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- October 9, 2023
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Youngkin Orders Flags At Half-Staff To Commemorate Israeli Losses

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an order Sunday to fly flags around the state at half-staff. This was the statement issued by his office: “In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff […]

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- September 28, 2023
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Rumor Mill Swirls Around Youngkin Presidential Bid Once More

Over the past few months, we have brought you numerous reports of influential Republicans in the Commonwealth and across the country calling on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to enter the 2024 Presidential race. This time, it seems to be much more serious. Today, an op-ed published in the Washington Post has set the internet rumor […]

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- September 12, 2023
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Youngkin Pardons Loudoun County Father Arrested During School Board Meeting

On Sunday, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) granted an “absolute pardon” to the father who was arrested at a school board meeting after his daughter was sexually assaulted in the school restroom by a skirt-wearing boy in June 2021. The pardon says that Scott Smith “exercised his constitutional right to attend a public meeting of […]

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- August 23, 2023
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Governor Youngkin Still Won’t Rule Out White House Run

It’s not so much what he’s saying but what he’s consciously leaving out. Campaigning for Republican candidates in the state’s general assembly, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin declined to answer Fox News Digital’s polite but provocative question about a potential White House run next year. According to inside sources, Fox Corporation Chairman Rupert Murdoch has heavily […]

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- July 14, 2023
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Fox News’ Rupert Murdoch Wants Youngkin To Run In 2024

Fox News’ own media magnate has a Virginian at the top of his list of preferred 2024 GOP contenders. HuffPost reported that Rupert Murdoch  “has privately told people he wants to see Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) enter the race.” Murdoch isn’t the first billionaire to express a desire for a Youngkin candidacy in 2024. […]

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- May 26, 2023
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Youngkin Touches the Third Rail of Virginia Politics

The Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance (VAHDA) is none too pleased about Youngkin’s betrayal on the right to retrieve — and is in a mood to punish. Hunting with dogs is as old a tradition as George Washington, long thought to have brought the first brace of American foxhounds to the continent. Whether the claim is […]

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- May 25, 2023
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LEAHY: Youngkin’s ‘Political Machine’ Said To Be Reconsidering 2024 Bid. They Shouldn’t.

On the topic of the growing GOP presidential field…there are whispers (none dare call them “wishcasting”…yet) that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin may be reconsidering his earlier decision not to run. Or at least that’s the angle on this Axios piece. Let’s dive into this “scoop” to see what’s what: What we’re hearing: Some powerful GOP […]

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- March 27, 2023
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Student Stands Up To Woke Mob, Defends Youngkin Speech

A senior at George Mason University has spoken out against the woke activists trying to cancel Governor Glenn Youngkin’s selection as the school’s Commencement speaker later this Spring. Joe Szymanski – who currently serves as the chairman of the College Republicans at George Mason University – appeared on Fox 5 last week to share his […]

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- March 15, 2023
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California Climate Regulations Negatively Impact Virginians

Virginia is responsible for 3.7 million more tons of carbon dioxide to provide electricity to its citizens than when it first joined a multi-state climate initiative in 2021, according to a recent analysis by a former Trump administration official. Virginia formally joined the 12-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI ) in 2021, imposing a carbon cap on […]

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- March 12, 2023
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Youngkin is Running for Vice-President (But Could We Please Do Something First?)

…and you don’t have to be Nostradamus to figure out why — and for whom. …although you might have to be Russell Kirk: Men cannot improve a society by setting fire to it: they must seek out its old virtues, and bring them back into the light. England is still great, capable of regeneration; but […]

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