Manchin-mania

Swing votes have a lot of power when control of the Senate is split 50/50, and as Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) knows all too well, that makes them targets.

The Democrat has managed to repeatedly win re-election in a deep red state (Trump won WV in 2020 with 68.9% of the vote to President Joe Biden's 29.7%) but Manchin has found himself in the crosshairs of the more progressive wing of his party, frustrated that Senate Republicans have been able to use the filibuster to block some of Biden's agenda. 

Manchin seems to be holding steady despite the glare of the media spotlight, expressing optimism about having another vote for a Jan. 6 commission and writing an op-ed opposing a Democrat-backed voting rights bill. He's been a familiar face on the cable news circuit, tirelessly advocating for bipartisan cooperation. 

Unsurprisingly, Manchin has drawn some public rebukes from his side of the aisle, including from other Democratic members of Congress and DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison. 

The View's Meghan McCain had a different take, wondering why Democrats were so anxious to force one of their members to "bend the knee" like Republicans did for Trump. 

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The other football

Only 82 days until college football starts (not that we're counting) but in the meantime, people are playing that other kind of football, and it got a bit nutty this weekend. 

A soccer match between the United States and Mexico Sunday had a lot of drama -- on and off the pitch. 

Mexico's fans were so unruly during the game that referees paused the play.

The end of the game inspired even more belligerence, as the USMNT pulled off a dramatic victory behind a penalty kick goal from Christian Pulisic, and fans of Mexico began throwing objects at US players.

Check out the wild scene here.