Trump signs bill reopening government, dodges question on Epstein
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Donald Trump didn’t get his victory lap after signing legislation reopening the federal government late Wednesday night.
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The 2026 Sixth District congressional field is starting to get crowded
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We have a second candidate about to enter the race for the Democratic Party congressional nomination in the Sixth District, with a third maybe on the way – amid uncertainty about what the district will even look like next fall.
Kaine critics line up to take shots at ill-conceived Senate compromise
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Not everybody is upset with Tim Kaine for helping craft and push the U.S. Senate compromise that will give Republicans an out for taking trillions out of our healthcare system and pushing health-insurance premiums up dramatically for average families.
Tim Kaine to critics of his Senate shutdown compromise vote: ‘They’re wrong’
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The way Tim Kaine told it to us on Monday, he wasn’t just one of the eight Senate Democrat votes on the tenuous deal with Republicans to end the shutdown, but a driving force.
Senate Democrats cave on healthcare fight: It was all just for show, apparently
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Eight Senate Democrats are caving on the 40-day effort to try to protect Affordable Care Act subsidies. One of them is one of ours, Tim Kaine, who just got re-elected last year, so, doesn’t have to worry about facing the voters again until 2030.
Wittman, Kiggans vulnerable, assuming they’re not gerrymandered out
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Don’t look now, but Democrat Abigail Spanberger won majorities in two congressional districts currently held by Republicans – Rob Wittman in the First District, and Jen Kiggans in the Second.
Congressional Democrats ask for extension to Open Enrollment deadline
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Virginia’s six-member Democratic U.S. House delegation is collectively urging the director of the Virginia Health Benefit Exchange to extend the Open Enrollment period through May 1, 2026.
More winning? U.S. job cuts at 20-year high thanks to DOGE, tariffs, AI
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Donald Trump’s lack of business acumen is making America far from great, as job cuts this year have reached nearly 1.1 million, the most since 2020.
Actual column from an actual editor: That wasn’t a blue wave; Republican vote was just down
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I just read what may be the single dumbest politics column ever written, an effort by Cardinal News editor Dwayne Yancey to minimize the blue wave in Tuesday’s elections.
Staunton: MBU exercise aims to build empathy for people living in poverty
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An event at Mary Baldwin University aims to help students and the broader community better understand what it is like to live in poverty.
