It Has Always Been About Slavery
As if he had not already dumped enough fuel on a raging inferno, President Donald Trump has now taken up common cause with the Lost Cause: the historically inaccurate, myth-driven campaign to sanctify the Confederacy. The president was apparently not satisfied with merely showing his sympathy for white supremacists, insisting that their ranks include some “very fine people.”
This Week In Crazy: David Crosby Faces Fire, Fury From Ted Nugent
Statue fetishists, blubbering neo-Nazis, and Cat Fight Fever. Welcome to This Week In Crazy.
Supreme Court On Gerrymandering: ‘Is It Politics Or Race?’
A divided Supreme Court questioned whether race or politics was the main factor used in drawing the controversial legislative districts in Virginia and North Carolina.
U.S. Judge Orders Virginia To Extend Voter Registration
A federal judge ordered Virginia to reopen its voter registration window and allow residents to continue to sign up through Friday after its online registration portal was unavailable to many users earlier this week.
Virginia Governor’s Bid To Restore Felon Voting Rights Advances
The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican bid to have Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe held in contempt for his continued effort to restore voting rights to about 206,000 felons.
Supreme Court Throws Out Virginia Ex-Governor McDonnell’s Corruption Conviction
The court ruled 8-0 in overturning McDonnell’s conviction for accepting $177,000 in luxury gifts and sweetheart loans for him and his wife from a wealthy Richmond businessman seeking to promote a dietary supplement, finding that it did not constitute a criminal act under federal bribery law.
Restoring Voting Rights To Felons Is The Right Thing To Do
Even after men and women have served their time — after they have paid their debt to society, as the cliche goes — most states restrict their franchise. It’s an odd idea: Those men and women are harmless enough to release onto the streets, but they can’t be trusted to vote.
Why Might Former Democratic Candidate Jim Webb Support Donald Trump?
Supporting Donald Trump as a Democrat is just about as crazy as supporting him… as a Republican. What gives?
Virginia Governor Signs Gun Law Compromise Measures
From now on, Virginia can confiscate firearms from anyone who is under a permanent protective order for domestic violence offenses.
One Arabic Sentence Closes Schools, And Ignorance Wins
An entire school system in Virginia was shut down Friday — 10,000 students, all kept at home — after a teacher gave an Arabic calligraphy assignment. Unfortunately, the kids were asked to try writing a Muslim statement of faith. They went home and told their parents. Look out.
Virginia Mayor Says No To Syrian Refugees, Invokes Japanese-American Internment: ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’
Democrats often look back fondly on President Franklin Roosevelt — but here’s one local official who is hearkening back to exactly the wrong thing about him.
Some States Battle Obama On Climate Change; Others Try To Address It
Some states are doing way more than the Obama administration to combat climate change.
What To Watch For On Election Day
While no federal offices are on the table, results from these states this Election Day will have implications for House and Senate contests in 2016.
States Rush To Regulate Drones Ahead Of Federal Guidelines
In the absence of federal regulations, states are eager to pass their own policies on drones.
‘If I Have To Be The John Walsh Of Gun Control’: Victim’s Father To Become Advocate
The father of a victim in Wednesday’s murder of the local TV crew in Virginia is quickly emerging as a new spokesman for gun control — determined that these mass shootings not just keep on happening.
Virginia TV Journalists Killed By Suspect With ‘Powder Keg’ Of Anger
How could something like this possibly happen? “I’ve been a human powder keg for a while…” the killer wrote, “just waiting to go BOOM!”
Virginia TV Journalists Killed In On-Air Shooting; Suspect Fatally Shoots Self
The suspect, 41-year-old Vester Flanagan, shot and wounded himself as police pursued him on a Virginia highway. He died later at the hospital, police said.
Virginia TV Journalists Killed In On-Air Shooting; Suspect Shoots Self
The shooting, apparently by a disgruntled current or former employee of the television station, occurred at about 6:45 a.m. EDT during a live broadcast.
This Week In Polls: Hillary, Donald, And More
The polls show Hillary Clinton trailing in crucial swing states — but at the same time, the Democrats have advantages nationally in some key fundamentals.
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe: I’m Getting Rid Of Confederate Flag License Plates
“Even its display on state issued license tags is, in my view, unnecessarily divisive and hurtful to too many of our people.”
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?