Four West Virginia Senate incumbents lose seats during Republican primary
Republican state Sens. Craig Blair, Mike Maroney, Robert Karnes and Chandler Swope all lost their primary races on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (West Virginia Legislative Photography) West Virginia Senate President…
Medicare should include dental coverage, dentists tell U.S. Senate panel
Dr. Brian Jeffrey Swann, who is on the board of directors for Remote Area Medical and practices dentistry in Tennessee, told a U.S. Senate committee about low-income people who drive…
Stockard on the Stump: Lee stays on Trump bandwagon despite legal battles
Former President Donald Trump dances during his speech June 17, 2022 at the Faith and Freedom “Road to Majority” conference at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. (Photo: John Partipilo) Big-name…
As states loosen childhood vaccine requirements, health experts’ worries grow
A child in Nashville gets a COVID-19 shot. (Photo: John Partipilo) Louisiana Republican state Rep. Kathy Edmonston believes no one ought to be required to vaccinate their children. So, she…
FOIA Friday: Possible pipeline flaws, Richmond mass shooting plot investigation
File cabinets. (Getty) One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the…
On the one-year anniversary of NC’s 12-week abortion ban, women ready for November
Janice Robinson, North Carolina Director at Red Wine & Blue, shares her personal story of abortion. (Photo: Clayton Henkel) It is rare that women who have had an abortion are…
Goats, sheep wandering I-64 rescued and more Virginia headlines
• “GOP primary battle turns Va.’s 5th District into a political Tilt-a-Whirl.”—Washington Post • “Democratic race to replace Rep. Wexton gets first negative attack.”—Washington Post • “Charges dropped against several…
Biden administration boosts the U.S. economy with infrastructure investments, Chinese tariffs
A sales representative shows prospective customers a BYD Dolphin electric car at a BYD dealership on April 05, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. BYD, which stands for Build Your Dreams, is…
Kentucky presidential primary worth watching, even if it doesn’t matter
How many Kentucky Republicans will vote against Donald Trump when they go to the polls Tuesday? (Getty Images) When Mitch McConnell voted not to convict Donald Trump on impeachment for…
Biden administration seeks to speed some asylum cases with new immigration docket
Asylum seekers board a bus en route to a shelter in New York City on May 18, 2023. The Biden administration announced changes Thursday, May 16, 2024, meant to speed…