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Manchin was widely considered the only possible candidate who could fend off a Republican win in the state; when he retired, Democrats effectively wrote the seat off. The Democratic nominee, Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott, was running behind in the polls by d...
disagree with it."The West Virginia Democratic Party has since called for Porterfield's resignation on its Facebook page. The West Virginia GOP also denounced Porterfield's comments, saying "they have no place in America."Porterfield, however, shows no signs of backing d...
Secretary of Defense is still in the hospital. We learned he- this week he's receiving treatment for prostate cancer. He's been in the hospital since January 1, the President didn't find out about the cancer diagnosis until we were told, January 9. A democratic congressman, Seth Moulto...
The cantankerous Manchin was the last remaining statewide Democratic officeholder in West Virginia, which was once a stronghold for the party but over the past two decades has shifted rapidly to become one of the most Republican states in the nation. In 2020, President Donald Trump carried the...
West Virginia - Appalachian, Civil War, Coal: Some 14,000 years ago Native American hunters entered the Ohio and Kanawha valleys in pursuit of mammoths. About 9000 bc people of the Archaic culture, with a small-game hunting, fishing, and gathering cultur
West Virginia - Politics, Economy, Culture: West Virginia’s present constitution dates from 1872, but it has been amended many times. The governor is head of the executive branch and is assisted by a secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney gene
After a chaotic first wave of mass firings, Trump administration officials tell Sophia and White House Bureau Chief DASHA BURNS this afternoon that they are slowing the pace of gutting certain agencies just as Republican criticism over the speed and scope is starting to spill into public view. ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first full day as West Virginia's chief executive Tuesday, including one enabling families to receive religious exemptions from required school
West Virginia Democratic Party Lays Out Benchmarks for Governor Patrick Morrisey’s State of the State Address February 12, 2025 Miller Participates in Ways and Means Hearing on Modernizing American Health Care February 12, 2025 Mercer County, W.Va., Disaster Recovery Center extending operations add...