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Hope and Principles After Defeat: Virginia Students Stand for Freedom

In the wake of Democrats sweeping Virginia’s three statewide offices and adding to their majority in the House of Delegates Tuesday, many...

07.11.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Counties File Suit Over Virginia Democrats’ Redistricting Scheme

One of the most common questions I’m ever asked is, “What is the Virginia GOP going to do about (insert whatever the Virginia Democrats did......

04.11.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Defining Conservative Leadership: Heritage’s Dr. Kevin Roberts on Policy, Politics, and 2025 Virginia Elections

From the campus of Virginia Tech where he earned his master’s degree in history, to the presidency of the Texas Public Policy Foundation where he......

02.11.2025 1

Joe Thomas

Eric Trump and Freedom of the (Cider) Press

It’s autumn in Virginia, and lawns are covered with two things: multicolored leaves and multicolored political yard signs. Some people go...

01.11.2025 4

Joe Thomas

Cuccinelli on Dems’ Scheme to Change Virginia’s Congressional Maps and How to Stop Them

Just hours after Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee deposited $150,000 each in Abigail Spanberger’s campaign account and...

29.10.2025 1

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What’s Behind Virginia Democrats’ Push to Change Redistricting Rules Ahead of Elections

Former Attorney General Eric Holder became infamous for the viral video in which he tells a gathering, “When they go low, we kick them.” Now......

28.10.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Virginia Power Play: Democrat Speaker’s Push to Redraw Congressional Districts

Why is the Democrat Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates calling a special session of the Virginia General Assembly now, a week before...

28.10.2025 5

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Virginia AG Jason Miyares Talks About Jay Jones and Preventing Democrat Takeover of State in 2 Weeks

With less than two weeks until Election Day, Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is enjoying what the polls say is upwards of a six......

24.10.2025 1

Joe Thomas

Spanberger Doesn’t Want to Address Distractions. But That’s Part of the Job.

Abigail Spanberger wants to be the next governor of Virginia but bristles at being asked about the Democrat team that she is campaigning with. She......

23.10.2025 3

Joe Thomas

Why Is Obama Returning to Campaign in This Virginia Region for First Time in 13 Years?

How close is the race for Virginia’s next governor? We could cite polls (Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads by more than five points in the two......

23.10.2025 4

Joe Thomas

Hidden Costs of Solar: Exposing the Flaws in Virginia’s Clean Economy Act

You may have heard the expression “there are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” This expression speaks loudly when the issue of “renewable”...

21.10.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Inside the Surveillance State: Denver Riggleman and How the Jan. 6 Commission Threatened Our Rights

Denver Riggleman took great pride in announcing in 2021 that the January 6 Commission had asked him to take on the role of senior technical... Read...

20.10.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Jay Jones Hints at Just What Kind of Attorney General He Might Be

It is considered impolite to say, “We told you so.” However, after the debate Thursday between Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and his...

18.10.2025 40

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John Reid on How Virginia’s Earle-Sears Pressed in Debate, Gained in Polls

It has been a tumultuous several days in Virginia’s off-year races for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. As the fallout from...

15.10.2025 3

Joe Thomas

Horrific Texts Are Merely ‘Distractions’ to Virginia Democrats

Much has already been written regarding the case of Jay Jones, the Democratic Party candidate for Virginia’s next attorney general. This addition to...

09.10.2025 5

Joe Thomas

Why School Board Elections May Be Just as Critical as Virginia’s Governor’s Race

September was not a good month for the advocates of government schools—across the nation and here in Virginia. In Des Moines, Iowa, the city’s...

07.10.2025 7

Joe Thomas

As the Air Temperature Cools, the Election Heats up in Virginia

Photo by Win McNamee via: Getty Images The post As the Air Temperature Cools, the Election Heats up in Virginia appeared first on The Daily Signal.

02.10.2025 4

Joe Thomas

Virginia School Reverses Decision to Pull Plug on Turning Point Event

Many times over Charlie Kirk’s career, those who opposed the idea of anyone hearing his conservative message would threaten to disrupt the college...

01.10.2025 4

Joe Thomas

A Kirk Effect on the Virginia and New Jersey Gubernatorial Races?

A newly released poll of New Jersey voters conducted 12 days after the murder of conservative leader and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk...

29.09.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Why Virginia Universities Aren’t Making the Grade When It Comes to Free Speech

When it comes to free speech on campus, Virginia universities aren’t making the grade. On Sept. 23, I published a column detailing how some...

25.09.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Virginia Universities Score a ‘D’ in College Free Speech Rankings

The echoes of Sunday’s memorial service for slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk are still reverberating across the United States. While Kirk’s...

24.09.2025 3

Joe Thomas

Key Seats Virginia GOP Hopes to Flip to Take Back State House

As the 45-day early voting period has recently begun in Virginia—the second longest after the 46 days of Minnesota and South Dakota—I was reminded...

23.09.2025 10

Joe Thomas

Selective Outrage and Political Spin: The Charlie Kirk Fallout

There seems to be an ironic discordance among folks who, let’s just say, don’t share recently assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie...

23.09.2025 7

Joe Thomas

‘I Knew That I Needed to Give It All Away’: Virginia Woman Donates $150K Lottery Winnings to Charity

Carrie Edwards of Midlothian won $150,000 from the Virginia Lottery in the Sept. 8 drawing. “As soon as that divine windfall happened and came...

19.09.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Media’s Double Standard: Why Won’t They Ask Spanberger About Supporters’ Violent Rhetoric?

Back in 2017 and 2021, it was one of the most common questions the media asked Donald Trump: “Do you denounce [insert name of someone... Read More...

