Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down.… Read more
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South Carolina Moves Closer to Abortion Ban, a Southern Trend that Puts Pressure on Virginia
South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place that allows relatively permissive access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned.… Read more
Missouri Man Accused of Deliberately Crashing U-Haul Truck into Security Barrier Near White House
A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to “seize power” from the government, authorities said Tuesday.… Read more
Donald Trump to Appear by Video as Judge Reinforces Ban on Attacking Witnesses
The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses.… Read more
Agreement with Watchdog Agency Allows Virginia State Police to Investigate Itself
Late last year, with the Virginia State Police under scrutiny after authorities said a former trooper kidnapped a 15-year-old California girl and killed three members of her family, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced he had requested a full investigation by the state’s watchdog agency.… Read more
Ratepayer Advocates, Business Interests Want Youngkin, Lawmakers to Act on Key Regulatory Vacancies
A coalition that includes influential business and advocacy groups wrote this week to Virginia lawmakers and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, asking them to take action to fill two long-running vacancies on the state’s powerful regulatory panel that oversees interests ranging from utilities to insurance.… Read more
Biden Gets Low Ratings on Economy, Guns, Immigration in AP-NORC Poll
As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.… Read more
Lawyer Who Quit Trump Legal Team Cites Disagreements with Trump Advisor as Basis for Departure
A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week attributed his decision Saturday to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president.… Read more
Youngkin Endorses 6 Candidates in Contested Republican Primaries
Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a third round of endorsements Thursday in Virginia legislative races, backing 19 more Republican candidates, including six who are in contested primaries.… Read more
Biden Campaign Sees Multiple ‘Viable Pathways’ to 2024 Election Win
President Joe Biden ’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes” needed to clinch four more years.… Read more
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Trump Lawyers Seek Meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago Investigation Shows Signs of Winding Down
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down.… Continue Reading
South Carolina Moves Closer to Abortion Ban, a Southern Trend that Puts Pressure on Virginia
South Carolina became the latest state to move toward a near total abortion ban Wednesday with legislation that if enacted would leave Virginia an outlier in the South as a place that allows relatively permissive access to abortions amid a rapid rise in restrictions in the year since Roe v. Wade was overturned.… Continue Reading
Missouri Man Accused of Deliberately Crashing U-Haul Truck into Security Barrier Near White House
A Missouri man flew to Washington, rented a U-Haul truck and drove straight to the White House, where he crashed the truck into a security barrier and began waving around a Nazi flag in the culmination of a six-month plan to “seize power” from the government, authorities said Tuesday.… Continue Reading
Donald Trump to Appear by Video as Judge Reinforces Ban on Attacking Witnesses
The judge in Donald Trump’s criminal case is holding a hybrid hearing Tuesday to make doubly sure the former president is aware of new rules barring him from using evidence to attack witnesses.… Continue Reading
Agreement with Watchdog Agency Allows Virginia State Police to Investigate Itself
Late last year, with the Virginia State Police under scrutiny after authorities said a former trooper kidnapped a 15-year-old California girl and killed three members of her family, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced he had requested a full investigation by the state’s watchdog agency.… Continue Reading
Ratepayer Advocates, Business Interests Want Youngkin, Lawmakers to Act on Key Regulatory Vacancies
A coalition that includes influential business and advocacy groups wrote this week to Virginia lawmakers and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, asking them to take action to fill two long-running vacancies on the state’s powerful regulatory panel that oversees interests ranging from utilities to insurance.… Continue Reading
Biden Gets Low Ratings on Economy, Guns, Immigration in AP-NORC Poll
As President Joe Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, just 33% of American adults say they approve of his handling of the economy and only 24% say national economic conditions are in good shape, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.… Continue Reading
Lawyer Who Quit Trump Legal Team Cites Disagreements with Trump Advisor as Basis for Departure
A lawyer who quit Donald Trump’s legal team this past week attributed his decision Saturday to strategy disagreements with a close adviser to the former president.… Continue Reading
Youngkin Endorses 6 Candidates in Contested Republican Primaries
Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued a third round of endorsements Thursday in Virginia legislative races, backing 19 more Republican candidates, including six who are in contested primaries.… Continue Reading
Biden Campaign Sees Multiple ‘Viable Pathways’ to 2024 Election Win
President Joe Biden ’s reelection campaign is vowing to hold the states that won him the White House in 2020 but also compete in places it lost like North Carolina and increasingly Republican-dominated Florida, providing what it says are “a number of viable pathways to the 270 electoral votes” needed to clinch four more years.… Continue Reading