joe manchin iii
- Donald Trump is the worst president in American history and the most deserving of removal from office before the expiration of his term.
- Federal lawmakers from Maryland and West Virginia have demanded a meeting with the owner of the Luke Mill, a closing Western Maryland paper factory.
- By a vote of 50-48, the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, and he was sown in shortly afterward, while protesters shouting outside the Capitol.
- With Senate hearings complete, and a vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court expected this coming week, a national discussion over the Constitution and the proper purpose and function of the Supreme Court has intensified.
- That "blue wave" that critics of President Trump have been hoping will wash over him in the midterm congressional elections him may not be a likely thing after all.
- Mike Pompeo is qualified to be secretary of state - that doesn't mean he's a great choice but that doesn't make him worthy of Senate rejection either.
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Republicans are like the barking dog who chases cars. One day the car stops and the dog doesn't know what to do. For over six years, Republicans in
The Orlando shooting has been taken as an opportunity to light a bonfire of the inanities, says Jonah Goldberg.The debate over federal gun control has emerged as an unexpected issue in Maryland's feisty Senate contest, with the two declared Democratic candidates working to demonstrate their commitment on a touchstone subject that has long been stalled in Washington.Bills would curb governor's power to replace U.S. senatorsIn blocking Obama's civil rights nominees because he helped defend a cop-killer, the U.S. Senate betrays a core value of American jurisprudenceBill Press says the Manchin-Toomey compromise on guns isn't perfect but still represents major progress.In a rare moment of sanity, compromise plan to extend background checks for gun buyers survives a showdown in the SenateLeonard Pitts says that resolute action must replace grief and anguish in gun tragediesPresident Obama can no longer duck the issue of gun control and must confront the dangers posed by an over-armed society.Thirteen senators from seven states damaged by Superstorm Sandy are asking President Obama to boost federal disaster aid to the states.Gov. Martin O'Malley did his job with his convention speech in Charlotte, but it's what he did before and after that will determine his political future.Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski called on President Barack Obama on Wednesday to speed the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan.Martin O'Malley was selected by his peers Wednesday to chair the Democratic Governors Association, a platform from which he says he will build the party and promote candidates who will invest in education and infrastructure.