John Whitehead | Tyranny becomes entrenched: 9/11 and the Police State’s power grabs
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Nearly a quarter-century after 9/11, we are still living with the consequences of fear-driven government power grabs.
Search Results for U.S. Congress
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Charlie Kirk murder | The latest victim in the war we’re waging with ourselves
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MAGA provocateur Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking engagement at an outdoor event on the campus of Utah Valley University, in the heart of deep-red, proto-MAGA Utah, on Wednesday.
Gaza | Local Mennonites among those arrested outside Warner Senate office protesting siege
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Sixty-one Mennonite Christians were arrested outside the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Tuesday, stemming from a peaceful protest aimed at getting Warner to commit to end the ongoing Israeli military siege of Gaza.
The Dems can’t fit us into their schedule | AFP isn’t just ‘fringe’ to the sports folks
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People who read AFP for our sports coverage know that I got the label “fringe media” from a mainstream sportswriter last year, and decided to adopt what was meant as an insult as a badge of honor.
The dismal Trump economy | Another bad jobs report for POTUS
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Remember when Donald Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics director because he didn’t like the jobs report for the month of July?
Jeffrey Epstein survivors put pressure on MAGA, Trump to release files
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Marjorie Taylor Greene appeared with the Jeffrey Epstein survivors at their press conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, which got Fox News to cover the event.
Trump administration pulls $39M from Norfolk wind energy project
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The Trump administration has terminated $679 million in what it termed in a press release “doomed” offshore wind projects, including $39 million earmarked for the City of Norfolk.
Earl Zimmerman: Climate and Energy News Roundup for September 2025
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James Madison University revealed its new electric “Gus Bus” that provides books, tutoring, and mobile classrooms to elementary schools throughout Harrisonburg.
Harsh reality | 1 in 9 in the Shenandoah Valley are food insecure
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The focus for September at the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is to raise awareness of and advocate for members of the community who are food insecure.
Big Ugly Bill impacts | McClellan travels to Tazewell to address rural healthcare
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Republicans in the red part of Virginia won’t meet with their constituents to hear their concerns about the Big Ugly Bill and its impact on rural healthcare, so, Jennifer McClellan, a Democratic congresswoman from Richmond, is doing their job for them.
