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AP interview: Youngkin sees momentum as Democrats push back

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s hefty legislative agenda has been dealt a series of expected blows in the first half of the General Assembly session by the Democrat-controlled Senate

The Independent UK

Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden in 2020 won’t help party in midterms

WASHINGTON — The official transcript of President Joe Biden’s 20-minute speech about lowering the cost of health care last week in Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s district was more than 3,300 words. “Masks” was not one of them, even though the administration decided just weeks earlier to make high-quality masks available…

Tribune News Service

Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden won’t help party in ’22

Attacks tying Democrats to unpopular mask mandates show how Republicans plan to try to tap pandemic fatigue in the midterms.

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Youngkin looks to root out critical race theory in Virginia

Virginia's Department of Education is conducting a review designed to root out critical race theory in schools

The Independent UK

Senator: Youngkin seems ready to find Wheeler replacement

A senior Republican state senator says Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin seems ready to move on from a fight with Senate Democrats over the appointment of former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler to his Cabinet

The Independent UK

In battleground Virginia district, Biden touts Spanberger’s work on health care

Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger flipped a GOP district in 2018, but her new district backed Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year.

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Want to ban a book? Assign it for English class.

Consider, by way of example, the recent case of the McMinn County, Tennessee, school board removing the graphic novel "Maus" from the eighth-grade curriculum.

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In key vote, Democrats reject Wheeler Cabinet appointment

Democrats who narrowly control the Virginia Senate have voted unanimously against approving former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK

‘A slap in the face’: uproar in Virginia as governor relaxes school mask rules

Most families want masks in schools – so why did Virginia’s new governor make them optional?

The Guardian - US

Virginia Supreme Court dismisses school mask lawsuit brought by Chesapeake parents

NORFOLK, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a challenge brought by Chesapeake parents over Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that seeks to end mandatory masking in schools.

Tribune News Service

Virginia Supreme Court dismisses mask mandate petition

The Supreme Court of Virginia has rejected a petition from parents that sought to invalidate Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order prohibiting school systems from enforcing mask mandates in the classroom

The Independent UK

Youngkin campaign attacks teenager for sharing article on history of slavery

‘In school, we are taught how to spot bullying, and their tweet last night, perfectly fit that description’

The Independent UK

Governor Glenn Youngkin accused of ‘toxic culture’ after aides attack teen on Twitter

Youngkin’s campaign named and posted photo of Ethan Lynne, 17, on Twitter after he criticized the Republican

The Guardian - US

Youngkin says he regrets his campaign's tweet attacking teen

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he regrets what he's calling an “unauthorized” tweet sent from his campaign account over the weekend

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Virginia governor’s campaign account attacks 17-year-old on Twitter

‘In school, we are taught how to spot bullying, and their tweet last night, perfectly fit that description’

The Guardian - US

Scholz and Biden warn Russia would pay ‘high price’ for Ukraine invasion – as it happened

Joe Biden issues stark advice to Americans in Ukraine: ‘Leave’

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Judge rules against VA governor's opt-out school mask order

A judge has issued a temporary restraining order against an executive order by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin that allowed parents to opt out of school mask mandates for their children

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Chicago Sun-Times

Rooting out Glenn Youngkin’s hypocrisy

Youngkin grew up in a culture marinated in Confederate grievance. He campaigned as a genial moderate interested in "parents’ rights." He has chosen to govern as a bully. His Big Brother-style attack upon the intellectual freedom of beleaguered public school teachers has taken it several steps too far.

The Independent UK

Dispute over mask mandates in Virginia to be heard by judge

A judge is scheduled to hear arguments over whether local school boards or Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin have the final say on whether students must wear masks at school

The Independent UK

Senate panel votes down Wheeler nomination; fight not over

A Democrat-controlled Virginia Senate committee has voted against Gov. Glenn Youngkin's choice for secretary of natural and historic resources

The Independent UK

Ex-Wheeler colleagues urge his approval to Youngkin cabinet

A group of about 130 former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees and others who have worked directly with Andrew Wheeler wrote to the Virginia Senate over the weekend to urge lawmakers to approve the former EPA administrator’s nomination to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Cabinet

The Independent UK

Youngkin hustles to push swing state Virginia to the right

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has used his first two weeks in office to push Virginia firmly to the right

Tribune News Service

Questions remain over Youngkin’s new tipline for ‘divisive’ practices in Virginia schools

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new email tipline, created so parents can report “divisive” teaching practices in schools to his administration, made national waves this week, with a mix of celebrities, activists, Democratic politicians and teacher associations speaking against it. But amid the uproar, many questions remain about…

Salon

GOP's critical race theory lie revealed

Republicans said they wouldn't ban books or erase history — but that is exactly what they're doing

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