The Latest Breaking News from Joe Manchin

Sen. Joe Manchin condemns Biden's "offensive and disgusting" remarks on coal plants

Manchin said Biden's comments "ignore the severe economic pain the American people are feeling because of rising energy costs."

Axios · Nov 5, 2022

Bernie Sanders hits the campaign trail with days left before US midterms

Vermont senator holding nine rallies across five battleground states, hoping to deliver winning argument to young and working-class voters

The Guardian - US · Nov 4, 2022

Transmission impossible

We can't adopt clean energy without more long-distance power lines. Congressional gridlock is getting in the way

Salon · Nov 3, 2022

Some Democrats push to punish Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ move to cut oil production

OPEC+ announced a cut of 2 million barrels a day starting next month. Some Democrats on Capitol Hill want to retaliate by cutting off military aid and reexamine ties to Saudi Arabia.

WEKU · Oct 6, 2022

US averts government shutdown as House passes short-term funding bill

The U.S. government narrowly averted a midnight shutdown of most federal agencies when the House passed a short-term spending bill hours before the deadline.

Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022

Biden signs spending bill that averts government shutdown with 11 hours to spare

The House and Senate had approved an interim spending bill, which extends current funding until Dec. 16.

WEKU · Sep 29, 2022

Joe Manchin's power play backfires

After Manchin urged bipartisanship, lawmakers on the right and left united against his bill

Salon · Sep 28, 2022

Environmentalists, Senate Republicans Unite to Kill Joe Manchin's Plan to Streamline Environmental Review

The West Virginia senator had proposed a series of exceedingly modest tweaks designed to speed up the yearslong environmental review process for new energy projects.

Reason · Sep 28, 2022

Senate advances funding bill to avert shutdown after Manchin measure scrapped

Both parties opposed the measure on energy permits, which critics said would gut environmental protections

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022

A government funding bill is introduced as Congress races to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown

The stopgap bill keeps federal agencies funded at current levels through mid-December. But a fight over reforming the permitting process for energy projects is bumping against a Friday deadline.

WEKU · Sep 27, 2022