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Social Security used to be known as the third-rail of American politics, so super charged that it was untouchable. That's why Democrats are focused on recent comments from House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy that if Republicans take control of the House, they'd use raising the debt ceiling as leverage to force spending cuts.
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Your local registrar has a sample ballot that’ll show you what's on the ballot where you live. But political parties also have sample ballots, pieces of paper that are mailed to members of a political party and handed out at polling places.
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As long as campaign volunteers are more than 40 feet from the front door of a polling location, they can record voters coming and going and ask questions about which candidates they’re supporting. Voters don't have to answer, of course. But the campaigners have a First Amendment right to take pictures and ask questions.
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When Election Day was the sole focus of campaigns, the idea of an October surprise was a time-honored way to change the narrative leading into the final few weeks before an election. But now with early voting, Election Day is more of a season. And every day in October is essentially Election Day.
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Talk to local officials running those elections and they’ll tell you their job has become busier in the past few years – complicated by the fight against misinformation. Now local registrars are turning to communication pros to help wage that battle.
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Virginians overwhelmingly want abortion to be legal in most or all cases, according to a new poll from Christopher Newport University's Wason Center for Civic Leadership. But dig a little deeper into the results, and there's an interesting twist.
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Virginia’s Attorney General recently announced the formation of an Election Integrity Unit. A group, the AG’s office says, that will provide legal advice to the Department of Elections and investigate violations of state elections law.
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Republican candidates in some of Virginia's most competitive Congressional races will be able to hit the campaign trail this fall and talk about the American dream.
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The number of abortions performed in Virginia had been trending down. But there have been some recent upticks.
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Abortion is now illegal in at least one of Virginia’s bordering states, and more could follow. That means more women might need to make a potentially costly trip to Virginia for care.