Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., delivered a parting shot to the Democratic Party, calling his former party "toxic" as he prepares to retire from office at the end of the congressional term. Manchin ...

Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin trashed the Democratic Party as “toxic” Monday in an interview timed to his departure from Washington, D.C. The moderate lawmaker, who won two terms as senator in ...

First elected to the Senate in 2010, Manchin won his 2012 election as a Democrat but became an independent in May amid intraparty squabbles. Defenders of Manchin note that he does not represent a ...