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Rahm Emanuel warns Dems not to 'mimic' Trump’s politics, says Virginia's Northam shouldn't resign
Fox News - Louis Casiano
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel doesn’t agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that if President Trump can declare a national emergency to bypass Congress in order to secure funding for his long-promised border
National Review
Politics
How the Democrats Went Nuts in Three Months
National Review - Michael Brendan Dougherty
As centrists, they would clean up in 2020, but instead, it’s leftward ho! The Democrats swept to power in Congress by campaigning in a way that has …
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US politician suggests he would drown his children if they were gay
metro.co.uk - James Hockaday
A politician in the US has come under fire after comparing the LGBTQ community to the KKK and suggesting he would drown his children if they said …
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Virginia politics: The uneasy marriage of new liberalism and historic racism
theconversation.com - Julian Maxwell Hayter
Virginia is home to America’s original contradiction – the peculiar juxtaposition of slavery and freedom. The recent “blue-ing” of Virginia has …
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Pro-life Movement
Donald Trump Is Reinventing Himself As an Anti-Abortion Crusader
Jezebel - Prachi Gupta
Donald Trump is pivoting to anti-abortion extremism, maybe because he’s spending a lot of time with Mike Pence or maybe because he learned a new …
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Virginia's Budget must prioritize public schools
dailykos.com - Shelly Simonds
This is a moment of truth for Virginia. We have a chance to do some good with our budget this year and the way we respond will show what kind of …
Virginia
Kids, gatekeepers and ... dogs in the General Assembly
dailypress.com - Dave Ress
It’s a big change in Virginia’s juvenile justice system, and it sailed through the General Assembly with no opposition. Thanks to Del. Mike Mullin, …
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U.S. Politics
LGBT activists upset with loss of Va. anti-discrimination bills turn to November
The Washington Post - By Patricia Sullivan
RICHMOND — Gay and transgender activists, fed up with four consecutive defeats in trying to ban discrimination in housing and government employment, say they will now turn to the ballot box, targeting
Sentencing Guidelines
He Was A Respected State Supreme Court Justice. Now He’s Going To Jail
dailycaller.com - Kevin Daley
Allen Loughry, a former justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, was sentenced to a two-year prison term Wednesday, following his …
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Former Virginia governor says he was "shocked" by Trump's response to Charlottesville
Axios - Mike Allen
Terry McAuliffe remembered the "Operator 1" calls from the days when President Bill Clinton would ring him at 1 a.m. Now, McAuliffe was Virginia's …
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Obituaries
Sharon Mattes, 48, Dies; Central Figure in a Gay Custody Case
The New York Times - By NEIL GENZLINGER
Sharon Mattes, who under the name Sharon Bottoms was at the center of a much-publicized custody case in Virginia in the 1990s in which her own mother argued that she and her same-sex partner were not parents,
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Federal court approves Virginia redistricting plan
The Washington Post - By Gregory S. Schneider
A federal court on Thursday approved new district boundaries for the Virginia House of Delegates that were drawn by a court-appointed expert and are likely to benefit Democrats in November’s state election.
