Union Joe pickets with UAW while Ford pauses EV battery plant
Ford Motor Company paused construction on a controversial $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan that\u2019s been caught between the United Auto Workers\u2019 ongoing strike, President Joe Biden\u2019s historic visit to the picket lines, and the GOP\u2019s anti-China rhetoric. POLITICO\u2019s James Bikales breaks down how Ford\u2019s announcement and Biden\u2019s visit may impact the UAW strike negotiations and the complicated politics of electric vehicle manufacturing in America. Plus, coastal lawmakers are pushing Congress to pass a short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program in case of a government shutdown.\n\nFor more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch\n\nAnd for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy\n\nCatherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.\nJames Bikales is the host of Morning Energy and a reporter for POLITICO. \nNirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. \nKara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.\nGloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. \nMatt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.