February 27Virginia's first lady under fire after handing out cotton to visiting studentsThe wife of embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is at the center of another potentially embarrassing moment for the state's Democratic leadership.
February 16Rahm Emanuel warns Dems not to 'mimic' Trump’s politics, says Virginia's Northam shouldn't resignChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel doesn’t agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that if President Trump can declare a national emergency to bypass Congress in order to secure funding for his long-promised border wall, a Democratic president can do the same for guns.
February 10Nearly 60 percent of Virginia's African-Americans want Gov. Northam to remain in office: pollNearly 60 percent of African-Americans in Virginia want Gov. Ralph Northam to remain in office despite the recent scandal surrounding a racist photo on the Democrat's 1984 medical school yearbook page, according to a poll released Saturday.
February 9Embattled Ralph Northam, in first interview since blackface furor, says he wants to focus on racial equityEmbattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in an interview published Saturday that he wants to “heal” the pain that emerged after a racist picture appeared from his 1984 medical yearbook -- and it looks like Virginians are going to be corralled into joining him.
February 9Northam insists he's not in racist photo because he's left-handed while men in photo are right-handedEmbattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he's certain he's not one of the two men shown in a racist photo in his 1984 medical school yearbook -- because the men in the photo are holding beers in their right hands while he’s left-handed.
February 7Virginia Dems repeat call for Northam to resign, but not Fairfax or HerringVirginia's nine congressional Democrats issued a joint statement late Thursday restating that Gov. Ralph Northan resign over a blackface photograph in his medical school yearbook -- but stopping short of calling for Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax to step down over an allegation of sexual assault from 2004.
February 4Northam rival’s campaign blames GOP group for not finding racist yearbook photoSince it was revealed Friday that Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook page from medical school included a photo of a man dressed in blackface and another person in a KKK robe, incredulous Republicans have been asking: How was it not found earlier?
February 4Celebrities react to Ralph Northam blackface controversy with calls to resignAs the controversy surrounding Ralph Northam D-Va. over a photo in which he allegedly appeared in blackface next to a person dressed in Ku Klux Klan garb from his 1984 medical school yearbook, Hollywood is weighing in on the issue.
February 4Northam has unscheduled staff meeting amid calls for resignation: reportGov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., met with key staff members for an unscheduled staff meeting on Sunday before the Super Bowl and is apparently considering his next move after a photo emerged showing a man in blackface and another in Ku Klux Klan garb in his 1984 medical school yearbook page, a report said.
February 2Trump slams Ralph Northam yearbook photo controversy as being ‘unforgivable’President Trump condemned Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Saturday amid the controversy surrounding a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page, as well as comments he made about an abortion bill.
