Biden pledges executive action after Manchin derails Democrats’ spending bill

U.S. President Joe Biden gestures before his departure to Saudi Arabia from Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel Friday, July 15, 2022. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP) more >President Biden vowed to take “strong executive action” amid the Senate Democrats’ failure to reach a compromise on including climate and energy provisions in their party-line spending bill.

Mr. Biden said Friday if the Senate “will not move to tackle the climate crisis” and back clean energy programs through legislation, he would “meet this moment” with the unilateral power of the presidency.

“I will not back down: the opportunity to create jobs and build a clean energy future is too important to relent,” Mr. Biden…