Earle-Sears, Spanberger will face off in key Virginia governor’s race

In what could be a key 2025 bellwether, Virginia’s race for governor will also make history, all but guaranteeing the Commonwealth’s first female governor. Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former congresswoman and CIA officer, will face Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, a Marine veteran, after both state parties confirmed their nominees in recent days. One of

Tariffs Could Be a Win for California’s Battered Wine Industry

‘A lot of people don’t want to speak out on this because it’s become such a politicized issue,’ a winemaker says. LOS ANGELES—Amid the clamor surrounding President Donald Trump’s whirlwind tariff announcements over the past week, some in California’s wine industry are taking a sanguine view. Stuart Spencer, a winemaker and executive director of the

DOJ Launches ‘Second Amendment Task Force’ to Guard Gun Rights

The attorney general said the president directed her to propose a plan of action designed ’to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans.’ The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the establishment of a task force aimed at protecting the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens. “For too long, the Second Amendment, which