U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) gestures as he speaks with the media following Senate Democratic lunch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 13, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Former aides to Sen. Joe Manchin lobbied his office and others in Congress on behalf of several corporate giants in the […]
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As governor, Joe Manchin supported an unusual detail in a clean energy bill that was moving through the West Virginia Legislature in 2009. The provision classified waste coal as an alternative energy. The muddy mix of discarded coal and rocks is one of the most carbon-intensive fuels in America. And […]
Text size BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images Stocks fell hard Monday. Sure, the Covid-19 variant Omicron is spurring new lockdowns in Europe — cause for concern. But importantly, the stock market is still reflecting that the Federal Reserve is quickly removing monetary support. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 433 […]
Nelson Peltz, left, and Joe Manchin CNBC; Reuters Wall Street veteran Nelson Peltz hosted a $5,000-a-plate fundraiser for Sen. Joe Manchin at the billionaire’s sprawling Florida estate last month, where several top executives said they privately hoped the conservative Democrat would switch parties and run against President Joe Biden in […]