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Progressive wins VA race despite admitted indifference to ‘sexually explicit material’ in schools
Democrat Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi was elected to serve as Virginia’s lieutenant governor Tuesday night, defeating Republican strategist and radio host John Reid.
Hashmi won the election with 53.4% of the vote, while Reid garnered 46.3%, according to the Associated Press. Of the three major Virginia elections, this is the second race called in favor of the Democrats.
Polls had Reid and Hashmi polling neck and neck.
Although the race was projected to be neck and neck into election night, Hashmi pulled ahead by over 145,000 votes.
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Throughout the election cycle, Virginia Democrats were plagued with scandals related to violent and extreme rhetoric. Attorney General candidate Jay Jones infamously fantasized about murdering his political opponents, and Hashmi was on the record tolerating explicit content in children’s classrooms.
“One of my concerns is violence. We seem to focus on sexually explicit material,” Hashmi said in a video obtained by Blaze News. “I don’t really care about that.”
“We teach the books that other people try to ban,” Hashmi said.
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Despite this, polls had Reid and Hashmi polling neck and neck.
Reid spent his time on the campaign trail focusing on the economy, lowering taxes, and slashing regulations, as well as defending law enforcement. Reid repeatedly called out Hashmi’s progressive track record.
Hashmi made abortion access a core value for her campaign despite Virginia’s lenient laws that allow abortion up to the third trimester. Hashmi also campaigned on tightening gun restrictions, as well as pitching herself as the anti-Trump candidate.
Although these social issues are not a priority for most of the state’s voters, Virginians ultimately cast their ballots in Hashmi’s favor.
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Bondi exposes ‘UNPRECEDENTED’ Arctic Frost action against Trump by Biden admin
Attorney General Pam Bondi revealed on Tuesday further disturbing details about the Biden administration’s Operation Arctic Frost, which targeted at least nine Republican lawmakers.
‘It was a clear effort by the Biden White House and the Biden DOJ to go after the president.’
Documents previously published by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) exposed that the operation sought the private cellphone records of Republican politicians.
The investigation into Arctic Frost unveiled that the Biden administration provided Trump’s phone to special counsel Jack Smith, Bondi announced on Tuesday.
“During the Arctic Frost Investigation, we found that Special Counsel seized President Trump’s government-issued phone,” Bondi wrote in a post on X.
Bondi called the action by the Biden administration “UNPRECEDENTED.”
“In addition, Special Counsel subpoenaed all of President Trump’s PERSONAL phone records,” she continued. “We can never again allow this kind of government weaponization in America.”
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Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Bondi stated that the latest findings were provided to Congress.
Conservatives flooded Bondi’s post with comments asking if any arrests would follow these new revelations, expressing that many are tired of the political theater and want to see justice served.
“Why not move forward with charges?” one X user asked. “Why hand it to Congress … so it can die in committee and resurface as campaign soundbites? We’re tired of the theater. We want accountability.”
“America is sick and tired of talk,” another user wrote. “We want major arrests and long prison terms. I really do not know how else to make this more clear. Our guy has a MUG SHOT, his personal home was raided by armed law enforcement with shoot to kill orders. He has had multiple attempts on his life.”
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted to Bondi’s announcement during Tuesday’s press briefing.
“I think this is just further evidence of the egregious overreach and weaponization of government that took place under the previous White House against then-former president and now-President Donald J. Trump,” Leavitt said. “It was a clear effort by the Biden White House and the Biden DOJ to go after the president.”
The Department of Justice declined to comment beyond the AG’s statement.
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Texas DMV has allegedly been registering vehicles to illegal aliens
Amid road dangers such as non-English-speaking foreigners behind the wheels of 18-wheelers across America, one Texas state representative claims to have discovered another abuse of the system, this time at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
On Monday, Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) wrote a letter to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles demanding an investigation after his office received reports that illegal aliens were able to register vehicles despite their status.
‘It is past time the Texas government starts acting like we are in a battle for the future of western civilization, because we are.’
“My office recently received alarming reports of illegal immigrants being able to register their vehicles in the State of Texas. To my shock, upon investigation, my office has verified that these reports are in fact real,” Harrison said in the letter.
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The letter cites Texas Transportation Code section 502.040(b), which reads, “The application must be accompanied by personal identification as determined by department rule.”
The letter alleges that the “broad authority” given to the department may have been misused.
“I am writing today to inquire what steps, if any, the DMV has taken and is implementing to determine whether the owner of the vehicle is a citizen or lawfully in the country before issuing vehicle registrations,” the letter continues.
On the condition that the DMV doesn’t take “prompt and efficacious action,” Harrison threatened to introduce legislation requiring the DMV to verify legal status before issuing registrations.
Texas phased out temporary, paper license plates on July 1 of this year, perhaps as a measure against fraud related to the problem Harrison identified and complained about this week.
In his post, Harrison also emphasized the important role Texas politicians need to play in aiding the Trump administration: “It is past time the Texas government starts acting like we are in a battle for the future of western civilization, because we are.”
Barring a special legislative session, which Harrison has called for, the Texas state House is not set to convene again until the spring of 2027.
Harrison, who has a track record of raising awareness and effecting change outside of the legislative process, told Blaze News that the DMV already has the authority to “do the right thing” when it comes to verifying legal status prior to registering vehicles in Texas, despite the “broad authority” granted to the department.
Blaze News reached out to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles but did not immediately receive a response.
Editor’s note: This article was edited after publication to include statements from state Rep. Brian Harrison.
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