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October 7, 2021

Abbott asks Biden to appeal FEMA's denial of border crisis disaster declaration

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to President Biden Thursday formally requesting an appeal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) denial of an emergency disaster declaration due to the massive influx of migrants at Texas' border with Mexico.

October 7, 2021

Virginia Dems press Northam to waive absentee ballot witness signature requirements ahead of governor's race

Democrats in Virginia are using the COVID-19 pandemic to press Gov. Ralph Northam to waive the witness signature requirement for mail-in absentee ballots ahead of the gubernatorial election.

October 6, 2021

GOP governors unveil 10-point plan to end border crisis, urging Biden to act

Republican governors on Wednesday unveiled a 10-point plan to end the crisis at the southern border as they called on the Biden administration to act to solve the continuing surge of migrants, and reverse policies they say is fueling those record numbers.

October 6, 2021

Andrew Cuomo aides told Kathy Hochul she was off 2022 ticket before scandals

Top aides to disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo told then-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul in a phone call that she would be off the ticket come 2022 as Cuomo made plans to vie for a fourth term — before his political career was undone by an epic sex harassment scandal.

October 5, 2021

DeSantis says AG Garland 'weaponizing the DOJ' against parents

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday vowed to fight an order by Attorney General Merrick Garland directing the FBI to address threats of violence against school officials and teachers across the country.

October 4, 2021

With four weeks to go until Virginia election, close contest in race with national implications

Tuesday marks four weeks to go until Election Day in Virginia, and the top of the ticket race remains an extremely close contest in one of just two states to hold gubernatorial elections in the year after a presidential contest.

October 3, 2021

Trump, Biden, not on the ballot, but center stage in Virginia gubernatorial showdown

President Biden and former President Trump aren’t on the ballot this November in Virginia, but they’re front and center on the campaign trail in one of just two states to hold gubernatorial elections in the year after a presidential election.

September 30, 2021

Could McAuliffe's run for Virginia governor be tanked by sinking Biden approval, Dems' infrastructure fight?

President Biden's flagging approval ratings and intra-party squabbles among Democrats in D.C. are key factors in a close Virginia gubernatorial race that has less than five weeks to go until Election Day.

September 29, 2021

Trump not on stage but front and center in Virginia, New Jersey gubernatorial debates

Former President Trump’s not on the ballot this November in Virginia and New Jersey, but he’s center stage in the top-of-the-ticket campaigns in the only two states to hold gubernatorial elections in the year after a presidential contest.

September 28, 2021

McAuliffe endorses prosecutor facing backlash for light sentence of sex predator

Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe could face backlash from Virginians at the polls after a prosecutor he endorsed agreed to cut almost in half the prison sentence for a convicted sex predator.