Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday ...

WASHINGTON ― Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced on Friday that he has decided not to launch a run for president after all, ending months of speculation about his political future. “I will not be ...

Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to remove energy permitting language from a government funding bill after he failed to secure enough support for the proposal.

As Joe Manchin prepares to leave Congress after nearly 15 years, the West Virginia senator — who left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent earlier this year — is further distancing ...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) raised $1.3 million during the second quarter, he announced Thursday—as he toys with a third-party presidential run that has raised alarms among Democrats who fear a Manchin ...

Speculation has risen that West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin may be running for president as a third-party candidate after the conservative Democrat announced he would not be seeking re-election to ...

The wild card West Virginia lawmaker has not yet made a decision one way or the other West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he's "thinking" about switching his political affiliation from Democrat to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of a deepening rift among Democrats on energy issues, conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he will not move forward on President Joe Biden's nominee to oversee oil ...

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin lamented how far left Joe Biden has moved since becoming president and hopes he can become more moderate soon. "Joe Biden has been pulled so far to the left after he was ...

Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday he is “thinking seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent. “I’m thinking seriously. For me, I have to have peace of mind, basically ...

The West Virginia senator said Monday, "I'm not a Washington Democrat." Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday left the door open to one day becoming an independent, three days after Arizona colleague Kyrsten ...

Sen. Joe Manchin has wielded his power more than any other senator in the 50-50 Senate – but whether he wants to do it for six more years is still a question. The moderate West Virginia Democrat told ...