by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2020 Just days after he was seen strolling the beach without a mask, and not practicing social distancing by posing for close-up selfies, Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam made it mandatory for the state’s residents to wear face masks nearly all the time for the forseeable future. Northam said in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 4, 2020 Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s draconian coronavirus lockdown order included sending police in protective garb to serve a summons on the pastor of a church for violating the state’s social distancing restrictions. Pastor Kevin Wilson of Lighthouse Fellowship Church on Chincoteague Island was threatened with jail time or a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2020 Even as they meet the criteria for reopening, and amid growing evidence that the coronavirus is far less deadly than politicians and the major media claim, Democratic governors have refused to lift, and some have even extended, the lockdowns they have imposed on their citizens. In response, prominent columnists […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 19, 2020 President Donald Trump called on Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia to “liberate” amid coronavirus lockdown orders that are getting “carried away.” Trump called out Virginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, who on Friday signed several gun control measures into law, including reinstating the state’s “one-handgun-a-month” rule and legislation that expands gun-purchase […]
FPI / February 18, 2020 Virginia Democrats’ move to ban assault weapons was rejected by the state Senate’s Judiciary Committee on Monday. Amid cheers from Second Amendment advocates who packed the committee room, the state Senate’s moderate Democrats joined Republicans in shelving the gun control legislation for the year. It was a major defeat for […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2019 Facebook has not asked for donations given to Virginia’s Gov. Ralph Northam and Secretary of State Mark Herring, both of whom have admitted to wearing blackface in the past, to be refunded. Political observers in Washington say the social media giant is practicing a double standard on the issue […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 11, 2019 The use of blackface in the United States goes back to around the 1830s when white actors in minstrel shows darkened their faces and used exaggerated stereotypes to dehumanize black people. In January, Florida’s Republican secretary of state, Michael Ertel, resigned after it was revealed that, in 2005, he […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, February 7, 2019 The three top Democrats in the commonwealth of Virginia seem engaged in a remarkable game of one-upmanship – or is it one-downmanship? Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax and Attorney General Mark Herring are all facing calls to step down amid a trio of scandals in what […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, February 5, 2019 Even after Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s comments on the acceptability of infanticide, and after he admitted that he at least on one occasion wore blackface, half of Democrats in Virginia still support the governor. A report on the Morning Consult poll taken after Northam was hit with the two scandals […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2019 Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, in a radio interview discussing legislation which would repeal the state’s restrictions on late-term abortions, suggested an infant could be born and then the mother and doctor could discuss what should happen next. Some observers said the Democrat governor’s seeming advocacy for infanticide raises the […]
