Retiring ex-Dem Sen. Joe Manchin did not mince words Sunday about what his former party has become, panning the Democratic brand as "toxic" for working "to mainstream the extreme" in recent years.

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin will not seek reelection. The decision by the red-state Democrat means the party faces an uphill climb to keep its narrow Senate majority.

Sen. Joe Manchin announced Thursday that he wil not vie for re-election next year, making Republicans the favorites to pick up another seat in the upper chamber of Congress.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announced Thursday that he will not run for re-election. Losing him in that seat is a major blow to Democrats' efforts to retain control of the senate.

Sen. Joe Manchin leaves the U.S. Capitol for a private meeting between Senate Democrats and President Biden's senior advisers and campaign chair on July 11, 2024. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images) ...

Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) announced Thursday he would not seek reelection in 2024, setting back Democrats’ plans to hold onto their Senate majority in 2024 and raising their fears that he ...

Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee hearing on June 1, 2023.

Mr. Manchin was sworn in as a senator in 2010, after winning a special election to serve out the remainder of the term of Senator Robert C. Byrd, the long-serving pillar of the Senate, who had ...

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill, the man who holds the key vote to much of President Joe Biden’s agenda.

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP ...

WASHINGTON – West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin will not run for president, after debating for months whether to launch a third-party bid. Manchin made the announcement during a speaking engagement ...

WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Thursday that he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat in the heavily GOP ...