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Over a week before the May 8 primary, a new Democratic outside group has dropped over $1.2 million against Rep. Evan Jenkins in just under two weeks. A Democratic super PAC is boosting its spending against Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.V., in an effort to prop up Don Blankenship's campaign for the GOP nomination to take on Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V. Over a week before the May 8 primary, Duty and Country PAC, a new Democratic outside group, has dropped over against Jenkins in just under two weeks, with $517,000 coming since Thursday alone.
Republican Don Blankenship doesn't care if his party and his president don't think he can beat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this fall. This former coal mining executive, an ex-convict released from prison less than a year ago, is willing to risk his personal fortune and the Republican Party's golden opportunity in West Virginia for the chance to prove them all wrong.
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base for the first state visit of the Trump presidency outside Washington, DC, on April 23, 2018. French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to the media after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base for the first state visit of the Trump presidency outside Washington, DC, on April 23, 2018.
A sawyer carries a cut of machine grade steel to be shipped throughout the Pacific Northwest at the Pacific Machinery & Tool Steel Company on March 6, 2018 in Portland, Oregon Business executives across the country are registering alarm about the Trump team's aggressive push on trade - even as the president's base largely embraces the moves. The Fed's latest beige book report released Wednesday - for which each of the nation's 12 regional banks survey business leaders, investors and economists in their areas - included 36 mentions of tariffs.
Mary Beth Coffey is comforted by Roberta Bondurant and Kathy Chandler as chainsaws are heard around her property from Mountain Valley Pipeline crews working on felling trees.
Again and again, the urgent call goes out for educators and employers to work together to develop the talent supply pipeline needed for economic competitiveness and business growth in the Commonwealth. Blueprint Virginia 2025 - the business plan issued by the Virginia Chamber this past December - leads with the observation that "the availability of a well-trained and educated workforce remains the top concern for Virginia's business community, and with good reason."
Eric Himpton Holder Ex-Virginia governor says he could beat Trump in general election 2020 Dems boost down-ballot contenders in key states Citizenship question won't be most pernicious aspect of US Census MORE slammed the Trump administration at an event for Democrats in Ohio on Friday, accusing the president and Republicans of allowing "rampant corruption" to go on in the Cabinet. In remarks to Democrats Friday night that were first reported by the Washington Examiner , the Obama-era attorney general accused congressional Republicans of abandoning their duties of oversight over the executive branch.
The Department of Defense has released photos and videos of the early morning on strike on Syria designed to cripple the regime's ability to produce chemical weapons. Coalition forces consisting of American, British, and French naval and air assets launched a strike on three Syrian targets associated with the regime's chemical warfare operations Saturday morning in response to a deadly attack on civilians in the suburbs of Damascus last weekend.
Six months ago, no one predicted the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate during the May 8 primary election would be anything but a two-person race between current U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
The show began on Saturday. The Russian punk collective Pussy Riot have brought their anti-fascist messages to the Republican stronghold that strongly supports President Donald Trump.
Virginia Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, center, informs the State Senate that the House is ready to adjourn the 2018 session of the Virginia General Assembly session at the Capitol in Richmond on Saturday, March 10, 2018.
Executive Director of the Lackey Free Clinic, Carol Sale, gestures during an interview at the Lackey Free Clinic in Yorktown, Va., Thursday, March 1, 2018. Virginia lawmakers aren't going to pass a budget on schedule this year, the second time in four years that disagreements over Medicaid expansion have led to a stalemate.
The U.S. military has found the remains of a World War II pilot from Virginia who was last seen in a dogfight over Germany almost 75 years ago, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
A battle over Medicaid will keep Virginia's House and Senate from passing the two-year state budget on time, legislators acknowledged Thursday, just two days before the General Assembly's scheduled conclusion. The General Assembly will have to extend the current session or convene for a special session to continue work on the spending plan.
In West Virginia, striking public school teachers and staff celebrated a victory this week, inspiring educators outside their state to take action for better pay and working conditions. Their nine-day wildcat strike - the longest in recent West Virginia history - put in stark relief another national debate on teachers: President Donald Trump's plan to arm teachers with concealed firearms in the aftermath of the Valentine's Day school massacre in Parkland, Florida.
Born in 1772 in Bladensburg, Maryland, Wirt didn't receive as much formal education as he would have liked, with his parents dying when he was young and only receiving a relatively small inheritance. But he had skill and that was obvious so he had mentors ready to help.
A former top adviser to President Donald Trump's election campaign is to plead guilty to federal conspiracy and false statements charges Friday in the special counsel's Russia investigation. The plea by Rick Gates is a strong indication that he is planning to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation as it continues to probe the Trump campaign, Russian election interference and Gates' longtime business associate, Paul Manafort.