 17 hours of flying, mostly over barren, rugged land, before the city encircled by mountains revealed itself.
Manchin won't commit to voting for an infrastructure bill without GOP support: 'I don't think that's fair'
Sen. Joe Manchin, a key Democratic swing vote, would not commit on Wednesday to backing an infrastructure package along straight party lines, rebuffing a demand made by liberals who want to ensure he will be on board with a broader bill passed without Republican support if they support his bipartisan proposal.

