Joe Manchin Call With Billionaire Donors Offers Rare Glimpse of Dealmaking

Joe Manchin Call With Billionaire Donors Offers Rare Glimpse of Dealmaking: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, in a private call on Monday with a group of major donors, provided a revealing look at his political approach to some of the thorniest issues confronting lawmakers. The remarks were given on a Zoom teleconference session that was obtained by The Intercept. The meeting was hosted by the group No Labels, a big money operation co-founded by former Sen. Joe Lieberman that funnels high-net-worth donor money to conservative Democrats and moderate Republicans. Among the gathering’s newsworthy revelations: Manchin described an openness to filibuster reform at odds with his most recent position that will buoy some Democrats’ hopes for enacting their agenda.