Youngkin signs law that drew bipartisan General Assembly backing Election offices in Virginia will no longer be able to accept private grant money under a new law passed in response to a $3.7 million infusion local election administrators got in 2020 from a nonprofit funded partly by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The grants from the Center for Tech […]
Retired U.S. Naval Captain Hung Cao has always defied the odds, and on Sunday he did it once again as he defeated a bevy of Republican hopefuls to secure the GOP nomination in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Cao, who served 25 years as a commissioned Navy officer, won a firehouse primary that was based on […]
During the grind of the political campaigning season, a candidate can often find themselves so entrenched in their own aspirations that finding the time to collaborate with other organizations, much less other candidates, can be a challenge. Makya Little, candidate for the new 19th House of Delegates, seeks to change that with an upcoming event […]
Today, The Collective PAC the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation, and power across all levels of government — congratulates Dr. Lisa D. Cook as she takes her place as the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Founders of The Collective PAC, Quentin […]
For the past few years, there has been a debate over how many justices should be on the Supreme Court of the United States. While some Democrats have pushed the idea that the additional justices should be added to the court to center its conservative lean, critics claim that packing the court would set a […]
Roe v. Wade, the historic 1972 Supreme Court case that codified every woman’s right to access an abortion, is likely under threat according to a draft opinion leaked from the Supreme Court. According to a leaked draft of a new majority opinion obtained by Politico, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health […]
If there is one story that could describe the heart of serving Manassas, it might be penned by Dheeraj “DJ” Jagadev. The longtime resident of the city and current educator at Osbourn High School, Jagadev is running in the Democratic primary for the Manassas City Council. Recently he spoke with the PW Perspective about making […]
In a caucus meeting on Wednesday, the Virginia House Democrats voted to remove Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) as the Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates. Filler-Corn, who served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2022, has represented her district which encompasses part of Fairfax County since 2010. The […]
Earlier today, Delegate Michelle Maldonado (D-50th District) announced her intentions to run for the new 20th House District. “My family and I are excited to announce that I will run for the new District 20! In the coming future, we will return to where it all began for us when we first moved to Virginia […]
From poll taxes to voter intimidation, the American electoral system is woven with the thread of systemic racism. Earlier this week, a Republican member of the electoral board in the city of Hampton was forced to resign from his position after a racist social media post came to light. David Dietrich was met with calls […]
