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Sen. Mark Warner: “The best time to [pass aid to Ukraine] would have been...

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From Sen. Mark Warner's office: STATEMENT OF SENATE INTELLIGENCE CHAIR MARK R. WARNER ~ On the urgent need to pass supplemental aid funding for Ukraine ~ WASHINGTON – Today,...

Audio: Del. Marcus Simon Says “If it takes electing a Gorka [as Fairfax GOP...

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Gotta agree with Delegates Alfonso Lopez, Cia Price and Marcus Simon on what the Fairfax GOP's election of Sebastian Gorka's wife, Katie Gorka, as...

WATCH: Kennedy Family Endorses Biden-Harris 2024

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: WATCH: Kennedy Family Endorses Biden-Harris 2024 Today, the Kennedy family announced its endorsement of President Biden and Vice President Harris...

Thursday News: “Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 18. Climate change may cost $38 trillion...

Virginia Republicans Fail Working Families By Sustaining Youngkin Veto of Paid Family and Medical...

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From Freedom Virginia: Republicans Fail Working Families By Sustaining Youngkin Veto of Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Legislation would have guaranteed workers up to eight...

VA General Assembly Leaders, Gov. Glenn Youngkin Joint Statement on Next Steps in Reaching...

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From Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office: General Assembly Leaders, Governor Glenn Youngkin Joint Statement on Next Steps in Reaching a Budget Agreement RICHMOND, VA - Speaker of the...

Virginia General Assembly Rejects Governor Youngkin’s “Ethical” Exemption Amendment to the Contraceptive Equity Act 

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From REPRO Rising Virginia: General Assembly Rejects Governor Youngkin's “Ethical” Exemption Amendment to the Contraceptive Equity Act The bill now goes back to Gov. Youngkin to...

Planned Parenthood: Reproductive Health Care Votes to Watch for During Virginia’s Reconvened “Veto” Session...

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From Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia: To: Media and Interested Parties From: Jamie Lockhart, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Date: April 17, 2024 Re: Reproductive Health...

Wednesday News: “Mike Johnson Gambles Speakership on Ukraine. He May Lose.”; “January 6 insurrectionists...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 17. World faces ‘deathly silence’ of nature...

Video: With Veto Session Tomorrow, VA Speaker Don Scott Says, “Don’t let Pretending Glenn...

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Leading up to tomorrow's "veto session," Speaker Don Scott nails "Pretending Glenn" Youngkin: Speaker Scott: "We raised the minimum wage, we gave teachers a pay...

US House, Senate 1Q24 Fundraising Numbers for Virginia Candidates Are Now In

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Per the FEC, here are the latest (1Q24) fundraising numbers for Virginia candidates in key races. US Senate Sen. Tim Kaine - $1,855,252 in net contributions,...

Tuesday News: “Johnson gambles on plan separating Israel aid from Ukraine funds”; “It Took...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, April 16. Global heating pushes coral reefs towards...

Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Governor Youngkin’s Office for Violation of the Virginia Freedom...

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From the VA NAACP: Virginia NAACP Files Lawsuit Against Governor Youngkin’s Office for Violation of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act  RICHMOND, VA—Today, the NAACP Virginia...

TAX DAY REMINDER: Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Is Determined To Hurt the Middle Class...

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From the DCCC: TAX DAY REMINDER: Jen Kiggans Is Determined To Hurt the Middle Class, While Bailing Out Big Corporations and Billionaires Tax Day is a...

As Kaine Campaign Announces “Record-Breaking $2.5M” Raised in 1Q24, USA Today Publishes Devastating Exposé...

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While the Kaine campaign announces (see press release, below) that it raised "a record-breaking $2.5M" in the first quarter of 2024 and has $8.7...

Clean Virginia Endorses Abigail Spanberger for Governor

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Big endorsement for Abigail Spanberger - by Clean Virginia: BREAKING: Clean Virginia Endorses Abigail Spanberger for Governor Rep. Spanberger’s record demonstrates her dedication to ethics reform...

Monday News: “Biden stands with America’s allies. Trump doesn’t.”; “It’s make or break time...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, April 15. Record debt costs mean climate spending...

Virginia Elected Officials, Candidates Respond to Iranian “Reckless” Attack on Israel, Call for Mike...

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See below for reactions by Virginia elected officials and candidates to Iran's attack on Israel last night. I'll add more as I see them....

Sunday News: “Biden blasts ‘brazen attack’ and backs Israel’s security,” “now seeks diplomatic response”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, April 14. How to spot five of the...

VA Senators, Delegates Rip Gov. Youngkin’s Veto of Bill That Would Have Closed “Boyfriend...

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Great program - and an important one too - yesterday by Doorways, whose goal is "Creating pathways out of homelessness, domestic violence, and sexual...

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Vice President Harris ‘Hammering’ Donald Trump in Arizona: “Enough with...

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From the Biden-Harris 2024 reelection campaign: WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Vice President Harris ‘Hammering’ Donald Trump in Arizona: “Enough with the Gaslighting” Last night, in Tucson,...

Virginia Interfaith Power & Light: “Take Action Today – Urge your legislator to oppose...

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From Virginia Interfaith Power & Light: TAKE ACTION TODAY! Urge your legislator to oppose the Governor's RGGI amendments! What is happening? On March 9th, the Virginia General Assembly...

Saturday News: “‘Don’t’ – Biden warns Iran against attacking Israel”; “Mike Johnson raises baseless...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 13. Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could...

Video: VP Kamala Harris Responds to Trump Bragging He “Broke Roe” and Extreme State...

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From the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign:  JUST NOW: Vice President Harris Responds to Trump Bragging He ‘Broke Roe’ and Extreme State Bans are ‘Working Very Brilliantly’...

Donald Trump and Mike Johnson Join Forces to Ban Abortion Nationwide

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From President Joe Biden's reelection campaign: Donald Trump and Mike Johnson Join Forces to Ban Abortion Nationwide A collab of the century for extremists who...

Coalition for Smarter Growth: “Don’t let Governor Youngkin slash key funding for Metro!”

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From the Coalition for Smarter Growth, regarding MAGA Glenn Youngkin's latest idiocy: Thanks to the leadership of Randy Clarke and the hard work of WMATA’s...

Video: Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Says Youngkin Refusing to Sign Bill Protecting Right to...

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Good discussion last night (see video, below) between Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) and Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC, on how "Democrats in the legislature passed...

Friday News: “Trump and Johnson build alliance on the falsehood of the stolen election”;...

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by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, April 12. "Two years left to save the...

Video: Sen. Mark Warner Rips “Incompetence,” “Irresponsibility” of GOP House Leadership for Not Passing...

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See below for video of Sen. Mark Warner's press availability earlier today. Here are a few highlights from a week that Sen. Warner said...

Audio: *Excellent* Analysis by Sam Shirazi of U.S. House Primaries in Key Districts (VA02,...

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Very good job by Sam Shirazi on Pod Virginia, running through the most competitive primaries for Congress coming up on June 18 in Virginia. I...