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Virginia's Black Caucus Gains Strength Amid Political Turmoil
The Wall Street Journal. - Scott Calvert, Jon Kamp
When Virginia Democrats held a conference call Sunday on the state’s latest leadership crisis, several African-American lawmakers spoke first and cited legal and political objections to an effort to impeach
Virginia
Virginia Politics Episode 37: Inside a chaotic two weeks in Virginia Politics
dailypress.com - Daily Press
On Episode 37 of the Virginia Politics podcast, Marie Albiges talks about the tumultous two weeks in Richmond since racist photos were discovered on …
Catholicism
NOT REALLY PRO-LIFE? (Trump Laces Into Pro-Abort Senator)
remnantnewspaper.com - Michael J. Matt | Editor
The latest in the smear campaign against President Trump has his supporters doing high fives all over the place. Listen to this! According to MSN.com, …
Virginia
General Assembly picks senator’s sister to be newest Virginia Supreme Court Justice
dailypress.com - Marie Albiges
The General Assembly voted Thursday to elect some 60 judges to positions on Virginia’s courts Thursday after interviews with a joint Courts of …
Conservative View
VA Dem Gov Who Wore Blackface: Uh, We’re Postponing The Black History Month Reception
townhall.com - Matt Vespa
He mulled doing the moonwalk during a press conference but was stopped by his wife. He referred to slaves as indentured servants. Democratic Virginia …
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Sister of sitting Virginia state senator elected to state Supreme Court
The Washington Post - By Laura Vozzella
RICHMOND — The Republican-controlled General Assembly voted Thursday to put the sister of a sitting state senator on Virginia’s highest court. The House and Senate elevated Virginia Court of Appeals Judge
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Thursday, February 14, 2019 – How Appealing
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Thursday, February 14, 2019 “Judge Teresa Chafin, sister of Sen. Ben Chafin, elected to Virginia Supreme Court”: Amy Friedenberger of The Roanoke …
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Many Americans Think Blackface Isn’t Racist Because Many Americans Don’t Understand Racism
slate.com - Rachelle Hampton
For the past two weeks, Virginia politics have been shaken by the discovery of a photograph featured in Gov. Ralph Northam’s medical school yearbook …
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Justin Fairfax
Woman who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault speaks out
NBC News
Vanessa Tyson spoke at Stanford University about her research into sexual violence, but did not comment directly on her allegations against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, which he denies.
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Virginia votes to ban handheld cellphone use while driving
thecarconnection.com - Sean Szymkowski Contributor
Come Jan. 1, 2020, it will be illegal to use a cellphone while while at the wheel of a car in Virginia. Both houses in the General Assembly voted to …
Christine Blasey Ford
Fairfax's Accuser Speaks on Stanford Sex Assault Panel
nbcsandiego.com - By Paul Elias
On Tuesday night, college professor Vanessa Tyson avoided talking directly about her accusation that Virginia's lieutenant governor sexually …
Civil Rights
Embattled Ralph Northam talks of 'second chances' as he touts civil rights restored to convicted felons
washingtonexaminer.com - Katelyn Caralle
Embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he “restored the civil rights” of almost 11,000 convicted felons in Virginia, notably stating …
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Washington D.C.
Tyson’s lawyer to Virginia General Assembly: We will cooperate
The Washington Post - By Jenna Portnoy
The attorney one of the two women who has accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault late Tuesday wrote a letter to leaders of the Virginia General Assembly expressing their willingness to cooperate
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Virginia’s Economy Weathers the Storm in Its Statehouse
The New York Times - By BEN CASSELMAN
As politicians across the country demand a change in Virginia’s embattled leadership, business leaders are largely sticking to the sidelines. Leading Virginia business groups have stopped short of calling
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Morality
Democrats go from citing 'morality' to dealing with political controversies
Fox News
Democrats go from citing 'morality' to dealing with political controversies Virginia government reeling from blackface, sexual assault scandals; Peter Doocy reports. http://video.foxnews.com/v/6001402638001/
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Opinion (UK)
Why most black Virginians don't want Ralph Northam to resign
The Guardian - Theodore R Johnson
Virginia politics is a hazy mess. Calls for Governor Ralph Northam’s resignation following the revelation that he donned blackface in college are now joined by a threat to impeach Lieutenant Governor Fairfax,
The Daily Beast
Donald Trump
Jake Tapper Calls Out Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘Blatant Racism’
The Daily Beast - Matt Wilstein
Jake Tapper might be willing to give President Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt on the apparent reference to the Trail of Tears in his latest …
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World Politics
Amid Democratic pressure, Ilhan Omar apologizes for controversial tweets on Israel
Axios - Marisa Fernandez
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) "unequivocally" apologized Monday for her tweets on Israel, which used stereotypes often perceived as anti-Semitic, saying …