Joe Manchin, senior US Senator from West Virginia and only statewide elected Democrat in his state, has been called an “upholder of white supremacy” and has been compared to segregationists for his refusal to abolish the filibuster. Along with moderate Krysten Sinema, Manchin is confronted by reporters about his support of the filibuster on an More

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