Political freeloaders. They are to the left of us. They are to the right. These are politicians who grandstand, who vote against their constituents’ interests, knowing that their tougher colleagues will do the hard work. Start with the right. Start with Marsha Blackburn, the U.S. senator ...
Sen. Joe Manchin may be an outlier among most of his Democratic colleagues in Washington, but he knows what plays back home. A new survey by Republican pollster Mark Blankenship of MBE Research finds Manchin is on solid ground with most voters in West Virginia. (The poll findings are a ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Zoomed with members of the West Virginia press Thursday and much of the conversation focused on the passage and signing of the bipartisan infrastructure – BIF – bill. “In my view, this is a major win for the country,” she said. ...
by Jackie Calmes Democrats have a messaging problem, as you’ve no doubt heard since their recent election losses. The problem hardly started with President Joe Biden. Weak messaging has defined Democrats for most of the years I’ve covered them. Theirs is a diverse, fractious ...
Every now and then, common sense and at least a modicum of bipartisanship breaks out in Washington. That has happened with the Congressional approval of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The House passed the measure last Friday night, 228 to 206. The Senate ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday about vaccine mandates, voting rights bills, lessons to be learned from GOP victories and near victories in Tuesday's elections, and other topics. OSHA published its long-awaited vaccine ...