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February 19, 2019

Trump WH 'exploring every legal option' to reclaim money from defunct California high-speed rail project

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is exploring "every legal option" to reclaim $2.5 billion in federal funds provided to California for its now-defunct high-speed rail project, and also that it intends to cancel $928 million in federal grants not yet paid for the project to link Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

February 18, 2019

Second Justin Fairfax accuser calls for public hearing into assault allegations

A woman who has accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of raping her while they were undergraduates at Duke University nearly two decades ago called Monday for the state's general assembly to hold a public hearing into her allegations and those of another woman against the Democrat.

February 10, 2019

Northam vows to stay in office to help Virginia 'heal,' but says Fairfax, Herring may need to resign

Embattled Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Sunday vowed to remain in office because "there's no better person" to help the state "heal" from the multitude of scandals rocking its leadership than a doctor with his medical school credentials.

February 9, 2019

Northam insists he's not in racist photo because he's left-handed while men in photo are right-handed

Embattled 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 8, 2019

Blasts from the past wounding today's politicians as allegations resurface

We now live in an age of zero tolerance for any past mistake or indiscretion, no matter how many decades ago.

February 7, 2019

Virginia Dems repeat call for Northam to resign, but not Fairfax or Herring

Virginia'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 6, 2019

The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Virginia racial scandals: ‘It’s deeper than just blackface’

The Rev. Jesse Jackson isn’t surprised about the ongoing racism controversy in Virginia, where Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and the attorney general are both caught up in blackface scandals, but says the situation's about more than just blackface.

February 5, 2019

Democratic Party of Virginia says sex-assault claim against Lt. Gov. Fairfax of 'profound gravity'

The Democratic Party of Virginia said Tuesday that an allegation of sexual assault against the state's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, should be "taken with profound gravity."

February 5, 2019

New California Gov. Newsom makes early gun crackdown push

Gun control activists in California have found a good friend in the state’s new governor Gavin Newsom.

February 5, 2019

Northam clinging to office after botched presser, shifting story

It's hard to imagine how Virginia's governor could have handled this crisis more incompetently.