Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues
So far, only Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger have entered the race ...
Thousands voted to name Virginia’s newborn hippo. Here’s the winner.
Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than ...
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Virginia governor race tight; Spanberger leads Earle-Sears by 1%, DC News Now poll finds
The race for the Virginia Executive Mansion is as tight as they come, based on a survey by DC News Now, Emerson College ...
Virginia Democrats keep control of Statehouse in first elections after Trump win
Virginia Democrats preserved their Statehouse majority on Tuesday in the first test of voters’ energy since President-elect ...
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Patrick Morrisey sworn in as West Virginia’s 37th governor
Patrick Morrisey, a three-term attorney general, took the oath of office Monday to become the 37th governor of West Virginia, ...
Many Democrats don’t think they’ll see a woman become president, poll finds
An increasing number of Democrats are questioning whether their party’s commitment to diverse candidates, especially women, may lead to more political struggles in the Trump era.
US extends deadline on Nippon’s bid for US Steel, offering some hope that the deal is not dead
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life after the Biden Administration extended a deadline for the Japanese steelmaker to abandon plans to ...
Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst
It wasn't just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration. Meta ...
Inflation wasn’t the only lasting effect from COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, it turned out, had almost as big a gastronomical effect on American society as government actions.
Gilbert: The Wisconsin that Jimmy Carter won in 1976 looks little like the state today
When Jimmy Carter carried Wisconsin in 1976, the 15 most Democratic counties did not include Milwaukee or Dane.
Bridges: The troubled history of Texas, Confederate leader Louis Wigfall
Louis Wigfall would represent Texas in the U.S. Senate, but his short fuse and alcoholism eventually wrecked his life and ...
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Too Many Elections
The turnout disparities in elections like these are jaw-dropping, and far worse than disparities regularly decried in ...