Manchin, key Senate swing vote, boosts West Virginia’s hopes
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has the best shot in years to steer federal dollars back home to West Virginia
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Let’s Stop Posturing and Return to JCPOA, Zarif Tells Sherman
The Iranian foreign minister has called on Washington to stop Posturing and return to compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Fighting Biden virus aid, GOP rekindles Obama-era strategy
Republicans have one goal for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package: to erode public support
Biden White House: keeping control of the daily message
President Joe Biden is staying on message
Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight
Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin have struck a deal over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
Judge dismisses lawsuit by Democratic AGs to recognize ERA
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by three Democratic state attorneys general seeking to force the federal government to recognize Virginia’s vote last year to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Trump offers early endorsement for loyal SC governor
Former President Donald Trump has endorsed South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster’s bid for a second full term in 2022
Yellen says Congress needs to ‘go big’ for relief package
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that despite the strong job gains last month, Congress still needs to “go big” by passing President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief package to get millions of people back to work sooner
‘People need the help now’: Senate at standstill over coronavirus relief as Biden makes final plea for passage
Senators pause debate over $1.9 trillion plan amid disarray over Republicans’ 11th hour objections to unemployment aid
‘Miracle on Ice’ star Mark Pavelich dies at treatment home
A member of the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team has died at a treatment center for mental illness