MORGANTOWN — A good deal of political chatter these days is devoted to the U.S. Supreme Court. On the one hand, Senate Republicans are aiming to confirm conservative nominee Amy […]
Congress
Manchin meets with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, expresses doubts about her Obamacare views
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday. He called the meeting pleasant but expressed doubts. “Despite her impressive […]
Sen. Capito meets with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Wednesday afternoon and spoke with West Virginia reporters shortly after about the meeting and […]
Senate passes Manchin resolution committing to peaceful presidential transfer of power
MORGANTOWN — The Republican-led U.S. Senate unanimously passed on Thursday a Joe Manchin resolution expressing a commitment to a peaceful transition of power come January if President Trump loses the […]
Manchin will vote no on process to consider Trump’s Supreme Court nominee; prefers to wait until after election
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V.a., said he’ll vote no on the process to move ahead before the election with consideration of President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. “I’m not going […]
U.S. Senate Republicans, Democrats, reverse roles from 2016 in naming, approving Ginsburg successor
MORGANTOWN — Shoes switch feet often in politics. The latest example is the U.S. Senate battle over the timing of approving a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. […]
Capito, Manchin offer opposing views on failure of scaled-down COVID package
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin took opposite views on the not-unexpected failure of a scaled-down GOP COVID relief package to move in the Senate on Thursday. […]
Capito outlines trimmed-down COVID package up for Thursday Senate vote
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Wednesday outlined the new, scaled-down COVID relief package Majority Mitch McConnell will bring to the floor Thursday. It’s a bill, said to be […]
Manchin and panelists discuss race and police in From Hurt to Healing listening tour session
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin presented a virtual forum on Friday on the issue of race and law enforcement. He was joined by three police officers, a pastor and an […]
Rep. McKinley, Department of Interior officials visit Richard Mine site on Deckers Creek
MORGANTOWN — Two U.S. Department of Interior officials joined Rep. David McKinley on a visit to the site of the Richard Mine outlet into Deckers Creek, where a discharge treatment […]
