President Biden still lags in the polls but the news is generally good

for Democrats. ballot measures protecting abortion when big this week in red and

purple states. Democrats are trying to scare women into thinking Republicans

don't want abortion legal under any circumstances. We were told that

Republicans would get tired of all the winning. How's that working out?

But a surprising announcement from a key Democrat

throws the future of the Senate into question.

I will not be running for re-election

to the United States Senate.

Next. This is Washington Week with the Atlantic.

It's been a busy week here and there's much to discuss starting with Joe Manchin's announcement

and the possibility that he might run for president as an independent.

Joining me to discuss this week's developments

are Eugene Daniels, a White House Correspondent for

Politico and the co-author of Politico's playbook.

Asmichalid is a White House Correspondent for NPR.

Ed O'Keefe is the senior White House correspondent and a political correspondent for CBS News.

And David Brooks is a columnist for the New York Times, a contributing writer at The Atlantic,

and the author of How to know a person.

So thank you all for being here.

David, welcome to the big time.

Thank you.

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