JOE MANCHIN

Democrats on the left want their party to take action to ensure women have access to abortions.

President Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the devastating effects of climate change may not be dead.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to derail a bill designed to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the United States if Democrats revive their stalled climate and social policy package.

The Supreme Court’s new climate change ruling is likely to hinder the Biden administration’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and make the electric grid carbon-free by 2035.

President Joe Biden says he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect access to abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade.

"I'm probably one of the few people in the world that doesn't think of 'politics' as a dirty word," Gayle Manchin said.

The comedian let loose in telling Stephen Colbert why she's a "little salty" right now.

A group of U.S. senators has agreed to effectively dismantle a commission tasked by the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out closures, downsizing and other significant medical facility changes nationwide, Sen. Joe Manchin said Monday. The West Virginia Democrat, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, said there is bipartisan support to avoid filling vacancies on the VA’s Assets and Infrastructure Review Commission and to end the commission in the next National Defense Authorization Act.

The end of Roe v. Wade started in the Senate.

Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyAre Senators Susan Collins and Joe Manchin stupid, or do they just think we are?Both self-identified centrist, pro-choice senators voted to confirm Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, two of the six jurists responsible for curb-stomping American women’s rights back into the 1960s with today’s ruling on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health. They did so because, at the time, they were assured that both Gorsuch and Kavan

Sen. Susan Collins is being criticized for the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban abortion because the moderate Republican voted to confirm two of the justices who were in the majority opinion.

President Joe Biden speak publicly Friday afternoon, just hours after the Supreme Court officially overturned the constitutional right to abortion.

"I am alarmed they chose to reject the stability the ruling has provided for two generations of Americans," the West Virginia Democrat said.

President Biden has not yet responded to the decision upending decades of precedent governing abortions.

Some candidates have shifted targets from policy to groups of people, which can appeal to the base of a political group.

Some candidates have shifted targets from policy to groups of people, which can appeal to the base of a political group.

President Joe Biden sat down with The Associated Press to discuss the state of the economy, his concerns about the national mood, and his commitment to standing up to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.

Many Democrats are crossing their fingers Schumer and Manchin strike a deal to avoid hitting voters with huge healthcare bills before November.

Many of the nation’s most vulnerable Democrats are actively trying to distance themselves from Washington — and their party — as the midterm season enters its next phase.

After wrapping up the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, President Joe Biden turned his attention from foreign policy to politics.

Senators aim to prevent another Jan. 6 insurrection from happening again.

Senators aim to prevent another Jan. 6 insurrection from happening again.

The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, was approved by a congressional committee and sent on the full Senate.

More than half a billion dollars in federal funding will be sent to four U.S. states to expand broadband access as part of a sweeping national effort to bring affordable service to rural and low-income Americans, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday. Louisiana, New Hampshire, Virginia and West Virginia are the first to benefit from this aspect of the $10 billion Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, which is expected to bring internet service to 200,000 homes and businesses in the four states.

Biden made extensive efforts to secure Manchin's backing for his domestic package, but it ultimately came to nothing.

Toomey, along with Sen. Joe Manchin, put forth legislation nearly a decade ago that would expand background checks.

If the party wants to pass meaningful legislation before November, it will have to work with the senator from West Virginia.

Preliminary talks about a new spending bill are under way, but the senator from West Virginia is demanding it be constructed on his terms.

The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don’t approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic’s next wave.

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.

A bipartisan group of senators is trying to find a compromise on gun legislation.

President Joe Biden has been intimately involved in some of the gun control movement's greatest successes — and failures.

The anger among Dem voters isn't just with Republicans. It's also with their own party, which controls both houses in Congress and the White House.

Democrats in Congress are trying, again, to pass legislation to expand background checks for gun buyers in the wake of the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

"If the slaughter of schoolchildren can't convince Republicans to buck the NRA, what can we do?" Schumer said.

"If the slaughter of schoolchildren can't convince Republicans to buck the NRA, what can we do?" Schumer said.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas.

Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman’s rampage killed 19 children and two teachers.

"The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity," he said. Congress hasn't passed a bill to address gun violence in years.

"The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity," he said. Congress hasn't passed a bill to address gun violence in years.

John Kerry, America’s top official on climate change, says that the U.S. and China are making progress on putting together a group of experts from both countries to work toward quickly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The latest battle in the fight for power in the Democratic Party between centrists and liberals will be decided here Tuesday.

Manchin went back and forth with GOP Sen. Roger Wicker. He also raised fresh hope of striking a deal on Biden's stalled agenda.

Joe Manchin keeps blocking President Biden's agenda. What can he teach us about our own work nemesis?

A closely divided House has approved legislation to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies as prices at the pump continue to soar.

President Joe Biden’s pick to be the Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator pledged Thursday to help reduce high inflation and provide clear rules to govern financial innovation.

Train lead singer Pat Monahan chats with USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about the band's eleventh studio album "AM Gold" and working with Taylor Swift.

A new round of primary elections across the U.S. this week is exposing heightened tensions within the Democratic Party.

