Among the top priorities for newly selected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was his announced intention to form a bipartisan panel to cut massive spending that has led to an […]
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Campaign financials: Skaff puts new twist on secretary of state race; Treasurer Moore leads pack for U.S. House District 2
MORGANTOWN – The recent party switch of former House of Delegates Minority Leader Doug Skaff has brought new attention to the race for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. […]
Blame the House, not the U.S. Constitution, for the speaker mess
by Noah Feldman On the surface, the gridlock caused by the Republican Party’s failure to elect a speaker of the House of Representatives looks like a dysfunction of our old-fashioned […]
Discussion must start in shared reality
U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney is well within his rights to defend his vote against the continuing resolution that prevented the government shutdown on Sept. 30. In fact, we appreciate his […]
Guest essay: Mooney explains ‘no’ vote on stopgap funding bill
by Alex Mooney On Oct. 5, The Dominion Post ran an editorial criticizing my votes for fiscal responsibility and accountability. I have been fighting to pass government spending bills to […]
Immigration policies face uphill battle
by Carl P. Leubsdorf The immigration issue has hit Democratic strongholds up north, prompting new moves from the Biden administration. In both a substantive and political response, it announced it […]
Local childcare advocates push for federal legislation as funding expires and ‘childcare cliff’ looms
MORGANTOWN – A group of childcare advocates stopped at the Morgantown offices of Rep. Alex Mooney and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Wednesday to drop off some information on what […]
Oct. 8 letters to the editor
What’s good for the world is good for W.Va. It often goes unrealized how addressing global poverty has an economic benefit to the United States. Likewise, it is often overestimated […]
Congress fails on budget — again
The stunning rebuke of Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker is yet another indication of the dysfunction of Congress. In this case, the House Republican majority was overruled by eight far-right […]
Feinstein’s stubbornness kept her in office too long, and it defined her success
by Mark Z. Barabak On Thursday, Dianne Feinstein cast her final Senate vote, on a measure aimed at preventing a looming government shutdown. Hours later, she was gone. That last […]
