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
Feb 07 Trump weighs in on Virginia Democrats' woes By Associated Press President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of "killing the Great State of Virginia." Trump was responding to the scandal that has engulfed Virginia's top three elected officials, including Gov. Ralph Northam, whose yearbook featured a racist photo. Continue reading
Feb 07 Democrats speechless as scandal engulfs Virginia's leaders By Alan Suderman, Associated Press With Virginia's top three elected officials engulfed in scandal, fellow Democrats were rendered practically speechless, uncertain of how to thread their way through the racial and sexual allegations and their tangled political implications. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 4:42 News Wrap: House committee reopens Russia probe In our news wrap Wednesday, the House Intelligence Committee, now led by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will reopen its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, as well as delve into President Trump's financial interests overseas. Also, there are… Continue watching