Feb 14 Amazon ditches New York headquarters By Associated Press The online retailer has faced opposition from some New York politicians, who were unhappy with the tax incentives Amazon was promised. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: House Democratic leaders condemn tweet by Omar In our news wrap Monday, Democratic leaders criticized freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for a tweet accusing a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group of paying members of Congress to support Israel. Also, a Democratic delegate from Virginia backed down on his… Continue watching
Feb 11 Gov. Northam’s ‘indentured servant’ remark challenged By Associated Press Historians say Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wrongly used the term "indentured servants" when referring to the first Africans to arrive in what is now Virginia. Scholars say they were enslaved. Continue reading
Feb 09 Virginia Gov. Northam, Lt. Gov. Fairfax reject growing calls for resignation By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Calls were mounting for Virginia’s lieutenant governor to resign Saturday, at the tail end of an astonishing week that saw the state’s top three elected officials — all Democrats — embroiled in potentially career-ending scandals fraught with questions of race,… Continue reading
Feb 09 Black Virginia voters feel betrayed, left in no-win scenario By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Black voters who factored prominently in the 2017 election and helped Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam win are feeling betrayed over scandals that have engulfed the state this past week: a governor and attorney general who wore blackface and a lieutenant… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: Supreme Court blocks La. law restricting abortion providers In our Friday news wrap, the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a Louisiana law that would have required abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, which abortion rights advocates say is an effort to shut down clinics. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 11:21 Shields and Brooks on Virginia turmoil, Supreme Court abortion ruling Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week in politics, including chaos at the highest levels of Virginia government, the effectiveness of congressional investigations, the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling and the legacy of Rep. Continue watching
Feb 08 Virginia governor Northam says he will not resign over racist photo By Alan Suderman, Associated Press The decision comes as another sexual assault accusation was leveled at Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who would succeed Northam if he stepped down. Continue reading
Feb 08 Virginia Gov. Northam survives scandal by staying out of sight By Alan Suderman, Associated Press He promised to start an honest conversation about race and how to heal the lingering wounds of Virginia's painful past. Then he disappeared. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 10:02 Virginia political turmoil leads to moment of reckoning for Democrats With two Virginia state leaders admitting to wearing blackface and another accused of sexual assault, Democrats are debating not only a change in leadership but what their party stands for. Amna Nawaz is joined by Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott… Continue watching