News | Politics & Elections Manchin Wants to Invest More Taxpayer Money in Propping Up Fossil Fuel Industry Democrats are debating the definition of "clean energy" as the climate crisis intensifies. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout July 17, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Fox News and Rupert Murdoch Funded PAC Backs Joe Manchin With Political Donation The donation is another in a string of ties that the lawmaker seems to have with right-wing interests. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 16, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Fate of Democrats’ Ambitious $3.5 Trillion Bill Rests Once Again With Centrists The West Virginia Democrat said he wants to see the "pay-fors" (how the bill would be funded) before making a decision. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 14, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Democrats’ New Version of Infrastructure Bill Claws Back Trump Tax Cuts for Rich The second infrastructure bill would expand Medicare and add millions of new jobs. By William Rivers Pitt , Truthout July 14, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin Has Made Millions From Coal Sales Since Joining the Senate A recent financial disclosure shows that the Virginia senator owns shares worth up to $5 million in a coal brokerage. By David Moore , Sludge July 3, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin Says He’s Open to Reconciliation But Wants Less Than Sanders’s Proposal In a break from his usual bipartisan hang-ups, the West Virginia senator said he’d support the Democrats-only package. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 29, 2021 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections GOP Isn’t Holding Back on Voter Suppression. Democrats Must Go on Offensive. We need federal legislation to preempt voting restrictions at the national level. By Nse Ufot , Truthout June 27, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders: “I’m Tired of Talking About Mr. Manchin and Miss Sinema” “The American people all over this country understand that now is the time to act,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pressure to End Filibuster Mounts After Republicans Block Voting Rights Debate Senate Republicans, who hold the minority, blocked debate on the bill that would massively expand voting rights Tuesday. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 23, 2021 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sinema’s Op-Ed Defending the Filibuster Is a Triumph for Republican Obstruction The senator’s argument comes just as Republicans are about to use the filibuster to block voting rights legislation. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 22, 2021 Truthout