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- December 18, 2024
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is taking President-elect Donald Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” to the Commonwealth and is pushing for the new policy in the state’s upcoming budget. “Today I announced our initiative to provide no taxes on tips to all of those hard working folks in the hospitality and restaurant and food industry,” Youngkin […]

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- December 17, 2024
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The details are shocking… A 58-year-old Virginia man died on. Friday after a bear fell on him while he was on a hunting trip The man, Lester Clayton Harvey Jr., was part of a group of hunters that was following a bear during the trip on Dec. 9, according to a statement from the Virginia […]

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- December 16, 2024
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Teachers in Harrisonburg, Virginia, no longer face the risk of being fired over students’ pronouns. Deborah Figliola, Kristine Marsh and Laura Nelson filed a suit in June 2022 against the Harrisonburg City School Board saying their rights protected in the Commonwealth’s Free Speech Clause and the Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration Act had been violated by compelling […]

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- November 7, 2024
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Washington, D.C. — Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat representing Virginia‘s 11th District, announced a recent esophageal cancer diagnosis earlier on Thursday after securing his ninth consecutive term in Congress. The diagnosis, shared in a letter to his constituents, came as a “surprise,” as Connolly reported minimal symptoms prior to the discovery. He plans to begin chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments immediately. […]

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The Republican Standard
- November 5, 2024
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In Northern Virginia, a notable number of Trump supporters are keeping their voting choices under wraps, with many expressing reluctance to disclose their political stance to friends or even to the media, according to sources on the ground. CNN reports that numerous Trump voters were unwilling to share their views with friends and acquaintances, citing […]

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The Republican Standard
- October 30, 2024
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-3 decision to allow Virginia to resume its efforts to remove more than 1,600 self-identified noncitizens from its voter rolls. This decision lifts a lower court order that had paused the program following a legal challenge from the U.S. Department of Justice, which argued that the removals could infringe upon voter […]

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The Republican Standard
- October 28, 2024
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In a significant shift, former President Donald Trump has taken the lead in Rasmussen’s latest national survey, edging ahead by a narrow margin. Notably, the poll also reveals Trump trailing within the margin of error in Virginia, a bluish state that has eluded Republican presidential candidates for over two decades. Trump lost Virginia by 10 […]

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The Republican Standard
- October 25, 2024
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Just 11 days before the presidential election, a federal judge directed Virginia to reinstate individuals who had previously self-identified as noncitizens on the voter rolls. In response, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has stated his readiness to take the matter to the United States Supreme Court if necessary. The ruling came from U.S. District Judge […]

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- October 17, 2024
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Just 18 days before the 2024 U.S. elections, scandalous reports have surfaced that nearly a hundred members of the U.K.’s Labour Party are actively campaigning on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris in key battleground states. The involvement of foreign nationals in the sacred election process has raised questions and sparked controversy on social media, with some users on X (formerly […]

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- October 12, 2024
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Under the direction of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin via executive order, the commonwealth has removed thousands of noncitizens from its voter rolls, using DMV data to verify citizenship status. The Department of Justice is suing, arguing that it violates the Quiet Period Provision of the National Voter Registration Act requiring states to leave a 90 day […]

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