US police in New York and Virginia stormed universities and arrested hundreds of university students who have been launching pro-Palestine protests, sweeping the US universities in rejection of the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Virginia SenateVirginia’s Republican lieutenant governor gave a strange apology speech Monday, shortly after misgendering a trans lawmaker in the state’s upper chamber.The incident began with Democratic state Sen. Danica Roem asking Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears a question about the number of votes required for a bill to pass. “Yes sir, that would be 32,” Earle-Sears replied, prompting Roem to put down her microphone and walk out of the chamber.Danica Roem, Transgender Legislator, Make
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears on Monday misgendered Sen. Danica Roem on the Senate of Virginia floor, leading Democrats to push the body to recess before an apology was offered.
Anti-abortion advocates, including Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin and Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle Sears, called on lawmakers to pass legislation restricting access to abortion in the Commonwealth.