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Culture Snowbound Scribbler When the winter weather worsens, what else is a writer to do? Last weekend, Winter Storm Fern brought forth snow, ice, bitter cold—and, for me, several long, wearying days in front of my computer. No, I was not monitoring the forecast but instead pecking out the half-dozen or so articles I either had due early the following week or at least had to start getting into shape for delivery not long thereafter. Being the professional wordsmith that I am, I would have undoubtedly been attending to some of these articles over the weekend even if the weather had remained merely seasonably brisk…Open
Democrats have struggled to raise money, as is often the case for the party out of power, but the depth of their financial hole against the Republican National Committee is noteworthy.
After Menefee is sworn in, Democrats will have 214 House seats. Republicans currently hold 218, giving House Speaker Mike Johnson a razor-thin majority.
Batya Ungar-Sargon asks if there’s a way Republicans and Democrats can find common ground on immigration. She applauds Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for agreeing to meet halfway with President Trump on turning down the protest temperature in his state.
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County officials in Virginia say they oppose a federal plan to purchase a warehouse along Lakeridge Parkway for use as a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility. In Hanover County, land-use concerns, potential strain on county services and the
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Democrats for an Informed Approach to Gender says it's received more interest from Illinois than any other state, but "party name provision" in nonprofit registration law bans soliciting donations without Democratic Party approval.
