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Great stuff - the Virginia State Senate just passed four constitutional amendments (see below for a press release and video of the debate and...

See below for a press release from Protect Our Care on their "Jan. 15 press conference at Charlottesville’s Central Library," at which "former Congressman...

It will be very exciting and inspiring to see Ghazala Hashmi sworn in as Lt. Governor (also, the first Muslim woman elected to a...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 16. The Climate Question That Economists Cannot...

See below for video of Sen. Tim Kaine's interview with "Punchbowl News," in which Kaine talks about Venezuela (the U.S. shouldn't be trying to...

You may recall that, back in late October 2025, Virginia Delegate Dan Helmer (who led Virginia House Democrats' extraordinarily successful 2025 campaign) entered into...

Sen. Tim Kaine was on CNN last night to talk about Trump's threats to Greenland, Iran, etc. Here are some highlights (bolding added by...

See below for a press release and video from the new group Virginians for Fair Elections, "the campaign urging Virginians to vote YES on the...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, January 15. https://youtu.be/XUbjcXxPSx0 Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double...

UPDATE Thursday am: Here are the responses from Sen. Louise Lucas ("listen up Glenn, the only thing you're leaving behind is a mess, and...

Good news from the VA House of Delegates and State Senate, as crucial constitutional amendments move ahead. See below for video and statements from...

Today is the first day of the 2026 Virginia General Assembly session. See below for updates, including the Virginia House Democrats releasing their "Affordable,...

See below for a press release about VERY impressive fundraising by former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02), who is the clear frontrunner to take on...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 14. Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest...

UPDATE 7:21 pm - Per the VA Dept. of Elections, Gretchen Bulova leads Adam Wise (R)  68.6%-30.9% in HD11; Margaret Angela Franklin leads Verndell...

See below for a press release from Sen. Mark Warner's campaign about his "record-breaking $13.36 million cash-on-hand" and $2.9 million raised in 4Q25; also,...

From Affordable Virginia, regarding the godawful Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02), who absolutely MUST be defeated in November. NEW AD: Affordable Virginia Rolls Out $2 Million...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 13. And don't forget, today is the...

Last night, Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger - who will be sworn in this Saturday as Virginia's first female governor, replacing the horrendous MAGA Glenn...

See below for reactions by Virginia members of Congress (Democrats, that is) to the Trump Department of INJustice's " criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve and...

See below for a powerful launch video - along with a statement and list of endorsers (including former Rep. Jennifer Wexton and former VA...

From Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger, who continues to fill out her administraiton, with just five days until she's inaugurated. The Secretary of Commerce & Trade...

On "NewsNation"(whatever that is exactly - lol) yesterday, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) had the following to say: On Trump's threats to use miiltary force...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 12. World’s richest 1% have already used...

Sen. Tim Kaine this morning on "Face the Nation" (h/t to the amazing Aaron Rupar for the video clip)...check out this fascinating exchange regarding...

On CNN's "State of the Union" (with the egregious Jake Tapper - gack), Sen. Mark Warner had the following to say: "My reaction is...

See below for photos from this weekend's protests around Virginia against ICE, in honor of Renee Good, etc. I'll update this post as I...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 11. Pope Leo Confronts Trump on His...

From Protect Our Care: ICYMI: Representative Jen Kiggans Doubles Down on Vote to Jack Up Health Care Costs for Virginia Families Rep. Kiggans says 3 years ‘is...

In my 25 Top Virginia Political Stories of 2025, I listed "Federal Fallout" as #1 - the concept of the enormous negative impacts on...