After weeks of buildup and a missed self-imposed Jan. 30 deadline, Virginia Democrats on Thursday evening finally released their long-awaited revised congressional map, proposing an aggressive 10"1 configuration that would tilt 10 of the state's 11 U.S. House districts toward their party. The proposed congressional map leaves several of Virginia's largest districts visually intact while concentrating most of its changes in Northern and central Virginia. The new plan preserves the broad outlines of some existing districts but redistributes how the population is grouped across much of the state. The 9th District remains a single, expansive district in the state's far southwestern corner. The Eastern Shore"based 2nd District is also preserved, maintaining a clear coastal anchor on the map.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made an unfounded claim on Wednesday that the keto diet can cure schizophrenia. read more
The State Department told American citizens to "leave Iran now" on Feb. 6, as negotiators for both countries met in Oman amid President Donald Trump's recent threats of military action. read more
The Environmental Protection Agency enforces the country's environmental laws. But a new report shows the Trump EPA has initiated a record low number of actions against polluters, compared to past administrations. That's according to the watchdog group Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), which says the numbers were lower in 2025, even compared to Trump's first term in office. By examining court records, the group found that only 16 legal actions were taken against alleged polluters on the EPA's behalf by the Department of Justice. That's 87% lower than Obama's first year of his second term and 76% lower than Biden's first year. And that's 81% lower than even the first year of Trump's first term in 2017. Part of the problem is that the EPA relies on the U.S. Department of Justice to file lawsuits, and there have been fewer government attorneys available to do so.
Longtime GOP lawmaker Ed Clere says the Republican Party has become "unrecognizable" under Trump. read more
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