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October 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Ally Begs Supreme Court to Let Him Keep Blocking Voting Rights
Virginia governor and Donald Trump ally Glenn Youngkin wants to keep purging voter records.
October 6, 2024
Nathaniel Moore
Civil War Reenactors Aren’t Just Play-Acting. They Expect a War.
A visit to a battle reenactment in rural Virginia revealed some surprising views about U.S. politics—and broad pessimism about continued peace.
October 3, 2024
Paige Oamek
Watch: Trump-Backed Senate Candidate Goes on Unhinged Cannibal Rant
MAGA Senate candidate Hung Cao crashed and burned on the debate stage against Senator Tim Kaine.
September 30, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Decides Hurricane Helene Is Perfect Time to Start New Conspiracy
As people are dying, Donald Trump has begun pushing a menacing, self-serving conspiracy theory about the hurricane response.
September 13, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Unveils Despicable New Charlottesville Defense
Donald Trump is now insisting that people at the Unite the Right rally did “nothing” wrong.
September 6, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
New Details Expose True Disaster of Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Fight
One of the two staffers involved is a deputy campaign manager for Donald Trump’s presidential bid.
August 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Team Trump Makes Arlington Cemetery Fight Way Worse With Army Insult
Donald Trump’s campaign manager Chris LaCivita is doubling down on the disrespect.
August 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Arlington Cemetery Fight Has Now Angered the Military
The U.S. army has weighed in on Donald Trump staffers getting in a fight with an Arlington National Cemetery employee.
August 29, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Blows Up J.D. Vance’s Pathetic Arlington Cemetery Defense
J.D. Vance’s justification for filming at Arlington National Cemetery fell apart when Donald Trump posted the video of the event.
August 28, 2024
Edith Olmsted
J.D. Vance Brutally Mocked for Defending Arlington Cemetery Fight
J.D. Vance, a veteran, tried to downplay Trump campaign staffers getting into a physical fight with employees at Arlington National Cemetery.
August 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
J.D. Vance Brags About How Smart He Is Right Before a Humiliating Slip
J.D. Vance confused a suicide bombing with a Beatles album.
August 9, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Just Scored a Major Win on His Election Lies About Voting
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin says his state will use only paper ballots.
July 10, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Tim Kaine Sure Sounds Like He Wants Joe Biden to Drop Out From Race
The Virginia senator is appearing to hint that Biden should be replaced on the ballot.
July 9, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Freedom Caucus Is in Complete Shambles—and at Risk of Falling Apart
House Republicans’ Freedom Caucus is embroiled in internal drama that is threatening the existence of the whole group.
July 2, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Bombshell Poll on Swing States Spells Disaster for Biden In Every Way
Even several states considered blue may be swing states now after Biden’s debate performance.
June 25, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
MAGA Republicans Fed Up With House Rep. Trying to Claim Election Fraud
“F**k Bob Good,” said one of his colleagues.
June 19, 2024
Talia Jane
Read Virginia’s Tea Leaves: This Election Is Chaos
The race between Bob Good and Trump-endorsed John McGuire remains too close to call. But that's not the only vicious infighting in Virginia this election cycle.
May 28, 2024
Talia Jane
Trump Takes Revenge on MAGA Stooge Who Tried to Kiss the Ring
Donald Trump is humiliating Representative Bob Good.
May 10, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Virginia Schools Stop Virtue Signaling, Bring Back Confederate Names
The Shenandoah County school board voted to reinstate the Confederate names of its schools.
November 20, 2023
Grace Segers
Everyone Is Suddenly Watching This One District in Virginia
Representative Abigail Spanberger is making a run for governor, and Democrats will need to fight to keep her swing district blue.

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