U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) returns to a basement office meeting with other senators that included Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Jon Tester (D-MT), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Angus King (I-ME), (not pictured) ...
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Manchin Strikes Deal With Schumer On Energy And Healthcare Bill—Including Remnants Of Build Back Better
Topline Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Wednesday he has reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y) on a tax, energy and healthcare bill called the “Inflation...
Democrats Need To Stop Hating On Joe Manchin
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO – JULY 07: U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) walks to a morning session during the … [+] Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 07, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho. (Phot...
Biden Under Pressure To Restrict Oil Exports For All The Wrong Reasons
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 16: President Joe Biden takes reporters questions on the south lawn of the … [+] White House on July 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. President Biden just returned from vi...
Government Drug Price Negotiations Offer A False Promise
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 04: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters outside of his office on … [+] Capitol Hill on January 04, 2022 in Washington, DC. Manchin took questions on the st...
A Key Precedent May Sustain Negotiation To Keep Down Medicare Drug Prices
Medicare drug price negotiation, which holds down prices, may emerge from the long-quiet Senate negotiations on an omnibus policy (“Build Back Better”) bill. On this issue, there has been a back-room ...
House Democrats push for repeal of rule blocking SALT cap workaround
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Three ...
John Fetterman Supports Soda Taxes & Claims They Aren’t Regressive, But Bernie Sanders Begs To Differ
Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D – PA), now Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate (Photo by Mark … [+] Makela/Getty Images) Getty Images Soda taxes are once again back in the news thanks...
Supreme Court rejects SALT limit challenge from New York, New Jersey
Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court h...
Nelson Peltz hosted Joe Manchin for fundraiser featuring Republican megadonors
Nelson Peltz, left, and Joe Manchin CNBC; Reuters Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a $5,000 a plate fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin at the billionaire’s sprawling Florida estate last mont...
How The Feds Are Causing High Gas Prices At The Pump
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 11: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily press … [+] briefing at the White House April 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Psaki spoke about Preside...
Why Biden’s billionaire minimum income tax may be a tough sell
Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., talks to reporters in Washington, Nov. 4, 2021. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden has proposed a new tax on the ultra-wealthy as part of his 2023 federal budget, ...
Manchin Says He Will Vote To Confirm Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson
Topline Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Friday he will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court—all but ensuring her nomination to become the first Black woman on the nation...
Bob Johnson says Biden’s Build Back Better bill needs to direct money to Black-owned businesses
BET founder Bob Johnson told CNBC on Tuesday the Biden Administration needs to take additional steps in its Build Back Better plan to tackle the wealth gap between Black and white Americans. “Wh...
Manchin Says His Counteroffer On Spending Bill No Longer An Option
Topline Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told reporters Thursday Democrats will have to completely start over on writing a social spending bill considered critical to the party’s legislative agenda, a...
Biden’s First Year: An Economic Scorecard
A year after taking office, the president could be sunk by one economic metric no matter how good the other numbers are. The Biden administration has a long list of metrics to make the case that the U...
Many Americans ‘Frustrated’ With Biden After First Year—Approval Numbers Still Better Than Trump’s
Topline Nearly one year into Joe Biden’s presidency, half of Americans report being frustrated with his performance and are unsatisfied with his handling of the economy, high inflation rates and the ...
Gas And Meat Prices Finally Fall—But Cars, Housing, Medical Care And More Still Fuel Inflation Surge
Topline Though long-rising gas and meat prices are finally starting to cool off, surging prices for a slew of critical goods—including used cars, food and housing—helped inflation notch a new 39-year ...