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“I Was Slipping in People’s Blood”: 6 Key Takeaways From Jan. 6 Committee Hearing #1
The first of six hearings revealed that former President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka accepted that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, that multiple Republican members of Congress asked Trump for pardons after Jan. 6, and that Trump approved of his supporters chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” Ivanka believed Barr—that was one of the key revelations of last…
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New Poll: Voters Support Jan. 6 Hearings, but Worry Trump Republicans Will Promote Violence
The findings come as the US House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack will hold the first of six public hearings Thursday night in primetime. Sixty-five percent of voters support the House investigation, while only 28% oppose it, according to a new Courier Newsroom/Data for Progress poll. Nearly 18 months after supporters of former President…
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A Pro-Choice Pastor on Why Fighting for Abortion Rights Is Central to Her Faith
Despite what you might think, a majority of Americans who follow a religious tradition support abortion being legal. Rev. Katy Zeh, CEO of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, is one of them. We spoke to Zeh to learn how she came to her pro-choice views, why fighting for abortion rights is central to her…
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“A Step In The Right Direction”: Aspects Of Virginia’s Compromise Budget Appear Promising, Others Fall Short
On June 1, Virginia’s lawmakers in the House of Delegates and Senate voted in favor of a compromise budget that will now head to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s desk to be signed.
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Nearly $1 Million Heading To Virginia Schools For Nutrition Training
Funds from a USDA grant will help school nutrition programs in Virginia in various ways.
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How To Talk To Your Kids About the Tragedy in Texas
In the wake of the tragic Uvalde, Texas shooting, families across the commonwealth are figuring out how to best talk about the shooting with their children. Feelings of grief, anger, hopelessness, and sadness can overpower and overwhelm even the strongest person, because we are all human.
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Virginia Politicians React to Tragic Texas School Shooting
Hours after a tragic shooting at a Texas elementary school, many of Virginia’s politicians expressed their condolences and feelings on Twitter; many of them calling for gun control reform.
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EXCLUSIVE: Voters Oppose National Abortion Ban and Are ‘Worried,’ ‘Sad,’ and ‘Angry’ over State of Abortion Rights, According to New Poll
Americans widely oppose the idea of a national ban on abortion—an idea the most powerful Republican lawmaker in the country admitted was “possible”—according to a new Courier Newsroom/Data for Progress poll.
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Virginia Education Report: “Where We’re Starting Is Not Where We Thought We Were”
The report sought to demonstrate specific steps to raise standards in order to close the achievement gap in K-12 education, as well as ensure that every Virginia student demonstrated college-readiness upon graduation.
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From Addicted To Advocate: Virginia Mom Shares Story, Hope With Others
Looking from the outside, it’s easy to imagine she’s experienced rainbows and sunshine every day of her existence. Her reality, just five years ago, couldn’t have been further from the truth.
