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WASHINGTON: While India is in the throes of a delimitation debate that is pitting mostly southern states against some northern states, the United States has plunged into a redistricting rumble that is defining the Republican red v Democrat blue divide even more starkly. Voters in Virginia on Tuesday narrowly approved a high-stakes referendum that essentially…
The US Department of Justice has fired veteran lawyer James W Hundley just hours after a panel of federal judges unanimously appointed him as interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, marking the latest clash between the judiciary and the Trump administration over prosecutorial appointments.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the dismissal shortly…
A woman in West Virginia was arrested after she allegedly tried to recruit people to assassinate President Donald Trump, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said. The woman has been identified as Morgan Morrow, 39, and was charged with one count of terroristic threats. Deputies said Morrow was recruiting individuals to “pursue and assassinate” Trump, and…
Travis Turner’s family: Virginia coach, wife, children and child abuse charges (Image via Getty) The story of Travis L. Turner, a well-known high school football coach from Virginia, has spread across the country, and not for sports reasons. Turner went missing on November 20, just when the police were about to come and talk to…
One man was killed after a shooting inside a store at Patrick Henry Mall in Virginia on Saturday. Officers were called to the scene around 10:50 am and found a man with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died.According to the Newport News Police Department and…
Another Indian-origin truck driver in the US, Sukhjinder Singh, has been taken into ICE custody for possible deportation, months after he caused a fatal crash and then pleaded guilty to the vehicular manslaughter that took place earlier this year in West Virginia. Singh was sentenced to the maximum of one year in jail after he…
Zohran Mamdani (left), Ghazala Hashmi and Aftab Pureval (agencies) Three candidates of Indian-origin – Zohran Mamdani, Aftab Pureval and Ghazala Hashmi – helped the Democrats deliver Donald Trump his first major political setback since his return to power last November. The trio won key elections in New York City, Cincinnati and Virginia, giving Democrats a…
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has become the governor of Virginia, making history as the first woman to lead the state after reclaiming the governor’s mansion from Republicans on Tuesday.The former congresswoman and ex-CIA officer defeated Virginia’s Republican lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, as reported by CBS News. The Virginia race drew national attention, seen by many as…
Democrat Ghazala Hashmi on Tuesday won the lieutenant governor’s race in United States’ Virgina, defeating John Reid. Ghazala is the first Indian American and First Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia.Hashmi is a former college professor who won the nomination after prevailing in a crowded June Democratic primary.As lieutenant governor, Hashmi will preside over…
American voters will head to the polls for key off-year elections, including races for New York mayor and Virginia governor, along with several local contests and ballot measures. The results will offer an early gauge of voter sentiment less than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term. Mayoral elections This year’s key mayoral races…