Bezos lambasted the White House for pushing a plan he claimed would worsen inflation, and said Manchin "saved them from themselves."

The Senate has confirmed economist Phillip Jefferson to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

The Senate has fallen far short in a vote toward enshrining Roe v.

The vote to advance the measure is expected to fail, with Democrats set to fall short of the 60 votes needed.

The vote to codify the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, which is doomed to fail, appears designed more to spur enthusiasm among Democratic voters.

The Senate has confirmed Michigan State economist Lisa Cook to serve on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors.

Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the political limits of its ability to act in either direction on the issue.

Congressman Alex Mooney has won the Republican nomination for one of West Virginia’s two seats in the U.S. House.

President Joe Biden is highlighting new figures showing the government’s red ink will grow less than expected this year and the national debt will shrink this quarter as he tried to counter criticism of his economic leadership and growing dismay over inflation going into midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.

Collins, Murkowski, Manchin, and Sinema weigh in on SCOTUS leak

If the Justices who have made the Supreme Court an agent of conservative counter-revolution overturn Roe v. Wade, there is no reason to believe that they will stop there.

Manchin may be throwing a big wrench in Democrats' efforts to salvage what's left of their Build Back Better plan.

The president can show his commitment to low gas prices by supporting the senator’s efforts to reach a compromise.

President Joe Biden plans to mark Earth Day in Seattle on Friday, but he's struggled to make progress on a sweeping environmental agenda.

Democrats have spent years pledging to address the gun violence that plagues communities across the U.S. But a surge of mass shootings over the weekend served as a reminder of how little has been accomplished.

Manchin reportedly told the predominantly-Republican fundraiser attendees that he plans to run for re-election to the Senate that year instead.

Several top executives privately said they hoped the conservative Democrat would switch parties and run against Biden in 2024, CNBC has learned.

President Joe Biden says he plans to nominate Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman of supervision.

President Joe Biden's sweeping domestic agenda is on hold and images of horror in Ukraine dominate the headlines.

When it comes to taking steps to fight climate change, Americans broadly support six key Biden administration proposals meant to transition the U.S. to renewable sources of energy, according to a Gallup poll released Monday.

The statements of support from Senators Collins, Murkowski, and Romney countered the blast of bitter fantasies from their colleagues on the Judiciary Committee.

Releasing millions of barrels of reserve oil and pushing energy companies to drill are only the beginning.

Companies would be required to report on greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related targets and goals, as well as how climate risks impact their business.

Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden signed recently.

Taxing unsightly agglomerations of wealth directly is an idea whose time has come.

The Biden administration’s decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats.

Another thing holding back our transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy

"You might have it on paper," he said. Most of America's wealthiest families park their wealth in financial investments like stocks or bonds.

President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget for next year would trim federal deficits and boost taxes on the wealthiest Americans.

Trump swearing; Manchin profiting.

President Joe Biden is releasing a budget blueprint that tries to tell voters what the diverse and at times fractured Democratic Party stands for.

Manchin said that Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provide her with a unique perspective she will bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

Manchin has previously broken with President Joe Biden on some major issues, leading some to worry about whether he would support Jackson.

Senator and combat war veteran pushes Senate for memorial for the "Rosie the Riveters" who worked as "letter carriers, code breakers, manufacturers and more."

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has announced his intention to support the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, pushing her one step closer to confirmation.

Amid pushback from industry groups and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators are scaling back plans to consider how natural gas projects affect climate change and environmental justice.

The White House says local, state and federal officials must do more to ensure Native Americans have equal access to voting.

This should have been the moment for renewables. What happened?

Programs to re-train coal miners and reinvigorate West Virginia’s suffering workforce have been proposed before. Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said Friday many have been a disappointment because there were no jobs. “All that ended up being was basically an extension of unemployment benefits because no jobs came because there's no factories," Manchin said.

The Senate Banking Committee has approved Jerome Powell’s nomination to a second four-year term as chair of the Federal Reserve.

Sarah Bloom Raskin was nominated to the top banking regulator post but faced criticism over her stance on climate change and lending to oil companies.

Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn her nomination to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, That's according to a person familiar with the matter who requested anonymity before an official announcement.

Sen. Joe Manchin says he opposes the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin to a key position on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Top Democrats are pleading for President Joe Biden to act alone on some of the party’s core legislative priorities.

It's been one year since President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan.

Legislation to limit insulin costs for people with diabetes is getting a new push in the Senate.

Ukraine’s president has made a “desperate” plea to American lawmakers to help get more warplanes to his military and cut off Russian oil imports.

Not long after winding down 20 years of war, President Joe Biden now finds the United States entrenched in a conflict in Ukraine.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing pushback from the White House and all corners of Washington after calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin by the Russian people.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she supports banning Russian oil imports to the U.S. Amid the escalating war in Ukraine, Pelosi she's “all for” blocking Russian oil.

The United States and allies are stepping up sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

Pivotal Sen. Joe Manchin has floated the broad outlines of a reconfigured social and environment package that aims half its resources at reducing federal deficits.