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The most interesting thing about this letter is who did NOT sign it - namely, any Republican member of Virginia's U.S. House delegation, despite...

Last night, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA03) held a telephone town hall meeting (see below for audio and highlights), during which he gave an excellent...

From the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC): RELEASE: Virginia Legislative Session Wraps with Democrats Delivering For Working Families The DLCC recently launched its target map including...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, February 21. Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster...

See below for a press release from Sen. Mark Warner's office, regarding his "21 amendments to the GOP budget proposal to address the needs...

Superb job by VA Speaker Don Scott last night on the Rachel Maddow Show. See below for video and a partial transcript: "I live in...

The following endorsement, by the Virginia League of Conservation Voters of Abigail Spanberger, is not surprising, but it is very illustrative of the choices...

I had a chance to chat with Sen. Tim Kaine yesterday afternoon. See below for audio, as well as a very lightly edited transcript...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, February 20. As Paul Krugman says "Why the...

See below for a press release, from Sen. Tim Kaine's and Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)'s offices regarding Trump's wildly counterproductive "war on affordable, American-made...

Great job by Rachel Maddow, skewering the godawful MAGA Glenn Youngkin: "So here's the local press coverage on what Governor Glenn Youngkin had to do...

Check out the following press release from Abigail Spanberger, regarding the new data that finds Virginia ranking 51st (!) in math recovery between 2019...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 19. As Phillips O'Brien writes this morning:...

Good job by Virginia Senate and House Democrats; now, we'll probably see MAGA Glenn Youngkin veto this crucial legislation, meaning that we MUST elect...

See below for video of Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08)'s virtual townhall with the Del Ray Citizens Association in Alexandria. A few of Rep. Beyer's...

Four years ago, Glenn Youngkin was busy running for governor on a thoroughly dishonest platform, pretty much on every single issue, including education, where...

Check out the following press release from the Democratic Party of Virginia on the latest evidence for why Winsome Earle-Sears should NEVER be governor...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 18. As the brilliant David Rothkopf says,...

Yesterday, Politico posted video of Sen. Mark Warner responding to one of their questions, posed to him at the Munich Security Conference. In that...

By Kindler In basketball, it’s smart to pass the ball to whichever player happens to have the hot hand, making all their shots for the...

UVA Professor/ director of the Center for Politics Larry Sabato nails it on Trump claiming, "He who saves his country does not violate any...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, February 17. As Paul Krugman says, "Our Government...

I don't normally post fundraising emails, but this one from Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) - whose family is from Ukraine - is a good...

Senator Mark Warner, speaking yesterday "at a POLITICO Pub event on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference," had the following to say in...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, February 16. And yes, as the brilliant Jamelle...

More great stuff from Ivy Main over at Power for the People VA. For some more background on this issue, see Highlights/Video: Major New Report...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, February 15. Extreme weather expected to cause food...

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) says, correctly, that "Vice President Vance’s presentation in Munich today was one of the most embarrassing moments I’ve ever seen...

See below for the audio of last night's telephone townhall with Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04) and 10,000 concerned citizens. Here's her intro: "Every day since...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, February 14. As David Rothkopf says, "This week...