Chesapeake’s E.W. Jackson under fire for comparing Planned Parenthood to KKK

The pastor and attorney once compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and blasted African-Americans for their “slavish devotion” to the Democratic Party.

  • News / Politics Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

    Cuccinelli’s office: Open government law doesn’t apply to us

    The office says the Freedom of Information Act doesn’t apply to it because the office is established by the Virginia Constitution and is not therefore a “public body” as defined by the act.

  • Politics obama

    Obamas pay $112,214 in 2012 taxes

    The president and First Lady earned $608,611 last year, and paid $112,214 in taxes. Sales from his best-selling books slowed, bringing his overall gross adjusted income down 30% compared to 2011.

  • Military / News / Politics pentagoncuts

    Pentagon to cut furlough days for civilian workers from 22 to 14

    Civilian defense department workers will only face 14 days without pay instead of 22, according to the Associated Press. Officials…

  • Politics (CNN)

    $585,000 hotel tab for Biden’s one-night trip to Paris ‘Nothing out of the ordinary’

    If you think Paris is expensive, the City of Light costs a lot more when you’re traveling with the vice president.

  • News / Politics Photo: Congressman Scott Rigell Website

    Congressman Rigell’s town hall postponed

    Newport News, Va. – Congressman Scott Rigell’s town hall scheduled for tomorrow morning at Christopher Newport University has been postponed….

  • Military / Politics pentagoncuts

    Defense Department delays civilian furloughs for two weeks

    The Department of Defense announced today that planned civilian furloughs due to budget cuts will be delayed by about two…

  • Politics Bill Bolling

    Bolling says no to run as Independent for gov.

    (CNN) — It’s a two man race in this year’s gubernatorial battle in Virginia. Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling announced…

  • News / Politics white house

    White House to cease tours on March 9th due to budget cuts

    The move is meant to cut costs in the wake of forced spending cuts that hit the entire federal government last Friday.

  • Military / Politics Drugs seized by the Norfolk-based USS Nicholas

    Budget cuts to pull Navy out of the war on drugs

    U.S. Navy frigates will stop patrolling for drug runners by April due to the sequester budget cuts, according to the…

  • News / Politics budget cuts

    House GOP unveils bill to avoid shutdown, lessen cuts for defense programs

    House Republicans unveiled a bill that doesn’t replace the forced spending cuts, but lessens the pain for the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • Politics sequester400

    Republicans and Democrats brace – and blame – ahead of spending cuts

    Optimism for a last-minute deal averting massive across-the-board spending cuts was scarce Sunday.

  • News / Politics sequester400

    Debate on spending cuts seeks blame, not solutions

    Why are there no formal budget negotiations taking place with Congress on break this week as leaders from both parties accuse each other of intransigence?