If Supreme Court Rules Against Obamacare, States Have Few Options
Even some red state governments are starting to panic over King v. Burwell.
Swing State Polls Find Christie Weak Against Clinton
The latest round of 2016 polls has good news for Hillary Clinton.
Punishment Fit For A Politician
The delusional Bob McDonnell never deserved any special treatment.
Former Virginia Gov. McDonnell Sentenced To Two Years For Corruption
The former Republican star is headed to jail.
Appalachia Gathers Dissent To Gas Pipeline Bound For Eastern North Carolina
Is the Atlantic Coast Pipeline a sorely needed job creator, or a disaster waiting to happen?
Ebola Efforts Tax Strapped Public Health Agencies
Budget cuts are endangering public health when it comes to Ebola preparedness.
Midterm Roundup: Burke’s Brutal Closing Argument
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Midterm Roundup: Coakley Collapsing Again?
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Virginia To Issue Gay Marriage Licenses After Supreme Court Action
The Supreme Court’s huge decision is already having a real-world impact.
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Found Guilty In Corruption Trial
By Timothy M. Phelps, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell was convicted Thursday of doing favors for a Florida businessman in return for $177,000 in cash, loans, and gifts, according to media reports. After 17 hours of deliberation, the jury of seven men and five women convicted Bob and Maureen McDonnell […]
A Natural Bridge To Nowhere But Beauty
The United States has some of the most glorious natural formations in the world, and some of those are the bridges and arches formed over millions of years by the forces of water, wind, and the earth’s uplift. CNN takes us to 15 of the world’s best, many of which are right here in the lower […]
Former Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell Faces Cross-Examination At Trial
By Timothy M. Phelps, Tribune Washington Bureau RICHMOND, Va. — Government prosecutors got their first chance to cross-examine former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Monday, suggesting that his dire need for cash was the driving force behind his questionable relationship with a local millionaire. McDonnell has insisted that his financial problems have been overstated, testifying […]
Supreme Court Blocks Ruling That Would Have Allowed Gay Marriages In Virginia
By Timothy M. Phelps, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a court order that would have allowed gay marriages in Virginia to begin Thursday, adding to the likelihood the justices will decide the issue themselves in the coming term. The brief order by the court contained no explanation for […]
Virginia Same-Sex Couples Can Marry Next Week, Court Rules
By James Queally, Los Angeles Times A federal appeals court denied a request to block same-sex marriages from being performed in Virginia, and unless the Supreme Court intervenes, couples can begin to wed as early as next week, according to court filings and the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. In a ruling […]
Police Suspect Virginia Man Killed Wife And Three Kids In Murder-Suicide
Los Angeles Times A family of five was found shot to death in their Virginia home late Sunday in what authorities suspect was a murder-suicide. A relative walked into the Culpeper, Va., house around 10 p.m. Sunday and discovered the bodies of the parents, Clarence and Shauna Washington, both 35, and their three daughters, said […]
McDonnell Trial A Shocking Case For Virginia
By Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times RICHMOND, Va. — It is the kind of corruption that would attract attention even from jaded voters in places like Illinois or Louisiana, with long-established records of shady government dealings. But for Virginians, who have enjoyed generations of relative purity in state government, the spectacle in federal court here […]
Ken Cuccinelli Named New President Of Senate Conservatives Fund
As Tea Partiers rejoice over Dave Brat’s shocking primary victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), another conservative Virginia politician who was not as lucky in last year’s elections is getting a chance to advance the movement. Former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli — who lost to Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the commonwealth’s 2013 gubernatorial race […]
Cantor To Resign As Majority Leader; GOP Leadership Scramble Begins
By Lisa Mascaro and Richard Simon, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — A battle royale emerged Wednesday among House Republicans jockeying to move up the leadership ladder after Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s stunning primary defeat to a tea party newcomer. Cantor, a seven-term Republican from Virginia, is expected to resign his post as the No. 2 […]
GOP Senate Candidate Gillespie Made $3 Million ‘Advising’ Big Oil And Gas Lobbyists
You won’t find Ed Gillespie, the likely Republican nominee to challenge Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) this fall, on the official list of lobbyists maintained by the Secretary of the Senate’s database. That’s because Gillespie isn’t registered. But not being registered doesn’t mean he doesn’t help big corporations and lobbying firms advance their interests in Washington. […]
Dave Brat: The Anti-Immigrant Thorn In Eric Cantor’s Side
After an April phone call between President Barack Obama and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), two conflicting stories of their conversation emerged. According to the Obama administration, the call was pleasant: The president wished Mr. Cantor a happy Passover and the two briefly discussed immigration reform. For Cantor’s camp, however, the call was an […]
Analysis: Same-Sex Marriage In Virginia Gets Its Day In Federal Appeals Court
By Michael Muskal, Los Angeles Times The battle over same-sex marriage in Virginia moved to the appellate level on Tuesday, a significant step for two reasons, one practical and one historical. It was a Virginia case that led to a 1967 landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down laws prohibiting interracial marriage — […]
NTSB Begins Inquiry Of Fiery Crude Oil Train Derailment In Virginia
By Paresh Dave, Los Angeles Times A 105-car train stocked with Bakken shale crude oil was traveling slower than the 25-mph speed limit when 13 tankers near the front tumbled off a Virginia railroad track, causing a fire whose heat could be felt high atop neighboring skyscrapers, an official said Thursday afternoon. Jim Southworth, a U.S. […]
CSX Train Carrying About 8,000 Tons Of Coal Derails In Maryland
By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun A CSX freight train carrying about 8,000 tons of coal partially derailed in Bowie, MD, early Thursday morning, according to CSX officials and the Prince George’s County Fire & EMS Department. The incident marked the third major Mid-Atlantic incident for the railroad since Wednesday, when a train carrying crude oil […]
Is This The Creepiest Thing A Republican Has Ever Said About Abortion?
In the latest example of the GOP’s “outreach” problem, Virginia state senator Steve Martin has ignited controversy by referring to pregnant women as “hosts” for fetuses. Martin, who has an unapologetically anti-choice voting record, made his startling comments in a Facebook post replying to a Valentine’s Day message from the Virginia Pro-Choice Coalition. You can […]