Democrats Abandon Paid Family Leave From Biden Economic Plan (1)

Democrats were set to abandon plans to include paid family leave in President Joe Biden’s sweeping economic plan amid opposition from Senator Joe Manchin, according to two people familiar with the talks.

The action comes as Democrats rush to strike a deal between progressives and moderates on Biden’s agenda. Providing workers with as much as 12 weeks of family leave was a key component of Biden’s plan and one that among the central goals of progressive Democrats.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, was working to broker a compromise with Manchin, a moderate from West Virginia ...