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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key holdout vote on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, chairs a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Manchin admits discussing party switch to give Dems cover on spending bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 5, 2021, photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks to reporters as he arrives to chair the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

‘Hard no’: Manchin deflates Democratic push for shorter timelines to save Biden spending bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key holdout vote on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, chairs a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin denies he’s leaving Democratic Party as negotiations heat up on Biden spending bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key holdout vote on President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, chairs a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin rules out carbon tax in Biden’s $3.5 trillion social welfare and climate-change bill

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., walks out of the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

‘Nasty side of the aisle’: Biden, Democrats turn blind eye as far-left rages against moderates

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin worked over by ‘Squad’ for shortchanging Dems’ social welfare, climate change agenda

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin draws line at $1.5 trillion, won’t back social-welfare spending above that amount

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion domestic agenda, is surrounded by reporters outside the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin ends Democrats’ hopes of a quick deal on infrastructure

By Kerry Picket and Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., stand on the steps of the Capitol during a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony, in Washington, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. As congressional Democrats speed ahead this week in pursuit of President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion plan for social and environmental spending, Manchin, a Democratic senator vital to the bill's fate, says the cost will need to be slashed to $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion to win his support. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Senate Dems strike deal for vote on their election overhaul bill

By Kery Murakami - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2021, file photo Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., prepares to chair a hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, as lawmakers work to advance the $1 trillion bipartisan bill, at the Capitol in Washington. Manchin said Thursday, Sept. 2, that Congress should take a strategic pause on more spending, warning that he does not support President Joe Biden's plans for a sweeping $3.5 trillion effort to rebuild and reshape the economy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Manchin throws cold water on Dems’ push to prod utilities off fossil fuels: ‘It makes no sense’

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 5, 2021, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., prepares to chair a hearing in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

White House downplays Manchin’s hesitation on $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., listens to witnesses during a hearing on 2020 census on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Manchin, Sinema prepare to exert influence on $3.5T spending bill, exposing rift among Democrats

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key negotiator in the bipartisan infrastructure agreement, stands outside the chamber as the Senate advances the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure plan at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘I can’t really guarantee’: Manchin withholds support for Dems’ ‘human infrastructure’ package

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III, D-W.Va., walks to meet with Democratic members of the Texas legislature to discuss voting rights after they left Austin trying to kill a Republican bill that would make it harder to vote in Texas, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 15, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Manchin in the middle: Pressure mounts in West Virginia to oppose $3.5 trillion spending package

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key negotiator in the infrastructure talks, is surrounded by reporters as walks through the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Progressives’ carbon-free push could choke off Dems’ $3.5 trillion spending deal

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this May 12, 2021, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., listens as Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on the monitor behind him, asks questions during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

Manchin opposes Democrats’ voting overhaul

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a crucial 50th vote for Democrats on President Joe Biden's proposals, walks with reporters as senators go to the chamber for votes ahead of the approaching Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021. Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, shattering chances for a bipartisan probe of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol and reviving pressure to do away with the procedural tactic that critics say has lost its purpose. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

‘House boat’ attack: Democratic spokeswoman takes personal shot at Manchin

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WVa., speaks during a hearing to examine the nomination of former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, D-Mich., as she testifies before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee during a hearing to examine her nomination to be Secretary of Energy, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

White House woos Manchin, fossil fuel workers with promises of climate-change jobs

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. More than 300 businesses and investors are calling on the Biden administration to set an ambitious climate change goal that would cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks after meeting with Senate Republicans, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

House Democrats flood Senate with partisan bills in scheme to scrap filibuster

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times