Thursday on FNC’s “Special Report,” outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) addressed speculation he would seek the White House as a third-party candidate in 2024. The West Virginia Democrat gave low marks to the two parties’ frontrunners, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. He told FNC host Bret Baier he had little confidence in […]
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The Memo: Manchin adds new uncertainty to Biden’s 2024 chances
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) gave a new jolt to a volatile national political landscape Thursday when he announced that he would not run for reelection to the Senate— and seemed to suggest that he could be on the brink of a presidential run. Both parties are grappling with the ramifications of his decision, in terms… […]
Manchin’s retirement a buzzkill for Senate Democrats’ 2024 hopes
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) on Thursday made official what his colleagues had privately suspected for months, that he won’t be returning to Washington as a senator in 2025, putting Democrats on an uphill path to keeping their Senate majority in next year’s election. The news that Manchin will walk away from the… […]
Tester, Manchin call on Biden to freeze $6 billion in Iranian assets
Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who are both facing tough re-elections next year, on Tuesday said the Biden administration should immediately “freeze” the $6 billion in funds that are set to be released to Iran as part of a prisoner exchange. The leading Democratic centrists voiced their opposition to releasing Iranian… […]
Manchin, daughter pitching donors on $100M centrist policy project: report
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and his daughter, former Fortune 500 CEO Heather Manchin, have pitched major donors on a $100 million project aimed at boosting centrist policies and politicians, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Heather Manchin told WSJ she registered the politically active nonprofit, called Americans Together, in late July… […]
Murkowski: If 2024 Is Trump or Biden ‘I’d Go With Joe Manchin’
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said Thursday on PBS’s “Firing Line” that she would vote for her colleague, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), if the 2024 election were between him, President Joe Biden, and former President Donald Trump. Source Views: 0
Manchin: Biden Is Breaking Law on Inflation Reduction Act, Falsely Framing it as a Green Bill
On Thursday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) accused the Biden administration of trying to “reconfigure” the Inflation Reduction Act “to something that…wasn’t in that legislation” and said the administration is “not adhering to the piece of Source Views: 0
Joe Manchin Projected To Retain Control Of The Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — After several days of vote counting, media outlets are now projecting that Joe Manchin will retain control of the Senate. Source Views: 0
Manchin unveils full text of ‘shameless handout to the fossil fuel industry’
Frontline communities and climate campaigners on Wednesday reiterated their opposition to U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s “dirty deal” after the West Virginia Democrat unveiled the full text of his proposal to overhaul federal permitting for energy projects. “It should come as no surprise that a corporate coal baron like Joe Manchin would push a fossil fuel […]
Manchin Side Deal Would Fast-Track Controversial Pipeline
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which was signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 16, is the biggest investment the U.S. government has made to date in fighting the climate crisis. Yet in order to persuade West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to support the landmark legislation, party leaders made a side deal with the pro-fossil-fuel Senator to pass additional legislation […]
Joe Manchin Revives ‘Build Back Better’ Talks Before Midterms, Hopes GOP Will Support Massive Spending Package
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) on Friday revived Build Back Better negotiations with establishment Republican senators ahead of the November midterm elections. Views: 0
Sanders: Manchin, Sinema ‘Sabotaged’ What Biden Has Been Fighting For
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Sens. Joe Manchin (D-VW) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) “sabotaged” President Joe Biden’s agenda. Views: 0
Joe Manchin Would Vote to Codify ‘Right’ to Abortion — but Objects to Portions of Schumer’s Bill
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said that although he would vote to codify abortion, he is opposed to portions of the Senate bill to expand abortion rights with the “Women’s Health Protection Act” and will not vote to pass it. Views: 0
West Virginians lead blockade of coal plant that made Manchin rich
Organizers of the “Coal Baron Blockade” protest which targeted right-wing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s coal empire Saturday afternoon reported that state police almost immediately began arresting campaigners who assembled in Grant Town, West Virginia. “Sen. Joe Manchin’s policies hurt poor people and hurt our environment so deeply that activists are ready to put themselves on […]
Khanna’s BBB advice to Biden: ‘Just get Sanders and Manchin in the room and hammer this out’
Today, Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza asks Khanna what went wrong trying to pass President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan and what he thinks progressives’ influence on Biden has been. Khanna also suggests how Democrats can improve their prospects going into the midterms. Transcribed excerpts from that conversation are below, edited for length and readability. […]
Manchin on inflation: ‘It’s the number one enemy we have’
Manchin on inflation: ‘It’s the number one enemy we have’ lead image Source Views: 0
Joe Manchin’s America
As if killing the Child Tax Credit, blocking voting rights, gutting key climate legislation, and refusing living wages wasn’t enough, West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is now promoting legislation that further punishes the poor and marginalized. Along with Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio, he’s introduced the PIPES Act, which undercuts key harm-reduction funding from […]
Report: Joe Manchin Resumes Negotiations on Build Back Better
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has reportedly resumed negotiations with the White House on President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda after essentially torpedoing it before the Christmas break. According to Axios, sources confirmed that the senator has reportedly engaged with the White House “on the climate and child care provisions” in the president’s signature piece […]