Republicans continue to move towards total control of the state government, with newly-elected Winsome Sears becoming the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first woman of color to hold statewide office.
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Major state-wide races are too close to call in Virginia has Republicans hold leads in the elections for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
McAuliffe, the presumptive front-runner in the five-person Democratic primary, has been methodically locking up and rolling out an unmatched number of endorsements.
The statues were taken down over the summer, and an inquiry into the contract between the city and a Richmond-area construction company owner has been initiated.
Meredith Watson said she has faced criticism as a black woman accusing a black man, which is seen as betraying her own race.
Attorney General Mark Herring’s interview with The Kojo Nnamdi Show marked his first in nearly a month since he admitted to wearing blackface.
Democrats also won the races for lieutenant governor and attorney general, tapping into voters’ regret at Trump’s victory in last year’s national election.
Democrat candidate for Virginia’s attorney general still facing criticism from comments about same-sex marriage.
District judges in Hawaii and Maryland cited Trump’s earlier calls for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.”