White House rebukes Manchin after ‘no’ to Biden spending plan deals huge blow

• $1.75tn domestic spending plan all but dead in the water
• Senator accused of breach of commitment' to president

The West Virginia senator Joe Manchin dealt a huge blow to Joe Biden on Sunday, saying no" to the $1.75tn Build Back Better domestic spending plan. The White House issued a stinging rebuke in return, stoking a bitter war of words in a party sharply divided between moderates and progressives.

The White House accused Manchin of going back on his word.