Northern Virginia has steadily drifted away from the Republican column in recent elections, a phenomenon that greatly accelerated between 2016-2020. However, Republican Glenn Youngkin won the popular vote here during his successful off-year gubernatorial election. Now, Republicans have a charismatic candidate in Hung Cao – a retired Navy Capital with 25 years of experience in […]
Records Reveal Mixed Reviews of Virginia Education Policies
After a legal battle, Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration agreed to release about 350 emails from an education tip line the administration instituted early in the governor’s term. According to media reports, many of the emails were duplicates and some of the emails contained positive feedback about teachers. Still, others included criticism of virtual learning, anger […]
Miyares Targets Robocall Routing In Latest Action
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that the national Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is taking enforcement action against two telecoms providers over their alleged involvement in illegal robocalls. The two companies, Avid Telecom and One Eye, LLC, have stopped cooperating with the task force’s investigation. “The enforcement action against Avid Telecom details several instances in which […]
Kiggans Highlights Diverse Background Of Experience In Final Days of Campaign
VA-02 Republican nominee Jen Kiggans recently spoke to supporters about why she is the right choice to flip the district back to Republican control next week, and how she will represent her constituents in Washington. Before Kiggans took the mic, she was introduced by two of Virginia’s First Ladies – one current and one former. […]
Processing of 149,000 Virginia Voter Records Delayed
The Virginia Department of Elections (ELECT) discovered 149,000 more voter transactions that got stuck in an online system between the Department of Motor Vehicles and local registrars who needed to process them. The Monday announcement comes just over a week before Election Day, and after the same problem caused delays in processing 107,000 transactions, discovered […]
Cao, Kiggans, and Vega Highlight Virginia’s Role In Midterms
The Republican nominees in Virginia’s three most competitive congressional districts appeared on “America’s Newsroom” on Fox News Monday morning to share which electoral issues are impacting their races the most in the Commonwealth. Hung Cao, Jen Kiggans and Yesli Vega are all working to flip seats that are presently held by Democrats but were Republican-held before the […]
Over Half A Million Midterm Election Ballots Already Cast By Virginians
New data shared by the Virginia Public Access Project has revealed that over half a million Virginians have already cast ballots in this year’s midterm election. 596,176 ballots have been cast statewide as of October 30th. 398,235 of those ballots have been cast early in person and 197,941 have been cast by mail. During the […]
Former AG Cuccinelli Calls Out Prince William County Mail-In Ballot Procedures
Former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli is sounding the alarm over alleged mail-in ballot discrepancies in the state’s second-largest county which could pose significant complications for the GOP on Election Day. In a series of tweets, Cuccinelli, who is currently leading the Election Transparency Institute, raised concerns about mail-in ballot processing in Prince William County […]
Youngkin Celebrates State and Federal Infrastructure Investments
At the Virginia Governor’s Transportation Conference, Governor Glenn Youngkin touted a mix of federal and state investment in Virginia’s transportation infrastructure in ports, roads, rail, and air infrastructure, and said he’d defend Virginia’s right-to-work laws. “This year we will have a record level of support for our Commonwealth and the Commonwealth Transportation Fund. That $9 […]
Beyer Staffer FIRED After Chinese Embassy Ties Revealed
A staffer in the office of Virginia Congressman Don Beyer has been fired after allegedly conducting work on behalf of the Chinese Embassy, per a report from National Review. Aaron Fritschner – Beyer’s deputy chief of staff – told National Review that “Congressman Beyer was totally unaware of these activities prior to being contacted by […]