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Sen . Joe Manchin weighs ins
In Washington, it may seem like Congress has moved beyond gun control. After Democrats' highly touted background check bill was defeated in a Senate procedural vote ...
Two prominent senators are working toward forging a compromise proposal on expanded background checks, aiming for a breakthrough on the biggest impasse in controvers...
Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in American history, died Monday at the age of 92, a spokesman for the family said.Byrd, a Democrat...
Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin overcame weeks of Republican attack ads to win the West Virginia governor's race Tuesday, successfully distancing himself from the Obama ad...
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's unsure whether he'll vote for his party's leader, President Barack Obama, or the likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney.In a sta...
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin on movement dedicated to a new politics of problem solving
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid effectively pulled his party's gun control bill Thursday after a critical background check amendment failed to garner enough suppor...
Supporters of the controversial firearms bill are struggling to round up the necessary 60 votes to advance the package, underscoring the lingering resistance on the ...
The bipartisan deal on expanded background checks for gun buyers appeared Sunday to garner more Republican support, but Capitol Hill leaders could not say whether th...
"There is a whole new sort of group of individuals now who – I don't know what the numbers are – that never hunt at all. But they own guns for one of two reasons, se...
Two prominent senators announced a proposed compromise on the thorny issue of gun background checks, urging mandatory checks for gun-show and Internet sales while ex...
Veteran confronts senator about America's future
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin discusses problems facing the country and issues faced at the governors meeting.
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin with the latest details surrounding the Massey Energy mine explosion.
Popular West Virginia governor wins Senate seat
Popular governor faces tough fight
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin has tapped a former aide to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Robert C. Byrd.Manchin said Friday that former chief...
Gov. Joe Manchin announced a lawsuit Wednesday that challenges the Obama administration's efforts to curb mountaintop removal coal mining.Manchin said the administra...