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BREAKING NEWS: Lori Chavez-DeRemer to depart as Trump labor secretary after a series of allegations of abuse of power.

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With the help of the Sandy Hook families, The Onion has reached a long-awaited deal to take over InfoWars.

We've enlisted the help of @timheidecker.bsky.social, who will be InfoWars' Creative Director.

Please stand by for more.

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The Onion has a new deal in place to take over Alex Jones’ InfoWars, pending approval from a bankruptcy judge. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...

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Pennsylvania's motor-voter system effectively screens non-citizens from voter registration • Pennsylvania Capital-Star The audit also revealed problems with PennDOT’s data security protocols and recommended tighter internal controls.

Pennsylvania's auditor general, a Republican, audited 210,000+ new voter registrations under Gov. Shapiro's new motor voter system to see if noncitizens were registering to vote.

They found one. One.

And that was because a PennDOT staffer erred. It was fixed before the driver left the office.

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Might be dicey schedulewise but let’s tawk.

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Brilliant callback.

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Didn’t realize the job of a Supreme Court Justice was to make half the country “miserable.”

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Nothing kills brain cells more than trying to figure out if people are that painfully naive or just faking it for engagement.

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CONFIRMED: Fmr. VA Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax involved in murder-suicide at his Annandale home, FFX Police Chief confirms. Fairfax shot his wife Cerina several times before turning gun on himself. Teenage children were at home at the time.

LIVE COVERAGE: fox5dc.com/live

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BREAKING: FOX 5 confirming through property records that former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is the owner of the Annandale home that was the scene of an early morning murder-suicide. No ID yet on victims. We’re expecting a briefing from police at 8:45am. See it on-air, fox5dc.com, or the Fox Local app.

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As Virginia considers redistricting, the “Vote Yes” movement is showing a 5-point lead as Virginians eclipse 1,000,000 ballots in early voting, but what’s the X factor? @statenavigate.org is back on the show tonight. 11:30PM on air and Fox Local.

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JUST IN: DC Councilmember and DC Delegate candidate Brooke Pinto apologizes to her council colleague and Democratic primary rival Robert White after releasing a nearly 70-page dossier of opposition research that White said contained personal information.

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Big show on the Final 5 tonight @ 11:30 on FOX5DC:

- Former VA Attorney General Jason Miyares on next week's Virginia redistricting referendum.

- Rushern Baker wants to go to Congress. He makes his case for Maryland's 5th District.

On air and Fox Local app.

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Days after the president blasted the Pope as “weak on Crime,” his own DOJ moved to dismiss criminal cases against individuals convicted of conspiring to use force to prevent the peaceful transfer of power.

Some of the conduct for which Rhodes was convicted:

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/oath...

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Rangers, Islanders, Devils all miss playoffs in same year for first time in history Tristate hockey fans are in for an early transition to baseball this summer.

This is simply impressive!

Rangers, Islanders, Devils all miss playoffs in same year for first time in history

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Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off its closure The Venetoulis Institute will acquire the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, converting it to a nonprofit to prevent the historic paper’s closure.

The parent org of the Baltimore Banner, the nonprofit news site that has quickly become the city’s outlet of record, is taking over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ahead of its imminent closure next month. www.thebanner.com/economy/bann...

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VA Gov. Spanberger is offering amendment to assault weapons ban (SB 749) to provide additional guidance to law enforcement and protect some semi-automatic shotguns used for hunting. No specifics yet. Gov. faced 12am deadline. General Assembly returns 4/22 to consider amendments.

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Dueling statements after DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto drops a 70-page opposition research doc on her colleague and rival for Dem nomination for DC Delegate Robert White. We’re working on the full story right now for FOX 5 at 10 & 11 and Fox Local.

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BREAKING NEWS: Embattled Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is resigning from Congress after sexual assault allegations.

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BREAKING: Governor Spanberger Does Not Sign Tax Bills the General Assembly Never Passed 

 
RICHMOND, VA — Hours before the 11:59pm deadline for her action on the more than 1,000 bills passed by the General Assembly, Governor Abigail Spanberger did not sign dozens of tax bills into law — because the General Assembly never passed them, and the bills never reached her desk.

 

For more information about how a bill becomes a law, click here.

