Youngkin: Republican Control of the House ‘Comes Through Virginia’

ANNANDALE, Va.—Republican governor Glenn Youngkin (Va.) on Thursday said the balance of power in Washington, D.C., rests on his state's congressional races, telling voters that the "road to the majority in our House of Representatives comes through Virginia."

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This House Democrat Says She Fights For Women. As A Prosecutor, She Let Rapists Walk Free.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D., Va.) says she’s worked tirelessly in Congress as a defender of abused women. But as a county prosecutor, Wexton went easy on convicted rapists.

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Virginia Attorney General-Elect Will Challenge Biden Admin Vaccine Mandates

Virginia attorney general-elect Jason Miyares (R.) will challenge the Biden administration's vaccine mandates for teachers and health care workers when he takes office on Saturday.

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Swing District Dem Calls Opposition to Critical Race Theory a ‘Racist Dog Whistle’

Virginia Democrat Elaine Luria wrote off concerns about teaching critical race theory in schools to a group of business leaders, calling all criticism of the controversial subject a "racist dog whistle."

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Virginia Parents Move To Recall School Board Member Who Opposed Reopening

Parents in Virginia's largest school district collected enough signatures to recall a school board member who ignored parental concerns and kept schools closed during the pandemic.

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School Board Elections Offer Referendum on Woke Agenda

As Virginia's gubernatorial candidates duke it out over public education, voters in several states will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for school board candidates running to challenge the woke agenda. Grassroots organizations in Ohio, Iowa, and Virginia launched campaigns against incumbent school board members who kept schools closed during the pandemic and allowed […]

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McAuliffe’s Parole Board Freed Career Criminal Who Later Robbed Family at Knifepoint

In Terry McAuliffe's final year as governor, the Virginia Democrat's parole board released a violent offender who later attempted to rob a woman and her kids at knifepoint in their own home.

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Virginia Dems’ Lax School Crime Bill Under Fire Amid Rape Scandal

A law passed by Virginia Democrats last year that exempts public school officials from reporting certain sexual crimes to the police has become a political liability ahead of November’s statewide elections.

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