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Sen. credits teamwork for battery plant

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin credits teamwork — along with incentives in the federal Inflation Reduction Act — for encouraging a cutting-edge battery manufacturer to develop the site of the historic Weirton Steel mill. “We’re just starting to see the benefits of my ...

We’re green. But are we mean?

Joe Biden’s America has embarked on a muscular industrial policy aimed at curbing climate change, building U.S. manufacturing and competing with China. That’s a lot of going on, though the broader public doesn’t seem to be paying it much mind. Unidentified flying objects make for better ...

Manchin’s side deal faces attacks from the left

Sen. Joe Manchin’s support of the controversial Inflation Reduction Act hinged on a critical side deal. President Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have all agreed to support Manchin’s proposed streamlining of the permitting process for fossil fuel ...

Did Congress rebuff the Supreme Court?

by Noah Feldman Liberals are understandably delighted that Congress has managed to repudiate the outcome of at least one major case the Supreme Court decided in June. Although it seems certain that no federal legislation will be passed to try to reinstate Roe v. Wade and abortion ...