By: Andrew Loposser, Luisa Guerra-Young and Matthew Hurtt As Republican leaders in Northern Virginia, we are deeply disappointed by Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to commit nearly $1.5 billion in state funds to subsidize billionaire Ted Leonsis’ relocation of the Washington Capitals and Wizards to Potomac Yard. As residents living just a few miles from…… Continue Reading
Abortion rights could complicate Republican Larry Hogan’s Senate bid in deep blue Maryland
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan addresses supporters at the Maryland statehouse, Jan. 10, 2023 in Annapolis, Md. Republicans hoping to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat in deep blue Maryland have the most competitive candidate they’ve had in decades. But Hogan will need more than GOP support at a time when Democrats’ outrage remains high…… Continue Reading
OP-ED: Protect Our Children: We Must Take Action Against the Fentanyl Crisis
As a mother raising children in Loudoun County and a candidate for Congress in VA-10, I am gravely concerned about the safety and well-being of our youth.… Continue Reading
Proposed TikTok ban for kids fails in Virginia’s Legislature
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A GOP legislative effort to prevent Virginia children from using the popular video-sharing app TikTok — an idea backed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin — died this week in the Democratic-controlled Legislature. The bill, sponsored by Republican Del. Jay Leftwich of Chesapeake, was left in a House of Delegates committee after…… Continue Reading
Senate passes a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but fate in the House is uncertain
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, is escorted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as he comes to the Capitol in Washington to issue a plea for Congress to break its deadlock and approve continued wartime funding for Ukraine, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)…… Continue Reading
Leading Virginia Senate Democrat deals major setback for Washington sports arena bill
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A leading Democratic Virginia legislator said Monday that proposed legislation to help pave the way for the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to relocate to northern Virginia is dead, as far as she’s concerned. Sen. L. Louise Lucas, who holds great sway in the General Assembly as chair of…… Continue Reading
Biden and Trump: How the two classified documents investigations came to different endings
Classified documents were found in a damaged cardboard box in President Joe Biden’s cluttered Delaware garage, near where golf clubs hung on the wall. A photo in former President Donald Trump’s indictment, meanwhile, shows stacks of boxes filled with documents under a chandelier in an ornate Mar-a-Lago bathroom. In Biden’s case, special counsel Robert Hur,…… Continue Reading
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is running for the US Senate
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan addresses supporters at the Maryland statehouse, Jan. 10, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. The former Maryland Governor announced Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, he will run for U.S. Senate, giving Republicans a prominent candidate who is well-positioned to run a competitive campaign for the GOP in a state that hasn’t had a Republican…… Continue Reading
Special counsel: Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless says no criminal charges are warranted for him or anyone else. The report from special counsel Robert Hur,…… Continue Reading
Virginia Democrats are sending gun-control bills to a skeptical Gov. Youngkin
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his State of the Commonwealth address before a joing session of the Virginia General Assembly, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber), File) RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dozens of pieces of gun-related legislation that advocates say will bolster public safety are winding their way…… Continue Reading
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