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Feb 16 2024
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To Dems’ relief, Joe Manchin passes on third-party presidential bid
For the last year, Sen. Joe Manchin has delivered nothing but mixed messages about his national ambitions. The conservative West Virginia Democrat spent much of 2023 making unsubtle references to a possible third-party presidential bid, even telling Fox News in October, “Why not have options?” Around the same time, however, Manchin told MSNBC, “I don’t think that democracy as we know it would
MSNBCJan 30 2024
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Joe Manchin’s wife hospitalized after car crash in Alabama
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Tuesday that his wife was admitted to the hospital following a car wreck in Alabama on Monday. Manchin said the crash happened after Gayle Manchin, the co-chairwoman of the Appalachian Regional Commission, and her colleague Guy Land left the airport in Birmingham for a work event. The senator said in a press release that his wife, 76, is in stable condition and
Washington ExaminerApr 16 2024
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Manchin presses Becerra to implement opioid law
Sen. Joe Manchin today pressed HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to accelerate his efforts to implement an anti-addiction law aimed at better sharing vital patient information with providers. Why it matters: Jessie's Law can help prevent doctors from inadvertently prescribing opioids to people with a history of addiction, by ensuring that patient health records include past opioid use disorder. •
AxiosMar 12 2024
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Judge reduces bond for man accused of crashing into car carrying Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (WBRC) - A Jefferson County judge has reduced the bond for a man accused of crashing into a vehicle that injured Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife while fleeing from police. On Jan. 30, Homewood Police say they initiated a vehicle pursuit involving a suspect wanted on felony charges. Police units pursued the vehicle through North Birmingham onto 18th Street North. At some point, HPD say
Fox 6 WBRCFeb 16 2024
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin rules out presidential run in 2024
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced on Friday that he is not running for president, saying he didn’t want to be a "spoiler." "I will not be seeking a third-party run," he said in a speech at West Virginia University. "I will not be involved in a presidential run. I will be involved in making sure that we secure a president that has the knowledge and has the passion and has the ability to
Fox 5 DCNov 10 2023
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Local Democrats Reflect On Joe Manchin’s Impact
WHEELING — Many local Democrats praise U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, and some of them even admit they had their differences with him over the years. Despite any differences, they acknowledge he has always worked hard for West Virginia and had a positive impact on the state. Manchin announced this week he would not seek re-election to the Senate in 2024. He has been a member in the chamber since
The IntelligencerNov 10 2023
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Joe Manchin was a unicorn. Now he's retiring.
A bleak Senate outlook for Democrats just got bleaker. On Thursday, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced that he would not run for reelection in 2024. That's significant because Manchin occupies the reddest Senate seat currently held by a Democrat in the entire country: West Virginia. West Virginia voted for former President Donald Trump by a whopping 39 percentage points in 2020. Democrats
ABC News (Online)Jan 30 2024
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Wife of Sen. Joe Manchin injured in Birmingham car crash: Police
Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, was injured in a car crash as a suspect allegedly fled police in Birmingham, Alabama, authorities said. On Monday, the Homewood Police began a pursuit of an individual wanted on felony charges, authorities said. Police units pursued the vehicle through North Birmingham onto 18th Street North before losing contact with the suspect
ABC13 HoustonJan 30 2024
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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife hospitalized after car crash
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. >> U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife and a colleague of hers have both been hospitalized following a car crash in Alabama. Gayle Manchin, 76, and Guy Land were injured Monday in the accident which happened in Birmingham as they traveled from the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to an area hotel, Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, said in a statement Tuesday. “On
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