New legislation could win Democrats 5 more House seats in 2026 BY EMMA G. SCHAIBLE, NEWS EDITOR California voters on Nov. 4 passed Proposition 50, authorizing temporary redistricting of California’s congressional map. AP News reports the proposition received 63.9% of…
Sherrill becomes second female governor of N.J. in state history BY EMMA G. SCHAIBLE, NEWS EDITOR AP News has called the New Jersey gubernatorial race for Democratic candidate for Governor Mikie Sherrill with 69% of votes counted. She has defeated…
Jones will become the first African American to serve as Va. Attorney General BY RITHVIK HARI AND JOSEPH TRIOLO, STAFF WRITERS The Associated Press has called the election for Attorney General of Virginia, making Jay Jones Attorney General-elect with 87%…
Democratic candidate set to become mayor of New York City BY KARLOS CORIA, STAFF WRITER Democrat Zohran Mamdani has been elected the next mayor of New York City, according to MSNBC. The New York City Mayoral election has historically attracted…
Hashmi becomes first Muslim woman to represent a U.S. state at-large BY NATHAN FERRARO, MANAGING EDITOR Democrat Ghazala Hashmi has been announced Lieutenant Governor of Virginia by the Associated Press. Hashimi is currently over 100,000 votes ahead of Republican candidate…
Spanberger becomes first female governor of Va. in state history BY SAM DOUGLAS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AP News has called the Virginia gubernatorial race for Democratic candidate for Governor Abigail Spanberger with 29.6% of votes counted, defeating Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears to…
Virginia’s Republican candidates hosted their final campaign event of the 2025 election cycle just 12 hours before polling began BY RITHVIK HARI, STAFF WRITER With music playing and lights flashing red, white and blue, Virginia’s Republican candidates held their final…
The two sides discuss some of the most important issues affecting Virginians and Mason students BY PETER MAHLER, STAFF WRITER College Republicans at GMU and Democrats at Mason discussed a number of issues affecting Mason students and Northern Virginians during…
An analysis of the Va. governor candidates’ face-off BY AVI TERALI, STAFF WRITER The action was intense during the Virginia Gubernatorial debate on Oct. 9 as candidates Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears battled not only for the spotlight but also…
How the words of Giacomo Matteotti can speak to current backsliding in the United States BY JOSEPH TRIOLO, STAFF WRITER In June 1924, a vocal critic of Duce Benito Mussolini, Giacomo Matteotti, was kidnapped by Mussolini’s secret police on his…