US Politics

Biden’s Build Back Better plans receive a boost as Manchin drops veto

After a summer of losses, humiliations and setbacks, the US president may be facing a slightly easier autumn as petrol prices drop, inflation slows and parts of his ambitious spending package are passed into legislation

US president Joe Biden on reading that the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (Chips) for America Act had received enough yes votes in the House of Representatives to pass to legislation. Picture: Getty