by Beverly Banks | Nov 14, 2018 | Politics
WASHINGTON – The Senate Indian Affairs Committee appeared sympathetic Wednesday to a bill that would empower Native American communities as sovereign nations and allow the return of land to indigenous peoples. Principal Chief James Floyd of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation...
by Lucas Robinson | Nov 13, 2018 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — The State Department on Tuesday designated the son of Hezbollah’s leader as a “global terrorist” amid growing pressure by the Trump administration on the Iranian government. “The actions we’re announcing today are one more step in our campaign to...
by Brock Hall and Bryan Wood | Nov 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — First-time candidate and retired navy commander Elaine Luria narrowly defeated the Republican incumbent, Rep. Scott Taylor late Tuesday, a sign that voters in Virginia’s 2nd congressional district want to put a check on President Donald Trump’s...
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by Patty Nieberg and Lucas Robinson | Nov 7, 2018 | Featured, Politics
HENRICO, Va. – Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Rep. Dave Brat Tuesday night in an upset victory in a district a district that hasn’t elected a Democrat to Congress since 1968. The district runs from the Richmond suburbs north to more rural areas near...
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by Kietryn Zychal and Beverly Banks | Nov 6, 2018 | Featured, Politics
DULLES, Va. — State Sen. Jennifer Wexton easily beat Republican incumbent Rep. Barbara Comstock 57 percent to 42 on Tuesday in a formerly reliable GOP district whose voters had become disenchanted with President Donald Trump. “We demand a better nation,” Wexton...
