Tag: Virginia

This Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015 photos shows State Sen. Chap Petersen, D-Fairfax, left, talks with Sen. Donald McEachin, D-Richmond, on the floor of the Senate during the session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va.

Richmond-area Rep. Donald McEachin: Embattled Virginia AG should not resign over blackface admission

Susan Ferrechio · February 7, 2019 10:56 pm

Joy Behar poses in the press room at the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame Awards 27th Anniversary Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York in New York City.

Back in the spotlight: Joy Behar once wore blackface for ‘African woman’ Halloween costume

Naomi Lim · February 7, 2019 8:57 pm

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

‘Daily Show’ mocks Elizabeth Warren for repeatedly getting ‘busted’ for Native American ancestry claims

John Gage · February 7, 2019 8:23 pm

TV personality Joy Behar attends the 23rd Annual White House Correspondents' Garden Brunch in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

Beltway Confidential

‘Blackface’ has a meaning, and what Joy Behar did isn’t it

Eddie Scarry · February 7, 2019 8:19 pm

State Sen. Tommy Norment, R-James City County, looks over rules of the Senate during debate on the new Senate rules at the start of the 2012 session of the Virginia Senate at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012.

Republican Virginia state senator edited Virginia Military Institute yearbook with racist photos, slurs

Naomi Lim · February 7, 2019 6:23 pm

Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Kamala Harris are pictured.

Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand call for investigation into Justin Fairfax sexual assault claim

Naomi Lim · February 7, 2019 6:10 pm

Virginia police sergeant monitoring Northam protests linked to white nationalism

Katelyn Caralle · February 7, 2019 2:06 pm

Virginia Gov.-elect, Lt. Gov Ralph Northam, center, walks down the reviewing stand with Lt. Gov-elect, Justin Fairfax, right, and Attorney General Mark Herring, as they participate in a walk through for their Saturday Inauguration at the Capitol in Richmond, Va.

Beltway Confidential

Infanticidal virtue-signaling sparked Virginia Democrats’ self-immolation

Tiana Lowe Doescher · February 7, 2019 1:43 pm

President Donald Trump speaks at the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS meeting at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019.

Trump: Virginia will turn red again after blackface, abortion, #MeToo scandals

Katelyn Caralle · February 7, 2019 1:02 pm

Two Russian Su-35 aircraft unsafely intercept a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet over the Mediterranean Sea, May 26, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo)

Democratic nightmare as Kavanaugh script flipped in Virginia, engulfing party in scandal: News Analysis

Toby Harnden · February 7, 2019 11:45 am

Maryland is currently run by Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, though it's unclear if he supported or protested his attorney general's taking legal action against President Trump's March 6 order. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Maryland governor: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam should resign

Naomi Lim · February 7, 2019 5:19 am

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax talks about the possibility of him becoming the next governor of Virginia.

Vanessa Tyson could spell doom for Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax

Steven Nelson · February 7, 2019 5:00 am