It’s a brave, new multi-polar world: The U.S. is at risk of becoming isolated in it
The past few months have brought with them some diplomatic triumphs on the world stage, not one of them attributable to the United States or its NATO allies.
The past few months have brought with them some diplomatic triumphs on the world stage, not one of them attributable to the United States or its NATO allies.
House Republicans, trying to pretend to be serious about government spending, after four years of spending like drunken sailors at the direction of Donald Trump, are threatening to have the U.S. government default on its debts if Democrats don’t agree to spending cuts that they haven’t exactly spelled out.

A state historical marker for the Blue Ridge Tunnel will be dedicated on Thursday, May 18, beginning at 2 p.m. near the Eastern Trailhead parking lot.
How far would you really go to secure the nation’s borders in the so-called name of national security?
May 9, 2023 was officially recognized as National Fentanyl Awareness Day in Virginia, and a series of events were held.

Students at Washington and Lee University in Lexington will be visited next week by a former federal appellate judge.
A Salem man who was involved in a shootout in Lynchburg during a methamphetamine deal in 2021 pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court to a pair of federal charges.
The so-called Party of Lincoln is now truly the party of Simon Legree. Meanwhile, the trillions in tax cuts already given by Trump to the nation’s wealthiest would remain, and the IRS would be unable to track down the worst tax cheats among them.
We cannot leave the human future in the hands of caged liars, also known as politicians. But what is our option?
After years of talking about a new stadium, and faced with the possibility of losing baseball altogether, last week was a big week for Richmond sports.
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