Virginia politics

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says that he is focused on what he can do to repair the damage from revelations that he wore blackface.

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Despite His Own Blackface Scandal, Virginia AG Says Governor Has Lost Public Trust

2:16pm March 04, 2019

by Jenny Gathright

In an interview with WAMU, Attorney General Mark Herring says Gov. Northam's "different and contradictory" account of wearing blackface "led to an erosion of public trust."

Virginia first lady Pam Northam is facing criticism after asking Senate pages to imagine being enslaved cotton-pickers during a tour of the Executive Mansion.

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Virginia's First Lady Criticized For Racially 'Inappropriate' Mansion Tour

8:21pm February 28, 2019

by Hafsa Quraishi

Pam Northam allegedly handed out cotton to two black Senate pages, asking them to imagine being enslaved cotton-pickers. The first lady says she was telling the "full story of the Executive Mansion."

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax denies the sexual assault allegations made by two women. Fairfax and his accusers have been invited to testify at a hearing before a Virginia General Assembly panel.

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Virginia Republicans Plan Hearings For Lt. Gov. Fairfax's Sexual Assault Accusers

5:05pm February 22, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

GOP members in Virginia's General Assembly plan to hear from women who allege that Justin Fairfax sexually assaulted them years ago. Fairfax denies the allegations.