laura: good evening, i m laura ingraham on the ingraham angle. joe manchin announced he would not seek reelection in west virginia. joe manchin saw the writing on the wall, he was going to lose and lose big. i made one of the toughest decisions of my life, i will not run for reelection in the united states senate. i will be traveling the country and speaking out to see if there is interest in creating movement to mobilize the middle and bring americans together. laura: the truth is, over time, voters saw through joe manchin s mask. he couldn t play good old boy in virginia and buddy up to schumer in d.c. democrats had grown tired of him. he has not been a reliable ally to the white house or democrats, i don t know if they shift strategy that we real democrats can play. he s been more reliable than a republican would be, though. better than to not have the seat at all. that is money that can go elsewhere. laura: joe manchin s exit is a huge problem for democrat
and coming up on bbc news. keeley hodgkinson cruises into tomorrow night s 800m final in rome as she hopes to defend her european championship title. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. rishi sunak has promised to scrap the main rate of national insurance for the self employed over five years, end stamp duty payments for most first time buyers, and recruit thousands more police officers if the conservatives are re elected to power next month. the prime minister launched the party s manifesto this morning at silverstone home of the british grand prix hoping to pull voters minds back to policies after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. he needs this to be the moment his campaign motored ahead. rishi sunak knows that after a series of missteps, he now needs to get on the front foot. today, his chance to set out what five further years of conservative government would bring. but amid the promises of the future, a nod
katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se
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character alive throughout the movie, leaving us constantly wondering exactly where his loyalties lie. by contrast, kaluuya, who seems certain to earn a second oscar nomination next week, is steadfast and determined as hampton unexpectedly shy in person, but inspirational in public. chanting. the result is a terrific drama that mixes fact and fiction with thrilling, thought provoking results. i advise you to check it out. it s available for home rental now. whilejudas and the black messiah may be a worthy awards contender, never forget that all awards are essentially flawed and foolish. for proof, look no further than the fact that jared leto recently received a golden globe nomination for one of the most eye rollingly terrible performances i have ever seen in the little things. i saw the for sale sign. that was for another car. got a lot of miles on it. you a. you a salesman? no. leto plays albert sparma, the manson like key suspect in a series of disappearances and killin