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The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (VLBC) called on Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) to resign Friday after a second woman came forward to accuse him of sexual assault. The group of state legislators had initially refrained from calling for the lieutenant governor to step aside this week, but issued the statement Friday night amid mounting calls for him to resign after a woman accused him of rape. “In light of the most recent…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks at a news conference at the governor’s mansion earlier this month in Richmond. Alex Edelman/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Edelman/Getty Images Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks at a news conference at the governor’s mansion earlier this month in Richmond. Alex Edelman/Getty Images Updated at 6:57 p.m. ET Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has told his staff that he doesn’t intend to resign his office,…

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker’s much-anticipated hearing before the House Judiciary Committee was a messy affair, filled with some fiery exchanges, partisan bickering, and few revelations about Whitaker’s role overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation or the rest of the Justice Department. Whitaker had threatened Thursday not to show up for the prescheduled hearing after the Democrats on the committee authorized a subpoena, leading to a day of back-and-forth with…

Video Cory Booker becomes latest Democrat to declare his candidacy for 2020 Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., defended his support of the controversial “Green New Deal” on Friday, by comparing the government-led push to overhaul the nation’s economy and energy sector to landing on the moon and defeating the Nazis in World War II. “There’s a lot of people now going back on the Green New Deal, they’re like ‘oh it’s impractical, oh…

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the state Senate at the capitol on Thursday. One day later, a second woman came forward with sexual assault allegations against the embattled politician. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax presides over the state Senate at the capitol on Thursday. One day later, a second woman came forward with sexual assault allegations against the…

The crisis in Virginia state politics hasn’t subsided, but Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam won’t be stepping down. Northam has been under pressure to resign after photos from his 1984 medical school yearbook surfaced, showing people in blackface and KKK robes. But the governor told his staff on Friday that he would not resign over the scandal, according to reports from Talking Points Memo and the Associated Press. A spokesperson confirmed…

In response, Ben Goldfarb, who managed her 2006 campaign, said, “Running for political office is incredibly hard for the candidate, their family and staff, and our team was proud to help elect her.“

A U.S.-Mexico border crossing in Arizona has reopened following a shooting in which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) said one of their officers shot the driver of a vehicle attempting to cross into Mexico. Teresa Small, a CPB spokesperson, told The Associated Press the driver survived the shooting. The driver was transported to a local hospital, CPB said in a statement. The officer was not injured. On Thursday night,…

House Judiciary Committee Democrats rejected an amendment Thursday to prepare a subpoena for Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general who appointed and oversaw special counsel Robert Mueller. The amendment was proposed by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to be wrapped into a resolution to approve a tentative subpoena for acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker in the event that Whitaker fails to answer the panel’s questions including those surrounding his conversations with…

Video Princess Ubolratana Mahidol’s nomination for prime minister breaks royal family’s tradition of avoiding politics Thailand’s king has denounced the selection of his sister as a political party nominee for prime minister as “extremely inappropriate” and unconstitutional after the news sent shockwaves across the country. Earlier Friday it had been announced Princess Ubolratana Mahidol, 67, was nominated as the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Thai Raksa Chart Party, a party long…

In what appears to be a reference to the peace plan, the transcript states that Mr. Manafort and Mr. Kilimnik discussed the issue at least five times: in August 2016, in December 2016, during the inauguration week of January 2017, in February 2017 and during winter 2018. Mr. Downing told Judge Jackson that documents that prosecutors had produced detailing communications with Mr. Kilimnik were “nonsense” because whether or not Mr….

Police say Aretha Cardinal and her husband, Joseph Nelson, were in the driveway of their Texas City home last week when the masked men approached and placed a machete to Nelson’s throat.

Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi this past December. They plan more sit-ins to push for support of a sweeping resolution to address climate change. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Environmental activists occupy the office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi this past December. They plan more sit-ins to push for support of a sweeping resolution to address climate change….

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used her new seat on the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday to deliver an impassioned argument for campaign finance reform and stronger government ethics laws. The New York Democrat posed a creative series of questions to ethics experts in an attempt to expose how a corrupt, self-interested lawmaker could avoid accountability in Congress. She called it the “Corruption Game.” “Let’s play a lightening round game, I’m gonna…

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will testify as planned before the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said.  “CONFIRMED: Acting Attorney General Whitaker will appear tomorrow morning at 9:30am,” Nadler announced on Twitter Thursday evening. The development came shortly after Nadler sent a letter to Whitaker saying there would be “no need” for the committee to subpoena him if he appeared before the panel as scheduled and…