Youngkin Takes Final Action on 30 Bills, Signs Loudoun School Board Bill Without Requirement to Make Board Run Again

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed 23 bills and vetoed seven after the General Assembly voted to accept, accept in part, or reject Youngkin’s amendments to the original legislation. Although the Senate rejected Youngkin’s amendment to force the whole Loudoun County School Board (LCSB) to run again this year, Youngkin approved Delegate David Reid’s (D-Loudoun) underlying bill, […]

Washington Post Ed Calls Out Lowered Academic Standards in Virginia

Following Governor Youngkin’s release of a report that found sliding education performance and lowered standards in Virginia, the Washington Post has also released a scathing editorial, calling out Virginia Democrats who cause the educational decline in the first place. As reported by Fox News, the article offered more critical details than an assessment that came from Virginia […]

Republicans Push Biden for Plan to Replenish Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The amount of crude oil stockpiled in America’s strategic reserve is at its lowest level since 1987. That development follows President Joe Biden’s decision to tap the U.S. emergency oil reserve in March. Meanwhile, House Republicans want answers on how the Biden administration will address concerns about a supply crunch and are pushing the Department of Energy for specifics. […]

Top Negotiators Del. Knight and Sen. Howell Announce Budget Deal to The Washington Post and The Richmond Times-Dispatch

After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, General Assembly budget negotiators revealed details of a deal in a Thursday briefing with only reporters from The Washington Post and The Richmond Times-Dispatch. According to their reporting, the deal includes significant wins for both sides, including a major increase of the standard deduction but no gas tax holiday. The private budget negotiations […]

Biden’s Latest Gaffe Claims US Will Fight China to Defend Taiwan – But That’s Not US Policy

ANALYSIS – President Joe Biden’s mouth strikes again, this time claiming the U.S. would get involved militarily to defend Taiwan against a Communist Chinese invasion.  This initially appeared to shatter the long-standing U.S. policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ which does not clearly lay out what a U.S. response to Chinese aggression against Taiwan would entail. Despite adhering to the so-called […]

Youngkin Announces Manufacturing Expansion in the City of Newport News

In another deal announcement that Youngkin is making deals to create jobs in Virginia, the Governor has announced Mühlbauer Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based Mühlbauer Group and the world’s top producer of automated machinery designed to implement intelligent solutions, will invest $9 million to expand its operation in the City of Newport News. In a […]

Beto O’Rourke Interrupts School Shooting Presser to Score Political Points

Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke interrupted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s press conference on Tuesday’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, to accuse Republicans of being complicit in the violence. O’Rourke is the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor in Texas. The liberal politician approached Abbott and other officials alongside him as the governor turned the mic over to Lt. Gov. […]

City of Alexandria Illegally Polluting for Decades Says Lawsuit

A new lawsuit filed against the city of Alexandria claims that the city has been polluting the Potomac River for decades. As reported by WTOP, the lawsuit has been filed by the Potomac Riverkeepers Network, a nonprofit organization that aims to keep water in the Potomac clean from pollution, and claims that claims the city’s […]