House Speaker Mike Johnson and Rep. Tom Emmer demonstrated the level of extremism in the Republican Party recently in their comments about the No Kings demonstration planned for October 18. Johnson referred to citizens planning to attend the October 18 demonstrations as “pro Hamas”, “antifa people”,

Conservative writer Andrew McCarthy provides a strong legal argument that the DOJ has no real case against James Comey, showing that the Trump Administration is pursuing charges purely for revenge.

The US took an even darker turn last week as Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. military should use U.S. cities as "training grounds", citing an invasion from within. Confirming many Americans' worst fears, Trump appears to want to exert his influence in the US using military force.

On Saturday I distributed materials in neighborhoods in Virginia Beach to reach voters for Cheryl Smith’s campaign for the House of Delegates in District 98. Cheryl aims to protect the safety net for working families, strengthen public schools and support veterans.

On Thursday night I participated in the Jen Kiggans Town Hall in lieu of Jen Kiggans herself. I answered questions from residents of Northampton County on the Eastern Shore related to the Trump administration's Big Bill, climate change, and Ukraine, among others. Great discussion and camaraderie!

Following the killing of Charlie Kirk last week, we must resolve more than ever to remove political violence from our society. This unfortunate event now adds to the high profile killing this year of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband.

I just found out that the President of Northwestern has resigned. It seems that all institutions are under attack under this administration. It's hard to see how the US will maintain its competitive edge if funding to its best universities are being slashed needlessly. www.cnn.com/2025/09/04/u...

Ironic that the Trump administration's FBI is searching John Bolton's home for classified documents when Trump himself allegedly took a large volume of classified documents to Mar a Lago, and resisted returning them. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...