Uproar over Biden's campaign shows no signs of abating. Manchin is latest to call for a new nominee
The uproar over President Joe Bidenโs reelection bid is showing no signs of abating.
An English bulldog named Babydog makes a surprise appearance in a mural on West Virginia history
The English bulldog had never been featured prominently in West Virginia history, until now.
A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
One of President Joe Bidenโs signature laws aimed to invigorate renewable energy manufacturing in the U.S. It will also help a solar panel company reap billions of dollars.
Senate confirms new energy regulators, extending Biden's grip on panel that backs renewable energy
President Joe Bidenโs grip on a key federal energy commission will last beyond his first term, giving a boost to the Democratโs push for renewable energy regardless of the election results in November.
Joe Manchin isn't a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind
It's five months before the general election, and Joe Manchin of West Virginia isn't running for office.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia registers as independent, citing 'partisan extremism'
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has announced he has switched his registration to independent.
America's debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress
A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal governmentโs growing debt challenges.
Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs
President Joe Biden is pushing proposals to help families pay for child care, preschool and elder care while he's running for reelection this year.
US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says new rules governing electric vehicle tax credits are a giveaway to China.
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship is making another attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, this time as a Democrat.
First Muslim American appellate court nominee faces uphill battle to salvage nomination
The nominee who could become the first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court judge is fighting back against characterizations of his work by law enforcement groups that are jeopardizing his nomination.
Joe Lieberman's death leaves a hole at No Labels as it tries to recruit a 2024 third-party candidate
Joe Lieberman served as No Labels' chief defender when the critics got the loudest.
West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice broke with the GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the countryโs strictest school vaccination policies.
Majority of U.S. adults are against college athletes joining unions, according to AP-NORC survey
More than half of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing, though younger respondents were more supportive than older, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Judge cuts bond by nearly $1.9 million for man accused of car crash that injured Sen. Manchin's wife
An Alabama judge has cut bond by nearly $1.9 million for a man accused of fleeing police and causing a car crash in January that injured Gayle Manchin, wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, and her work colleague.
Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles
The Senate has approved President Joe Bidenโs nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agencyโs air pollution office just as the agency is set to finalize rules over climate-changing emissions from power plants and cars and trucks.
Man fleeing police caused crash that injured Gayle Manchin, authorities say
Authorities say a man fleeing police caused the Alabama car crash that injured Gayle Manchin, head of an economic development partnership of the federal government and 13 state governments and the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, along with a colleague of hers.
US Sen. Joe Manchinโs wife Gayle, who leads economic development group, hospitalized after car crash
Gayle Manchin, the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and the head of an Appalachian regional economic development commission, has been hospitalized along with a colleague after a car accident in Alabama.
The federal debt tops $34 trillion and some in Congress want a commission to find ways to tackle it
A bill to create a bipartisan commission that would tackle the nationโs soaring debt and make policy recommendations to Congress has won approval from a House committee.
Democrats target GOP strongholds Texas and Florida with Senate majority on the line
Democrats hoping to hold their slim Senate majority after November are looking for wins in two unlikely places that could neutralize potential setbacks elsewhere, Florida and Texas.
Manchin says Super Tuesday will offer clarity on need for a third-party candidate
Iowa and New Hampshire are about to kick off the 2024 presidential nominating process, but Sen. Joe Manchin says the path for a potential third-party candidate wonโt become clear until Super Tuesday in March.
Oil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025
Oil companies have offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico after courts rejected the Biden administrationโs plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species.
FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators' desks during Capitol riot
A Virginia man has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing a Captain America backpack and stole items from senatorsโ desks on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Sen. Joe Manchin says Donald Trump would destroy US democracy if he wins second term as president
West Virginia Sen_ Joe Manchin says if U_S_ voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, โhe will destroy democracy in America.โ.
Joe Biden wants to complete his goals on civil rights, taxes, and social services if he's reelected
President Joe Biden has a lot of unfinished business from his first term that he intends to continue if he's reelected next year.
Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
Joe Manchinโs impending departure from the Senate marks the end of an era for powerful West Virginia Democrats who wielded considerable power as advocates for the state's coal interests.
Manchin decision hurts Democrats' Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid
Democratic operatives believe that Joe Manchinโs decision not to seek reelection virtually ensures the party will lose his Senate seat in deep-red West Virginia next year.
