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To beat Trump, we need clarity of purpose, discipline and coordination," one top Democratic strategist said. "It’s clear none of that exists right now.” ...

Year after year, in shutdown fight after shutdown fight, in debt-limit standoff after debt-limit standoff, you could count on this: While Republicans would be bickering and taking potshots at each ...

But it’s one thing to gin up pressure on [Sens. Kyrsten] Sinema and [Joe] Manchin,” the person said, referring to the retired Senate moderates. “This is different. …This is gonna be terrible for their ...

Former West Virginia senator Joe Manchin said it was “unconscionable” to see Democratic lawmakers protest every facet of the president’s first address to Congress. Walz is the 'gift that ...

Former Democratic Senator Joe Manchin has accused his old colleagues of displaying “inhumanity” and “disrespect” during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Reacting on ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Fortescue pursued a $200 million deal to buy West Virginia coal assets in 2022 because chairman Andrew Forrest wanted to ...

Moderate Democrats are on a tear. Democrats are overperforming at the state level, with centrist candidates flipping one seat and coming close in another in special elections in deep red parts of Iowa ...

Senator Bernie Sanders has been holding public meetings about what he calls “Fighting Oligarchy.” There is much good about ...