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Gay Virginia Republican plagued by Nazi porn scandal confirms running mate is ‘100% against gay marriage’
In a campaign defined by scandal and contradiction, Virginia lieutenant governor candidate John Reid, an out gay Republican, confirmed that his running mate, gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, is “100 percent against gay marriage.” The...

Spanberger holds lead over Earle-Sears in Virginia governor's race: CNU poll
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Democrat Abigail Spanberger continues to hold a lead in statewide polls over her Republican opponent Winsome Earle-Sears in this year's governor's race, according to a report released Monday by Christopher Newport University's...

Trump endorses Miyares, ignores Earle-Sears during Virginia visit Trump praised Virginia Republicans and backed AG Jason Miyares, but stopped short of endorsing GOP governor nominee Winsome Earle-Sears.
NORFOLK, Va. (7News) — President Donald Trump visited Virginia twice in the past week, with his latest stop on Sunday at Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval base, to commemorate the U.S. Navy’s 250th anniversary and tout his plans to...

Poll: Democrats maintain leads in Virginia statewide races, but margins are tightening
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center released its latest poll on Virginia’s statewide races on Monday, showing that Democrats are still holding a comfortable lead against Republicans, but with narrowing margins....

Trump gives Earle-Sears the cold shoulder as he wades into Virginia races
NORFOLK, Virginia — Nearly four hours before President Donald Trump addressed thousands of sailors at the Naval Station Norfolk on Sunday, he endorsed a candidate in one of the three statewide races in Virginia.However, notably, Trump did not...

Chinese-Tied Network Training Illegal Immigrants to Drive Big Rigs in U.S.
by Philip Lenczycki Chinese illegal immigrants are obtaining commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) and landing jobs in the U.S. trucking industry with support from a Chinese government-linked network, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation...

Dem Rep Doubles Down On Support For Candidate Who Fantasized About Death Of Political Opponent’s Children
Democratic Virginia Rep. Eugene Vindman is doubling down on his support for Jay Jones, Virginia’s Democratic nominee for attorney general, who is facing calls to drop out over revelations he sent text messages fantasizing about murdering a...

Editorial: Plummeting vaccination rates, mistrust endanger children’s health
The announcement that Florida would become the first state to end vaccine mandates for public schools pushed the growing trend of vaccine resistance in the United States to a new and alarming level. Virginia’s leaders should resist temptation to...

Empty Ballots: Some Virginia School Board Races Have No Candidates
Across Virginia, at least eight school board races don’t have a candidate. First reported by Cardinal News, that means the winners could come down to write-ins — people whose names aren’t actually printed on the ballot. Franklin County School...

Two orphaned coyote pups relocated from San Diego to Virginia
A coyote pup that cannot be returned to the wild. (Photo courtesy San Diego Humane Society) A pair of orphaned coyote pups rescued from Riverside and Los Angles counties earlier this year have been moved to the Virginia Living Museum after it was...

Resurfaced texts upend Virginia AG race
Resurfaced text messages from 2022 have upended Virginia's attorney general race. Julia Manchester, national political reporter for The Hill, and Sophia Cai, Politico White House reporter, join "The Takeout" with more.

Two orphaned coyote cubs cared for by San Diego Humane Society head to Virginia
Two orphaned coyote pups rescued from Riverside and Los Angles counties earlier this year are now living at the Virginia Living Museum after San Diego Humane Society staff determined they could not safely return to the wild. The pups were taken in...

DOJ's request to pause Abrego Garcia's immigration case denied by federal judge
A federal judge in Maryland Monday denied the Justice Department's request to pause Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immigration case due to the government shutdown. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, was mistakenly deported to his home country in March,...

‘Certifiably crazy’: Dem running for Virginia’s top cop gets demolished for wanting to murder Republican lawmaker and his wife and children
Jay Jones Jay Jones, the Democrat running against Jason Miyares for attorney general in Virginia, is being called “certifiably crazy” for wanting to kill a Republican lawmaker and his family and “pissing on their graves,” as President Donald Trump...

Trump calls on Jay Jones to drop out of Virginia AG race after 'DEMENTED' texts resurface
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump is demanding that Virginia Democrat Jerrauld "Jay" Jones drop out of the race for attorney general, posting a blistering statement on social media Sunday that intensified pressure on the Democratic...

Analyst weighs in on Virginia's heated races before November election
WSET-- — The races are heating up in Virginia, and so are the controversies. Democratic candidate Jay Jones is in hot water after old text messages recently came to light, when he wrote about putting bullets in a former Republican House Speaker....

Earle-Sears calls out Spanberger for supporting Jay Jones after text controversy Jay Jones is facing pressure to drop out of the race for Virginia attorney general after text messages he sent about how former Republican Virginia House Speake
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Jay Jones is facing pressure to drop out of the race for Virginia attorney general after text messages he sent about how former Republican Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert should be shot in the head, messages Jones...
Trump Joins Calls for Jay Jones to Exit Va. Race
President Donald Trump joined the calls for Jerrauld “Jay” Jones to exit the race for Virginia attorney general after the Democrat candidate joked about murdering a former Virginia House speaker in text messages from 2022. “It has just come out...

GOP Snub, Dem Text Scandal: Virginia’s statewide races hit by late-game twists
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - At least two of Virginia’s statewide races are in a twist tonight. One, a Republican problem because of a perceived snub and, the other a problem for Democrats over troubling text massages. The snub came in Norfolk on...

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.6.25: Spanberger leads in Virginia with one month to go
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * With four weeks remaining before Election Day in Virginia, the latest Washington Post-Schar School poll found the Democratic candidate, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger,...