We are in the midst of troubling times that include an out of control pandemic, the continuing exposure of police brutality against people of color and a country that is led by an uninformed and cruel president who embraces white supremacy. We have a corollary West Virginia governor who deci…

“Sometimes when you win, you really lose. And sometimes when you lose, you really win. And sometimes when you win or lose, you actually tie. And sometimes when you tie, you actually win or lose.” Gloria Clemente, “White Men Can’t Jump”

We live in a small state. It can often feel like living in a fish bowl, even well beyond the confines of the Capitol building.

The coronavirus has upended our normal routines and typical way of life in America. Daily tasks, such as visiting the grocery store and entering public buildings, have changed, forcing us to operate in different ways and giving us a new perspective on the importance of handwashing, face cove…

When I was first elected to Congress, I joined the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and identified the construction of a four-lane U.S. Route 35 from Interstate 64 in Putnam County to the Ohio River in Mason County as my highest goal. That goal will soon become a reality.

“Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,” wrote Robert Frost.

President Trump outlined the themes of his reelection campaign in what amounted to two publicly-funded campaign rallies over Independence Day weekend at Mt. Rushmore and the White House lawn.

President Donald Trump has retained support from many Republicans and conservatives thanks to a Faustian bargain: So long as he stacks the judiciary with friendly judges, they’ll look the other way when he pushes trade protectionism, ditches entitlement reform or woos Russian President Vladi…

Forget about masks. Forget about a vaccine to protect us against COVID-19.

In 1774, Founding Father John Adams said, “Representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty. Without them we have no other fortification against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle, and fed and clothed like swine and hounds.”

It has truly been a joy and honor to serve West Virginia through the Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, in our wild and wonderful state for so much of my career. With staff, partners and colleagues at local, state and national levels, I am proud…

Every July, we automatically think of our patriotic forefathers who signed the Declaration of Independence because of the many injustices by the British government. They revolted against the restrictive treatment by outlining their grievances in the Declaration of Independence: Taxation with…

The primary election held during the difficulties of staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic was not easy and, at times, challenging to our county clerks and elections staff. But, with proper planning and execution, every precinct opened and West Virginia led the nation in options to vote.

A double bind is a psychological predicament in which a person receives conflicting messages from a single source that allows no appropriate response to be made broadly.

Imagine you are the governor of a small but proud state. COVID-19 has hit, but not as hard as it has many other states, including all your neighbors. Your state is blessed with unbridled ingenuity, seemingly unlimited skilled workers and incredibly flexible manufacturers that make the produc…

Ever since the election of Donald Trump to the American presidency almost four years ago, I have lived in a kind of permanent state of dread — a state that has proved more than justified since that day.

In an astonishing June 26 editorial, The Wall Street Journal lambasted President Donald Trump and his campaign.

Considering the history between predominately white police departments and minority communities to this date, minorities of color have, I believe, been denied our constitutional rights.