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Andy Hirschfeld

Andy Hirschfeld is a freelance reporter. You can find him on Twitter @andyreports.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia (Oliver Contreras-Pool/Getty Images)

Joe Manchin is blocking Build Back Better — and that’s making him richer

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Joe Manchin has made $5.2M from his coal company — and gets big donations from fossil-fuel industry

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U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Follow the money: Why House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer was so tepid on evictions

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Small farmers are struggling after the Texas big freeze

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The 2020 social justice movements were fed by chefs and food trucks

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