Sept 2025

"In a striking admission, former Senator Joe Manchin revealed he secretly hoped Republicans would take control of the U.S. Senate in 2024 to halt what he called the Democratic Party’s pursuit of “raw political power.” In his new memoir, Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense, Manchin accused top Democrats—including President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer—of pushing radical reforms aimed at centralizing partisan control and silencing opposition."