Youngkin, Miyares slam Biden for granting clemency to ‘cop killers’
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Thursday that President Biden has pardoned the “Waverly Two” who admitted responsibility for the 1998 murder of a Sussex County police officer. He strongly criticized the president. “I am beyond outraged that President Biden has accepted responsibility for the brutal murders of Ferrone Claiborne […]
How will DeSantis, Youngkin and other 2028 hopefuls stay relevant outside the Trump administration?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had no trouble getting his name in the political spotlight during a busy week far from activity in the state's capital. “Now is the time for action, and it's time for Washington, D.C., to deliver results for the American people. There are no more excuses for the Republican Party,” said the […]
Youngkin orders flags to be raised for Trump’s inauguration amid mourning period for Jimmy Carter’s death
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) ordered the flag to be temporarily raised for the next president. donald trump's Inauguration ceremony on Monday. “I do hereby order that, in commemoration of the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, the flags of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia be raised by all […]
Youngkin Slams Biden’s Clemency of Men Who Killed Police Officer
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) criticized President Joe Biden's decision to pardon “two violent criminals” who killed police officers, calling it “beyond outrageous.” In a press release on Saturday, Youngkin said said Biden's pardons for Ferrone Claiborne and Terrence Richardson were made “even more unconscionable” because “U.S. Attorney Biden advised the White House against commuting […]
Youngkin condemns Biden’s clemency of two Virginia men
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican) harshly criticized President Biden's decision to commute the sentences of 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders, including two men sentenced to life in prison for killing local police officers. “I am beyond outraged that President Biden accepts responsibility for the brutal murders of Ferrone Claiborne and Terrence Richardson — a hero and […]
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Proposes ‘No Taxes on Tips’
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) announced a proposal to eliminate the tax on tips in the service industry, saying it would put an estimated $70 million annually “into the pockets of hardworking Virginians.” Youngkin made the announcement Monday during a visit to MacLean's Restaurant in Richmond. “There is no tax on tips,” he told reporters, […]
Youngkin calls for an end to taxes on tips ahead of Virginia legislative session
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) on Monday called for an end to the tax on tips in the state by including language in the next state budget that would eliminate the practice. “We have delivered more than $5 billion in tax cuts to date and remain committed to lowering the cost of living for hardworking […]
Youngkin to draft sanctuary city ban, making state funding contingent on ICE cooperation
Exclusive: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin plans to introduce a budget that would prevent tax dollars from going to non-ICE-compliant counties and independent cities and ban “sanctuary cities” in the state. The proposal would require local police and corrections officials to fulfill Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention requests for criminally undocumented immigrants and to provide […]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin makes the case for his state to incoming Trump admin employees: ‘Make Virginia your home’
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday encouraged future Trump administration officials and staff to choose “our great commonwealth” as their home instead of Washington, D.C. or Maryland. “I would like to personally encourage all new members of President Trump's administration moving to the region to make Virginia their home,” Youngkin said in a statement. […]
Glenn Youngkin ‘personally invites’ new Trump admin to settle in Virginia over Maryland and DC
Exclusive: Virginia Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin video ads Tuesday will invite countless new workers and officials from the second Trump administration to settle in the state rather than the District of Columbia or neighboring Maryland. Yonkin has made education policy a pillar of his 2021 campaign against former Gov. Trump. Amid some school controversy in […]