
Morgan Griffith: Standing up for the Second Amendment
The freedoms guaranteed by the Second Amendment should not be considered less than the other freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights.

The freedoms guaranteed by the Second Amendment should not be considered less than the other freedoms protected by the Bill of Rights.

One in four Virginians in rural areas lack access to high-speed internet, and we know that a portion of the rest who meet the current outdated threshold lack the ability to connect to cutting-edge internet services.

Seventh District Democrat Abigail Spanberger will host a public telephone town hall on Thursday focused on Virginia’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19.

Over the course of a few weeks, House Democrats have passed bill after bill aiming to fundamentally reshape the United States.

The headline on Feb. 27 was a story that seems to be both old news and extraordinary: the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for emergency use a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson after finding it to be safe and effective.

We rely on medical supplies – from prescription drugs to hospital machines to personal protective equipment (PPE) – for our personal health and wellness.

Remote learning options – when they are feasible, which is questionable for areas lacking broadband access – simply do not provide the full range of benefits for the well-being of children, including their mental health.

Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly this week reintroduced the Lady Liberty Act, legislation that would require the president to set a goal of admitting no less than 125,000 refugees annually.

Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly, chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, is calling for President Biden to fire the Postal Board of Governors.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria and her colleagues on the bipartisan House Rural Broadband Caucus wrote a letter to the Biden administration Monday urging the president to include investments for rural broadband in his infrastructure proposal for Congress.
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