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The leading source for political news and analysis about the key swing state of Virginia, home of the guy who SHOULD have been VP, Tim Kaine!
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BREAKING: Trump Endorses Prosecuting and Punishing Women Who Have Abortions (“Simply put: November’s election will determine whether women in the United States have reproductive freedom") Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Set to Raise Monthly Internet Costs for Over 45,000 Virginia Households #Tuesday News: “G7 leaders agree to shut down coal-powered plants”; “U.S. pushes for Gaza cease-fire”; VA05 GOP Primary About “who is the most loyal supporter of [Trump]”; “Police use riot shields, chemical irritants to disperse protest at VCU” Trump’s Minority Outreach Plan: Racism and Not Much Else ("Devastating AP report lays out Trump campaign’s (nonexistent) minority outreach") Senators Warner, Kaine; Reps. McClellan, Wittman Meet with Postmaster General DeJoy; Declare, “USPS has a long way to go in regaining the trust of Virginians” Blue Virginia Weely News Roundup (4/28/24) Video: On “Meet the Press,” Sen. Tim Kaine Says Calling in National Guard to College Campuses – as Speaker Mike Johnson Has Suggested – Is a “very, very bad idea” ("Offering students more opportunities to have dialogue that is civil and constructive where people hear one another, Sunday News: “Egypt Pitches New Proposal for Gaza Cease-Fire”; At WHCD, Biden Implores Media to “rise up to the seriousness of the moment”; “Trump’s Sleepy, Sleazy Criminal Trial”; Youngkin “could have little to show for his four years as governor” Video: Delegates @MarkSicklesVA @DelRodWillett and @Kannan4Delegate Join Advocates and Protect Our Care Virginia to Celebrate Sixth Anniversary of Medicaid Expansion and Its Impact on Rural Virginia h/t @ProtectOurCare Glenn Youngkin “Inspired” by Liberty “University” – Yep, the Far-Right School, Founded by Trump-Loving Jerry Falwell (of “Pool Boy” Infamy), Which “threatened to punish students who reported being raped” Saturday News: “The Trumpification of the Supreme Court”; President Joe Biden’s Interview with Howard Stern; Kristi Noem – The Psychopath Who Youngkin Campaigned For! – “Defends Killing Her Dog”; After Leaving Governor’s Race, “Stoney calls Spanberger ‘very formidable candidate'” Biden Campaign: “Another tortured week for the smallest man who ever lived, Donald Trump.” ("...a tired and 'diminished' Trump created a chaotic mess for himself and his campaign") State Sen. Ghazala Hashmi, Del. Cia Price: Youngkin Playing Games With Virginia’s Right to Contraception Act ("Youngkin continues to live under the delusion that he can play both sides of this issue because he doesn’t want to anger the loud extremists in his party who equate cont Friday News: “US preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine”; All Illusions Shattered – “Shameful Performance” by Far-Right-Extremist SCOTUS Justices; “The Constitution Won’t Save Us From Trump”; “No more ‘Mason’ or ‘GMU’: George Mason University reveals new logo, Video: Donald Trump, Disgusting as Always, Calls August 2017 Neo-Nazi March in C'ville “a little peanut,” “nothing” (Tellingly, this pathetic excuse for a human being has been endorsed for president by Glenn Youngkin, Jen Kiggans, Jason Miyares, etc.) “Trump Owns This”: On the Airwaves, Women Slam Trump’s Attacks on Reproductive Health Care ("If this is not a topic that you think is going to touch you or doesn't touch you currently, it absolutely will.”) Video and a Few Thoughts on Last Night’s VA07 Democratic Forum (candidates: @YVindman @guzman4virginia @BrianaSewellVA @MargaretforVA @AndreaBaileyVA @Bedell4Congress @heinzercongress) Thursday News: “George Will Scorches GOP’s Anti-Ukraine Wing”; SCOTUS “likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state”; “How to Know If the Supreme Court Is in the Tank for Trump”; “The Republicans Who Want American Carnage” Video: Sen. @MarkWarner Says With Passage of Foreign Aid Package ("I think it is as important as what happened in advance of World War II"), TikTok Bill & Section 702 Reauthorization, “The last five days, at least for me, has been like Christmas in April” Video: @TeamFreedomVA Releases New Ad Calling Out Gov. Youngkin for Blocking Bipartisan Budget That Would Lower Drug Costs, Require Corporations to Pay Their Fair Share ("Tell Governor Youngkin to stop blocking your shot at a better life.")