Sen. Joe Manchin may need a stiff drink this morning: Today, West
Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is expected to announce a bid for the U.S.
Senate — giving Republicans a strong recruit to flip the Mountaineer
State. Meanwhile, out west, the Montana state legislature barred trans
state Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the House floor. And in Washington, the GOP
House voted to pass the debt ceiling bill, handing a major victory to
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. 

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