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FILE - A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges, Friday, March 8, 2024, at an electric vehicle charging station in London, Ohio. The U.S. government has loosened some rules governing electric vehicle tax credits a bit, potentially making more EVs eligible for credits of up to $7,500. The Treasury Department announced final regulations for the credits under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act on Friday, May 3, giving automakers more time to comply with some provisions about where battery minerals can come from. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

US loosens some electric vehicle battery rules, potentially making more EVs eligible for tax credits

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says new rules governing electric vehicle tax credits are a giveaway to China.
 
FILE - Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship speaks during a town hall to kick off his Republican U.S. Senate campaign in Logan, W.Va., Jan. 18, 2018. Blankenship is running in the May 14 primary as a Democrat for the seat being vacated by Sen. Joe Manchin. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He’s trying again as a Democrat

 
Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott speaks during the 10th Annual Wheeling Police Department Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony at Wheeling Heritage Port in Wheeling, W.Va., on May 18, 2023. Outgoing U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed the on Monday, April, 22, 2024, in the Democratic primary race for his seat representing deep-red West Virginia, where Manchin is currently the only Democrat holding statewide office. (Eric Ayres/The Intelligencer via AP)

In race for his Senate seat, Joe Manchin endorses West Virginia Democratic Mayor Glenn Elliott

 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his wife, Gayle Manchin, arrive for the State Dinner at the White House, June 22, 2023, in Washington. An Alabama judge cut bond by nearly $1.9 million on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, for a man accused of fleeing from police during a car chase and causing a crash last January that injured Gayle Manchin and a work colleague. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Judge cuts bond by nearly $1.9 million for man accused of car crash that injured Sen. Manchin’s wife

 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during the Politics and Eggs event, Jan. 12, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Manchin announced Friday, Feb. 16, that he is not running for president, according to his spokesman Jon Kott. Manchin is not running for reelection in 2024. His Senate seat in a heavily Republican state is expected to be a prime pickup opportunity for the GOP. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024

 

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he is not running for president. Manchin announced his decision in a speech Friday at West Virginia University, saying he didn’t want to be a “spoiler.” (Feb. 16)
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Manchin departure hurts Democrats’ U.S. Senate hopes, sparks speculation about a presidential bid

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024

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FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his wife, Gayle Manchin, arrive for the State Dinner with President Joe Biden and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House, June 22, 2023, in Washington. Gayle Manchin and a colleague of hers, Guy Land, were injured Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in the accident which happened in Birmingham as they traveled from the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to an area hotel. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

US Sen. Joe Manchin’s wife Gayle, who leads economic development group, hospitalized after car crash

Gayle Manchin, the wife of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin and the head of an Appalachian regional economic development commission, has been hospitalized along with a colleague after a car accident in Alabama.
 
FILE - Former coal executive Don Blankenship waits outside the West Virginia Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, after the Capitol was evacuated due to a fire alarm in Charleston, W.Va. Blankenship filed paperwork Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, to run for the seat being vacated by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, this time as a Democrat. (AP Photo/John Raby, File)

Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship couldn’t win a Senate seat with the GOP. He’s trying now as a Democrat

Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship has filed paperwork to run for Joe Manchin’s U.S. Senate seat.
 
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., gestures while addressing guests during the Politics and Eggs event, as part of his national listening tour, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Manchester, N.H. Manchin announced last November that he would not seek reelection in 2024 and has teased a potential third-party run for the presidency. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Manchin says Super Tuesday will offer clarity on need for a third-party candidate

Iowa and New Hampshire are about to kick off the 2024 presidential nominating process, but Sen. Joe Manchin says the path for a potential third-party candidate won’t become clear until Super Tuesday in March.
 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Washington. Speaking Saturday night, Dec. 9, during the Gridiron Club’s winter dinner, Manchin teased a potential third-party run for the White House, joking that the nation could use someone slightly younger than the leading contenders. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

At DC roast, Joe Manchin jokes he could be the slightly younger president America needs

Sen. Joe Manchin is once again teasing that he could make a third-party run for the White House. Manchin at a Washington roast on Saturday joked that the country could use someone slightly younger that 81-year-old President Joe Biden or the 77-year-old former President Donald Trump.
 
FILE - In a Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 photo, solar panels line the roof of Harmony House as part of a project by Solar Holler in Huntington, W.V. An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what developer Solar Holler and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office called Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, the largest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File)

Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power

An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar. The project in Wayne County Schools represents what a developer and U.S. Sen.
 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, listens at right as then-President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Senators on his Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, Feb. 9, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Manchin said Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, that if voters give Trump another term in Washington, “he will destroy Democracy in America.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Sen. Joe Manchin says Donald Trump would destroy US democracy if he wins a second term as president

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says if U.S. voters give former President Donald Trump another term in the White House, “he will destroy democracy in America.”
 
FILE - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin is introduced to speak at the 35th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 in Charleston, W.Va. Manchin announced Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, that he is not seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)

Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests

Joe Manchin’s impending departure from the Senate marks the end of an era for powerful West Virginia Democrats who wielded considerable power as advocates for the state’s coal interests.
 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference Sept. 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. Manchin announced he won't seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to gain a seat in the heavily GOP state. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Manchin decision hurts Democrats’ Senate hopes and sparks new speculation about a presidential bid

Democratic operatives believe that Joe Manchin’s decision not to seek reelection virtually ensures the party will lose his Senate seat in deep-red West Virginia next year.
 
