Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., has been given many labels: an obstacle to progress, defender of the status quo. So who is he?: “Not those people,” he says.

President Joe Biden’s COVID stimulus bill includes $350 billion for state and local governments, but Republicans say it’s wasteful and unfair.

Thirty-one states have a minimum wage law below $10. No state has a minimum wage at $15 or above, though the District of Columbia does.

Biden could issue a plethora of orders but a flurry of top-down edicts would undermine his call for bipartisan unity and his respect for Congress.

The start of Biden’s presidency will be anything but normal with his remarkable inauguration illustrating the difficulty in calming a divided U.S.

Congress meets Wednesday in what may be a marathon joint session to count the Electoral College votes. Republicans are expected to challenge results.

The bill addresses the fallout of a virus that has killed more than 320,000 American and forced scores of businesses to shut down and lay off workers.

The delay imperils not only the $900 billion COVID relief bill but also a $1.4 trillion spending bill that would keep the government open past Monday.

Attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems signal the company may sue several conservative media outlets, allies of President Donald Trump for defamation.