Sen. Manchin Says He Has ‘No Intention’ Of Leaving Democrat Party Yet

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Joe Manchin

On Monday, Democrat Senator Joe Manchin (WV) said he has no plans on leaving the Democratic Party, but that he could “do something later.” Manchin’s comments came in response to a journalist asking if he might become an independent like Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), a moderate who announced she was leaving the Democratic Party last week. “I’ll look at all of these things. I’ve always looked all these things but I have no intention of doing anything right now,” Manchin said, according to The Hill. “Whether I do something later, I can’t tell you what the future’s going to bring. I

Biden Admin Sending Another $275 Million In Military Aid To Ukraine

On Friday, the Biden administration announced an additional $275 million in military aid to Ukraine, bringing the total amount of military aid provided to Ukraine by the Biden administration up to $20 billion. “This authorization is the Biden Administration’s twenty-seventh drawdown of equipment from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021,” the Defense Department said in a press release. “This security assistance package will provide Ukraine with new capabilities to boost its air defenses in addition to providing critical equipment that Ukraine is using so effectively to defend itself on the battlefield.” The package includes additional ammunition for High Mobility

CNN Hosts Respond To Brittney Griner Release: She ‘Represents Everything In This Country’

On Thursday, in response to the news that WNBA player Brittney Griner had been released from Russian captivity in a prisoner exchange for a notorious Russian arms dealer, CNN hosts praised Griner and said she “represents everything in this country.” Griner had been arrested in February at a Moscow airport for drug smuggling charges. She was sentenced in August to nine years in prison. Griner has previously faced legal trouble after being arrested for domestic violence in 2015. “I would be remiss if we did not mention also the importance this plays for the LGBTQ community,” CNN’s Don Lemon said

Republican House Leader: ‘The COVID Vax Mandate On Our Military Is Ending’

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On Tuesday night, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) responded to the news that the Biden administration had finally ended its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the U.S. military. “The end of President Biden’s military COVID vaccine mandate is a victory for our military and for common sense,” McCarthy said in a statement. “Last week, I told the president directly: it’s time to end the COVID vaccine mandate and rehire our service members.” “While I applaud the end of this onerous mandate — the Biden administration must go further,” McCarthy continued. “Unfortunately, the mandate has already had negative consequences for our military: The Army

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