On Tuesday night, as election results poured in, it became immediately clear: anti-transgender ads had failed to earn Republicans a victory in the year they relied on them the most. Despite $183 million spent on ads targeting transgender people and any Democratic politician who had ever expressed support for them, even Democrats who openly supported transgender people won in Republican strongholds.
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In the months leading up to the 2026 midterm elections, congressional Republicans and federal prosecutors have targeted dozens of local officials in cities and counties across the country that have adopted some sanctuary policies. The investigations have increasingly focused on prosecutors and law enforcement officers, many of whom have publicly announced plans to go after Immigration and Customs…
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On November 3, Virginians will vote on two ballot initiatives that have become the center of a well-resourced campaign led by Catholic Bishop Michael Burbidge. This campaign is urging congregants to vote “no” on two ballot measures. Ballot Question 1 would affirm abortion access as a constitutional right in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ballot Question 2 would repeal a 2006 same-sex marriage…
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Millions of people across the U.S. are angry at their utilities. Electricity costs are rising while CEOs and Wall Street investors salivate over the booming energy demand from data centers. Now, we could be entering a new and ominous stage of utility power: the rise of the corporate mega-utility. On May 18, Florida-based NextEra Energy, owner of the largest electric utility in the U.S.
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It has been four years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion, leaving people in the U.S. to navigate a confusing patchwork of abortion protections, restrictions, and outright bans depending on jurisdiction. Organizers have ramped up efforts to improve access since the ruling, and thanks to that…
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger within just 24 hours vetoed two legislative packages aimed at limiting federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Virginia while simultaneously signing other measures targeting masked federal agents and issuing a sweeping executive order governing how ICE officers may operate on state property. The mixed actions frustrated and baffled some Democratic…
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