78% of Democrats Support Child Tax Credit Effectively Killed Off by Manchin: Poll

"Extending the child tax credit would really help Americans during a pandemic and Omicron surge. Maybe Manchin can tour his own state and see the economic devastation."

Joe Manchin Is Tired of Your Tiresome Questions

But he’ll keep talking anyway because he loves the sound of his own voice. Happy Senate New Year!

Three Reasons for Hope as a Hard Year Comes to an End

There’s no getting around it: 2021 has been a tough year. As with 2020, many of you are glad to see its back end. Do let the door hit you on the way out.

Opinion | An Open Letter to Senator Manchin: Build Back Better Is Consequential to Black Women's Mental Health

"It is well overdue for the government to do its part and put protections in place to give Black women the peace of mind they need to flourish at home and at work."

Sanders Takes Aim at Manchin's Argument Against Build Back Better: "Not True"

Sen. Bernie Sanders noted Sen. Joe Manchin's uncritical support for a "bloated military budget" and "corporate welfare."

Sanders Takes Aim at Manchin's Argument Against Build Back Better: "Not True"

Sen. Bernie Sanders noted Sen. Joe Manchin's uncritical support for a "bloated military budget" and "corporate welfare."

West Virginians Give Manchin a Lump of Coal for Christmas

Manchin claims his constituents are happy with his abandonment of Build Back Better. Miners and other residents say that just isn’t so.

21 Million+ Going Hungry in US as Manchin Tanks Expanded Child Tax Credit

"If expanded child tax credit payments stop going out, roughly 10 million children could sink into poverty."

Corporate Donations Poured Into Manchin's PAC Ahead of Final 'No' on Build Back Better

"This is the way things work when democracy has been weakened. The powerful get special access to our government, while we're told, 'Sorry, we can't help you.'"

McConnell openly courts Manchin to leave Democrats, join GOP

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is openly recruiting Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after his fractious split with the White House over the president’s social and environmental spending package

Manchin’s PAC Raked In Corporate Donations Just Before He Axed Build Back Better

Donations came from corporations that would likely have been impacted by the bill’s proposals.

Coal Miners Union Rebukes Manchin for Effort to Kill Build Back Better

"Manchin has lost the coal miners with this latest betrayal."

Manchin Under Fire for Blowing Potential $60 Billion Hole in US Economy During Pandemic

One analyst warned the West Virginia Democrat's obstruction of his party's legislative agenda "puts the economic recovery at some risk."

Opinion | The real reason Joe Manchin is driving a stake through the heart of Biden's agenda

The West Virginia senator cites the risk of inflation, but that simply provides him an easy way out of backing the expanded safety net bill.

Is Killing the Build Back Better Act Part of Manchin’s Run for President?

Unlikely as it seems, Manchin is flush with millions from right-leaning interests — enough to fund a national campaign.

“Unacceptable”: Rep. Jamaal Bowman Slams Manchin After Senator Says No to Build Back Better Plan

President Biden’s signature $1.75 trillion Build Back Better package appears to be dead after Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced on Fox News this Sunday he would not support the plan to expand the social safety net and...

Why Spending $2 Trillion on Child Care, Health Care and Fighting Climate Change Won’t Make Inflation Any Worse Than it Already is

One of the main concerns raised by critics of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan is that it will drive up inflation, which is already running at

Sanders and the Squad Knew Manchin Couldn't Be Trusted

They had strategies for taking on the West Virginian, but top Democrats refused to listen.

As World Burns, Climate Campaigners Denounce Manchin as 'Fossil-Fueled Sociopath'

"While disappointing, Manchin laying his cards on the table is also a liberating force," said Janet Redman of Greenpeace USA. "Biden must go all-in with executive authority to address the climate emergency and do what he promised."

Manchin Says He Opposes Sick Leave Because People Will Use It for Hunting Trips

COVID is currently killing an average of nearly 1,300 Americans a day.