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The Damage to Economic Data May Already Be Done

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This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. If you have been closely following the ongoing Bureau of Labor Statistics story—in which Donald Trump fired then-Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after being displeased by the bureau’s July jobs report and selected the Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni to succeed her—you will have heard an unusual consensus about the airtight political independence of the agency and the people who work there. Among BLS employees, including former Commissioner William Beach, whom Trump appointed in…

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The Sausage Making: Biden Says He And Manchin ‘Are Going To Get Something Done’

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<p><em>Your intermittent briefing on negotiations over the reconciliation bill.</em></p> <p>President Joe Biden told reporters Tuesday that he still thinks “there’s a possibility of getting Build Back Better done.”</p> <p>When asked if Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) had broken his word, Biden opted for diplomacy.&nbsp;</p> <p>“Senator Manchin and I are going to get something done,” he said.&nbsp;</p> <div class=”wp-block-tpm-separator undefined TpmSeparator”></div> <h2><strong>No Bridges Burnt?</strong></h2> <ul><li>Biden isn’t the only one keeping lines of communication open with Manchin (“Some people think maybe I’m not Irish because I don’t hold a grudge,” Biden quipped.)&nbsp;</li><li>Rep. Pramila…

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Listen To This: The House Gets It Done

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<p>Breaking News Pod Alert: Josh and Kate discuss the House finally&nbsp;passing the reconciliation bill&nbsp;and what comes next in the Senate on a new mini-pod out today.</p> <iframe loading=”lazy” width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/P4Y0odVIZl8″ title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen=””></iframe> <p>You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast&nbsp;<a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/the-house-gets-it-done” data-type=”URL” data-id=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/the-house-gets-it-done”>here</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

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