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Beth Macy didn't intend to run for Congress, but the Virginia Democrat has raised more than $1 million in the recent quarter and says rising inflation, the

He encourages people reenfranchised as a result of his lawsuit to vote in November.

As the hometown newspaper cut staff and TV stations left one small Virginia town, a website appeared touting a new, trusted source of local news. But the who, what, when, where and why of it have baff...

October 3, 2026 • Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD • A Day of Peace, Love, Justice, and Music

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Beth Macy is running for Congress because Roanoke and the Shenandoah Valleys deserve leaders who tell the truth about our challenges—and fight like hell to fix them.

President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.

The additions include Kansas’s 2nd, Michigan’s 1st, North Carolina’s 13th, New Jersey’s 2nd, Oklahoma’s 5th, Texas’s 9th, Virginia’s 6th and Washington’s 5th.

Tim Miller has more candidates to watch and support.

On September 15 the House voted 220-204 to end the war with Iran — the third time since June. Republicans voted 203 to 7 against it, and 180 of the members who voted no are on our report cards. The sa...

Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, is drawing on her reporting experience to win Virginia voters in a longtime Republican district

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Beth Macy, author of Dopesick, is drawing on her reporting experience to win Virginia voters in a longtime Republican district

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