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Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07): “Thanks to Trump, over a thousand violent criminals, some of...

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From Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)'s office: Vindman Addresses President Trump’s Inability to Deliver for Working Families and Lower Costs WASHINGTON – Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) released...

Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Presses Trump’s Nominee for OMB Director on His Extreme Comments,...

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See below for video and highlights, courtesy of Sen. Tim Kaine's office, of "today’s exchange between , a member of the Senate Budget Committee,...

Video: In Confirmation Hearing, Sen. Mark Warner Tells Trump’s OMB Nominee Russell Vought, “you...

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Great job by Sen. Mark Warner in the nomination hearing for far-right-extremist Russell Vought as OMB Director. As Sen. Warner says, Vought's outrageous "comments...

VA Young Democrats Express Their “Great Disappointment’ in Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10)’s Vote on...

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I strongly agree with this letter from the Virginia Young Democrats to Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), expressing their "great disappointment" in Subramanyam's "recent vote...

Trump’s Plans to Screw Over Virginia’s Seniors: Gutting Social Security and Medicare

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From the DNC War Room: Trump’s Plans to Screw Over Virginia’s Seniors: Gutting Social Security and Medicare As Donald Trump enters his first week in office...

Video: Fmr. Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Calls Trump’s Pardons of 1/6/21 Insurrectionists “Heinous,” “Ludicrous,”...

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Former Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) was on the PBS NewsHour to discuss Trump's pardon/commutation of the sentences of January 6 rioters, including ones that...

Wednesday News: “Trump threatens China sanctions and puts diversity staff on leave”; “Trump rewrites...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 22. World’s addiction to fossil fuels is...

Video: VA Senate Democratic Caucus Passes Constitutional Amendments to Protect Reproductive Freedom, Voting Rights,...

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See below for a press release from the VA Senate Democrats, who a few minutes ago "took a significant step toward protecting Virginians by...

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia “Pink Out The Capitol” for Reproductive Freedom Ahead of...

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From Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia: Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia “Pink Out The Capitol” for Reproductive Freedom Ahead of Constitutional Amendment Vote Richmond, Va — Today,...

Senators Tim Kaine, Mark Warner Blast Trump’s Pardons of 1/6/21 Rioters as “slap in...

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Silence from Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, Jason Miyares, Jen Kiggans, etc, etc. as Trump "pardoned or commuted sentences for more than 1,500 insurrectionists involved in...

Donald Trump Pardons Violent January 6 Insurrectionists Who Assaulted Police Officers

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From the DNC War Room: Donald Trump Pardons Violent January 6 Insurrectionists Who Assaulted Police Officers In response to Donald Trump pardoning January 6 insurrectionists, DNC Rapid...

Tuesday News: “Hell’s Encore Is Dawning”; “Trump the wrecking ball brings chaos…grievances,” “gilded age”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 21. BTW, the news clips were delayed...

DNC War Room: Trump’s Inauguration Features Neo-Nazis and Hitler Salutes from Top Ally

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From the DNC War Room: Trump’s Inauguration Features Neo-Nazis and Hitler Salutes from Top Ally In response to displays of antisemitism throughout Trump’s inaugural ceremonies, DNC Rapid...

Video: Glenn Youngkin Claims Trump’s Inauguration Marks “the dawn of the golden age of...

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Who knows if Glenn Youngkin was always like this, but...yikes. I mean, what can you even say about someone who delivers lines like these...

Agree or Disagree? “Liberals should recognize the stone-cold truth – that *liberal* democracy is...

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Is there a serious counterargument to this thread, by John Stoehr of The Editorial Board? If so, what is it? Because so far at...

Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says Pete Hegseth “would be a very dangerous Secretary of...

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Yesterday, Sen. Tim Kaine was interviewed on CBS News' Face the Nation. See below for video and a transcript, including Kaine's comments about how...

MLK Jr. Day News: “Israel Enters Truce Stronger but With Unfulfilled Goal: Destroying Hamas”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, Martin Luther King Day (and, unfortunately, Inauguration Day),...

Find the Cracks in Their Armor and Target Them

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by Kindler No, we cannot waste a minute on despair – we’ve got a war to win.  This is certainly the attitude that Republicans bring...

High-Level Virginia Faith Leaders Call on Elected Officials and Community Leaders to Refuse to Participate in...

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From the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy: High-Level Virginia faith leaders call on elected officials and community leaders to refuse to participate in deportation efforts that...

Video: Rep. Jennifer McClellan Says President Joe Biden’s Assertion that the ERA Should Be...

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Well said by Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04): "Well, we really have no choice . And as we're going into the Martin Luther King Jr....

President Joe Biden Announces Presidential Pardon for VA Speaker Don Scott “for a mistake...

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Great to see, well-deserved! For more information on Speaker Don Scott's life, see here ("In 1994, Scott was arrested on federal drug charges and...

Sunday News: “Netanyahu praises Trump in ‘temporary’ ceasefire announcement”; “The Nihilists Are Coming Back...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 19.  One more day until the kleptoracy/kakitocracy/plutocracy...

STOP Laken Riley Act: DLOV & VALULAC Joint Statement & a Plea to Sen....

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Well said by DLOV and VALULAC: Joint Statement from the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia (DLOV) and Virginia League of United Latin American Citizens (VALULAC) Strong...

Despite Official 30-Day Period of Mourning for Former President Jimmy Carter, Glenn Youngkin “joins...

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Glenn Youngkin continues to demonstrate that he most certainly isn't a "moderate" at this point (if he ever was), but is now MAGA all...

Saturday News: “Israeli cabinet approves Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal”; “Trump 2.0 Will Be...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 18. Climate misinformation is rife on social...

Audio: Rep. Gerry Connolly Says Trump Assault on Non-Politicized Civil Service Is “going back...

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Earlier this afternoon, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) was on WAMU's The Politics Hour, where he and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) discused "how a...

Virginia House of Delegates 2024 Fundraising Highlights

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Per VPAP, see below for "how much candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates raised in 2024, grouped by the partisanship of their district...

Friday News: “Israel’s security cabinet meets to vote on Gaza deal”; “Biden Reiterates He’s...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 17. ‘It’s going to be rough’: what...

Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says He’ll Go to Trump’s Inauguration, Wants Him to Succeed,...

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See below for video and a few highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's press availability earlier today. Lots of questions on TikTok, and that's certainly...

New Wason Center Virginia Poll: Spanberger Leads Sears by 5 Points (44%-39%); Voters Support...

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A new poll from CNU's Wason Center is out this morning; see below for results and highlights. " In the governor’s race, Congresswoman Spanberger...