The Latest Breaking News from Joe Manchin

Donald Trump vows to ‘keep men out of women’s sports’ and has Lia Thomas critic onstage in CPAC speech

Trump attacks LGBT+ people and welcomes anti-trans swimmer Riley Gaines to stage at CPAC

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022

Donald Trump vows in CPAC speech to campaign against Joe Manchin, who he claims betrayed him on impeachment

‘I would never vote against you, you’re a great president,’ Trump recounts senator saying

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2022

What Is The Stock Buyback Tax? What To Know About The Biden/Manchin/Sinema Compromise

With the support of Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat lawmakers were able to secure sufficient votes for a new tax that will be introduced as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Benzinga · Aug 6, 2022

Senate Democrats iron out details as they ready climate and spending bill for a Saturday vote

Democrats were putting the finishing touches Friday on a massive climate and spending package that they expect to pass on a party-line vote to deliver a significant political victory for President Joe Biden ahead of the midterm elections.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022

Manchin gets pipeline for climate deal

Dems to pave way for Mountain Valley Pipeline, remove jurisdiction from a court that keeps ruling against project

Salon · Aug 5, 2022

Sinema used leverage to help rich donors

Sinema used her power to cut a tax on hedge funds and scale back another tax on big corporations

Salon · Aug 5, 2022

Democrats secure breakthrough with Kyrsten Sinema on climate bill

The Arizona senator said she had agreed to last-minute changes on the measure’s tax and energy provisions

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022

Climate bill could slash US emissions by 40% after historic Senate vote

Inflation Reduction Act could put US within striking distance of Biden’s goal of halving emissions by 2030, analysis suggests

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022

Editorial: Senate GOP’s sudden opposition to a good bill looked a lot like vengeance

How angry are some Republicans at what they see as betrayal by a centrist Democrat? Angry enough to betray sick military veterans, apparently. That’s the only rational explanation for last week’s sudden about-face by two dozen Senate Republicans, including Missouri’s Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, who opposed legislation they previously…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Aug 5, 2022

Nicholas Goldberg: How Joe Manchin got his superpowers

By what possible definition of democracy is it OK for Joe Manchin, a single senator elected with a mere 290,000 votes from the tiny state of West Virginia, to wield power that exceeds that of his 99 colleagues and rivals that of the president of the United States?

Los Angeles Times · Aug 5, 2022