House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez headlined a rally on the National Mall Friday that wrapped the Democratic Party's November midterm pitch inside the legacy of the 1963 March on Washington, drawing hundreds of attendees and a roster of party leaders eager to channel civil rights history into voter turnout. The event, […] The post Democrats rally on National Mall, turn 1963 march anniversary into midterm campaign event appeared first on American Almanac .
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez headlined a rally on the National Mall Friday that wrapped the Democratic Party's November midterm pitch inside the legacy of the 1963 March on Washington, drawing hundreds of attendees and a roster of party leaders eager to channel civil rights history into voter turnout. The event, branded the 2026 "Defend the Vote" March on Washington, fell on the 63rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. Co-organized by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and Martin Luther King III, the rally featured speeches from Jeffries, Ocasio-Cortez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin, and…Open
A 19-year-old Salvadoran illegal immigrant who entered the U.S. through Biden-era catch-and-release is now charged with the premeditated stabbing death of a Virginia mother, a case the White House calls "100% preventable." Fairfax County Police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos on Wednesday for the killing of Carmen Lizet Puch, a 42-year-old mother from Reston, Virginia, whose […] The post Illegal immigrant released under Biden charged with stabbing Virginia mother, dousing her body in gasoline appeared first on American Almanac .
A 19-year-old Salvadoran illegal immigrant who entered the U.S. through Biden-era catch-and-release is now charged with the premeditated stabbing death of a Virginia mother, a case the White House calls "100% preventable." Fairfax County Police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos on Wednesday for the killing of Carmen Lizet Puch, a 42-year-old mother from Reston, Virginia, whose body was found beside her car in the parking lot of Difficult Run Park in Great Falls. A jogger had called police at approximately 6:45 a.m. Monday after spotting Puch unconscious just off a popular trail. Officers found her with stab wounds. She had been doused in gasoline. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Cedillos-Campos faces a second-degree murder…Open
Progressives see a relic. Republicans see an extremist. But Virginia’s governor is in the lonely middle. The post Spanberger’s Coalition of Nothing appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Spanberger’s Coalition of Nothing Progressives see a relic. Republicans see an extremist. But Virginia’s governor is in the lonely middle. When Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger took office in January 2026, establishment Democrats viewed the former CIA operative as a practical, reliable figure in a party most recently defined by chaos over the 20 months following Kamala Harris’s loss in the 2024 presidential election. But a party in search of new, electable figureheads to navigate troubled waters has instead witnessed a surge in its progressive ranks. Zohran Mamdani bested the Democratic establishment last…Open
‘This court has concerns about the treacherous patchwork of enforcement’
A Virginia judge informed state officials in a Tuesday letter that a newly passed ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was blocked across the state, citing the potential for a “treacherous patchwork” within Virginia. Shortly after Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the ban on so-called “assault weapons,” SB 749, into law on May 14, pro-Second Amendment organizations, including the National Rifle Association (NRA), Gun Owners of America (GOA), Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) filed lawsuits seeking to have the ban invalidated on Second Amendment grounds. The letter from Washington County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Campbell extending…Open
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has tapped Stanley Meador, the former head of the FBI's Richmond field office whose shop produced a since-retracted memo calling for surveillance of Catholic churches, to co-chair a new state council on prison reform. The appointment, first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, puts Meador back in a high-profile government role […] The post Spanberger picks former FBI official tied to retracted anti-Catholic memo to lead Virginia prison reform council appeared first on American Almanac .
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has tapped Stanley Meador, the former head of the FBI's Richmond field office whose shop produced a since-retracted memo calling for surveillance of Catholic churches, to co-chair a new state council on prison reform. The appointment, first reported by the Washington Free Beacon , puts Meador back in a high-profile government role months after the FBI ousted him over the same controversy that made his name a byword for federal overreach against people of faith. Spanberger announced the Community Partnership Council on Corrections on June 23, naming Meador, her secretary of public safety and homeland security, and Virginia Department of Corrections director Joseph Walters as co-chairs. The governor said…Open
A small firearms manufacturer in Missouri declared in a press release that it would only sell civilian-legal products to law enforcement agencies. CMMG made the announcement on June 30, a day before a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms was slated to take effect in Virginia had it not been blocked by courts. The company cited the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in its statement. (RELATED: Supreme Court Takes Up Major Semiautomatic Firearms Case) “CMMG would like to renew our statement on sales of products to states that restrict the freedom of it’s [sic] citizens. Simply put: CMMG will only fulfill state and local government agencies and officers to the same configurations as they restrict to…Open
Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users, starting in July 2027. On the other hand, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation in May banning the sale and manufacture of certain assault weapons. However, the Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against the commonwealth challenging the ban. #Vamarijuanalaws #assaultweaponsban #Virginialaws
