Although Manchin said he’d already determined Trump was a divisive force before Jan. 6, the West Virginia senator said the attack still stuns him.
Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY
Joe Manchin suddenly seems to influence everything Washington does. The West Virginia senator says he wants to make Congress ‘work again’
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., has been given many labels: an obstacle to progress, defender of the status quo. So who is he?: “Not those people,” he says.
Republicans tell Buttigieg that Biden’s infrastructure bill should focus on roads, rail, ports – not climate or social justice
Biden is expected to unveil the initial pieces of his economic agenda next week in Pittsburgh, which includes a $3 trillion infrastructure component.
Restaurants, bars decimated by pandemic getting billions from Biden’s COVID-19 stimulus bill
Restaurants, bars and live venues took a major hit when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. The stimulus bill Biden signed devotes billions to them.
Kamala Harris has already broken 2 Senate ties on COVID relief. She could give Democrats more victories in the future
In her first month in office, Vice President Kamala Harris has broken more Senate ties than Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman and Walter Mondale.
The filibuster may make it difficult for Joe Biden to pass his agenda – even in a Democratic Congress. Here’s why
Biden could issue a plethora of orders but a flurry of top-down edicts would undermine his call for bipartisan unity and his respect for Congress.
Joe Biden ran on bringing back normalcy. With COVID, riots and a looming impeachment trial, that task just got tougher
The start of Biden’s presidency will be anything but normal with his remarkable inauguration illustrating the difficulty in calming a divided U.S.
‘We just made history’: Native Americans praise historic choice to have Deb Haaland lead Interior
Having Haaland in the cabinet is an inspirational pick that by itself will help the nation’s Native Americans feel like they are finally being heard, one activist said.
Obama says he’s ‘troubled’ Republicans are backing Trump in his refusal to concede to Biden
Barack Obama says Donald Trump’s refusal to concede and Republicans’ support of his grievances over the outcome are causing “damage” to the nation.
Donald Trump made many promises in 2016 and early in his term. Which has he kept and what is he still working on?
Trump has kept a number of pledges, including tax cuts and conservative judges. But not on others such as bringing back coal and replacing Obamacare.