Like Cuomo, Northam initially faced nearly unanimous calls from his own party to resign after a scandal erupted over a racist photo in his medical school yearbook. But he refused to step down. … Read more
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Senate confirms Katherine Tai as Biden’s top trade envoy
A former trade negotiator and congressional staffer, Tai has vowed to work for a U.S. trade policy that benefits ordinary workers, not just big corporations… Read more
Homeland Security head rejects GOP concerns of border `crisis’
More than 4,000 migrant children were being held by the Border Patrol as of Sunday, including at least 3,000 in custody longer than the 72-hour limit set by a court order… Read more
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
While the Justice in Policing Act has been called one of the most ambitious efforts in decades to overhaul policing, the movement is concerned it doesn’t address the root causes that have led to Black Americans dying at the hands of police. … Read more
Biden to hold first formal news conference next week
Biden is the first president in decades to go this long without holding a formal question and answer session with reporters. … Read more
US: Despite threats, foreign hackers didn’t disrupt election
U.S. officials say they did track a “broader array” of foreign countries who took steps to influence the election than in past cycles.… Read more
Appeals court takes up Fairfax’s defamation case against CBS
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond heard arguments Thursday from a lawyer for Fairfax, who is seeking to have his defamation lawsuit against CBS reinstated … Read more
Virginia sorting through fine print on new stimulus bill
Virginia is expecting about $6.8 billion in state and local allocations on top of other grant funding in the bill, Secretary of Finance Aubrey Lane said. … Read more
Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report
At least 121 members of the state Assembly and Senate have said publicly they believe Cuomo should quit office now, according to a tally by The Associated Press.… Read more
Maryland bill would ban firearms at election sites
“Everyone should be able to vote free from fear and intimidation,” Senate bill lead sponsor Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher, D-Montgomery said.… Read more
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Cuomo crisis recalls Northam’s; supporters say no comparison
Like Cuomo, Northam initially faced nearly unanimous calls from his own party to resign after a scandal erupted over a racist photo in his medical school yearbook. But he refused to step down. … Continue Reading
Senate confirms Katherine Tai as Biden’s top trade envoy
A former trade negotiator and congressional staffer, Tai has vowed to work for a U.S. trade policy that benefits ordinary workers, not just big corporations… Continue Reading
Homeland Security head rejects GOP concerns of border `crisis’
More than 4,000 migrant children were being held by the Border Patrol as of Sunday, including at least 3,000 in custody longer than the 72-hour limit set by a court order… Continue Reading
Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
While the Justice in Policing Act has been called one of the most ambitious efforts in decades to overhaul policing, the movement is concerned it doesn’t address the root causes that have led to Black Americans dying at the hands of police. … Continue Reading
Biden to hold first formal news conference next week
Biden is the first president in decades to go this long without holding a formal question and answer session with reporters. … Continue Reading
US: Despite threats, foreign hackers didn’t disrupt election
U.S. officials say they did track a “broader array” of foreign countries who took steps to influence the election than in past cycles.… Continue Reading
Appeals court takes up Fairfax’s defamation case against CBS
A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond heard arguments Thursday from a lawyer for Fairfax, who is seeking to have his defamation lawsuit against CBS reinstated … Continue Reading
Virginia sorting through fine print on new stimulus bill
Virginia is expecting about $6.8 billion in state and local allocations on top of other grant funding in the bill, Secretary of Finance Aubrey Lane said. … Continue Reading
Resignation demands grow as police get Cuomo groping report
At least 121 members of the state Assembly and Senate have said publicly they believe Cuomo should quit office now, according to a tally by The Associated Press.… Continue Reading
Maryland bill would ban firearms at election sites
“Everyone should be able to vote free from fear and intimidation,” Senate bill lead sponsor Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher, D-Montgomery said.… Continue Reading