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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Joe Manchin

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks urging Congress to pass his national security supplement request, which includes funding to support Ukraine and Israel, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 6, 2023. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
December 7, 2023, 9:16 am
Senate Republicans block aid for Israel and Ukraine, demand border policy changes
Package sending $10 billion to Jerusalem and $60 billion to Kyiv stalls despite Schumer pledge for later vote on security at southern US border; Biden says GOP giving Putin a ‘gift’
By Agencies
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
July 29, 2022, 5:27 am
Surprise deal hammered out by Democrats touted as major step toward climate goals
Legislation will push renewable energy projects, offer tax breaks on electric vehicles and cut emissions by up to 44% of 2005 levels, if bill can make it through Congress
By Matthew Daly
US President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and clean energy at Brayton Power Station, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, in Somerset, Mass. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 21, 2022, 1:22 am
‘This is an emergency’: Biden announces modest climate actions, pledges more to come
But president stops short of declaring formal climate emergency, as some Democrats had hoped, after Sen. Manchin quashes hopes for sweeping legislation to address global warming
By Seung Min Kim and Matthew Daly
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, joined at right by Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, speaks to reporters after a Democratic policy meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 14, 2021. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
January 27, 2022, 10:23 am
Democrats seek fast confirmation of new US Supreme Court seat, taking cue from GOP
Majority Leader Schumer, Judiciary Committee Chairman Durbin plan to move fast when Biden makes his pick – whom he’s said will be a Black woman – even before Justice Breyer retires
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
A spokesperson from the Sunrise Movement engages with a protester at the Art Mural #SealTheDeal for Climate, Jobs, Care, and Justice in San Francisco, on August 19, 2021. (Thos Robinson/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)
October 21, 2021, 4:47 am
Green activists quit DC rally over inclusion of Jewish groups backing Israel
Washington chapter of Sunrise Movement accused of antisemitism after urging that organizations supporting Zionism be banned from coalition behind voting rights protest Saturday
By Ron Kampeas
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, walks to a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
October 8, 2021, 5:09 am
Senate dodges US debt disaster, voting to extend borrowing into December
Party-line Democratic vote to raise debt ceiling by nearly half-trillion dollars brings instant relief in Washington and far beyond, but still only a reprieve for 2 months
By KEVIN FREKING, Alan Fram and Alexandra Jaffe
Colin Kahl, delivers a speech during a panel discussion as part of the US-Islamic World Forum in the Qatari capital Doha on June 1, 2015. (AFP via Getty Images)
March 18, 2021, 4:56 pm
Israeli ex-security officials back Biden nominee who’s on ice over Israel record
3 generals who worked with Colin Kahl say he was instrumental in securing funding for Iron Dome and dedicated to preserving Israel’s qualitative military edge
By Ron Kampeas
Supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on September 27, 2018. (AFP/Pool/Michael Reynolds)
October 6, 2018, 3:26 pm
US Senate poised to confirm Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
Afternoon vote will bring end to raucous nomination process defined by Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony alleging sexual assault by the judge
By Paul Handley and Michael Mathes
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) walks to the Senate floor for a cloture vote on the nomination of Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court, at the U.S. Capitol, October 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
October 5, 2018, 11:10 pm
Kavanaugh confirmation all but sure after long, bitter fight
Embattled Supreme Court nominee accused of sexual assault poised to be confirmed after two key lawmakers signal support; final vote expected Saturday
By Alan Fram and LISA MASCARO
Demonstrators protest against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, as they rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
October 5, 2018, 6:34 pm
US Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh clears crucial Senate hurdle
Vote passes 51-49 as one Republican votes to stop the nomination, one Democrat to send it for the final vote expected this weekend
By LISA MASCARO and Alan Fram
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
November 2, 2017, 11:27 pm
US senators propose commemoration of Balfour centennial
100 years since Britain expressed support for Jewish state, Congress to vote on motion honoring pivotal moment for Zionist movement
By Eric Cortellessa
In this Jan. 13, 2017 file photo, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
January 22, 2017, 1:38 am
Democrats in sad shape: Power deficit as Trump era begins
Party looks to rebuild as Obama era ends with Congress, White House and most state governments in Republican hands
By Bill Barrow and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, meets with Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee which considers nominations to the high court, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
April 7, 2016, 6:36 am
Supreme Court nominee Garland stays mum in public
Jewish judge ‘in it for the long haul’ as political standoff over his appointment intensifies
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
US Secretary of State John Kerry walks with Senate Banking Committee member Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin to a meeting with the committee in Washington, DC, on November 14, 2013. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
September 8, 2015, 5:22 pm
West Virginia senator fourth Democrat to oppose nuclear deal
Joe Manchin says agreement does not require Iran to alter behavior; 4 senators remain undecided 2 days ahead of vote with filibuster still in air
By Joshua Davidovich
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) in an Emergency Committee for Israel ad on the Iran nuclear deal. (YouTube screenshot)
August 14, 2015, 1:19 pm
Iran deal ads fail to sway undeclared US lawmakers
In race for Congressional votes, Democrats likely to have enough to prevent ‘no’ vote on nuclear accord
By Andrew Taylor
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