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chairs a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the health of the electrical power grid, at the Capitol in Washington, June 1, 2023. Manchin announced he won't seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP state. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won’t seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to gain a seat in the heavily GOP state.
 
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin speaks with reporters outside the newly renovated Amtrak train station in Charleston, W.Va. on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Sen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be nation’s ‘downfall’

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stood as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans.
 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Manchin says he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent. The West Virginia senator made the comments on MetroNews “Talkline,” on Thursday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin says he’s been thinking seriously about becoming an independent

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.
 
FILE - Cahas Mountain looms over the path of the Mountian Valley Pipeline as it crosses the Blue Ridge Parkway at Adney Gap on July 18, 2018. The Supreme Court is allowing construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia. Work had been halted by the federal appeals court in Richmond, even after Congress ordered the project's approval as part of the bipartisan bill to increase the debt ceiling. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law in June. (Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times via AP)

Supreme Court allows construction to resume on the Mountain Valley Pipeline

The Supreme Court is allowing construction to resume on a contested natural-gas pipeline that is being built through Virginia and West Virginia.
 
FILE - Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Manchin, Tuberville introduce college sports bill to standardize NIL rules, regulate collectives

Senators Joe Manchin and Tommy Tuberville introduced a college sports bill that would require athletes to disclose how much they money make from name, image and likeness deals, regulate collectives and agents and put restrictions in transferring players.
 
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice pets his dog Babydog during an announcement for his U.S. Senate campaign, Thursday, April 27, 2023, at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

West Virginia Gov. Justice running for Manchin’s Senate seat

West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice says he’s running for Democrat Joe Manchin’s U.S. Senate seat in 2024.
 
FILE - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 11, 2023. Justice is set to make an announcement Thursday, April 27, ending speculation about whether he will seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Joe Manchin. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, File)

WVa GOP governor to reveal plans amid Senate run speculation

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice is set to reveal his 2024 election plans, ending months of speculation about whether he’ll seek the U.S.
 

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
 

Federal grant to assist operations of WVa railroad facility

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West Virginia receives funding for juvenile justice system

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is getting more than $620,000 to help kids who are incarcerated and prevent others from entering the criminal justice system, two U.S. senators announced.
 

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
 
Steel, which began going up in November, continues Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, to form the first of two manufacturing plants as part of the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Ky. Ford Motor Co. and South Korean partner SK On have shown off their progress in developing a battery production venture in Kentucky. They've laid the groundwork for what a Ford executive says is one of the “big bets” the automaker is making in its electric vehicle business. (Gina Clear/The News-Enterprise via AP)

EXPLAINER: 2023 tax credits for EVs will boost their appeal

Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle.
 

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference on Sept. 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. With just under a month left to submit challenges to the federal government disputing its newly released draft map displaying where internet services are available across West Virginia, state leaders say they have already found inconsistencies and are urging residents to review the maps and submit their own claims. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Manchin bid to speed energy permits to reemerge in 2023

A push by West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects has failed in the current Congress, but could come back as soon as next month.
 

Senators announce rural development funding for WVa counties

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly $10 million in federal assistance will support three rural development projects in West Virginia, U.S. Sens.
 
FILE - U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-WVa., is pictured at a campaign rally at the Westmoreland Fair Grounds in Greensburg, Pa., May 6, 2022. Mooney did not wait long to announce a run for Senate in 2024. Just a week after breezing to reelection for a fifth term in Congress, the Republican backed by former President Donald Trump said Tuesday, Nov. 15, that he is entering the race for the seat held by the only Democrat left standing in statewide office in West Virginia: U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

West Virginia’s GOP Rep. Mooney announces 2024 Senate run

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney didn’t wait long to announce a run for Senate in 2024.
 
FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. President Joe Biden on Saturday was criticized by Manchin for being “cavalier” and “divorced from reality” the day after vowing to shuttered coal fired electric plants and lean heavier on wind and solar energy in the future. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Manchin: Biden’s coal comments are ‘divorced from reality’

President Joe Biden is being criticized by a powerful fellow Democrat, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, for being “cavalier” and “divorced from reality.”
 
FILE - Rep. Alex Mooney, Republican Candidate for U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, attends a campaign rally at the Westmoreland Fair Grounds in Greensburg, Pa., on May 6, 2022. Mooney is facing Democrat Barry Wendell in the race for a seat representing the state's 2nd Congressional District. But Mooney hasn’t shown any interest in debating or even engaging with Wendell. The congressman is more interested in talking about the last Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

West Virginia’s Mooney runs for Congress but aims at Manchin

West Virginia Republican U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney is facing Democrat Barry Wendell in the race for a seat representing the state’s 2nd Congressional District.
 

Clorox opens cat litter plant in West Virginia

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — Clorox has opened a new West Virginia cat litter plant that is expected to create more than 100 new jobs.
 

National Park Service awards $2.4M for WVa projects

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Park Service is funding recreation and restoration projects in West Virginia state and local parks with $2.4 million.
 
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters as the Senate works to pass a stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown, aid Ukraine

Congress is moving quickly to avoid a government shutdown. The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term spending bill that would finance federal agencies into mid-December.
 

Biogen, Thor rise; Apple, Equitrans Midstream fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday:

Apple Inc., down $1.92 to $149.84.
 
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