Joe vs. Joe: 'Republican in disguise' would turn back Biden's tide of reform

Love him or hate him, the idiosyncratic politics of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) the bizarrely conservative Democrat from West Virginia has fellow Democrats seething and his GOP colleagues across the aisle something to gloat about. Former Georgia state Rep. LaDawn Jones and Steve Gruber, host of “Steve Gruber’s Forgotten America,” join News.Views.Hughes to debate the “Republican in disguise” and “most powerful man in Washington,” obstinately proving himself a primary obstacle to his own party’s agenda. Meanwhile, Gabriel Boric emerged triumphant in Chile’s presidential election. His administration is expected to bring progressive reforms and to further the apparent decline of right-wing populism in Latin America and beyond. JK Rowling is again in the crosshairs and now Quidditch, a real-life game growing in popularity and modeled on the wizard world's sport of her massively successful Harry Potter oeuvre, faces the guillotine of cancel culture. Filmmaker and author Sean Stone weighs in.

Plus, a 23-year-old truck driver was sentenced to more than a century in prison after killing four people in a driving accident in Colorado. Truckers nationwide are boycotting the state, demanding his clemency and insisting that the punishment was excessive and unfair. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte reports.