Joe Manchin
The West Virginia senator was being called out for supporting a natural gas pipeline in his home state.
After teasing a presidential run, the West Virginia senator announced on Friday he would not run as a third-party candidate.
A police chase in Birmingham came to a sudden and violent stop Monday when a man crashed his car into the SUV carrying Gayle Conelly Manchin and a colleague.
In a statement, the West Virginia senator said his wife “remains in stable condition but will stay there for a couple of days for precautionary measures.”
There were once liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats. But hyperpartisanship and extremist activism have made nuance in our politics essentially impossible.
The West Virginia centrist will leave the Senate, but he hinted he is not finished with politics yet.
Republicans got help from three Democrats and two independents to prevent mentally incompetent veterans from being automatically reported for gun background checks.