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Tag Archives: Virginia Politics

AG Jones takes legal step to return Virginia to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

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The science-denier Glenn Youngkin isn’t our governor anymore, so, Virginia could, soon, be back in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a compact involving several states in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast to reduce carbon emissions.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 24, 2026January 27, 2026Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Environment, Jay Jones, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Virginia Politics

Tim Kaine signals that he is not on board with $10B in new funding for ICE

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I wondered aloud if U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., would help Senate Republicans get cloture on an appropriations measure that would give ICE an extra $10 billion.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 23, 2026January 23, 2026Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Congress, Donald Trump, ICE, Tim Kaine, Virginia Politics

Jack Smith pantsed Ben Cline in front of Congress and the TV-viewing world

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Ben Cline, who fancies himself a bulldog lawyer, had his bits snipped by actual bulldog lawyer Jack Smith, but we knew that was going to happen, the second the TV cameras panned to Cline.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 22, 2026January 27, 2026Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Ben Cline, Bob McDonnell, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2026, Local Politics, Virginia Politics

Ben Cline thinks he’s going to be a top congressional MAGA next year: Who gets to tell him?

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Ben Cline, landslided in his 2024 bid for the chair post in the Republican Study Committee, thinks he has the inside track to being named the chair next year.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 22, 2026January 27, 2026Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: 2026 Redistricting, Ben Cline, Congress, Election 2026, Local Politics, Virginia Politics

MAGAs in Congress hear from Nick Shirley, the reason ICE is in Minnesota

Nick Shirley, the vlogger who tried to peddle video he shot at the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to news orgs, went viral last month with his video in which he revealed a nine-figure fraud scheme in Minnesota.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 21, 2026January 27, 2026Posted inPolitics, U.S. & WorldTags: Ben Cline, Congress, Donald Trump, ICE, Jeffrey Epstein, Local Politics, Minnesota, Virginia Politics

Ken Mitchell: A military veteran’s perspective on U.S. action in Venezuela

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The Trump administration’s recent seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has left me shocked and disappointed.

Posted byLettersJanuary 18, 2026January 27, 2026Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Donald Trump, Election 2026, Ken Mitchell, Local Politics, Venezuela, Virginia Politics

Spanberger announces BOV appointments at UVA, VMI, George Mason

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Busy Day 1 for Abigail Spanberger, who announced a series of direction-changing appointments to the Boards of Visitors at UVA, VMI and George Mason.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 18, 2026January 27, 2026Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Abigail Spanberger, George Mason, University of Virginia, UVA Board of Visitors, Virginia Politics, VMI Board of Visitors

Abigail Spanberger, on Day 1, targets ICE, college BOVs, return of DEI

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Abigail Spanberger is now the governor – the four-year nightmare that was Glenn Youngkin and Jason Miyares running things, over and done with.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 17, 2026January 18, 2026Posted inPolitics, VirginiaTags: Abigail Spanberger, DEI, ICE, Virginia Politics

Pete Barlow: Fighting isn’t about speaking louder and playing legal games

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For the past five months, I’ve had the honor of speaking with thousands of neighbors around the Shenandoah Valley and the Alleghany Highlands.

Posted byLettersJanuary 17, 2026Posted inLocal News, PoliticsTags: Congress, Local Politics, Pete Barlow, Virginia Politics

The MAGA exodus from UVA Board of Visitors has already begun

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The MAGAs on the UVA Board of Visitors who engineered the coup that sacked UVA President Jim Ryan wish it to be known that they have just been sacked.

Posted byChris GrahamJanuary 17, 2026January 27, 2026Posted inGo 'Hoos, Local News, PoliticsTags: Glenn Youngkin, Jim Ryan, Scott Beardsley, University of Virginia, UVA Board of Visitors, Virginia Politics

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