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The political maneuvering required to get Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to the Supreme Court is probably the most important and consequential since the Florida recount in 2000, so deftly navigated by the old Republican hand Baker on behalf of George W. Bush. I tip my hat to the Democrats for how they have played a lousy hand.
Samantha Bee is worried about the Democrats' strategy for the upcoming midterm elections. You probably will be too, if you watch the campaign ad in which Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia advocates for better health care by loading bullets into a shotgun and blasting a "lawsuit on coverage of pre-existing conditions" into papery bits.
Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room. Kavanaugh accuser gives terms for Senate testimony, including him not being in the room Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room.
Republicans and Democrats joined forces to speed legislation combating the misuse of opioids and other addictive drugs through Senate passage Monday, a rare campaign-season show of unity against a growing and deadly health care crisis. It takes wide aim at the problem, including increasing scrutiny of arriving international mail that may include illegal drugs.
Less than two years ago, the conventional wisdom told us that President Donald Trump had transformed the political map: GOP strongholds in the South had joined with gains in the Rust Belt and upper Midwest , giving Republicans an electoral lock for years to come. Then came 20 months of the Trump presidency.
This week the president took a break from precipitating the end times to pat himself on the back for his neglectful handling of the hurricane disaster in Puerto Rico. The commander-in-chief, who two years ago definitely thought Puerto Rico was a separate country and not a U.S. territory, congratulated himself on the administration's response to the catastrophe.
Elections in New York Thursday marked the end of a long, dramatic and sometimes tumultuous primary season that reshaped both parties going into the midterm elections. Democrats have a younger, more liberal, and more diverse slate of candidates they believe can flip control of the House and reclaim several governor's offices.
Ryan Fischer/The Herald-Dispatch J. Brian Nimo, Director of the Hershal "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center, speaks on the decision to rename the center as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center renaming ceremony takes place on Sunday, September 9, 2018, in Huntington.
Invoking the same colorful imagery he used in his 2010 re-election bid, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin released a new ad Monday literally taking aim with a shotgun at the most recent lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, which would dismantle protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions. "I haven't changed," Manchin asserts in the ad.
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin participated in a roundtable discussion Friday in West Virginia with religious, business and community leaders and West Virginians with pre-existing conditions. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams and Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader were both in attendance.
Led by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Cory Booker , additional co-sponsors include Senators James Risch , Mike Crapo , Richard Durbin , Sheldon Whitehouse , and Chris Coons . S. 3422, the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act , will help reestablish U.S. leadership in nuclear energy by launching robust public-private partnerships among the federal government, leading research institutions, and the best industry innovators.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, center, shakes hands with West Virginia Great Barrel Co. managing partners Tom Crabtree, left, and Philip Cornett following the announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Charleston W.Va., that a barrel-making facility will be constructed in White Sulphur Springs.
The incoming president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia doesn't like what is ahead for natural gas prices. "This year's not too bad actually," said Brett Loflin, vice president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia.
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In this July 16, 2018, file photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schumer and Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein plan to begin meeting with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh when senators start returning to Washington in mid-August.
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, announced $2,773,296 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for various healthcare programs across West Virginia. "This significant funding will support a variety of programs throughout West Virginia including school health programs, public health education programs, mental health and substance abuse programs and cutting edge medical research.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, arrives for a private meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 30, 2018. WASHINGTON- The first Democratic senator to sit down with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said Monday he's not ready to say how he'll vote, but Kavanaugh did pick up the backing of Kentucky's Rand Paul, the only Republican in the narrowly divided Senate to have outwardly wavered in possible support.