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Washington Examiner • April 7, 2026 16:55

Abigail Spanberger's terrible gamble

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Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) may be an intellectual lightweight with the charisma of a room-temperature cucumber, but that’s never stopped a politician from finding success as a nonthreatening centrist.  Many of the governors with the highest approval ratings in the country have carved out appealing governing strategies in the mushy middle, diligently avoiding acts of […]

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Abigail Spanberger's terrible gamble

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Four April elections — two House special elections, a Wisconsin Supreme Court race, and Virginia's redistricting referendum — could reshape the razor-thin House majority.

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DHS slams Democrat Sen Chris Van Hollen claim, says illegal alien caused crash while fleeing ICE

DHS pushes back on Sen. Van Hollen's claims about an asylum seeker, saying the man allegedly evaded ICE officers and caused a crash in Baltimore.

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A Washington Post-Schar School poll finds that Virginia voters are highly polarized over Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), who ran as a unifying centrist.

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A slight majority of Virginia voters supports giving Democrats a temporary edge in congressional maps, but opponents are more motivated in new Post-Schar School poll.