Joe Manchin

President Joe Biden has proposed a hike on the top marginal income tax bracket for single filers earning more than $400,000 and married couples above $450,000.

President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget for next year would trim federal deficits and boost taxes on the wealthiest Americans — but it needs every Democrat’s vote.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Friday he plans to vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, praising her “exemplary” record and career and labeling her “supremely qualified” to be a justice. The centrist Democrat’s support gives Jackson’s nomination a major boost after four days of contentious hearings, all but assuring her historic confirmation to be the...

Manchin said he would support Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination after he broke with President Biden and his party on some major issues.

Sen. Joe Manchin, the most conservative Democrat in the Senate, said he is opposed to Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination to the Federal Reserve.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., says Democrats should consider a GOP offer to advance four of President Joe Biden’s five nominees to the Fed.

In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Joe Biden called for more aid for families with children. Still, there’s no timeline for any legislation.

Millions of parents would love to see more monthly child tax credit checks. But getting lawmakers to renew those payments under the same terms may be difficult.

While President Joe Biden outpaced former President Donald Trump by more than 7 million votes in 2020, another politician was busy winning her job in Washington by a much smaller margin: six votes. “I’m the poster child for why your vote matters,” Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks — an Iowa Republican whose single-digit margin of victory came in a district of 567,000…

We’ve all been tempted to sit out an election by convincing ourselves one vote doesn’t matter that much. But the truth is a single-digit number of votes can have a big impact on federal and local policies. NBCLX political editor Noah Pransky looks back at several elections where only a few votes made a big difference.

“Closing the Black wealth gap is not a job,” said the founder of The RLJ Cos. “It’s giving us more access to wealth sustainability.”

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raised over $1.5 million toward the end of 2021 as she opposed key elements of her own party’s agenda, according to new filings.

Sen. Joe Manchin’s campaign raised nearly $300,000 from corporations and executives after he publicly opposed President Biden’s spending package.

The enhanced child tax credit abruptly ended in December after Democrats failed to pass the Build Back Better agenda. Families are feeling the loss.

“There’s two really big components that I feel strongly about that I’m not sure I can get in the package,” President Biden told reporters Wednesday.

Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and a top priority for civil rights leaders is on track for defeat

Discontent over skyrocketing inflation is the most important issue for voters heading into this year’s midterm election, Frank Luntz told CNBC on Friday.

Senate Republicans are set to block two voting rights bills, leading Democrats to consider filibuster changes to pass them.

For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit.

Former aides to Sen. Joe Manchin who are now lobbyists are scoring big clients as their ex-boss battles President Biden’s agenda