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VA Senate Democrats Issue Statement on Passage (on a 39-1 vote) of 2024 Biennium...

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From the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus: Senate Democrats Issue Statement on Passage of 2024 Biennium Budget RICHMOND, VA – This afternoon, the Virginia General Assembly voted on...

The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: “Virginia Budget Leaders Maintain Many Key Investments, Miss...

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From the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: Budget Leaders Maintain Many Key Investments, Miss Opportunity To Secure Ongoing Funding Ashley C. Kenneth, President and CEO of...

BREAKING: Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA10) Endorses Senator Suhas Subramanyam to Succeed Her in Congress

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Huge - and somewhat surprising - news (see press release, below) in the VA10 Democratic primary, where the conventional wisdom had been that Rep....

Monday News: Putin Replaces Defense Minister; “Blinken Criticizes Israel For Conduct In Gaza Conflict”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 13. Historic ocean heat wave heralds dangerous...

VIDEO: This Mother’s Day, Do the Moms in Your Life a Favor. Stop Trump

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: VIDEO: This Mother’s Day, Do the Moms in Your Life a Favor. Stop Trump Daughters Have Fewer Rights than their...

Sunday News: “Trump insults prosecutor at Jersey Shore rally filled with vulgar jabs”; “From...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 12. What is direct air capture and...

On “The Politics Hour,” Del. Mark Sickles Talks About the Virginia Budget, RGGI, ERIC,...

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This morning, the House of Delegates and State Senate budget bills were posted online, so you can now look at the details of what...

Saturday News: “Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, May 11. Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what...

Two Peas in a Pod: Jen Kiggans and Marjorie Taylor Greene

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From the DCCC: Two Peas in a Pod: Jen Kiggans and Marjorie Taylor Greene Jen Kiggans on Greene and her extremist allies: “We all want the...

Vital Program to Cut Pollution, Lower Energy Costs, and Protect Virginians from Flood Risk...

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From Virginia environmental leaders: RICHMOND — According to news reports, members of the budget conference committee failed to include language in the new budget insisting that...

Video: School Board in Deep-“Red” Shenandoah County, VA Listens to Speakers Explaining Why They...

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That's right - last night, the Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 "to reinstate the names of Stonewall Jackson High and Ashby-Lee Elementary in...

Trump Demands $1 Billion from Big Oil in Exchange for Doing Their Bidding

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By Kindler (please check out my Substack) Sometimes the corruption at the core of right-wing politics is so blatant, it just takes your breath away. ...

Friday News: “Biden’s Public Ultimatum to Bibi”; “Trump Flaunts His Corruption”; “GOP Plan for...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, May 10. ‘I am starting to panic about...

Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says He Doesn’t Think “anyone in the Israeli government should...

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See below for video and a few highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's press availability earlier today. "Obviously, the first issue, which is playing out...

Trump’s Shameful Antisemitism Shtick is Back

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: Trump’s Shameful Antisemitism Shtick is Back Like Sleepy Don himself, Trump’s monthly attack on Jewish voters is getting tired Two days...

Health Care Leaders Warn of Threat Posed by Second Trump Term

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2024 Health Care Leaders Warn of Threat Posed by Second Trump Term The following is a statement...

Thursday News: “How Netanyahu Pushed Biden to Edge of ‘Red Line’”; “Top Republicans, led...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, May 9. Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of...

How Gaza Is (and Is Not) Playing Out in Virginia Democratic Primaries

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by Sam Shirazi Discussing the electoral implications in Virginia of the conflict in Gaza seems trivial given the life-and-death situation on the ground. At the...

New Rural Virginia Publishes Q’s & A’s with Democratic Candidates in VA01, VA04, VA05,...

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by Rachel Levy My name is Rachel Levy and I am the new (and first!) Executive Director of New Rural Virginia (NRVA). NRVA is a...

Split Screen: Biden’s Delivering Jobs vs. Trump’s Broken Promises

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: Split Screen: Biden’s Delivering Jobs vs. Trump’s Broken Promises Today in battleground Wisconsin, beyond vibes and pundit speak, voters get...

Video: Pressed by MAGA Radio Host to Explain His Slimy Scam PAC, 2024 VA...

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Can anyone explain what the heck far-right-extremist Hung Cao is blabbering about here with MAGA radio host John Fredericks? For DPVA's post about what...

Wednesday News: “Shameless Judge Cannon May Have Killed Trump’s Classified Docs Case”; “The Stormy...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, May 8. "I could not feel greater despair":...

Video, Transcript: At Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony, President Biden Says “Ferocious Surge of Anti-Semitism” Must...

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President Joe Biden nails it yet again, this time on the need to remember - and learn the lessons from - the Holocaust and...

“Ripped Apart”: New Biden-Harris 2024 Ad Slams Trump on Anniversary of His Family Separation...

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: NEW AD: Biden-Harris 2024 Slams Trump on Anniversary of His Family Separation Policy New digital ad hits Trump’s efforts to...

Tuesday News: “Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere…making common cause with MAGA Republicans “;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 7. EV Sales Are Taking Off. Why...

On Yom HaShoah, Biden Campaign Reminds Everyone, “Trump has praised neo-Nazis, dined with neo-Nazis,...

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day, a Reminder of Trump’s Antisemitic Behavior This Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) we recognize the...

Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano, Considered by Many as One of the Major Potential...

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And with that, Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano - one of the main possible competitors (along with possibly Henrico Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor) to...

Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says He’s a “Child of the 1960s” and Supports...

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Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) nails it on student protests, Israel/Gaza and the dynamics in the US House right now. Check out the video and...

Monday News: “If Roe v. Wade can fall, anything can fall”; “Trump Gestapo comment...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 6. El Nino and climate change combine...

Biden Campaign Statement on Trump’s “40%” Welfare Comments, Celebrating Political Violence and January 6,...

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: Biden Campaign Statement on Trump’s RNC Comments Reports out of the closed-door Trump retreat were…a lot. Here’s a quick recap: Romney...