The Latest News about Joe Manchin

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said that he would not support abolishing the filibuster if his party were to win the majority come November. “That’s bullshit,” Manchin told CNN Tuesday when asked if he would join other Democrats who have called for lowering the vote threshold to close debate on legislation. “The whole intention of Congress is to have a ...

'Good Job' : Sen. Manchin Discusses Huge Impression Trump’s Legal Defense Team Left on Him

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is reportedly considering vacating his Senate seat before his term ends and launching another bid for the governorship of West Virginia, according to a report published Thursday. Manchin has confided in colleagues that he is exceptionally frustrated with Congress’s lack of bipartisanship and consequently thinking about leaving the Senate, reported The Hill. When asked ...

Democratic West Virginia Joe Manchin not only stood up, applauded and smiled when President Donald Trump touted booming American energy production, he gave the president a wink of approval. Manchin was one of the only Democrats to stand when Trump said “the United States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world.” Manchin stood ...

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia secured the top Democratic spot on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Tuesday, despite environmental activists lobbying against him. The environmental wing of the Democrat Party has been critical of Manchin over his support for fossil fuels, and Manchin as ranking Democrat on the Senate energy committee may be an added hurdle to ...

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has withdrawn his support for a federal energy regulator nominee as he faces immense scrutiny from his party’s environmental base. A Senate procedural vote Wednesday to confirm Robert McNamee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) fell along party lines, 50-49. Despite being a Democrat, Manchin’s vote again McNamee was unexpected. The West Virginia lawmaker ...

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision on Friday to vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) is launching a $400,000 ad campaign Tuesday aimed at flipping the last two remaining undecided Democrats to vote in favor of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

President Donald Trump will hold one of his legendary Make America Great Again rallies in Charleston, West Virginia August 21, 2018. [Live Stream] The rally will lend support for Republican Senatorial nominee Patrick Morrisey who is challenging Democratic party incumbent Joe Manchin for that Senate seat. Current polls range between Morrisey up 2 points to Manchin holding a 10 point lead. The ...

West Virginia  Incumbent: Joe Manchin (D-WV) Republicans look poised to pick off a Democratic Senate seat come 2018 in West Virginia. Trump carried West Virginia with 68% of the vote in 2016. Jim Justice, the state’s governor changed his party registration from the Democratic Party to the GOP at a Trump rally in Huntington, West Virginia back in early August. ...

Today the filibuster attempt by conservatives on the floor of the U.S. Senate failed. The roll-call on a cloture vote that will permit debate on S.649, commonly titled Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013, included “Yeas” from the following Republicans (those up for re-election or retirement in 2014 are noted.) Alexander (R-TN)*Re-election in 2014 Ayotte (R-NH) Burr (R-NC) Chambliss ...

West Virginia Democrat Senator Joe Manchin, a member of the NRA, calls for Congress to move toward restricting assault weapons, saying of the Newtown, Connecticut massacre: “It has changed me.”