Lawmakers warn Trump IRS layoffs may delay tax refunds for Americans
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Lawmakers have written a letter to President Donald Trump educating him on how IRS staff reductions would likely delay 2024 tax refunds.
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Election-denier Dave LaRock emerges as possible Republican governor contender
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Dave LaRock, who was on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and said the mobs of Trump goons were “peaceful protestors,” is now said to be considering a run for the Republican Party nomination for governor.
Swing-district Republicans split publicly from Trump over Ukraine screed
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The screed from Donald Trump accusing Volodymyr Zelensky of being a “dictator” is just the latest example of, the stuff we see and hear from Trump only makes sense if you realize that the guy is a Russian asset.
Legislation would combat illicit ‘tranq,’ protect legal uses by veterinarians
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and colleagues introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act last week.
A constitutional crisis: Can the rule of law survive this presidency?
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According to law professor Amanda Frost, “a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, ‘blatantly, flagrantly and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority.”
Tim Kaine sees parallel between Trump’s Gaza plan, Vietnam: ‘Massive mistake’
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Tim Kaine sees a parallel between Donald Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into a Middle East playground and the “disastrous decision” made by President Eisenhower in 1954 to get the U.S. involved in France’s colonial war in Vietnam.
Coalition of state AGs files federal suit challenging Elon Musk, DOGE
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A coalition of 14 state AGs, not including Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, has filed suit in federal court challenging the exercise of power by the unelected paper billionaire Elon Musk.
Trump calls Department of Education ‘con job,’ seeks immediate closure
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President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. Department of Education is one of immediacy: close it as soon as possible.
Republicans seek to find $2 trillion in cuts; Medicaid and SNAP on the chopping block
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A budget reconciliation bill has been introduced in the U.S. House by Republicans seeking to find $2 trillion in cuts over the next 10 years.
Lamont Bagby seems like sure bet to be new Virginia Democratic Party chair
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Looks like we have our next chair of the Virginia Democratic Party: State Sen. Lamont Bagby has announced his interest in the post, and he has just about everybody on his side
