WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have gained ground on Democrats in registering voters in three battleground states and kept their razor-thin advantage in Iowa — encouraging news for Donald Trump eight weeks before Election Day. Republicans added hundreds of thousands of voters to the rolls since 2012 in states including Florida and Arizona, and narrowed the … Continue reading
by Malik Glaspie, Managing Editor The Clinton-Kaine campaign has made its way to Norfolk were they held a public event today to discuss key matters on their agenda. The event was hosted by Old Dominion University on the lawns of the Rollins Hall facility. A crowd of people from all over the Hampton Roads … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite formidable opposition across the political spectrum, President Barack Obama is using his final months in office to fight for congressional approval of a 12-nation free trade pact called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Administration officials say Obama would speak about the trade agreement at each stop during his trip to China and Laos. … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Were four conservative justices “scared” to side against Republican leaders in the court’s recent opinion on felon voting rights? Gov. Terry McAuliffe thinks so. The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2aYNhZW ) reports that McAuliffe blasted last month’s 4-3 Supreme Court of Virginia ruling Monday during an appearance on a WIQO-FM radio show. The … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Nerdy? Sure. Boring? Never. Hillary Clinton’s running mate, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, has been described by critics as a snoozer of a choice who could fail to inspire the more liberal wing of the Democratic Party, blue collar workers and others. But friends and former staff say the caricature … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are attempting to hold together a rare bipartisan deal to help Puerto Rico manage its crippling finances as a committee considers the legislation on Wednesday. The bill to create a financial control board and restructure some of the U.S. territory’s $70 billion debt has support from House Republican and Democratic … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office says 80 percent of more than 200,000 convicted felons whose voting and other civil rights he recently restored were convicted of nonviolent crimes. The governor’s office said Wednesday, May 11, that an analysis of the 200,000 convicted felons also shows that African-Americans accounted for 46 percent, … Continue reading
MIAMI (AP) — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump seized decisive Super Tuesday victories with math and momentum on their side, leaving rivals scrambling for last-chance, long-shot strategies. For the Republican establishment, the search was increasingly dire. Trump’s seven victories in states across the country amounted to a GOP establishment collapse with no … Continue reading
An editorial by Mahogany Waldon He isn’t doing the Whip or the Nae Nae with Ellen Degeneres and he isn’t trying to build a wall between the United States and Mexico. No, these are tactics that his opponents Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are popularizing on, but his approach is more genuine and heartfelt. Bernie … Continue reading
by Malik Glaspie On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Senator Bernie Sanders held a campaign rally in Norfolk, Virginia at the Scope arena. The line to enter the event started at 9:00 a.m. as people lined up to see the senator, doors opened at 11:00 a.m. The arena was filled with thousands of people as they waited … Continue reading
by Julian Washington The 2016 presidential election is coming up this November. On March 1, Virginia will have its primary election. There are two main types of primaries in the US. Some states have a thing called an open primary, where any voter can cast a vote for any delegate regardless of his/her political affiliation. … Continue reading
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign a bill stripping government money from Planned Parenthood, a move that might help him with conservatives who dominate the upcoming Republican presidential primary in South Carolina. The legislation was poised to head to Kasich on Wednesday, February 10, a day after the primary in New … Continue reading
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) to introduce the Fairness and Independence in Redistricting (FAIR) Act to take partisanship out of the often divisive congressional redistricting process by requiring states to establish independent, bipartisan redistricting commissions. … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — A mix of voters’ apathy and frustration characterized elections held Sunday for Egypt’s first legislature in more than three years, a chamber widely expected to be compliant with the policies of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi who, as military chief, ousted the country’s first freely elected leader before he was elected to office himself … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities granted government workers a half-day off on Monday in an attempt to bolster low turnout in the country’s election for the first legislature since a chamber dominated by Islamists was dissolved by a court ruling in 2012. There were no signs, however, of larger numbers at polling centers. Monday is … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health law that could actually reach the president’s desk. The House GOP has voted more than 50 times to repeal all or parts of the health law. Almost all the bills died in the Senate. But this time, Republicans are using a … Continue reading
BRUSSELS (AP) — Scotland’s top politician warned Tuesday that a future United Kingdom referendum on leaving the European Union could spark a new drive for independence in pro-EU Scotland. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is calling for a “double-majority” voting system in the referendum planned for 2017 that would require support from the citizens of England, … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney opposed the government’s rescue of U.S. automakers. So did Jeb Bush. Both worked in finance and backed the Wall Street bailout. Both are advocates of tax cuts that Democrats contend only benefit the wealthy and big business. While the first actual votes of the next presidential campaign may be a … Continue reading
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An anti-graft organization has criticized a vote in Turkey’s parliament that rejected motions to send four former ministers implicated in a vast corruption scandal to trial by the country’s highest court. The ruling Justice and Development Party used its parliamentary majority to sweep away a corruption investigation that had rocked … Continue reading
