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Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington.More than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid will be included as part of stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, a person familiar with the legislation said Monday. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

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Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Tue,09/27/22-8:11AM , 162 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has abandoned, for now, his push to speed up the permitting process for energy projects, easing the Senate’s path toward passing a stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government running when the fiscal year ends at midnight Friday.
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Sun shines on the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, Aug. 12, 2022. Negotiators have agreed to include more than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid in a stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December. The package will also provide disaster assistance, including for Jackson, Mississippi, where improvements are needed to the city’s water treatment system. Also in the package is money to help households afford winter heating and to assist Afghans in resettling in the U.S. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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AP source: Funding bill includes more than $12B on Ukraine
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Mon,09/26/22-12:28PM , 173 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than $12 billion in Ukraine-related aid will be included as part of stopgap spending bill that would fund the federal government into mid-December, a person familiar with the legislation said Monday.
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President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., watches in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Aug. 16, 2022. Manchin made a deal with Democratic leaders as part of his vote pushing the party's highest legislative priority across the finish line last month. Now, he's ready to collect. But many environmental advocacy groups and lawmakers are balking. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Manchin's big energy deal draws pushback from many Dems
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Fri,09/09/22-11:29PM , 199 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats desperately needed the vote of Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia to get their signature legislative priority across the finish.
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U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney speaks to supporters at her election night party, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in New York. Maloney lost to U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York's 12th Congressional District Democratic primary. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

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House committee reaches deal to get Trump financial records
By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press
Thu,09/01/22-1:07PM , 129 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee seeking financial records from former President Donald Trump has reached an agreement that ends litigation on the matter and requires an accounting firm to turn over some of the material,
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