MORGANTOWN — Two of three West Virginia U.S. House members did not respond to requests from The Dominion Post for comments on their votes on last week’s […]
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A look at campaign donations for newsmakers Joe Manchin, David McKinley and Alex Mooney
MORGANTOWN – Three members of West Virginia’s Congressional delegation are in national news headlines on a daily basis lately. Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin is regularly referred to […]
Local leaders promote green energy portion of Biden’s scaled-down Build Back Better framework
MORGANTOWN – As President Biden came before America Thursday morning to outline his scaled-down Build Back Better framework, some local delegates and other leaders had gathered at […]
What does Joe Manchin owe the Democratic Party?
As Sen. Joe Manchin trips up his own party in the halls of the Capitol, his actions beg the question: What does Manchin owe the Democratic Party? […]
Guest essay: Freedom to Vote Act demonstrates Sen. Manchin’s continuing commitment to West Virginia democracy
by Charlene Marshall and Clif Moore West Virginians are extremely patriotic people and have rightfully and enthusiastically watched the debate over campaign finance and election reforms closely […]
Senate Redistricting Committee sends proposed Senate, Congressional maps to Senate floor for debate
CHARLESTON – The Senate Redistricting Committee approved – none unanimously – proposed new district maps for the state Senate and Congress on Monday afternoon and sent them […]
Green advocates rally outside Sen. Capito’s office to urge her support for $3.5T social infrastructure bill
MORGANTOWN – Twelve adults and three children assembled in front of Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s waterfront office building late Thursday afternoon to urge her to support the […]
GOP silent on tweet supporting would-be bomber
On Thursday, a North Carolina man drove a truck onto a sidewalk outside the Library of Congress, demanding to meet with President Joe Biden, ranting about a […]
Sen. Ted Cruz is right! Congress does need term limits
by William Natbony Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is the lead sponsor of a proposed constitutional amendment that would impose term limits on members of Congress. Senators would […]
Remind me why we need the filibuster?
I’ve been writing about Congress since the late 1980s, watching as filibusters in the Senate evolved from rare and usually doomed efforts by fringe factions into what […]