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Sen. Joe Manchin Won’t Seek Reelection in 2024

Stefani Reynolds/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia will not run for reelection next year.  The conservative Democrat called the choice—which he shared the news of in a video he posted to X—”one of the toughest decisions of my…

Louisiana’s New Governor Is a Major Fossil Fuel Booster

Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Climate change looms larger in Louisiana than it does almost anywhere else in the United States. The state is facing down monster hurricanes as well as sea-level rise, and it still relies on a fossil fuel industry that…