If Joe Manchin chooses not to run in 2024, Joe Biden will be left without one of his party's chief energy policy architects and top ambassadors to rural voters.

"Behind the scenes Biden has been one of the strongest presidents," political psychologist Drew Westen told Newsweek. "But he doesn't project that strength.”

In an interview with Newsweek, California Congressman Adam Schiff outlines where he'll focus his attention if elected to the Senate in 2024.

“We should not fear a government shutdown," Republican Congressman Bob Good said. "Most of what we do up here [on Capitol Hill] is bad anyway.”

Senator Jeff Merkley told Newsweek that, amid international competition for resources, now is not the time to cut funding to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

“There are no other ties to his organization," the World Evangelical Alliance said in a statement to Newsweek.

“Unless you want perpetual, endless war, you better have some diplomatic tools," Senator Lindsey Graham told Newsweek.

“The Marines are in the midst of this very dramatic transformation that's very focused on China, the Indo-Pacific," Tim Kaine said. "This only makes it harder”

“Crime data is complicated," Hanna Love of Brookings said. "Political rhetoric tends to simplify in a way that can benefit the outcomes that candidates want.”

“On the advent of Newsweek's 90th anniversary, it's heartening to know that the litigation is now behind us," Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad said.

The heads of the rival Democratic and Republican National Senatorial Committees tell Newsweek abortion will be a winning issue for their respective parties.

“In recent communications I've had with her, she's on top of her game," Democratic Congressman John Garamendi told Newsweek.

“I am pleased, so pleased, to announce that both sides have just locked in an agreement that enables the Senate to pass legislation," Chuck Schumer said.

“I think, frankly, the bill could be substantially improved," Senator Mitt Romney told Newsweek. "[But] that's not going to happen.”

Republican Congressman Greg Steube of Florida tells Newsweek that Governor Ron DeSantis' "cat and mouse game" with Disney could hurt his chances come 2024.

“It looks to me like McCarthy is trying to get a default," Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of California told Newsweek.

“I think this is a recalibration time frame for the cartels," Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina told Newsweek.

Bernie Sanders told Newsweek that it would be "absurd" for tax increases on the wealthy and largest corporations to not be a part of debt limit negotiations.

“China is not debating whether to pay its debts or wreck its economy," Democratic Senator Patty Murray of Washington said at a hearing on Capitol Hill today.

President Joe Biden said he's "considering" raising the debt limit himself under the 14th Amendment. Senate Republicans see his claim as a "negotiating tactic.”