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Gov. Spanberger signs bills that send redistricting, same-sex marriage, voting rights, abortion amendments to voters
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (203+ words) Colton Game, Digital Content Producer On Friday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed multiple bills that will result in ballot measures being sent to Virginians in 2026. In a statement, Spanberger said the following: In the statement, Spanberger is referring to four proposed…...
Virginia Democrats share proposed US House map despite court ruling against redistricting push
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (491+ words) Olivia Diaz, Associated Press Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. " Virginia Democrats unveiled a proposed U.S. House map Thursday that aims to give their party four more seats in the latest effort to fight President Donald Trump's redistricting push, even as…...
Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (958+ words) Matthew Daly And Marc Levy WASHINGTON " The Trump administration said Friday that its use of emergency orders to keep aging coal-fired plants operating helped prevent a major blackout from power shortages during the brutally frigid weather that has gripped most…...
Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (639+ words) Michelle L. Price And Will Weissert MILAN " Vice President JD Vance met Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni " one of the Trump administration's closer allies in Europe " during his trip to Italy for the Olympic Games. Vance is on a…...
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (1029+ words) Abby Sewell, John Leicester And Edith M. Lederer The report by one of the 48 nations that together have more than 7,500 peacekeepers in southern Lebanon says the number of incidents jumped from just one in January to 27 in December. The hilly frontier…...
Bondi dismisses concerns over Gabbard's role in FBI search of Georgia election hub
5+ hour ago (619+ words) David Klepper And Eric Tucker WASHINGTON " Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday she is not worried that the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office could taint the FBI's investigation....
Trump's aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (960+ words) WASHINGTON " Denver Mayor Mike Johnston regularly games out responses to threats like destructive tornadoes or hazardous waste leaks. He's added a new potential menace: the federal government. "We used to prepare for natural disasters," Johnston, a Democrat, said in an…...
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian air force needs to improve as Russian drone barrages take a toll
8+ hour, 39+ min ago (589+ words) KYIV " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday described the performance of the air force in parts of the country as "unsatisfactory," and said that steps are being taken to improve the response to large-scale Russian drone barrages of civilian areas....
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (487+ words) Bill Barrow And Josh Boak WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in…...
Her jabs go viral. He's known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race
10+ hour, 5+ min ago (1036+ words) Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune via POOL Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, left, shakes hands with Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, prior a debate during the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Convention, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Georgetown, Texas. (Bob…...