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When our Founding Fathers signed their names to the Declaration of Independence, they could not have known how this experiment in self-government would unfold. What they were confident of, however, is that liberty is an inherent, God-given right, not one granted by any form of government.
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In response to Jim Webb’s announcement that he will run for president in 2016, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement.
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Full text of the annnouncement from former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb that he will seek the Democratic Party nomination to run for president in 2016.
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Key pieces of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s 2015 New Virginia Economy legislative agenda are among the nearly 800 pieces of legislation that take effect today.
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The Senate this week unanimously passed a resolution, co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), designating June as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month.
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Attorney General Mark Herring took the first legal steps necessary to remove the Confederate flag from Virginia license plates.
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Junior left-hander James Ziemba of Duke University tossed a five-inning no-hitter as Harrisonburg edged Winchester 1-0 in a rain-shortened Valley Baseball League game Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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Today, the Democratic Party of Virginia is launching automated calls to voters in the 13th Senate District calling attention to Senator Dick Black’s relationship with the Confederate flag.
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and 11 of their colleagues to introduce the Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act, bipartisan reform legislation aimed at providing safer and more effective pain management services through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA).
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement today on Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s proposal to remove Confederate flags from state-issued Virginia license plates.
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