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
Editorial: Climate change is an emergency. Biden should use his executive powers to do more Last week’s unexpected Senate deal on a $369 billion climate spending package is bound to ease pressure on President Joe Biden. Days earlier, when it looked like opposition from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III had killed Biden’s climate agenda, the president vowed to take “strong executive action” if the… Los Angeles Times · Aug 6, 2022
37-month sentence for man who threatened to kill Dr. Anthony Fauci A West Virginia man who threatened Dr. Anthony Fauci and his family was sentenced to more than three years in prison. Tribune News Service · Aug 6, 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
Man who threatened to kill Anthony Fauci given three-year prison term Thomas Connally, 56, of West Virginia pleaded guilty to making threats over Fauci’s handling of Covid pandemic The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2022
Ramesh Ponnuru: The Democrats are taking Joe Manchin for a ride In the week since he reached a deal with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer on the “Inflation Reduction Act,” Sen. Joe Manchin has been everywhere promoting it. One of the West Virginia Democrat’s top selling points is the promise to speed up permitting for U.S. energy production. Tribune News Service · 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
Man who threatened Dr. Fauci, other official, gets 3 years A West Virginia man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison after sending emails that threatened Dr. Anthony Fauci and another federal health official The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Surprise Senate vote would overturn Biden environmental rule In a surprise victory for Republicans, the Senate on Thursday voted to overturn a Biden administration rule requiring rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — a victory enabled in part by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
‘Chemical incident’ declared in West Virginia as residents told to take shelter Drum with 30 gallons of bleach tablets decomposes and leads to haze and smell of chlorine The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
Tuberville Leading Latest Congressional Push for NIL Regulation The former college football coach and Alabama senator is drafting a bill with West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin aimed at taming the chaotic NIL landscape. Sports Illustrated · Aug 3, 2022
WV v. EPA: Some Answers about Major Questions (But Not All the Answers We Need) My forthcoming article the good, the bad, and the likely implications of the Supreme Court's decision West Virginia v. EPA Reason · Aug 3, 2022
Manchin's small step a big leap for mankind On a celebratory night in late 2016, the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower were lit up in green to remind the world to implement the Paris climate agreement. Yet in recent years, climate legislation in the United States has been stuck at a red light, most recently because… Bangkok Post · Aug 2, 2022
Economy and Society, August 2, 2022: Governor DeSantis bans ESG criteria in state pension fund management Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · Aug 2, 2022
The Conversation · Aug 2, 2022 In Congress, the name of a bill may have nothing to do with what's in it – it's all about salesmanship Quick quiz: What’s the name of the compromise climate bill that U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, last week agreed to support?
The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022 WVa cities, counties reach $400M settlement with drug firms West Virginia cities and counties have reached a $400 million tentative settlement with three major U.S. drug distributors
The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2022 Joe Manchin hails expansive bill he finally agrees to as ‘great for America’ Rewritten $739bn bill, now called the Inflation Reduction Act, that tackles US debt and the climate crisis could pass Senate this week
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022 Manchin declines to say if he wants Dems to retain control West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who's one of the Democrats’ most conservative and contrarian members, is declining to say whether he wants Democrats to retain control of Congress after the November elections
WEKU · Jul 29, 2022 Record flooding in Kentucky and Appalachia kills more victims as searches continue Major floods have devastated Eastern Kentucky and parts of Virginia and West Virginia. The death toll continues to climb as search and rescue teams cover the affected areas.
The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022 After abortion ruling, WVa could become 1st to pass new bill A bill up for a final vote in West Virginia’s Senate could make the state the first to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions after the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Al Jazeera · Jul 29, 2022 Death toll rises in Kentucky flooding as rescue efforts continue Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia are deploying search and rescue teams after flooding overwhelms communities.
Ballotpedia · Jul 29, 2022 Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.…
Reason · Jul 29, 2022 West Virginia v. EPA: Getting to Actual Delegation The Court should assimilate the “major questions” doctrine of West Virginia v. EPA and its precedents—including Chevron and what came even before that—to an approach that asks whether Congress has made an actual delegation. Only this will serve the relevant separation-of-powers principle.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2022 First Thing: Texas Democrats push to blunt impact of state’s abortion ban Blue cities aim to pass bills to protect those who receive and provide abortions: ‘The fight starts locally’. Plus, the myth of Marilyn Monroe
The Guardian - US · Jul 29, 2022 ‘What about my life?’ West Virginia girl, 12, speaks out against anti-abortion bill Plea by Addison Gardner during public hearing against bill that would prohibit procedure in nearly all cases goes viral