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ALEX MOONEY


Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's been thinking seriously about becoming an independent

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says he has been thinking โ€œseriouslyโ€ about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.

West Virginia Gov. Justice running for Manchinโ€™s Senate seat

West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice says heโ€™s running for Democrat Joe Manchinโ€™s U.S. Senate seat in 2024.

Democrats kept the Senate this year, but 2024 may be harder

Democrats celebrating a successful effort to keep control of the U.S. Senate this year will soon confront a 2024 campaign that could prove more challenging.

West Virginia's Mooney runs for Congress but aims at Manchin

West Virginia Republican U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney is facing Democrat Barry Wendell in the race for a seat representing the state's 2nd Congressional District.

Ousters, upsets halfway through 2022 primary election season

More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump.

Trump-backed US Rep. Alex Mooney wins W.Va. GOP primary

Congressman Alex Mooney has won the Republican nomination for one of West Virginiaโ€™s two seats in the U.S. House.

Trump candidate loses in Nebraska, wins in West Virginia

University of Nebraska regent Jim Pillen has won the stateโ€™s crowded Republican primary race for governor over a candidate endorsed by Donald Trump.

2022 midterms: What to watch in Nebraska, West Virginia

The top race in Tuesdayโ€™s primary elections in Nebraska and West Virginia is a heavily contested Republican primary for Nebraska governor.

Trump, emboldened after Ohio victory, faces challenges ahead

Former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of the midterm campaign emboldened by primary victories but facing new risks.

W.Va. House race pits Trump loyalty against infrastructure

A GOP House race between incumbents in West Virginia pits a Donald Trump-endorsed congressman against one who voted with the Democrats for infrastructure funding.

From 'sister' to rival: Dem rising stars fight for Ga. seat

Reps. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux flipped two longtime Republican congressional districts in Atlantaโ€™s northern suburbs with a common strategy of appealing to voters repelled by then-President Donald Trumpโ€™s divisive politics.

Pa. Rep. Kelly faces ethics scrutiny over stock purchase

Pa. Rep. Kelly faces ethics scrutiny over stock purchase

A congressional ethics watchdog has concluded there is โ€œsubstantial reason to believeโ€ that the wife of Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Kelly used nonpublic information gained through her husbandโ€™s position in Congress to purchase stock last year.

Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against

Republicans promote pandemic relief they voted against

Every Republican in Congress voted against the $1.9 trillion "American Rescue Plan," which President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago.

House urges Pence to help oust Trump; impeachment next

House urges Pence to help oust Trump; impeachment next

The House is trying to push the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly to remove President Donald Trump from office. Democrats are set to pass a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority under the 25th Amendment to oust Trump. Trump, meanwhile, warned the lawmakers off impeachment and suggested it was the drive to oust him that was dividing the country. Trump faces a single charge โ€” โ€œincitement of insurrectionโ€ โ€” in the impeachment resolution after the most serious and deadly domestic incursion at the Capitol in the nationโ€™s history. Trump was impeached by the House in 2019 over dealings with Ukraine and acquitted in 2020 by the Senate.

GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell finally acknowledges Joe Biden won election

GOP leader Sen. Mitch McConnell finally acknowledges Joe Biden won election

First, the Republican leader heaped praise on Trump's โ€œendlessโ€ accomplishments as he congratulated President-elect Joe Biden during a morning Senate speech. Then he pivoted, privately warning Republican senators away from disputing the Electoral College tally when Congress convenes in a joint session Jan. 6 to confirm the results. โ€œI want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden,โ€ McConnell said as he opened the Senate. They finally said aloud what many Republicans had been signaling privately โ€” that Biden is the winner of the presidential election, and they are essentially abandoning Trump's election attacks. Some GOP lawmakers have vowed to carry the fight to Jan. 6 when Congress votes to accept or reject the Electoral College results.

In a first, leading Republicans call Biden president-elect

In a first, leading Republicans call Biden president-elect

He said Mondayโ€™s Electoral College vote โ€œwas significant.โ€Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn said barring further legal challenges it appears Biden will be president. Others have said Trump's legal battles should continue toward resolution by inauguration day, Jan. 20. "Once the Electoral College has voted, most people are going to recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect." "Although I supported President Trump, the Electoral College vote today makes clear that Joe Biden is now President-Elect,โ€ said Sen. Many Republicans are unwilling to declare Biden the winner for the same reasons they avoided standing up to Trump during his presidency.

President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won

President-elect? GOP may wait for January to say Biden won

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to announce his health care team. Next weekโ€™s Dec. 14 Electoral College deadline may produce just a few more congratulatory GOP calls to Biden. Increasingly, GOP lawmakers say the Jan. 6 vote in Congress to accept the Electoral College outcome may be when the presidential winner becomes official. They're relying on Trump voters to power the Georgia runoff elections Jan. 5 that will determine control of the Senate. Until then, his group is trying to push Georgia's Trump voters to the polls, even as the president disputes Biden's win of the state.

Biden: Trump diagnosis is 'bracing reminder' of virus stakes

Biden: Trump diagnosis is 'bracing reminder' of virus stakes

Meanwhile, Trump has proceeded with large in-person rallies where attendees often go maskless, and he regularly mocks Bidenโ€™s decision to wear a mask in public. The Biden campaign just began launching in-person canvassing, after largely focusing on virtual events because of the pandemic. The Biden campaign declined to comment on whether those plans would change in the days ahead. Trump campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh slammed Biden for his campaignโ€™s decision to begin in-person campaigning after expressing concern for volunteersโ€™ safety for months. โ€œBidenโ€™s been hiding in his basement for months โ€” but now heโ€™s coming out to do in-person rallies,โ€ he said.

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