16.09.2025 4

Joe Thomas

‘Nuclear’ Data Centers Right Outside Virginia’s Capital City?

Richmond, Virginia’s WTVR news viewers heard the headline this week that “Goochland County residents voice concerns over proposed data center and...

12.09.2025 3

Joe Thomas

The Poll Numbers Are Changing in Virginia’s Race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor

So much of the media coverage of a political cycle revolves around (or devolves into) stories about polls and fundraising totals, and this story is......

11.09.2025 3

Joe Thomas

The Legacy of Charlie Kirk

“Jefferson lives!” Those reportedly were the last words spoken by Thomas Jefferson’s partner in drafting the Declaration of Independence, John...

11.09.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Prosecutor Announces Run to Flip Virginia Congressional Seat Blue

Virginia prosecutor Shannon Taylor announced that she is running for the Democrat nomination for the 2026 congressional midterms in an attempt to...

10.09.2025 10

Joe Thomas

Fairfax School Board Meeting Turns Heated as GOP Candidates Weigh in on Title IX Lawsuit

Another contentious school board meeting occurred in Northern Virginia on Wednesday, this time in Fairfax County, where the school division is suing...

06.09.2025 10

Joe Thomas

Senator Says It’s ‘Extremely Troubling’ to Believe Rights Come From the Creator

The U.S. Senate has wasted no time getting back to serving the American people after its six-week summer recess. With issues like the Sept. 30... Read...

05.09.2025 10

Joe Thomas

What School Choice Options Are Available for Virginia Families?

School choice continues to be a hot topic among parents in Virginia, especially in an election year when the Governor’s Mansion and House of...

03.09.2025 2

Joe Thomas

One Picture Worth Just 15 Words Could Change the Entire Virginia Governor’s Race

While the expression is “a picture is worth a thousand words,” as the race for Virginia’s next governor heats up, could it be worth only... Read...

03.09.2025 20

Joe Thomas

From Reagan to Trump: Rethinking Poverty Solutions in America

Ever since Ronald Reagan gave his “A Time for Choosing” speech in 1964, conservative politicians have wandered further and further away from...

01.09.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Are Soros’ Money and Influence Starting to Dwindle?

It’s not that George Soros was born in 2008, but that’s the year he became part of the political zeitgeist as we learned about how... Read More...

29.08.2025 3

Joe Thomas

Fighting to Bring Conservative Common Sense to Liberal States

It must be easier to be a conservative in Texas or Florida. But what does it take to get up every morning in a state... Read More The post Fighting to...

26.08.2025 3

Joe Thomas

Parental Input in Education Is Key Concern for Virginia Voters

After years of advocates trying to convince Virginia legislators to follow the lead of states like Florida and Arizona to offer...

20.08.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Why Virginia Officials Warn Against Relying on Mail-In Voting

President Donald Trump on Monday pledged to “get rid” of mail-in ballots for elections. While whatever he ultimately does shouldn’t affect...

19.08.2025 3

Joe Thomas

Putting out an APB on the Virginia PBA’s Gubernatorial Endorsement

This week, the Virginia Police Benevolent Association announced its endorsements for the three statewide executive races in Virginia. One of the...

16.08.2025 9

Joe Thomas

‘I Told You So’ Starts Here: Criminal Investigations Into High School-Assisted Abortions, Jan. 6 Truth, and More

Over the first 200 days of the second Trump administration, many details have come to light that have confirmed things that the legacy media and......

14.08.2025 30

Joe Thomas

‘What Gives Trump the Right …?’

Can the president really temporarily federalize the Washington, D.C., police force in an effort to reduce the rampant crime occurring in the city? Is...

13.08.2025 3

Joe Thomas

DOJ Investigates Blacklisting of Christian Realtor for Expressing Traditional Values

Free speech and free association, two cornerstones of freedom in the United States, both fell under the boots of politically weaponized “wokeness”...

08.08.2025 3

Joe Thomas

Chinese Communist Party-Linked Exec Donated $50K to Democrat’s Gubernatorial Campaign

News broke Wednesday that a U.S.-based executive at a luxury electric car maker gave tens of thousands of dollars to the campaign of Democrat...

07.08.2025 4

Joe Thomas

Trump’s Endorsement of Virginia’s GOP Nominee for Governor—and a Little History

Amidst questions about actress Sydney Sweeney’s jeans ad and her reported Republican voter registration, President Donald Trump was asked Sunday if...

07.08.2025 10

Joe Thomas

If You Hold a Rally and No One Comes …

What has happened to Trump Derangement Syndrome? Has there been some new cure discovered or are we just developing herd immunity? Saturday, Aug. 2,...

05.08.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Can the EPA Help Undo Virginia’s Climate Mandates?

This week, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin began the process of negating the agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding” that...

01.08.2025 2

Joe Thomas

Virginia GOP Faces Tough Forecast for November: One GOP Leader Weighs In

With August about to begin, longtime Virginia election watchers say that this is when “it gets real.” And with Virginia being only one of two......

30.07.2025 1

Joe Thomas

US Education Department Targets Virginia Schools’ Transgender Policies

The U.S. Department of Education is charging that five public school divisions in Northern Virginia are violating federal law by continuing to allow...

29.07.2025 5

Joe Thomas

2026 … Already?

With Virginia’s 45-day-long early voting window, the commonwealth is just slightly less than a month away from the beginning of the 2025 statewide...

24.07.2025 3

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It’s Back-to-(Micro)-School Time! And What Are Microschools Anyway?

It’s nearing back-to-school time in Virginia as we enter a universe where the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the dismantling of the...

24.07.2025 3

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‘I Knew That I Needed to Give It All Away’: Virginia Woman Donates $150K Lottery Winnings to Charity

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