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Trumpolyte Tommy Garrett is the last person we need in Congress
Making matters more urgent for Democrats is that GOP nominee Tom Garrett is about as far right wingnut as you can get. According to Project Vote Smart, Garrett received a ZERO rating from NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia in 2015; a ZERO rating from Equality Virginia; a ZERO...
Republican security experts rail against Trump in open letter
An open letter signed by 50 Republican national security experts warned that party nominee Donald Trump "would be the most reckless president" in US history. The group - which includes the former CIA director Michael Hayden - said Mr Trump "lacks the character, values...
Virginia Rights Restoration on Hold
Nearly 214,000 people have been placed back on the state’s prohibited voter list, weeks ahead of the Aug. 25 deadline set by the court. The 13,000 felons whose voter registrations have been canceled will receive letters early next week, according to the Virginia...
The truth about voter ID laws
Congress has refused to do anything to restore the law’s protections, so litigation has remained the only real recourse for advocates trying to stop these voter suppression tactics more and more state legislatures have been adopting. In Virginia, a three-judge federal...
Trump: If we have nuclear weapons, why can't we use them?
MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' host, former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough, recalled an incident live on air in which he claimed "several months ago, a foreign policy expert went to advise Donald Trump and three times he asked about the use of nuclear weapons."...
Trump to face Federal fraud and racketeering charges
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Virginia Together
It’s a simple but powerful idea: we are stronger together. “I did not start as a Democrat — I was actually a Republican. As I became more aware of the world outside of the sphere in which I was born, I realized that I wanted to identify with a group of Americans who...
Republicans Promise Smooth Transition of Hate from Obama to Clinton
WASHINGTON – Republicans today promised that there will be a “seamless transition of hatred” if President Obama is succeeded in office by Hillary Clinton. “Like many Americans, we will be saddened to see our lawsuits, investigations, and general harassment directed...
Chump in Chief?
"Be the moral defibrillators of our time" – Rev. William Barber II Brings Down the House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbjhzI1g3EE North Carolina NAACP and Moral Monday leader William Barber called on Americans to “embrace” Hillary Clinton Thursday night during a speech at the Democratic National Convention. “I’m my heart, I’m troubled by the way faith...
