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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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- March 1, 2023
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CNN to Host Youngkin Town Hall

Is Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) preparing to toss his hat into the 2024 Republican primary ring? Adding to the rumors Youngkin is considering a White House bid the first-term governor is scheduled to participate in a CNN town hall event next week. JUST ANNOUNCED: CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent @JakeTapper will moderate an education-focused @CNN Town […]

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- February 9, 2023
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Virginia Schools Face $202 Million Shortfall?

When thousands of bureaucrats and school administrators set up the Virginia General Assembly for failure, that’s a problem of bad faith extending towards raw malice. The Youngkin administration is being awfully tight lipped on the who-shot-John portion of this story, but you can probably guess what happened. From this morning’s Washington Post: The problem originated with an online […]

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- January 24, 2023
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Youngkin Pitches Latest Tax Cutting Plan

RICHMOND, Virginia – Governor Glenn Youngkin spoke at a rally on Monday where he shot hoops with children and called for his supporters to pressure their legislators to support the tax relief package included in his budget amendment proposal. “We can pay for this. We have an expected surplus. We’re projecting continued excess revenues. We […]

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