To say Thursday was a roller coaster for President Joe Biden's agenda
wouldn’t do justice to how truly head-spinning the day was. The White
House releases a Build Back Better (BBB) deal backed by Manchinema (now
they’re getting somewhere) — only to watch Bernie Sanders balk (never
mind). The president delays his trip to Europe to rally House Democrats
behind his plan — then whiffs, somehow neglecting to deliver the tough
love message Democratic leaders wanted him to so they could pass the
bipartisan infrastructure bill (BIF) this week. 

But just when it looked like the day would end in embarrassment for
Democrats, the Congressional Progressive Caucus issues a surprise
endorsement of the president’s compromise plan — removing one of the
last big obstacles in its way. 

Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. 
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.