Sen. Joe Manchin says he won't vote for Biden's Build Back Better Act, potentially killing the social and climate bill

• Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat, said Sunday he won't support the Biden administration's "Build Back Better" plan.
• The decision could potentially shutter the $1.75 trillion social spending and climate policy bill.

Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat, said Sunday he won't support the Biden administration's "Build Back Better" plan.

The decision could potentially shutter the $1.75 trillion social spending and climate policy bill.

"If I can't go home and explain it to the people West Virginia, I can't vote for it. And I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I've tried everything humanly possible. I can't get there," Manchin said on "Fox News Sunday."

A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Trump calls McConnell 'disaster,' says GOP needs new leadership

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Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is a “disaster” and that the Republican Party is desperately in need of new leadership.

During an appearance on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., Trump told host Maria Bartiromo that McConnell made a mistake by allowing President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law to pass in the Senate.

“I call it un-frastructure, not infrastructure. It’s only 9% infrastructure,” the former president said.

“There was no way that should have been passed. It should have been 100% for infrastructure,” he continued. “So what’s happening is, we had a thing called the debt ceiling, and he could have used that to win everything, and he chose not to.”

“Mitch McConnell’s a disaster. The Republicans have to get a new leader,” he said.

Trump added that Congress does not need any more “Mitch McConnell-type guys” and that voters should elect “tougher people” to represent conservatives in the 2022 midterms.

Broncos vs. Bengals live blog: Real-time updates from the NFL Week 15 game at Empower Field at Mile High – The Denver Post

Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Broncos game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Dec. 19, 2021.

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Magellan loses major St James’s Place mandate, 12 per cent revenue hit

ASX-listed Magellan has lost one of its largest institutional investment mandates with UK-based St James’s Place, after two weeks of leadership instability erupted at the Sydney investment firm.

After requesting a trading halt on Friday afternoon, Magellan has updated the market to disclose St James’s Place terminated its mandate with Magellan on December 17.

Magellan has lost one of its major institutional clients. Credit:Janie Barrett

The mandate represents around 12 per cent of Magellan’s annual revenue and will have an impact of around 6 per cent for the financial year ending June 30, 2020, Magellan said.

“The impact will be immaterial on the Group’s interim results to 31 December 2021,” the company said in a statement authorised by the board.

“Magellan would like to thank SJP for its partnership and support over many years.”

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WATCH: Broncos’ Shelby Harris and Jonathon Cooper sack Bengals QB Joe Burrow – The Denver Post

Shelby Harris and Jonathon Cooper weren’t going to be denied.

The Broncos’ defensive duo pushed past the Bengals offensive line on Sunday to take down Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow for Denver’s second sack of the day.

The game was tied at 3-apiece at the time.

WATCH: Broncos’ Justin Simmons sacks Bengals’ Joe Burrow – The Denver Post

Justin Simmons picked up his first sack since 2017 on Sunday.

The Broncos’ star safety was untouched as he made a beeline to Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow early in the second quarter at Empower Field at Mile High.

It’s Simmons’ third career sack and first since Week 9 of 2017 when he took down then-Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

Cincinnati led 3-0 at the time.

WATCH: Broncos’ Drew Lock connects with Tim Patrick for touchdown against Bengals – The Denver Post

It took nearly three quarters, but the Broncos’ offense finally found some rhythm.

Down 9-3, Broncos backup quarterback Drew Lock connected with Tim Patrick for a 25-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter against the Bengals.

The score gave Denver a short-lived 10-9 lead. Cincinnati would score quickly on their subsequent drive, a 56-yard bomb from Joe Burrow to Tyler Boyd to regain a 15-10 lead.

Cory Booker tests positive for COVID

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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., announced on Sunday night he has tested positive with a breakthrough case of the coronavirus.

In the statement posted to Twitter, Sen. Booker said that he has received two doses of the coronavirus vaccine and has received the booster shot. He first began feeling symptoms on Saturday, according to the tweet.

“I learned today that I tested positive for COVID-19 after first feeling symptoms on Saturday. My symptoms are relatively mild,” Sen. Booker tweeted.