
U.S. Senate approves addition of Finland and Sweden to NATO
The U.S. Senate voted 95-1 in favor of adding Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday.

The U.S. Senate voted 95-1 in favor of adding Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday.

The U.S. Senate voted 86-11 on Tuesday to pass legislation that will expand health coverage for 3.5 million former soldiers who were exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan that had been blocked by Republicans last week.

The Staunton Branch of the NAACP acknowledges our hopefulness after the guilty verdict assigned to former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who pinned Mr. George Floyd to the pavement for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, causing his death.

Dr. Daniel Gade and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at The People’s Debate, which will be offered to television stations statewide as well as live-streamed.

AARP Virginia has invited Dr. Daniel Gade and U.S. Sen. Mark Warner to face off on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at The People’s Debate, which will be offered to television stations statewide as well as live-streamed.

The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund has announced its endorsement of Mark Warner for U.S. Senate in Virginia.

The Virginia Wilderness Additions Act, a bill that would add a total of 5,600 acres to two existing wilderness areas within the George Washington National Forest in Bath County, has passed the U.S. Senate.

Washington Post national political reporter and PBS’ Washington Week host Robert Costa will moderate the Oct. 2 People’s Debate between Sen. Tim Kaine and Prince William Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine holds a 23-point lead — 49 percent to 26 percent — over Republican Corey Stewart among likely voters in Virginia’s Senate race.

Governor McAuliffe joined with a bipartisan group of governors in a statement in response to recent developments with the Senate healthcare bill.
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