Virginia takes legal action against Trump’s immigration order
Attorney General Mark Herring, flanked by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, announced Tuesday that Virginia is taking legal action against President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Herring called the order “unconstitutional and unlawful.” He said Virginia is already being hurt by the immigration ban. Herring said it affects the state’s businesses, […]
Trump’s War on Facts
Since the creation of American democracy, this country has valued a Constitution granting its people the freedom of speech and press. These statements, written as absolute and inalienable rights, led to the creation of a strong and crucial limb of the American political system: mass media. In his first week as President, Donald Trump has […]
Inauguration Day by Malik Radford
Letter to the Editor: Trump on the EPA
Dear Editor: President-elect Donald Trump promised to to drain the swamp in Washington, but his picks of Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), former Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to lead the Department of State, and climate-change denier Rick Perry for Energy Secretary, suggest the swamp creatures are positioned to take the […]
In step with the Women’s March, Richmond takes to the streets
More than 1,000 protesters gathered at the Lee Statue on Monument Avenue last Saturday and marched to Boulevard in solidarity with next week’s Women’s March on Washington protesting Donald Trump’s inauguration as president. State officials and local activists gave speeches before and after the march, urging more public participation in politics and activism to counter […]
Anti-Trump protesters take to Richmond streets
More than 100 demonstrators marched through Richmond on Friday evening to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. DISRUPTJ20RVA, a social movement group, organized the event. “Join local activists as we demonstrate that we won’t tolerate the white supremacist agenda of the incoming administration,” organizers wrote in a […]
Trump’s scary right-wing Cabinet
Almost immediately following the election Trump has adhered to the many racist and offensive views he campaigned on, despite a call for “unity” during his acceptance speech. This is perhaps most evident with his cabinet picks thus far. The President’s cabinet is one of the most integral parts of the United States’ executive governing apparatus, […]
Letter from the Editor
Those who know me well know I was nothing short of a train wreck these past few post-election weeks. I don’t think anyone expected me to take the results to heart the way I did — and quite frankly, neither did I. I sat at the bar with tears streaming down my face as I watched […]
Area precincts helped Clinton secure Virginia
In an unexpected victory that “reshaped” the electoral map, Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency by exceeding the necessary 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning. Trump locked-in 290 electoral college votes across 32 states to beat Clinton’s 16 states and 228 electoral votes, according to the New York Times’ election results, last updated Nov. […]
Election night 2016 – LIVE updates
The CT is broadcasting live with WVCW 102.9 FM until 1 a.m. with panels, interviews with candidates and the latest local and national election updates. NATIONAL ELECTION UPDATES 3 A.M. UPDATE Around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Trump appeared in New York before a crowd of his supporters to deliver his victory speech. Clinton had called him […]