"I'm tired of talking about Mr. Manchin and Miss Sinema. We have got to do what we can to bring people together," Sen. Sanders says on some Senate Democrats' resistance to removing the filibuster. "We need a hell of a lot more Democrats in the Senate than we have right now." | MSNBC

Former Sen. Joe Manchin, who left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent in 2024, built a career on bucking partisan lines and pushing pragmatism over ideology. In his new memoir, "Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense," he recounts untold stories from the Senate, interactions with the White House and outlines his vision of leadership. PBS News Hour's Geoff Bennett spoke to Manchin, who said the nation is "ready for an independent American party." "We want the Grand Old Party to