Joe Manchin: “Conceptually, if we traded in 10 jets, just 10, we could increase the size of our special forces community by over 650.”

The way the parties have weaponized the political process today, they make it impossible to have a 'D' or an 'R' next to your name and speak to the other side.

The pledge is simply this: that you remain independent and not be part of the Democrat or Republican system.

I truly believed that, if in power, Republicans would uphold the filibuster, the last guardrail preventing total partisan rule.

We’re trying to get a person who can be committed to — and totally committed to – being an independent with an independent voice.