Government shutdown | National Parks would likely close, furlough 68 percent of staff
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If National Park employees are furloughed due to a government shutdown, keeping sites open would be “reckless,” experts say.
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Analysis | Bad news: We are hurtling toward another government shutdown
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Congressional MAGA Republicans and the Trump administration want you to believe that the looming government shutdown will be the fault of Democrats, which, not true.
Bill seeks to prevent Trump weakening laws for disabled students
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Legislation in response to President Donald Trump’s efforts to gut the U.S. DOE would ensure that special education programs continue.
Richmond | Half-day summit explored solutions to housing-affordability crisis
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Nonprofit organizations focused on housing affordability took part in a summit this week in Richmond hosted by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner.
House bill would require body cams, dash cams for federal cops running amok
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Somebody needs to do something about federal cops running amok, and Don Beyer and Eleanor Holmes Norton are trying to be the somebody.
Alon Ben-Meir: The United States faces a perilous historical crossroad
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A man with no scruples, who is self-absorbed and has an insatiable lust for raw power, is occupying the most powerful position on the planet, acting on his whims and constantly testing the outer limits of his power.
Tom Hastings: Many pro-lifers, oddly, seem to want their enemies dead
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Ah, those pro-lifers. Walking, talking, shooting oxymorons.
Big Ugly Bill could push Virginia health-insurance costs up 20 percent in 2026
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The 10 insurers planning to participate in the Virginia health-insurance marketplace are proposing increases of 20 percent or higher in 2026, which U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, D-Va., say was “entirely avoidable.”
Trumpers sack former acting FBI director who refused to name names
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Brian Driscoll, the former acting director of the FBI, has been terminated, for obvious reasons.
Congressional committees approve reauthorization of leases for 18 VA medical facilities
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The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs voted to approve updated authorizations for 18 Veterans Affairs (VA) major medical facility leases.
