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WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh continued meeting with U.S. senators Thursday, which included speaking to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Kavanaugh Monday. Kavanaugh currently serves as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and previously worked under Ken Starr and in President George W. Bush’s administration. He would succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is retiring at the end of... Read More

Northern Panhandle Head Start Inc. will receive more than $1.2 million from federal sources thanks to the state’s U.S. senators.Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced the funding totals for several Head Start programs throughout West Virginia. The lawmakers, who are both members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, said they were able to help secure $11,864,272 for those programs.The money comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., says she does not have a litmus test for who she wants to serve on the Supreme Court, but someone similar to Justice Neil Gorsuch would be a great selection.President Donald Trump is expected to announce Monday his nominee to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy on the nation’s highest court. Kennedy will retire at the end of July after serving since February 1988.During an appearance on MetroNews... Read More

West Virginia - Yesterday marked six months of tax reform in West Virginia.Senator Shelley Moore Capito spoke on the floor about the positive changes West Virginians received as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Highlighting several examples, she covered businesses, individuals and family aspects. Senator Capito expressed that the cut is not isolated, but in fact helping the country. She says already four million workers have received bonuses across the country."What we’re seeing is a... Read More

It seems there’s little the nation’s political parties can agree on these days. Indeed some say the country hasn’t been so divided since the War Between the States. But if any topic can build bi-partisan support as we approach the third decade of the new millennium, it’s Alzheimer’s disease. We all agree we hate it; and we all agree it needs to go. Perhaps we’re just looking for something, anything upon which we can agree, or maybe more and more of us see... Read More

WASHINGTON — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators released statements Wednesday, saying they are looking forward to speaking to President Donald Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.The remarks come in light of the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who announced Wednesday he will retire at the end of July. Kennedy, a conservative swing vote on the nation’s high court, has served since February 1988.U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he is looking forward to... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — To those who have served in the U.S. military, being a veteran is part of their identity, and thanks to mobile clinics organized by the Office of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, many of those veterans are finding it easier to obtain their Veterans ID Card (VIC).The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center (VAMC) hosted the first mobile clinic in the state Tuesday. The new VICs, issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, began to rollout last fall.U.S. Army veteran... Read More

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito's mobile office was at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg Tuesday to host a Veterans ID Card, or VIC, clinic. The clinic was to help veterans who are honorably discharged from service apply for the new card.Veterans said the new card is beneficial because it gives them access to benefits outside the health care system."It makes it easier because a lot of us don’t carry or DD form 214, which is your discharge... Read More

Senator Shelley Moore Capito has been working on a Homeland Security funding bill. The legislation provides resources for border security, cybersecurity, efforts to fight the opioid epidemic, state and local grants, and other programs to keep Americans safe.The bill provides $148 million specifically to combat opioids, more than doubling the FY2018 amount.Capito says all of these things should make West Virginians feel a little bit safer.“These are issues that if everything is going right... Read More

A federal study shows toxic chemicals used at DuPont’s Washington Works plant south of Parkersburg are dangerous at a lower level of exposure than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had previously warned.The study on PFOA and PFOs, referred to as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) was previously blocked because the Trump administration worried the study would result in a “public relations nightmare,” Politico reported in May.The U.S. Department of Health and Human... Read More

PARKERSBURG — A federal study on the levels of perfluorinated chemicals in drinking water supplies was released Wednesday and suggests lower exposure levels than recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency two years ago.The draft toxicological profile of perfluoroalkyls — manmade chemicals used in the manufacture of nonstick cookware, firefighting foam and more — was released Wednesday by the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. The study was... Read More

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- The women of Washington trade in suits and dresses for uniforms and cleats, as Democrats and Republicans put their differences aside to battle cancer.The women of Capitol Hill put politics aside to fight a common enemy Wednesday night, breast cancer. Our Washington reporter Alana Austin caught up with them at the ballpark.For once on Capitol Hill, Democrats and Republicans are playing on the same team.“We as women know we’ve got to come together," said Rep.... Read More

Bipartisan lawmakers, policy advocates, and medical professionals came together Tuesday with nonprofit UsAgainstAlzheimer’s to call for earlier assessment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.West Virginia Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and California Democratic Rep. Linda T. Sanchez touted the CHANGE Act, legislation introduced in February by Capito and Democratic colleague Debbie Stabenow of Michigan.“There is no Republican or Democrat... Read More

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- A bombshell federal report raises new questions about the safety of your drinking water.Turn on your faucet, and in many parts of the country, you could be exposed to a family of dangerous chemicals. Known collectively as PFAS and largely the byproduct of Teflon manufacturing and a foam used to fight jet fuel fires, they contaminate water sources from the East Coast to Alaska.Prolonged exposure carries the risk of cancer and other health problems. And now, scientists with... Read More

WHEELING — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R.-W.Va., was the chairwoman on the subcommittee passage of a $55.15 billion Homeland Security Appropriations Bill being termed a “major down payment” on President Donald Trump’s call for a border wall system between America and Mexico.Included in the measure approved Tuesday is $148 million specifically for stopping the flow of opioids across U.S. borders. Capito serves as chairwoman of the Senate Subcommittee on Homeland... Read More

Tonight is the annual congressional softball game featuring West Virginia's own Senator Shelley Moore Capito. It's where members of Congress join forces to take on the media.“There's a natural competitiveness between the press and members of congress,” said Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News.The back and forth between members of Congress and journalists went from Capitol Hill to the softball field. Senator Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia plays third base for the... Read More

PARKERSBURG — Ohio and West Virginia senators voted for the National Defense Authorization Act on Monday that includes a provision to allow the Department of Defense to pay for the clean-up of a contaminated water well for the city of Martinsburg and restores the penalties and sanctions President Trump removed on the Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE.The act passed the Senate on a 85-10 vote with Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia and Sherrod Brown and Rob... Read More

PARKERSBURG — A Homeland Security bill reported out of committee Tuesday includes funds for the Trump Administration’s border wall, West Virginia’s two U.S. senators said.The Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee on Tuesday reviewed the $51.15 billion 2019 Homeland Security funding bill. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is chairman of the subcommittee.The legislation includes resources for border security, cybersecurity, the opioid epidemic, state and local... Read More

WHEELING — U.S. Sen. Shelley Capito was the chairwoman on the subcommittee passage of a $55.15 billion Homeland Security Appropriations Bill being termed a “major down payment” on President Donald Trump’s call for a border wall system between America and Mexico.Included in the measure approved Tuesday is $148 million specifically for stopping the flow of opioids across U.S. borders. Capito, R-W.Va., serves as chairwoman of the Senate Subcommittee on Homeland... Read More

WORTHINGTON – To Debbie Heflin, the Town of Worthington represents roots.It’s the town she grew up in, where her husband is from and where they settled down to continue their lives as citizens of the Town of Worthington.“It’s family, it’s roots, all of my husband’s family is from here,”?Heflin, who now serves as the mayor of the Town of Worthington, said. “It’s basically just rooted to us.”On Saturday, Heflin joined citizens of... Read More