Feb 04 Watch 8:27 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Northam scandal, State of the Union expectations NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the week’s political news, including a call from Democratic leaders for Gov. Ralph Northam to resign, the broader implications of the Northam scandal for… Continue watching
Feb 04 Blackface photo spotlights deeply embedded racism in U.S. By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Blackface incidents are not only hurtful; they can be harmful when they happen at institutions of higher learning and are perpetrated by people who go on to impact the lives of people of color as decision-makers — from politicians to… Continue reading
Feb 04 Virginia House Speaker urges Gov. Northam to resign By Associated Press The Republican speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates says there's little appetite to try to impeach the state's embattled governor and that he should step down instead. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 25:01 February 3, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, Feb. 3, growing calls for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to resign, and with the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, China takes the lead. Also, the largest living organism on the planet is… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 6:12 Calls for Virginia governor’s resignation grow Two days after a racist yearbook photo emerged, Ralph Northam, Virginia’s Democratic governor, refuses to resign even as members of his own party demand he step down. In his press conference on Saturday, Northam denied being in the photo. Judith… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 25:00 February 2, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 2, the Democratic governor of Virginia denies he is in a racist photo and refuses to resign, Venezuelans take to the streets as the country's political crisis escalates, and Italy's populist government creates an… Continue watching
Feb 01 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 yearbook page features racist imagery By Alan Suderman, Associated Press The Democratic governor released a statement Friday afternoon, acknowledging that it was a photograph of him "in a costume that is clearly racist and offensive," and apologizing for "the hurt that decision caused then and now."… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 7:23 State battles over abortion policy anticipate a post-Roe world Proposed legislation in Virginia that would loosen restrictions on third trimester abortions has sparked outrage among conservatives. Many pro-choice advocates expect the Supreme Court to scale back abortion rights, and states favorable to abortion are preparing. Lisa Desjardins talks to… Continue watching
Jan 23 Virginia’s redistricting plan, picked by court, could shift some districts toward Democrats By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press On Tuesday, a panel of federal judges chose new district lines from a series of proposals submitted by a special master. The judges gave all sides until Feb. 1 to file objections. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear… Continue reading
Dec 07 Virginia teacher fired for refusing to use trans student’s pronouns By Associated Press News outlets report that the Virginia's West Point School Board voted unanimously Thursday to dismiss teacher Peter Vlaming after a four-hour hearing that drew an overflow crowd. Continue reading