Tag: debate
Northam, Perriello announce final Democratic primary debate
The campaigns of Ralph Northam and Tom Perriello are announcing the final Democratic gubernatorial primary debate.
Podcast: Chris Graham talks UVA football hazing suit, presidential race
AFP editor Chris Graham talks UVA football hazing lawsuit, and looks back at the final presidential debate of the campaign season.
Debate: The headlines, not surprisingly, are about Trump not accepting election results
Donald Trump, down big in the national polls, needed to score at least a knockdown, if not a knockout, in tonight’s presidential debate with Hillary Clinton.
Podcast: Clinton endorsement, debate preview
AFP editor Chris Graham discusses the endorsement of Hillary Clinton, previews the final presidential debate and lays out a roadmap for the final three weeks of the 2016 campaign.
Live blog: Coverage of the second presidential debate
AFP editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage of the second presidential debate of the 2016 general election cycle, set for 9 p.m. Sunday.
Podcast: Chris Graham talks VMI football, presidential debate
AFP editor Chris Graham previews the VMI football game with East Tennessee, then turns his attention to the second presidential debate.
Libertarian Party: CPD shuts out millions of voters again
The Libertarian Party is raising issue with the Commission on Presidential Debates for its decision to exclude Gary Johnson from the second presidential debate.
Podcast: How will the debate impact the polls?
AFP editor Chris Graham wraps the first 2016 presidential debate, offers thoughts on how the polls will register post-debate, how Donald Trump may respond to his poor performance, and the switches gears and talks UVA and VMI football.
Winners, losers: Judging how Clinton, Trump, Holt fared on the debate stage
They’re saying 100 million people watched the first presidential debate Monday night. What did they see?
Live Blog: The first 2016 presidential debate
AFP editor Chris Graham leads a live blog during the opening debate of the general election season with Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.
Hillary for Virginia to host official debate watch parties
Hillary for Virginia will host nine official debate watch parties at locations across the Commonwealth.
First: Debate democracy
Twenty-one times during the presidential primaries, candidates took the stage to debate issues important to the American people.
Ken Plum: Virginia General Assembly session under way
The General Assembly convened for its annual session on January 14. Although the session scheduled to adjourn at the end of February is termed “the short session,” it will have a full agenda of opportunities and challenges.
Tim Kaine: Keystone pipeline would take U.S. in wrong direction
In remarks on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine reiterated his opposition to legislation that would mandate approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Taming the climate debate
The climate controversy is one of the world’s most important discussions. At stake are billions of dollars, countless jobs, and, if U.N. representatives who met in Peru are right, the fate of the global environment itself.
Mark Rush to direct Washington and Lee Center for Global Learning
Mark Rush, the Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Professor of Politics and Law at Washington and Lee University, has been appointed the next director of W&L’s Center for Global Learning.
Robert Hurt: Ensuring an open and transparent legislative process
Congress failed, once again, to follow an open and transparent legislative process and, instead, waited until the last minute to cobble together a massive 1600-page $1.1 trillion spending omnibus for the U.S. government.
Press Conference: Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden
Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden talks with reporters on Friday. The Redskins (3-10) play the New York Giants (4-9) in NFL action on Sunday.
Use of force against ISIL provisions pass Senate Foreign Relations Committee
An Authorization for Use of Military Force against ISIL, including key limitations on ground troops and duration advocated by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Robert Hurt explains no vote on budget bill
Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting against the government spending omnibus legislation adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Tim Kaine presses case for Senate ISIL vote
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine continued his months-long push for a meaningful, transparent debate and vote on an authorization for U.S. military action against ISIL.
Source of mid-plate volcanoes may be much closer than scientists thought
A recent discovery challenges conventional thought that volcanoes are caused when plates that make up the planet’s crust shift and release heat.
Kaine statement on Senate committee move to debate, vote on ISIL response
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine released the following statement on Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez’s decision to hold a hearing on the U.S. mission against ISIL next Monday.
Virginia Board of Health will reexamine politically-motivated regulations targeting abortion providers
Today, the Virginia Board of Health took an important step toward potentially revising politically-motivated regulations targeting the state’s abortion providers.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice, and freedom, everywhere
At the surface, the tensions over the failure of grand juries in Missouri and New York to indict cops who killed unarmed suspects in a pair of recent petty-crime cases have been directed at police.
Kaine calls on Congress to debate, vote on ISIL mission before adjournment
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine reiterated his months-long call for Congress to debate and vote on U.S. military action against ISIL – a mission that has gone on since August without congressional authorization.
Mark Herring submits comments on EPA proposed Clean Power Rule
Attorney General Mark Herring has outlined to the EPA an evaluation approach that considers economic, health, and environmental benefits alongside implementation costs.
Randy Forbes: Response to the president on immigration
Last week, Americans watched as our President announced sweeping changes to our nation’s immigration system. The bottom line of his decision? Amnesty.
Bob Goodlatte: Unconstitutional actions must be stopped
I will work with my colleagues in both the House and the Senate to stop the President’s unconstitutional actions from being implemented.
Open letter to UVA alumni
By now, most of you have been made aware of an article in the Rolling Stone titled, “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA.”
Transcript: Remarks from President Obama on immigration
My fellow Americans, tonight, I’d like to talk with you about immigration. For more than 200 years, our tradition of welcoming immigrants from around the world has given us a tremendous advantage over other nations.
UVA researchers find declining enrollment in most Virginia school divisions
While the overall population in Virginia is growing, public school enrollment increased in fewer than than one-third of school divisions in the commonwealth between 2008 and 2013.
Sen. Mark Warner on Senate Keystone pipeline vote
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released this statement following today’s 59-41 vote on the Keystone pipeline. Sixty votes were required for passage.
Tools of the Trade: What Washington needs to do to lead well
My dad loved his toolbox. And maybe just as much as he loved his toolbox, he enjoyed getting new tools. One thing I realized as a young boy, however, is that no matter how many new tools he got, he always went back to his old faithfuls.
Ken Plum: From polarization to compromise
The Senate is polarized between opposing points of view with a willingness to compromise being seen as a sign of weakness.
Robert Hurt: A renewed opportunity to forge a brighter future
It is a great honor to represent Fifth District Virginians in Congress, and I am grateful for and humbled by the opportunity to continue serving you for the next two years.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner on Senate election outcome, Ed Gillespie
Statement from U.S. Sen. Mark Warner on the final outcome in the 2014 Senate election and the concession in the race from his opponent, Republican Ed Gillespie.
Tim Kaine on President Obama request for military force authorization on ISIL
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, released a statement on the President’s comments on ISIL.
David Swanson: 57 candidates and nothing on
I was lucky to attend a debate among the candidates for Congress from Virginia’s Fifth District just before Game 7 of the World Series. This was the kind of event you can write about while drinking beer and yelling at a television with your family. In fact, I’m not sure there’s any other way you could write about it.
New study finds GMO feed safe for food animals, humans
Results of a new study of genetically engineered crops eaten by livestock indicate again that GMO feed is safe and nutritionally equivalent to non-GMO feed.
