by Doyle McManus Sen. Joe Manchin, the self-styled conservative Democrat from West Virginia, is driving progressives crazy — and he doesn’t seem to mind. Manchin says President […]
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Manchin to preserve filibuster — and an obstructionist Senate
In an interview with Salena Zito for the Washington Examiner last week, Sen. Joe Manchin talked about the Senate as a “deliberative” body: The way we govern […]
Manchin, Capito announce $258K for research project
Newsroom@DominionPostWV CHARLESTON — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate appropriations committee, Friday announced $258,719 from the National Science Foundation […]
Budget resolution with COVID relief and stimulus checks passes House, heads toward reconciliation
MORGANTOWN – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the budget resolution containing President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 American Rescue Plan on Friday. The House action followed the […]
Sen. Capito meets with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday afternoon and spoke with West Virginia reporters shortly after about […]
Manchin will vote no on process to consider Trump’s Supreme Court nominee; prefers to wait until after election
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V.a., said he’ll vote no on the process to move ahead before the election with consideration of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. […]
U.S. Senate Republicans, Democrats, reverse roles from 2016 in naming, approving Ginsburg successor
MORGANTOWN — Shoes switch feet often in politics. The latest example is the U.S. Senate battle over the timing of approving a replacement for the late Justice […]
Capito, Manchin offer opposing views on failure of scaled-down COVID package
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin took opposite views on the not-unexpected failure of a scaled-down GOP COVID relief package to move in the […]
$20M in grants to go toward bridges
Money from Dept. of Transportation (BUILD) funds Newsroom@DominionPost.com Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday that a portion of $20 million in U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing […]
Manchin, Capito announce $505K for visual therapy research at WVU
Newsroom@DominionPost.com CHARLESTON — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Thursday announced $505,595 from the U.S. Department of […]
