After a standstill to get one Democrat to agree with extending jobless benefits, senators are on track to push Biden’s bill

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin brought the Senate to a standstill on Friday over a policy dispute that threatened to upend President Joe Biden’s top agenda item — a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill — and prompted a furious lobbying effort behind the scenes after Democrats thought they had party unity.

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin brought the Senate to a standstill on Friday over a policy dispute that threatened to upend President Joe Biden’s top agenda item — a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill — and prompted a furious lobbying effort behind the scenes after Democrats thought they had party unity.