Presidential Hocus-Pocus Saves Planet; Reality Check Begs to Differ

With Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) looking on, President Joe Biden hands Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) the pen he used to sign into law the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, or Schumer-Manchin bill, at the White House on Aug. 16, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Once upon a time, the intercom buzzed in the Oval Office.