When Donald Trump enters office on Jan. 20, he will immediately start seizing control of the government by firing holdovers from Joe Biden’s administration and replacing them with Republican partisans.

Manchin was West Virginia's governor before he won his U.S. Senate seat in 2010. Since then, he's tried to work with both parties. He formally left the Democratic Party in May, registering as an independent.

In an interview with the Post, retiring Senator Joe Manchin discusses what he thinks his legacy is and the role he wants to play in politics moving forward.

Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin Monday trashed the Democratic Party as “toxic” in an interview timed to his departure from Washington D.C. The moderate lawmaker, who won two terms as senator in deep-red West Virginian, told CNN’s Manu Raju that the national party has moved too far from its working-class roots.

Had Manchin and Sinema gone along, it would have given Democrats a majority on the powerful panel for at least the first two years of President-elect Donald Trump’s term. Now, Trump will get two picks on the five-member panel and put Republicans back in control after four years of Democratic majority.

West Virginia governor said he was a lifelong Democrat because the party once prioritized issues like "good jobs and good pay."

Despite historic climate wins, environmental groups weren't energized by the Biden-Harris ticket. Expect that to shift under Trump.

The court announced Thursday that it had overturned a decision by Judge Scott McAfee allowing Willis to remain on the case after she faced accusations of having an improper relationship with Nathan Wade, her special prosecutor. McAfee said Willis could remain on the case if she cut ties with Wade.

Joe Manchin (I-WV) is at it again ... meaning the seat will be open for President-elect Donald Trump to appoint when he starts his second term in January. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...