Manchin slams Biden for ‘deficiency of leadership,’ applauds McCarthy debt plan 

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who faces reelection in a Republican-leaning state, on Thursday slammed President Biden for showing “a deficiency of leadership” on a potential national default and applauded Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for proposing a plan to raise the debt limit.   Manchin, who has feuded with the Biden administration over implementation of the…