Quick Glance: Joe Manchin Opts Out of Presidential Run
- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announces decision not to run for president.
- Manchin rules out independent or third-party candidacy this year.
- Considers third-party candidate potential in the future.
- Democrats concerned about impact of Manchin candidacy on President Biden.
WATCH LIVE: Sen. Lankford and GOP Senators hold a press conference on Title 42 and the ongoing crisis at the Southern Border.
The Democratic president’s trip to the Brent Spence Bridge, which is getting a load of federal cash under the bipartisan infrastructure law ... Show more https://news.lee.net/partners/ap/business/biden-highlights-bipartisanship-during-house-gop-chaos/article_f7cecb3b-f815-52e8-8994-e5eaa7b285fd.html
Quick Glance: United States: Senate majority approves same-sex marriage bill
- A Supreme Court decision recognized same-sex marriage in the United States, but the right to it is not yet cemented in law.
- The United States has taken a crucial step toward legalizing same-sex marriage.
- Democrats were short on time. Biden's Democrats retain control of the House of Representatives until the end of the year.
- A 2015 Supreme Court decision legalized same-sex marriages in the United States.
A dozen Republican senators joined Democrats in voting to advance the Respect for Marriage Act, including Sen. Rob Portman who emphasized the compromises ... Show more
Watch: US Republican Senator Rob Portman and his Democratic colleague Chris Coons vow that bipartisan support will continue for Ukraine after next week’s ... Show more https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/11/03/US-senators-in-Kyiv-visit-vow-to-continue-bipartisan-support-after-elections
Quick Glance: Russia sends military convoys to Kherson; nuclear plant shelling intensifies ahead of IAEA visit
- Ukraine claims that Russia has converted the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station into a military installation.
- According to a senior Ukrainian official, Russian forces are attempting to interrupt the inspection of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility.
- CNN says that IAEA experts have arrived in Kyiv ahead of a visit to a nuclear power facility.
- A serviceman wearing a Russian flag stands guard beside the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on August 4, 2022, during the Ukraine-Russia conflict outside the Russian-controlled city of Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia area of Ukraine.
Ohio's Rob Portman was among bipartisan group of senators who said Sunday they have reached an agreement in principle on gun control legislation ... Show more https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/12/bipartisan-senators-announce-gun-reform-deal/7602499001/