 

The following bills died in the General Assembly on February 18, 2026, when the legislation did not get sent to the opposite chamber for consideration because the bills did not pass — or even come up for a vote — in their chamber of origin. The 2026 General Assembly Session ended on March 14, 2026.

 

·     HB978, HB900, SB730 — State sales tax expansion to include several or all of the services listed below:
·     Gym membership
·     Storage facility use
·     Dog walking
·     Dog grooming
·     Counseling
·     Vehicle repair
·     Home repair
·     Dry cleaning
·     Cosmetic services
·     Software application service
·     Computer-related services
·     Website hosting and design
·     Data storage, and
·     Digital subscription services
·     HB243 — Tax on large employers
·     HB378 — Investment income tax on individuals, trusts, and estates
·     HB1179, SB638:
·     Regional sales and use tax for certain localities
·     Tax on transportation network companies (i.e. Uber/Lyft)
·     Tax on retail deliveries (i.e. DoorDash/Uber Eats)
·     Tax on regional commercial parking
·     HB919, SB763 — Tax on firearms and ammunitions sales
 

The Office of the Governor does not typically comment on bills that failed to pass the General Assembly. In this case, the volume of misinformation — spread across social media and repeated in press coverage — made a clarification necessary. The facts are straightforward.

BREAKING: Governor Spanberger Does Not Sign Tax Bills the General Assembly Never Passed RICHMOND, VA — Hours before the 11:59pm deadline for her action on the more than 1,000 bills passed by the General Assembly, Governor Abigail Spanberger did not sign dozens of tax bills into law — because the General Assembly never passed them, and the bills never reached her desk. For more information about how a bill becomes a law, click here. The following bills died in the General Assembly on February 18, 2026, when the legislation did not get sent to the opposite chamber for consideration because the bills did not pass — or even come up for a vote — in their chamber of origin. The 2026 General Assembly Session ended on March 14, 2026. · HB978, HB900, SB730 — State sales tax expansion to include several or all of the services listed below: · Gym membership · Storage facility use · Dog walking · Dog grooming · Counseling · Vehicle repair · Home repair · Dry cleaning · Cosmetic services · Software application service · Computer-related services · Website hosting and design · Data storage, and · Digital subscription services · HB243 — Tax on large employers · HB378 — Investment income tax on individuals, trusts, and estates · HB1179, SB638: · Regional sales and use tax for certain localities · Tax on transportation network companies (i.e. Uber/Lyft) · Tax on retail deliveries (i.e. DoorDash/Uber Eats) · Tax on regional commercial parking · HB919, SB763 — Tax on firearms and ammunitions sales The Office of the Governor does not typically comment on bills that failed to pass the General Assembly. In this case, the volume of misinformation — spread across social media and repeated in press coverage — made a clarification necessary. The facts are straightforward.

The @abigailspanberger.com press release headlined “Governor Spanberger Does Not Sign Tax Bills the General Assembly Never Passed” is doing the heavy lifting for those who never saw Schoolhouse Rock. #VAPoli

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a powerful figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result

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The Swalwell allegations are serious and from all appearances, carefully sourced and reported — but campaign operatives trying to suggest some kind of narrative based on photos ought to be mindful of a stash of files making their slow trickle through the DOJ right now.

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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoes proposed casino in Fairfax County Share

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoes proposed casino in Fairfax County fox5dc.com/news/virgini...

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INBOX: VA Governor Spanberger Vetoes Proposed Fairfax Casino

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Nope. The @wmata.com station workers were more help.

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Yeah. All good. My train was pulling in so I hopped on board.

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It’s objectively hilarious that after 10 years of living in DC, the first time I get threatened by some little masked punk at a Metro station is in full view of three National Guardsmen who told the Metro station workers “we can’t do anything about that.”

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Metro employees killed in early morning shooting in Northwest DC: sources Two men are dead following a shooting in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., early Thursday morning.

Two WMATA employees killed in an early-morning shooting near Metro's bus garage in Friendship Heights.

www.fox5dc.com/news/2-men-k...

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Gov. Wes Moore on @semafor.com's report that Baltimore Sun/Sinclair Broadcasting owner David Smith enlisted a team to scrutinize everything from his basketball record to Army career.

Wild detail: a producer accidentally looped Moore’s team on internal emails.

www.semafor.com/article/04/0...

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It would be much easier if you didn’t have to go be a scholar

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