
Record-setting pace in big-money Virginia governor’s race
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe raised $7.52 million in the May 28-June 30 reporting period, more than double the fundraising haul of Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin.

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe raised $7.52 million in the May 28-June 30 reporting period, more than double the fundraising haul of Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin.

The controversy we’re seeing at school board meetings over transgender policies feels a lot like something out of a political playbook.

The board of Latino and immigrant electoral powerhouse CASA in Action has endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor of Virginia.

Terry McAuliffe is trying to win the debate over debates, raising issue with the reported refusal of Republican opponent Glenn Youngkin declining an invite to participate in a July 24 debate being hosted by the Virginia Bar Association.

C‑SPAN is releasing the results of its fourth Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership, in which a cross-section of presidential historians and professional observers of the presidency ranked the country’s 44 former chief executives on 10 characteristics of leadership.

The House voted 222-190 on Wednesday to pass H.Res. 503, which would establish a Select Committee to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

The Virginia Police Benevolent Association announced today its endorsement of Republican Glenn Youngkin for governor, after Democratic Party nominee Terry McAuliffe and ticket-mates Haya Ayala and Mark Herring declined opportunities to interview for endorsements.

President Biden announced Tuesday the country’s first-ever National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism, which in the wake of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection would seem to be in order.

Even Terry McAuliffe isn’t keeping up, for the moment, anyway, with Glenn Youngkin, who has reported having raised $15.9 million for his run at governor through the end of May.

Never Again PAC launched and released an introductory spot evoking the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and the 147 Republican members of Congress who enabled it.
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