Senate passes Laken Riley Act, advancing Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda
The U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a 64-35 margin on Monday, advancing a key item on the Trump administration agenda on Day 1 of his second term in the White House.
The U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act by a 64-35 margin on Monday, advancing a key item on the Trump administration agenda on Day 1 of his second term in the White House.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has Virginia joining the chorus of red states that will be flying their U.S. flags at full-staff for the Trump inauguration, interrupting the 30-day mourning period put into effect by Joe Biden in memory of former President Jimmy Carter.
U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are pushing the Biden administration to extend Temporary Protected Status to foreign nationals from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, and other extraordinary conditions that render return unsafe.
On Jan. 20th, 2025, the presidential Inauguration will fall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Donald Trump vowed to begin deporting undocumented migrants “on day one” of his administration, and day one is rapidly approaching.
Donald Trump, who is married to an immigrant, and fathered children with another, seems to think he can end birthright citizenship by waving a magic wand. U.S. Sen Tim Kaine, D-Va., is leading the charge to call BS.
The former EVP at the Augusta County-based Nexus Services faces prison time after pleading guilty in federal court to defrauding the IRS out of $3.1 million.
News flash: the price of eggs is going to take a backseat in the incoming Trump administration to wars with Greenland and Panama, and whatever is motivating Trump on the name of the Gulf of Mexico.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, with the votes of our local congressmen, Ben Cline and John McGuire, got the bare minimum of votes needed – 218 – to win re-election to the congressional leadership post on Friday.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia was sworn in for his third term on the 119th U.S. Congress on Friday.
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