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Video: Winsome Earle-Sears Heads Outside the MAGA Media Bubble, Is Asked Real Questions, Has...

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Car crash...train wreck...dumpster fire...hot mess...choose your metaphor as you watch Winsome Earle-Sears' disastrous/"epic crash out" (as Aaron Rupar accurately describes it) interview on CNN...

Audio: On the Politics Hour, VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Says “for some...

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Nice job by VA State Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax) on the Politics Hour a little while ago. See below for audio and...

Abigail Spanberger Rips “Trump’s New Tax on Virginia Businesses & Families”

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See below for a press release from the Abigail Spanberger for governor campaign. And remember, what Trump's doing with these tariffs is: a) unconstitutional;...

[UPDATED] VA Democratic LG Nominee Ghazala Hashmi: “Today’s jobs report makes it clear: Trump’s...

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UPDATE 3:23 pm - See below for Sen. Mark warner's statement on Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after...

Friday News: Trump Commits “Arson On a Planetary Scale”; “Markets Drop After Trump Announces...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, August 1.  The US government has declared war...

VA11 Democratic Nominee James Walkinshaw Hosts Roundtable with Fired Fairfax Federal Workers, Lays Out...

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See below for a press release from the James Walkinshaw for VA11 campaign. And remember, Walkinshaw's Republican opponent is a MAGA fanatic all the...

Video: Sen. Mark Warner on His Bill to Require ICE Agents to Be Unmasked...

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See below for video and some highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's weekly press availability, held earlier today. "The first is a bill that Tim...

NEW from CNN: When Asked, Winsome Earle-Sears Refuses To Say She Won’t Ban Abortion...

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From DPVA: NEW from CNN: When Asked, Winsome Earle-Sears Refuses To Say She Won’t Ban Abortion As Governor CNN: Sears refused to “clarify if that...

New Podcast by Sam Shirazi Looks at Texas Republicans’ Attempt to Redistrict Democrats Out...

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This morning, Sam Shirazi put out a new podcast that's very much worth listening to, as it: a) is about an extremely important issue...

Virginia House Democrats Announce Record-Breaking $9+ Million TV Reservation

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Wow, impressive! Virginia House Democrats Announce Record-Breaking $9+ Million TV Reservation Richmond, VA — Today, the Virginia House Democratic Caucus announced that its candidates have reserved over $9...

Thursday News: “US allies break with Trump to force diplomatic shift on Gaza”; “Trump’s...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, July 31. Countries failing to act on UN...

Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says Confirmation of Joe Kent to Lead National Counterterrorism Center...

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From Sen. Mark Warner's office: STATEMENT OF SENATE INTELLIGENCE VICE CHAIR MARK R. WARNER ~ On confirmation of Joe Kent to lead the National Counterterrorism Center ~  WASHINGTON – Senate Select...

Sen. Mark Warner Joins Legislative Effort to Publicly Release Epstein Files

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From Sen. Mark Warner's office: WARNER JOINS LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO PUBLICLY RELEASE EPSTEIN FILES ~ Warner backs congressional push to shine light on Epstein case after Trump...

Video: On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid Being Signed into Law, Elected Leaders and Virginians...

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From DPVA:  On 60th Anniversary of Medicaid Being Signed into Law, Elected Leaders and Virginians Call Out Sears for Cheering on Cuts to Healthcare  Winsome Earle-Sears:...

On Climate Change, Will Virginia Democrats Side with Trump, Youngkin and Dominion Energy –...

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by Glen Besa Which side are on on, boys? Which side are you on? Trump's announced plan to repeal Obama's key climate policy initiative, the "endangerment...

On 60th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid, Abigail Spanberger Warns “Washington Republicans’ misguided law...

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From Abigail Spanberger's campaign: Spanberger Statement Marking 60th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid Spanberger: “My Administration Will Take Decisive Action to Lower Healthcare Costs — Not...

Wednesday News: Tsunami Triggers Evacuations; “How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 30. Only 0.5% of 90,000 oil slicks...

Judge Sides with Virginia Democrats, Rules Youngkin’s Appointees Cannot Serve on Public College Boards

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Great news from the VA Senate Democratic Caucus: Judge Sides with Virginia Democrats, Rules Youngkin’s Appointees Cannot Serve on Public College Boards FAIRFAX, V.A. — Today, a...

Tuesday News: “Trump’s tariff blitz brings US levies to highest levels since 1930s”; So...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 29. Nations Denounce Deep Sea Mining Company’s...

Video: Retired Marine Corps Lt. Colonel Michael Williamson Announces Candidacy for Democratic Nomination in...

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This mornning, another Democrat - "retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Michael Williamson - has announced that he's throwing his hat in the ring for...

Video – VA-11 Debate Highlights Stark Choice: James Walkinshaw Will Fight for Fairfax. Stewart...

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See below for video and a press release from James Walkinshaw's campaign regarding the VA11 debate held earlier tonight. Also, note that Walkinshaw's Republican...

Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) Says Trump Will Probably Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell – “a...

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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) explains this all really well - great job! "I think the reason this is happening is because some of the...

New State Navigate Forecast for 2025 Virginia Elections: “Democrats are heavily favored to win...

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With just 99 days until the 2025 Virginia elections - for Governor, LG, AG and all 100 seats in the House of Delegates -...

Virginia Democrats Launch New Billboard Campaign Slamming Sears for Praising Medicaid Cuts

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From DPVA: Virginia Democrats Launch New Billboard Campaign Slamming Sears for Praising Medicaid Cuts Majority of Virginians Oppose Medicaid Cuts VIRGINIA – Today Virginia Democrats launched three billboards along I-64 highlighting...

Monday News: “Plastic contaminates entire ecosystems – and even the food we eat”; “Few...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, July 28. The Life of Plastic ("Microplastics have...

Video: Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04) Says Thanks to Big Ugly Bill, Trump Tariffs, Medicaid...

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Great points by Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04) - see below for a transcript and video (bolding added by me for emphasis of some key...

Sunday News: “Israel says it will open aid corridors as fury grows over starvation...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 27. America finds itself on lonely ground...

Superb Letter from Constituent Rips MAGA Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA06) for His “Betrayal of...

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See below for an excellent (well-written, on-point, accurate, etc.) letter by Beth Deel to her worse-than-worthless MAGA Congressman, Ben Cline (R-VA06). This is a...

Dominion Energy Fails to “meet soaring energy demand from data centers while complying with...

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Cross-posted from Ivy Main's consistently excellent "Power for the People VA" When Dominion Energy Virginia filed its latest integrated resource plan (IRP) last fall, critics...

Saturday News: “Trump tells Israel to ‘finish the job’ against Hamas”; Trump Not Welcome...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 25. States have an obligation to curb...