Abortion and gun control are the top priorities for Virginia Democrats heading into the new year after their election wins earlier this month. Bills and resolutions to ensure abortion access and ban so-called assault weapons were filed Monday as Democratic leaders set the agenda for the 2024 legislative session. Democrats …
Read More »Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to be removed despite GOP opposition
Despite efforts from a group of Republican lawmakers, a Confederate statue in the Arlington National Cemetery will be removed in the coming days. The Reconciliation Monument, known as the Confederate Statue, is part of the push to remove military installations named after the Confederacy in the wake of the summer …
Read More »Democrat gubernatorial candidates' records for supporting trans athletes in women's sports coming into focus
The New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections each feature Democratic candidates with a congressional record of supporting trans athletes in women’s sports. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia have come under scrutiny in recent days for their stances on the subject. Spanberger was the subject of …
Read More »Democrats stand by Virginia AG hopeful who fantasized about killing GOP lawmaker
Top Democrats are refusing to abandon Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones despite a report revealing that he wished death on a Republican colleague. Days after a bombshellNational Review report exposed text messages in which Jones fantasized about shooting a Republican colleague in the head and harm coming to his …
Read More »Spanberger quiet on twin controversies in final stretch of Virginia race
With just weeks left before Virginians head to the voting booth, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger has been rattled by twin controversies — a violent text message scandal involving a fellow Democrat and fresh criticism over her stance on transgender bathroom policies. In 2022, Virginia state attorney general candidate Jay …
Read More »Biden-era 'unvetted' immigrants nabbed after Virginia highway gunfire as border debate hits governor's race
EXCLUSIVE: Hours after Virginia gubernatorial candidates Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger sparred over illegal immigration concerns in Virginia, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital it had filed detainers to deport two teen “thugs,” allegedly unscreened by the Biden administration, accused of firing guns on …
Read More »Virginia AG candidate once referenced putting ‘two bullets to the head’ of GOP leader, texts show
Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones once remarked on shooting the Virginia House speaker in texts with another lawmaker, the latest example of charged political rhetoric some have called the politics of “rage.” Texts obtained by Fox News Digital Friday showed an August 2022 conversation between Jones — then …
Read More »Trump's shadow looms large over heated races one month before Election Day
His name isn’t on the ballot, but President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second-term agenda and the federal government shutdown are top of mind on the campaign trail with one month to go until Election Day 2025. In the spotlight this November are New Jersey and Virginia, the only two states to …
Read More »Jay Jones scandal looms large over his hometown for Sears–Spanberger clash as area Dems vouch for AG nom
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – The scandal over Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones’ texts envisioning the murder of a rival overshadowed the state’s top-of-the-ticket race as Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger descended on Jones’ backyard in Hampton Roads, Virginia, for their gubernatorial bout Thursday. Earle-Sears — who …
Read More »Winsome Earle-Sears releases ad linking Abigail Spanberger to Jay Jones after violent texts resurface
Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears unveiled a new campaign ad Sunday linking her Democratic opponent, Abigail Spanberger, to attorney general hopeful Jay Jones, whose recently resurfaced text messages have drawn widespread backlash. The minute-long ad features clips from news reports detailing disturbing messages Jones sent in 2022 to a …
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