Before taking the helm of E&E Daily, Manuel served as the publication's deputy editor, coordinating congressional and political coverage. Manuel covered coal and mining issues after joining E&E News in 2011. He also followed campaigns and the debate surrounding the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Prior to E&E, Manuel covered Congress for several public radio stations around the country as part of the Capitol News Connection bureau. He started his journalism career in television news, covering the Missouri General Assembly for KMIZ-TV and the Virginia General Assembly for WSET-TV. He graduated from American University with a degree in journalism and a minor in international relations. He has a master's degree in political science from the University of Missouri.
Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott and Andrew Giuliani, a White House employee and son of President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, both announced they tested positive for COVID-19 on social media this morning.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) highlighted the need for action on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in the forthcoming fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
The Senate yesterday confirmed Department of Agriculture official Stephen Vaden to be a judge on the Court of International Trade.
The Senate last night approved a series of bills to address issues affecting the Great Lakes, flooding and NOAA.
Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young was hospitalized over the weekend after a positive COVID-19 diagnosis last week.