win. bret: but why, ben? i get he is a democrat. he doesn t want to hurt the president of his party. he also doesn t want to spend trillions of dollars. he has said that time and time again. it s like they are not listening to him. this is from politico tonight. the talks between biden and manchin have been going very poorly. they are far apart the source said. manchin and biden created a warm rapport the plotting pace between the talk between the two joes is straining friendly relationship. frustration is high and growing while biden likes manchin personally he has grown tired of the elongated talks and push him to make a decision and support the legislation according to two white house sources. manchin does not seem is going to support that. and there are real questions whether he is not alone as moderate democrats concerned about the inflation numbers, ben. indeed. he is at the center of the conversation, but, he certainly is not standing alone in terms of his views of this legi
warned manafort of an indictment. dispensing what the plotting pace, typical of many white color investigations mr. mueller s team has used what some describe as shock and awe tactics to intimidate witness and potential targets of the inquiry. meanwhile, cnn reporting that the fbi has been interested in manafort before and after the election. including as part of the fbi investigation into the ties between the trump campaign and russia. a spokesperson for manafort has declined to comment on both of the new reports. as the russia investigation continues, family of former national security adviser michael flynn has set up legal defense fund for him. creation of the fund, flynn s brother and sister wrote quote, the various investigations arising out of the 2016 election have placed a tremendous financial burden on our brother mike and fare.