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won't seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he wonโt seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to gain a seat in the heavily GOP state.
Sen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be nation's 'downfall'
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stood as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans.
Supporters of US aid to Ukraine are watching the turmoil in the House with growing alarm
The future of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine is in doubt now that Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as House speaker.
Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Scaled-back plan disappoints all sides
President Joe Biden's administration has proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years but none in Alaska.
Senators nix casual clothing as bipartisan resolution sets new dress code for Senate floor
The Senate has voted to reverse an informal guidance issued by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last week that senators could wear what they want when voting or speaking in the chamber.
Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the door open to potential third-party presidential run in 2024
The West Virginia Democrat said running as an independent would help bring a divided nation together, not hand the election to former President Donald Trump.
'No Labels' movement says it could offer independent presidential ticket in 2024
A national political movement that could offer an independent presidential ticket in 2024 as an alternative to major-party nominees has now won ballot access in 10 states.
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's been thinking seriously about becoming an independent
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says he has been thinking โseriouslyโ about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.
Senate passes GOP bill overturning student loan cancellation, teeing it up for Biden veto
A Republican measure overturning President Joe Bidenโs student loan cancellation plan has passed the Senate and now awaits an expected veto.
Debt ceiling deal advances pipeline and tweaks environmental rules. But more work remains.
Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting as part of their budget deal.
Coal firms owned by family of West Virginia governor sued over unpaid penalties
Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for previous federal mining law violations.
The easiest way to get a $7,500 tax credit for an electric vehicle? Consider leasing.
Thanks to a boost from the government, leasing โ not buying โ is becoming the most affordable way to get your hands on an electric vehicle.
Senators back solar tariffs, oppose prairie bird safeguards
The Senate has approved a measure that would reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S. Lawmakers also approved a separate plan late Wednesday to undo federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken, a rare grouse thatโs found in parts of the Midwest and Southwest, including one of the countryโs most prolific oil and gas fields.
In rift with Biden, Manchin vows to block oil, gas nominee
In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Bidenโs nominee to oversee oil and gas leasing at the Interior Department.
House GOP votes to overturn Biden rule on water protections
The House has voted 227-198 to overturn the Biden administrationโs protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business.
Court records show political pressure behind Fox programming
Thousands of pages of documents in a recent lawsuit show that Fox News' top executives sometimes were actively involved in politics rather than simply reporting or offering opinions on it.
Treasury makes more electric SUVs eligible for tax credits
The Treasury Department said Friday it is making more electric vehicles โ including SUVs made by Tesla, Ford and General Motors โ eligible for tax credits of up to $7,500 under new vehicle classification definitions.
W.Va. bills pass on carbon sequestration, hydrogen hubs
Two bills that would make it easier for hydrogen hubs and underground carbon sequestration projects to come to historically coal-dependent West Virginia are headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
FACT FOCUS: Biden administration isnโt banning gas stoves
Following comments made by a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, misleading claims that the Biden administration is planning on banning gas stoves have spread widely across social media platforms this week.
EXPLAINER: Who is eligible for tax credits for electric vehicles, and will it boost their appeal?
Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle.
Senate passes defense bill rescinding COVID vaccine mandate
A bill to rescind the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military and provide nearly $858 billion for national defense has passed the Senate and now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
3 WVa reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO fired
Three newspaper reporters in West Virginia say they have been fired after publicly criticizing their company's video interview with a convicted former coal executive.
EXPLAINER: US-European differences on climate law persist
President Joe Biden is trying to allay concerns raised by French President Emmanuel Macron about a clean energy law that benefits electric vehicles and other products made in North America.
Will voters stick with Biden outlook or take US another way?
With his partyโs control over Congress teetering on the brink, President Joe Biden has traveled the country this fall trying to turn the midterm elections into a choice between two visions for America.
Biden vows abortion legislation as top priority next year
President Joe Biden is promising that the first bill he sends to Capitol Hill next year will be one that codifies Roe v. Wade โ if Democrats control enough seats in Congress for Biden to sign abortion protections into law.
McConnell backs post-Jan. 6 revisions to elections law
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he will โproudly supportโ legislation to overhaul rules for certifying presidential elections, bolstering a bipartisan effort to revise a 19th century law and avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection.
Manchin rails against 'revenge politics' on permit plan
Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called โrevenge politicsโณ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects.
Gov't OKs nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil lease sale
The Biden administration has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge.