President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats will have to wait until 2022 to try to pass their much-touted Build Back Better plan and a voting overhaul bill despite efforts to pass both before Christmas.

The two top agenda items fell victim to discord within the Democratic caucus.
Sen. Joe Manchin, of West Virginia centrist, played the Grinch on Build Back Better, refusing to provide his support for the $1.75 trillion social welfare and green energy spending bill.