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Photos: “Span Virginia Bus Tour” Keeps Rolling as Spanberger Meets Virginians in Lynchburg, Appomattox,...

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Good stuff from Abigail Spanberger's campaign: “Span Virginia Bus Tour” Keeps Rolling: Spanberger Meets Virginians in Lynchburg, Appomattox, Prince Edward, and Charlottesville ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. — On...

Video: Candidates in VA11 GOP Candidates Forum Basically All Agree That They “trust everything...

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Yesterday, VA11 Democrats held a candidates forum, and overwhelmingly it was a thoughtful, fact-and-reality-based, sane and sensible conversation on numerous important issues facing our country...

Video: Virginians Call Out Winsome Earle-Sears’ Extreme Record – on Cutting Medicaid, Defunding Public Education,...

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From the DPVA: Virginians Call Out Winsome Earle-Sears’ Extreme Record  Learn more about Sears’ extreme record at WorstofWinsome.com. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Today, Virginians continued the “Worst of Winsome”...

Live Video, Highlights of VA11 Democratic Forum Tuesday (6/24) Evening

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See below for video and a "live blog" from the VA11 Democratic candidates forum this evening, starting at 6:30 pm. With early voting having...

Wednesday News: Trump “Rages Through Night” as “Intel Report on Iran Upends Victory Lap...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 25. ‘This is a fight for life’:...

DLCC Announces $400K Investment and Additional Target Races for Virginia House of Delegates

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From the DLCC: RELEASE: DLCC Announces $400K Investment and Additional Target Races for Virginia House of Delegates Protecting and expanding the Democratic majority in the Virginia...

Del. Michael Jones (D-Richmond) Expresses “profound dismay and unequivocal condemnation” of Recent ICE Raids...

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From VA Del. Michael Jones (D-Richmond) Statement from Delegate Michael Jones Concerning the ICE Raids at Chesterfield Courthouse Richmond, VA – I wish to express my...

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Says Fifth Straight Increase In Virginia’s Unemployment Rate Due to...

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See below for a press release from Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08), after "monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed that the Commonwealth’s unemployment...

Virginia Senate Leaders File Lawsuit Challenging Governor Youngkin and Attorney General Miyares’ Unconstitutional Overreach...

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Good stuff from VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, Sen. Louise Lucas, Sen. Aaron Rouse, etc. Virginia Senate Leaders File Lawsuit Challenging Governor Youngkin and...

Abigail Spanberger on Three Years Since Dobbs Decision: “As the next Governor…I will always...

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From Abigail Spanberger: Spanberger Statement Marking Three Years Since Dobbs Decision Spanberger: “As the Next Governor of Virginia, I Will Always Protect the Right to Choose,...

Tuesday News: “Oil prices pare back losses amid doubts over Israel-Iran ceasefire”; “Is Climate...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 24. Heat waves are getting more dangerous...

Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) Joins Fellow Democratic Veterans in Asserting Congressional Authority Over War...

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From Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07)'s office: Vindman Joins Fellow Democratic Veterans in Asserting Congressional Authority Over War Powers Following Saturday’s preventive strikes on Iran, Vindman joined...

Photos: Spanberger Kicks Off “Span Virginia Bus Tour” with Stops in Richmond, Petersburg, Dinwiddie,...

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From the Spanberger for Governor campaign: Spanberger Kicks Off “Span Virginia Bus Tour” with Stops in Richmond, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, & Danville DANVILLE, Va. — This weekend,...

Progressives Launch VOCE, a New Canvassing Tool to Take Back the Ground Game, at...

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Sounds great; this will be launched "exclusively at the Women’s Summit, June 27–29 at the Hilton McLean Tysons, VA." Progressives Launch VOCE: A New Canvassing Tool to...

Sen. Mark Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Limit Presidential Authority Under the Insurrection Act

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See below for a press release from Sen. Mark Warner's office. Of course, it's crazy that the Insurrection Act is even still on the...

Clean Virginia: Spanberger’s Energy Plan “tackles the root causes of high costs by investing...

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From Clean Virginia: Clean Virginia Applauds Abigail Spanberger’s Energy Affordability Plan RICHMOND, VA — Clean Virginia today expressed strong support for Abigail Spanberger’s newly released energy affordability...

Monday News: Trump Contradicts Vance, Hegseth, Rubio; Now Wants to “Make Iran Great Again?”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 23. What Environmentalists Like Me Got Wrong...

Video: On Face the Nation, Sen. Tim Kaine Says JD Vance’s Statement That We’re...

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See below for video and highlights from Sen. Tim Kaine's appearance on Face the Nation this morning. "Congress needs to authorize a war against,...

Sunday News: “Trump Takes a Huge Gamble” as “U.S. Enters War Against Iran”; “Top...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 22. Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by...

Virginia Democrats React Negatively, Virginia Republicans React Positively, to Trump Ordering an Attack on...

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Predictably, Virginia Democrats are not pleased with Trump ordering an attack on Iran without any Congressional authorization. Also predictably, Virginia Republicans are totally gung...

Video: At Glen Allen Town Hall Sen. Mark Warner Says Virginia’s 2025 Elections Will...

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See below for video (thanks to Aljanette Hall for taking it and sharing it publicly on Facebook!) and a few highlights from Sen. Mark...

Where Did the Democratic LG and AG Winning Candidates (Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones)...

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Per VPAP, the results from last Tuesday's Virginia Democratic primary are all about final. So where did the winning LG and AG candidates (Ghazala...

Winsome Earle-Sears Sears Touts Endorsers Who Equate Being Gay to Being a Pedophile and Say...

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Yep, that's Winsome Earle-Sears for you. So is her running mate, John Reid, cool with this virulent, unhinged homophobic bigotry at the top of...

With the “Firehouse Primary” Coming Up Soon (6/28), Here Are the VA11 Democratic Candidates’...

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With a week until the VA11 Democratic "firehouse primary," where do the candidates (who qualified for the ballot) stand on the major issues? See...

Saturday News: “Donald Trump and the Iran Crisis”; “ICE believes it will never face...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 21. Future Climate Means No More Breakfast...

Video: Elected Leaders, Virginians Call Out Winsome Earle-Sears’ Extreme Record of Opposing Reproductive Rights,...

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From DPVA: Elected Leaders, Virginians Call Out Sears’ Extreme Record of Opposing Reproductive Rights, Same-Sex Marriage Learn more about Sears’ extreme record at WorstofWinsome.com. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA – Today,...

Senators Mark Warner, Tim Kaine Decry GOP Plan’s Devastating Impact on Rural Virginian Communities:...

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From Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine: WARNER & KAINE DECRY GOP PLAN’S DEVASTATING IMPACT ON RURAL VIRGINIA COMMUNITIES WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner...

Audio: On WAMU, Newly Minted VA Dem LG Nominee Ghazala Hashmi Says “I see...

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A few minutes ago on WAMU's Politics Hour, newly minted Virginia Democratic Lt. Governor nominee, State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, had a bunch of interesting...

Virginia’s Women’s Summit 2025: Bringing Joy and Power in the Times of Uncertainty

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UPDATE: Also, see below the first post a separate one by Stair Calhoun. And make sure you sign up for the Women's Summit if...

Friday News: Trump’s “Two Weeks” Can “mean something, or nothing at all”; “ICE agents...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 20. Deadly weekend heat in England ‘100...