As with virtually everything in the Senate these days, Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia holds a lot of power. As he engages in talks on climate and deficit reduction with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, could he also play a role in gun reform?

• Plus, what new details on George Floyd’s life reveal about the U.S. past and present.

Guests: Axios' Hans Nichols; Robert Samuels, National Enterprise Reporter at The Washington Post

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