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CANDIDATE CONTRAST: Jay Jones Highlights Plan to Keep Virginia Safe as MAGA Miyares Runs...
From the Jay Jones for AG campaign:
CANDIDATE CONTRAST: Jay Jones Highlights Plan to Keep Virginia Safe as MAGA Miyares Runs from Record
Jones released a...
VA NAACP: Court of Appeals Orders Lower Court to Rule on Whether Governor Youngkin...
From the Virginia NAACP:
Court of Appeals Orders Lower Court to Rule on Whether Governor Youngkin Violated the Law by Previously Withholding Public Records Related...
Saturday News: “America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy”; “Ukraine will not give up...
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, August 9.
Why insurers worry the world could...
Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Tim Kaine: “The news that Virginians who rely on health...
From Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine:
STATEMENT OF U.S. SENS. MARK R. WARNER AND TIM KAINE
~ On rising health care premiums in Virginia ~
WASHINGTON...
NEW: In Portsmouth, Abigail Spanberger – Alongside Her Ticketmates, Sen. Louise Lucas, Parents, Educators,...
See below for a press release from the Abigail Spanberger for Governor campaign about her new Strengthening Virginia Schools Plan, which she just announced...
Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanaym (D-VA10) Says “Whatever the case is [Epstein, Jobs Numbers, FBI...
See below for video and highlights from Rep. Suhas Subramanyam's latest appearance on MSNBC:
"There's been a lot of focus on Ghislaine Maxwell and...
MAGA Jason Miyares Refuses to Agree to Virginia State Bar Debate, Questioning the Nonpartisan...
From the Jay Jones for AG campaign:
MAGA Jason Miyares Refuses to Agree to Virginia State Bar Debate, Questioning the Nonpartisan Bar’s Fairness
Democratic candidate for...
Friday News: “Netanyahu’s Gaza Takeover Plan Puts Israel Firmly on the Road to Perpetual...
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, August 8.
Oil exploration in the Congo basin...
Following Two Articles in Jewish Insider About VA Del. Sam Rasoul’s Remarks Calling Zionism...
Following comments by Virginia Del. Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) - see below for a screenshot of those - charging that Zionism is (supposedly) "evil" and...
NEW TV AD: Winsome Earle-Sears Putting Donald Trump Ahead of Virginia Jobs is a...
From the Spanberger for Governor campaign:
When Asked About Her Support for Trump’s Attacks on Virginia Jobs in a Recent CNN Interview, Sears Said She...
Video: Dem AG Nominee Jay Jones Releases First Ad of the General Election, Pledges...
VA Dem AG nominee Jay Jones rolls out a tough-on-crime ad that stresses keeping Virginia safe; says he "increased funding for police" and "will...
Thursday News: “For Putin, Trump Summit Is Key to Securing Ukraine Goals”; “Staggering Tariffs...
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, August 7.
Norway’s Hedged Bet on Europe’s Energy...
NRA Endorsement of GOP Statewide Ticket Is A Reminder That Republicans Won’t Keep Virginians...
From DPVA:
National Rifle Association Endorsement of GOP Statewide Ticket Is A Reminder That Republicans Won’t Keep Virginians Safe
This week, the National Rifle Association (NRA)...
Ivy Main: “Youngkin and other leaders hope nuclear [e.g., small modular reactors] will magically...
See below for another great article by Ivy Main, cross-posted with permission from her outsanding blog, Power for the People VA. The cover image...
Audio: Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04) Talks About GOP War on Voting Rights, Immigrants; Right-Wing...
Another day, another excellent interview by "Mornings with Zerlina of Rep. Jennifer McCellan (D-VA04) - see video and highlights/transcript of Rep. McClellan's remark, below...
VADEMS Women’s Caucus Endorses More Than 50 Candidates – Women Leading the Way in 2025
From the DPVA Women's Caucus:
Virginia Democrats Set the Pace for the Nation: VADEMS Women’s Caucus Announces First Slate of Endorsements
VADEMS Women’s Caucus Endorses More Than...
Meteorologist Sean Sublette Announces Campaign for Democratic Nomination to Take on the Abysmal Rep....
Another Democrat - meteorologist Sean Sublette - is announcing his candidacy for the nomination in VA01 to take on the abysmal Rep. Rob Wittman...
Wednesday News: “RFK Jr. Cancels $500 Million In Funding For Vaccine Development”; “Top Trump...
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, August 6.
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to...
The 2020 VA Redistricting Amendment Was Fundamentally Flawed, Based on Idealism and Intentional Disinformation...
by Chris Ambrose
Per this article, (Former VA Citizen Redistricting Commissioner James Abrenio Reacts to Texas Republicans’ Extreme Gerrymander Attempt, Says “”If they pass that...
Sears Touts Meeting with Trump, But Refuses to Ask Him to Stop Attacking Virginians’...
From DPVA:
Sears Touts Meeting with Trump, But Refuses to Ask Him to Stop Attacking Virginians’ Jobs and Healthcare
Sears: “I've already told you the President...
Tuesday News: “The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away”; “Trump Tries to Spin...
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 5.
A wasting disease killed millions of...
VA Dems Name New Executive Director, Chris Bolling, Who Held That Same Job During...
Congratulations and best of luck to new DPVA Executive Director Chris Bolling (see press release from DPVA, below), who was previously Executive Director of...
Former VA Citizen Redistricting Commissioner James Abrenio Reacts to Texas Republicans’ Extreme Gerrymander Attempt,...
With all that's happened over the past few years, four years ago seems like an eternity in many ways. Remember, for instance, what was...
The Jen Kiggans, Rob Wittman, and Winsome Earle-Sears Agenda: Devastating Job Cuts for Virginia
From the DCCC:
The Jen Kiggans, Rob Wittman, and Winsome Earle-Sears Agenda: Devastating Job Cuts for Virginia
As Earle-Sears claims Virginians losing their jobs isn’t a...
Video: In New Ad, Winsome Earle-Sears Doesn’t Think Virginians Losing Their Jobs Is A...
Not surprisingly, the Spanberger folks pounced on Earle-Sears' bizarre, offensive comment the other day about Virginians losing their jobs (thanks to DOGE, Trump, etc.)...
Monday News: “Trump Flunky Flails” as “Economic Data Now in Doubt”; “The Media’s Urge...
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, August 4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDMyAgjsSK4&feature=youtu.be
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting...
Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says Hamas Is “Diabolical” and There Should Be a “Vigorous...
See below for video and a few highlights from Sen. Tim Kaine's appearance this morning on Fox "News" (in air quotes, because...well, you know...
A Few Thoughts on This Morning’s Richmond Times-Dispatch Article, “Miyares stands out on GOP...
With just 47 days until early voting starts on September 19, and just 93 days until the election on November 4, the public polling...
Sunday News: “Mad King” Donald Trump’s “Politics of Fear”/”Us” vs. “Them”; “Senate heads home...
by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, August 3.
The Guardian view on the green...
Meet Tara Durant: The NRCC’s Newest Recruitment Failure, This Time in VA07
See below for a press release from the DCCC about VA State Senator Tara Durant (R), who is running for Congress in VA07 against...