Manchin: Biden's coal comments are 'divorced from reality'
The powerful coal-state lawmaker said Biden's words "ignore the severe economic pain" for people from higher energy prices and are why Americans "are losing trust" in Biden.
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The powerful coal-state lawmaker said Biden's words "ignore the severe economic pain" for people from higher energy prices and are why Americans "are losing trust" in Biden.
The West Virginia Democrat said he could "be the hero and the villain all within a 24-hour shift."
The package, passed with no Republican votes, could be read largely as an effort to help West Virginia look to the future.
Joe Manchin, whose resistance had long derailed sweeping legislation on those issues, abruptly revealed the agreement in a press release.
United States Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said.
Republican Representative Dave McKinley turned to Manchin in a campaign ad.
Twelve of the 16 protesters settled their cases.
Nick Saban and other sports figures with ties to West Virginia urged Sen. Joe Manchin to support legislation to protect the right to vote.
In a rare, late-night weekend session, a group of Senators finalized the legislative text of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, with that plan weighing in with more than 2,700 pages.
Advocates for a $15 minimum wage have rallied outside the Charleston office of West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday.
West Virginia's two U.S. senators say they have both received a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Veterans in West Virginia will receive the Moderna vaccine, according to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has fired back at President Donald Trump's criticism of the West Virginia Democrat for voting guilty on two articles of impeachment.
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he's staying put in the U.S. Senate and won't run for governor.
Republican millionaire Don Blankenship conceded defeat late Tuesday night in the West Virginia Republican U.S. Senate Primary.
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey appeared on Sunday's Face the Nation backing up the Senate Republican health care bill.
A Senate aide and a lobbyist say two senators have struck a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more firearms purchases. The agreement could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb gun violence.
A West Virginia Senator is asking MTV to scrap its new reality show, which follows a group of young people from his state.
Lawmakers and natural gas industry representatives are meeting Monday in Charleston, W. Va., to discuss the future of drilling in the Marcellus shale region.
