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BREAKING: Court Strikes Down Governor Youngkin’s Attempt to Illegally Withdraw Virginia from RGGI

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Good news from VA Speaker Don Scott's office - a court strikes down Glenn Youngkin's wild lawlessness, in this case his attempt to "unilaterally...

Outgoing Del. Kannan Srinivasan (D-HD26) Endorses Democrat JJ Singh to Succeed Him; Challenge Filed...

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Lots going on this morning with the HD26 Democratic nomination process. First, check out the list of Democratic candidates who the Loudoun County Democratic...

Wednesday News: “Trump’s corruption of the DOJ goes much deeper than Gaetz”; “The Bizarro...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 20. Group of Nations Make COP29 Pledge...

Trump, Republicans Jeopardize the Health Care of Nearly 2 Million Virginians By Putting Medicaid...

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From Protect Our Care: Trump, Republicans Jeopardize the Health Care of Nearly 2 Million Virginians By Putting Medicaid on the Chopping Block to Fund Tax...

Now That It’s All But Certain Winsome Sears Will Be the 2025 VA GOP’s...

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Now that it's essentially certain that Virginia Lt. Governor Winsome Sears will be the Republicans' nominee for governor next year, see below for a...

Statewide Poll Results Show Virginia Voters Favor Government Action to Limit Insurance Prior Authorization...

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From the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association: Statewide Poll Results Show Virginia Voters Favor Government Action to Limit Insurance Prior Authorization Policies, Support COPN Mason-Dixon Polling...

Tuesday News: “Putin Sees America Hurtling to Disaster, With Trump at the Wheel”; “Sex...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 19. Cop29 live: boost to summit as...

SD32 Democratic Nominee Kannan Srinivasan Will Resign in January 2025 to Ensure House District...

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From Del. Kannan Srinivasan (D-HD26), who just won the Democratic nomination for SD32 (which Suhas Subramanyam is vacating as he's headed to the US...

Virginia’s Hard-Right AG, Jason Miyares, Announces He Will Be Seeking Reelection, Essentially Clearing the...

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I'm not even going to link to this video by Virginia AG Jason Miyares - the worst attorney general in modern Virginia history, other...

Democrat Lily Franklin Announces Candidacy for the 41st District for the Virginia House of...

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Good to see - this is a district that Democrats can win in a good year (according to Sam Shirazi, HD41 "could be vulnerable...

Monday News: “Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia With Long-Range U.S. Missiles”; “Trump picks...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 18. Cop29 live: UN secretary general calls...

Following Del. Kannan Srinivasan (D-HD26)’s Nomination for SD32, Two Democrats – JJ Singh and...

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Well THAT didn't take long - just hours after Del. Kannan Srinivasan won the Democratic SD32 nomination to replace outgoing State Senator Suhas Subramanyam...

Sunday News: “Rightwing settlers in Israel welcome [Trump] ‘dream team’”; “Trump’s Team Of Rejects...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 17. A Loss and Damage Fund Is...

BREAKING: Del. Kannan Srinivasan Wins Democratic Nomination for Upcoming (1/7/25) Virginia SD32 Special Election

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Congratulations to Del. Kannan Srinivasan on winning the Democratic nomination in SD32 this evening. Next up - winning the special election on January 7,...

Video: Meet the Six Democrats Running for the SD32 Nomination Today (From 9 am...

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Obviously, I'm not a fan of Sinclair-owned WJLA TV7, but I do give them credit for interviewing all the Democratic candidates running for the...

Saturday News: Gabbard “Likely a Russian Asset”; “Woman told House Ethics panel she...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 16. Fossil fuel bosses get ‘red carpet’...

DNC War Room on Trump’s Picks of “Ultra-MAGA Loyalist” Matt Gaetz, “Misinformation Patient Zero”...

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From the DNC War Room: Trump’s MAGA Interior Secretary Pick Doug Burgum is in the Pocket of Big Oil In response to Donald Trump announcing Doug...

Friday News: “What Just Happened to the Idea of Progress?”; Is Tulsi Gabbard “a...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, November 15. UN climate talks 'no longer fit...

Video: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Rips Tulsi Gabbard Pick as “Extraordinarily Dangerous,” “Irresponsible”; Wonders...

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Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) nailed it this morning on "Morning Joe" regarding Trump's horrendous, "extraordinarily dangerous," "irresponsible" choice of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of...

Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says Trump “gets to make appointments, but then the Senate...

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See below for video and highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's press availability earlier today. "I just came from the floor of the Senate where...

Video: Sen. Mark Warner Pushes for Bipartisan Bill to Get Small Businesses Impacted by...

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From Sen. Mark Warner's office: WARNER PUSHES FOR BIPARTISAN BILL TO GET SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY HELENE IMMEDIATE RELIEF ~ Since lapse in SBA funding, tens of...

Thursday News: Trump’s “Reckless,” “Dangerous” Picks of “Absolute Crackpots” a Definite “Sign of Dark...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, November 14. Cop29 live: Planet on course for...

BREAKING: Virginia House of Delegates Privileges & Elections Committee Passes Reproductive Freedom Amendment, HJ1,...

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Great stuff - the Virginia House of Delegates Privileges and Elections Committee a few minutes ago passed HJ1, "a constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom...

ICYMI: Glenn Youngkin Doesn’t Care if Virginians Lose Their Jobs, Supports Trump’s Promise to...

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From the Democratic Party of Virginia: ICYMI: Glenn Youngkin Doesn't Care if Virginians Lose Their Jobs, Supports Trump's Promise to Move Jobs Out of Virginia Last...

Wednesday News: “Putin Is Already Manipulating Trump”; “Trump rolls out his most MAGA picks”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 13. Big oil firms knew of dire...

Virginia NOW: Crucial Constitutional Amendments on House of Delegates P&E Committee’s Agenda TOMORROW (Wednesday)

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From Virginia NOW: Greetings! Tomorrow - Wednesday, November 13th - the House of Delegates Privileges and Elections Committee will meet to discuss the three Constitutional Amendments...

So How Did the Pollsters Do in the 2024 Elections in Virginia?

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Now that we have close-to-final election results (see VPAP for the exact numbers), we can evaluate how the pollsters faired. Here in Virginia, polls released...

What Would It Take for Virginia to Copy Wisconsin Democrats’ Year-Round Organizing Strategy?

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By William Driscoll Year-round organizing by Wisconsin Democrats was instrumental in electing a new state supreme court justice last year, which led to an end to...

Democrat Kimberly Pope Adams Announces Candidacy for HD-82

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See below for a press release from the Kimberly Pope Adams for House of Delegates campaign (for HD82). In 2023, Adams was the Democratic...

Former Del. Jay Jones Launches Campaign for Attorney General on a Promise to Fight...

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From former Del. Jay Jones' campaign for Virginia Attorney General (note: so far, one other Democrat - Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor -...