Executive Orders
- 41,085 Declined ICE Detainers Nationwide — Arlington Held Up as Democrat Sanctuary Case Study
House Judiciary: sanctuary jurisdictions declined at least 41,085 ICE detainers Oct. 2022–early 2026 and 17,864 in Trump’s first 12 months back; Arlington’s Democrat Trust Policy is the Virginia deep dive.
- Spanberger restores voting rights to more than 60,000 Felons
Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Felons since taking office in January, reversing the more restrictive restoration process adopted by her predecessor and reopening voting access for thousands of people with past felony convictions, her administration said Friday. The 66,085 Virginians whose rights have been restored may […]
- Governor Abigail Spanberger calls for voluntary water conservation
This post was originally published on this site. The latest update by the Drought Monitoring Task Force of Virginia shows that Southside Virginia is still under a drought alert despite recent rain. Governor Abigail Spanberger is encouraging Virginians to take voluntary and commonsense steps to conserve and reduce water use. Abigail Spanberger encourages Virginians take […]
- What’s in the water? What we know and don’t know about data center water discharge in Virginia
Data centers require a massive amount of water to cool their systems, which heat up as they process digital information through numerous computers and network servers. Systems that aren’t “closed loop” have to cycle out water that doesn’t evaporate. Most data centers in Virginia are permitted to discharge water into municipal wastewater systems, the same […]
- George Washington University Hires Judge Overseeing Antisemitism Case Against It to Teach Discretionary and Ethics Judgment
The Washington Free Beacon showed that George Washington University hired a federal judge who is presiding a lawsuit accusing GW Law of “pervasive antisemitic harassing” to teach a GW Law class on “ethics, discretionary judgment and social media posts.” The judge, Biden’s appointee Loren AlKhan, is yet to recuse from the case. Legal experts have […]
- Spanberger acts on immigration bills, seeks changes to ICE-related measures
Protesters hold signs outside Richmond City Hall in August during a rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detentions, calling for the city to bar local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury) Gov. Abigail Spanberger this week signed several immigration-related bills into law and proposed changes to others, clarifying how Virgin
- Trump orders withdrawal from Paris climate agreement
WASHINGTON — Just hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed some of his first executive orders as an arena crowd of thousands cheered a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and a mandate for federal workers to return to the office full-time. Trump scrawled his signature on nearly 10 portfolio-bound documents at a […]