Tag: Manchin, Joe III
Democrats Propose Raising Taxes on Some High Earners to Bolster Medicare
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats will push to raise taxes on some high-earning Americans and steer the money to…
Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances on Roe v. Wade. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her.
WASHINGTON — During a two-hour meeting in her Senate office with the Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh…
School Shooting Raises Stakes at Hearing for Biden’s Pick to Lead A.T.F.
Installing a new A.T.F. director is one of the few consequential moves Mr. Biden’s administration can still make.…
Congress Is Paralyzed on Guns. Here’s Why Chris Murphy Is Still Hopeful.
WASHINGTON — It did not take long after the racist gun massacre in Buffalo for a familiar sense…
A Blood Feud in West Virginia Involves a Familiar Figure: Trump
The Republican-on-Republican blood feud developing in West Virginia is only over a single House seat, but the outcome…
Democrats Plan a Bid to Codify Roe, but Lack the Votes to Succeed
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, and other top Republicans have mostly refrained from boasting about…
Shunned by the Right, Murkowski Bets Big on the Center in Alaska
Of the seven Senate Republicans who voted to convict Mr. Trump last year, Ms. Murkowski is the only…
As Gas Prices Soar, Biden’s Climate Ambitions Sputter
With an eye toward this fall’s midterm elections, Republicans have ramped up attacks on Mr. Biden’s climate agenda.…
Manchin Won’t Support Raskin for the Federal Reserve
Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key centrist, announced on Monday that he would not support…
Lawmakers Push to Ban Russian Oil Imports, Amid White House Resistance
WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats in Congress are pushing President Biden to ban Russian energy imports as they…
As Biden Pivots, Democrats Seek to Salvage His Domestic Agenda
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday was the start of an election-year push…
Uproar Over ‘Crack Pipes’ Puts Biden Drug Strategy at Risk
Undeterred, Ms. Shalala encouraged philanthropies to finance needle exchange programs, and instructed National Institutes of Health experts to…