CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Recently retired U.S. Senator Joe Manchin sat just a few feet from West Virginia’s new chief executive, Gov. Patrick Morrisey, at Morrisey’s inauguration Monday and he had a flashback. “It was 20 years ago this month that Gayle and I were here and I was inaugurated as governor,” Manchin said reflecting back to January 2005.

Joe Manchin, instead promoted tax cuts and economic development, approving policies such as the state's 2022 abortion ban with little public fanfare. West Virginia has been a conservative stronghold for over a decade, but it could see a shift even further ...

Justice was sworn in by Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley, and was joined by fellow West Virginia GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito.

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Energy is everything — it fixes inflation, it absolutely secures us from a defense standpoint,” Justice told The Post. “The only way that that civilization has ever

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FILE - Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Thomas McHugh listens to arguments in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 11, 2011. McHugh died Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, the court announced in a press release. He was 88. (AP Photo/Bob Wojcieszak, File)

Justice’s West Virginia colleague, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), accompanied him as Senate President Pro Tempore Chuck Grassley (R-IA) administered the oath of office on Tuesday afternoon. Justice’s family was then invited for a separate ceremonial swearing-in minutes later in the Old Senate Chamber.

West Virginia now has a new Senator representing the state on Capitol Hill. Senator Jim Justice (R-WV) was officially sworn in Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Justice is

West Virginia has been a conservative stronghold for over a decade, but it could see a shift even further to the right on social policies as one GOP governor replaces another.