As the saying goes, “new year, new me,” but the United States is starting 2025 with a rerun: the inauguration of Donald Trump and a Republican majority in the U.S. House and Senate. Few of Trump’s priorities have clearly outlined policy proposals, either on his campaign website or in his official statements post-election. The president-elect’s […]
As the saying goes, “new year, new me,” but the United States is starting 2025 with a rerun: the inauguration of Donald Trump and a Republican majority in the U.S. House and Senate. Few of Trump’s priorities have clearly outlined policy proposals, either on his campaign website or in his official statements post-election. The president-elect’s […]
With Election Day less than a month away, political tension and stress abound both locally and nationally. Polarization is definitely a contributing factor to the anxiety, but two experts with Charlottesville ties say we may not be as divided as we think. Now a faculty member at the University of California Santa Barbara, Tania Israel […]
After a tumultuous budget cycle that led to the ouster of former speaker Kevin McCarthy last year, Congress is diving back into budget negotiations for Fiscal Year 2025. Draft bills passed by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee include more than $3 million in appropriations for local projects supporting Charlottesville and Albemarle County efforts around affordable […]
Since August 11 and 12, 2017, Charlottesville has become a national political talking point. With the seven-year anniversary of A12 just around the corner, discussion of Charlottesville continues to be deployed by both national media and political campaigns, especially in the 2024 presidential election. “We are living through a battle for the soul of this […]
In an unprecedented move, President Joe Biden announced on July 21 that he is ending his bid for reelection. The president has endorsed his former running mate and current Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination, but much is still up in the air ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month. Since entering the […]
Beyond the literal heat wave sweeping the United States, a swath of hot-button Supreme Court decisions has sent an already tumultuous political landscape into overdrive. To bring this national news to the local level, here are some of the Charlottesville-area implications of recent SCOTUS rulings on abortion access, federal regulations, homelessness, and presidential immunity: Food […]
As the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th district reaches a conclusion on June 18, a poll released by the Virginia Faith & Freedom Coalition shows Virginia Senator John McGuire(R-Goochland) with a 10 percent leadover his opponent, incumbent Rep. Bob Good (R-VA). Despite Good’s position as the head of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus and his […]
So (not) long! Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, widely labeled as a Donald Trump fangirl who approaches topics like alleged space lasers and fringe internet theories with bizarre confidence, made an appearance at the Albemarle County Office Building on Wednesday, June 5. She and a posse of supporters pulled up in a bus with a […]
By Toshy Penton You stare at the names on the ballot, none of which you recognize, and appeal to a friend: “Just tell me who to vote for.” If you’ve ever felt uninformed in local elections, you’re not alone. One could point to any number of theories for this lack of information: social media distractions, […]
Trump says Good bad Former president Donald Trump weighed in on the heated primary between Rep. Bob Good and state Sen. John McGuire, formally endorsing McGuire in a Truth Social post on May 28. “Bob Good is BAD FOR VIRGINIA, AND BAD FOR THE USA. He turned his back on our incredible movement, and was […]