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It's Wednesday, and this is your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

Tuesday was the day became clear that either, A, President Joe Biden's legislative agenda is about to implode, or B, Biden

made serious progress toward a deal to salvage his agenda. The public evidence points to option,

A, implosion. By the end of the day, there was no indication Democrats were near a deal that

would allow the BIF to pass the house on Thursday. But the real action was

shrouded in secrecy. The talks between Biden and Joe Manchin and Kirsten Cinema. So you can't

rule out option B. Let's look at the case for implosion. Mention said after returning from the

White House, quote, there was no commitments made at all. And the report from Cinema World was that she continued to be elusive.

During a private meeting with the president, she made clear that she's still not on board

with the party's $3.5 trillion social spending plan and is hesitant to engage on some specifics

until the bipartisan infrastructure package passes the House.

Now let's look at the case for option B, progress.

After weeks of little clarity, the White House and Mansion and Cinema are discussing

which programs in the build-back better package the Senator's support.

It's worth noting that it's often the case that major legislative deals look like they're

on the verge of total collapse before they come together.

Perhaps take it with a big grain assault, but the White House insisted that while Tuesday looked like a giant setback, a deal is still within reach.

Said a White House senior official Tuesday night, getting there, who added that the day saw

lots of progress, the person added, not done yet, may not get done, but much closer to done than

we were this a.m. Progressives, by the way, are still reaffirming that they would vote

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