No Labels, With No Candidate, Says Yes to a 2024 Presidential Campaign
The 14-year-old nonprofit is about to find out whether third-party politics has a centrist/establishment lane.
Joe Manchin
No Labels Has 13 Presidential Candidates, 14 State Ballots, and 7 Weeks To Decide Whether To Run
The centrist group says it will decide on challenging Biden and/or Trump after Super Tuesday.
The Two-Party System Abides
Plus: A listener asks the editors why the Libertarian Party waits until election year to nominate its presidential candidate.
Third Party Candidates Shouldn't Get Their Hopes Up
If Joe Manchin or Larry Hogan thinks he’ll be elected on a No Labels ticket, he’ll be sorely disappointed.
The Real Worry Behind the Unhinged Freakout Over No Labels
No amount of third-party/RFK Jr. shaming can erase the fact that Joe Biden is a weak and unpopular incumbent.
Permitting Reforms in Debt Ceiling Bill Will Accomplish Little
The Fiscal Responsibility Act falls well short of solving America's permitting crisis.
It Took 15 Years for the Feds To Approve a 700-Mile Electric Line
It'll be another five years before it's operational.
Joe Manchin Is Once Again Telling Republicans and Democrats What They Don't Want To Hear
But it's exactly what they need to start talking about.
Democrats Say They Support Green Energy. Why Do Their Policies Say Otherwise?
If you look closely, you'll find a lot of contradictions.
The Best Inflation News This Week Actually Came Out of Congress
Inflation fell to 6.5 percent in December, but new House rules ensure that Congress will have to consider the inflationary impact of future spending bills.
Environmentalists, Senate Republicans Unite to Kill Joe Manchin's Plan to Streamline Environmental Review
The West Virginia senator had proposed a series of exceedingly modest tweaks designed to speed up the yearslong environmental review process for new energy projects.
If Sanders and Warren Think Climate Change Is an Emergency, Why Are They Against These Green Energy Reforms?
If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.
Matt Welch: Dems Want To Spend Your Money To Take More of Your Money
Editor at Large Matt Welch gives a reality check on the new IRS measures inside the Inflation Reduction Act.
The Inflation Reduction Act Won't Meaningfully Address the Budget Deficit
Congress has added $2.4 trillion to the long-term deficit since President Joe Biden took office. Now they want credit for reducing the deficit by $300 billion?
The Democrats' New Inflation Bill Includes Tax Credits for Electric Vehicles That Don't Exist
Even Democrats are criticizing the bill's unrealistic expectations.
Democrats' Rejection of Permit Streamlining Resolution Doesn't Bode Well for Joe Manchin's 'Side Deal'
The West Virginia senator conditioned his support for the Inflation Reduction Act on reforming federal environmental review laws. His Senate colleagues don't seem so hot on the idea.
Ron Bailey: Will $370 Billion in Green Energy Subsidies Make Any Difference?
Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey surveys the provisions within the recent Inflation Reduction Act aimed at curbing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Are the Inflation Reduction Act's Climate Goals Plausible?
A 40 percent cut in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is possibly achievable.
Does the Democrats' New Inflation Bill Have Anything To Do With Inflation?
Plus: The editors each analyze their biggest “I was wrong” moment from past work.
The 'Inflation Reduction Act' Won't Actually Reduce Inflation
But it will hike taxes, including on Americans earning less than $200,000 annually.
Supersizing the IRS Will Hurt the Working Rich, Not Fat-Cat Tax Evaders
And it also won't help us recover from the recession we're definitely not in.
Schumer, Manchin Strike Deal To Raise Taxes, Cut the Deficit, Spend Billions on Climate Change
The proposal reportedly hikes taxes by over $730 billion, with $300 billion of that money to be used for reducing the federal budget deficit.
Did Joe Manchin Just Sink Biden's 'Build Back Better' Plan Again?
Plus: Why government responses to risk can create more harm than good, why Denver will no longer block illegal immigrants from starting businesses, and more...
Democrats Want To Fight Inflation With Obamacare Subsidies That Would Make Inflation Worse
The political class still hasn't come to grips with the idea that subsidies don't fight inflation.
Biden's Gas Tax Holiday Plan Already Running on Empty
Prominent Democrats including Joe Manchin oppose a bad idea whose time has seemingly not yet come.
Biden's Billionaire Tax Wouldn't Just Hurt Billionaires
Wealth isn't held the way many believe it is.
Joe Manchin on Biden's Wealth Tax: 'You Can't Tax Something That's Not Earned.'
Joe Manchin keeps saying out loud the part that Joe Biden would rather keep quiet.
Biden Tries To Twist His Domestic Agenda Into a Form Joe Manchin Will Support
Biden made some vague promises about deficit reduction during Tuesday's State of the Union address. They don't add up.
January 6 Doesn't Justify Wrecking the Filibuster
Plus: Yelling "fire" (literally and metaphorically), fundraising with non-fungible tokens, and more...
A Reality Check on Coronavirus, Congress, and Elon Musk's Taxes
Time to stop pretending
Joe Manchin Drives Final Nail Into Doomed 'Build Back Better' Plan. For Now.
Plus: The pragmatic approach to omicron is emerging, lumber prices are skyrocketing again, and more...
What Will 'Build Back Better' Buy? Inflation.
Deficit spending and debt are out of control, and dragging down the purchasing power of the dollar.
Without Budget Gimmicks, Biden's 'Build Back Better' Will Add $3 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Says
Enough with the budget gimmicks. It's time for Democrats to admit that Biden's proposal is a long, long way from being fully paid for.
Manchin: Biden's New Spending Plan Relies on 'Shell Games' and 'Budget Gimmicks'
"I'm open to supporting a final bill that helps move our country forward, but I'm equally open to voting against a bill that hurts our country," Manchin says.
Manchin on Biden's Plan To Let IRS Snoop on Bank Transactions: 'It's Screwed Up'
Plus: RIP to political humorist Mort Sahl, a look at which households pay the largest share of sin taxes, and more....
Why Biden's $3.5 Trillion Spending Plan Would Be Worse for the Economy Than Manchin's $1.5 Trillion Proposal
Manchin's $1.5 trillion plan is still bigger than the Obama stimulus, and would be a major expansion of government's power to redistribute wealth.
Joe Manchin Isn't the Fiscal Conservative We Need, but He's the Best We've Got
"Spending trillions more on new and expanded government programs, when we can't even pay for the essential social programs...is the definition of fiscal insanity."
Biden Says $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Bill Has a Price Tag of 'Zero.' That's Dubious.
Democrats are now relying on the same "dynamic scoring" technique they've previously criticized.
Democrats Don't Have a Filibuster Problem. They Have a Joe Manchin Problem.
The problem isn’t the GOP or Senate rules. It’s that Democrats can’t agree amongst themselves.
Should Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley Be Expelled From the Senate for 'Insurrection'?
That punishment for reinforcing the delusions that drove the Capitol riot is highly unlikely, and it would set a troubling precedent.
The Fight Over Brett Kavanaugh Is a Preview of a Future In Which All Political Arguments Are Health Care Arguments
Trump's SCOTUS nominee probably won't have an impact on Obamacare. But that won't stop Democrats from making the argument.
Sen. Manchin Responds to NRA Attacks
Led failed attempt to get background check bill passed through the senate
Obama Calls Joe Manchin, Trying To Build Coalition for New Gun Control
Manchin, who identifies himself as pro-gun rights, has signaled a willingness to back new restrictions
Joe Manchin Complains to MTV About New Reality Show Based in West Virginia, Lack of Serious Programming
Bemoans the lack of substance on MTV without a hint of irony
