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Virginia governors race: Shutdown shakes up politics in state that’s home to 300,000 federal workers

Virginia governors race: Shutdown shakes up politics in state that’s home to 300,000 federal workers

Chantilly, Virginia  —  The federal government shutdown — and the escalating battle over which party bears the most blame — has injected a major new question mark into the governor’s race in Virginia, home to hundreds of thousands of federal workers. Early voting is already underway in the race between Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome …

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Legal threats hang over N.J. governor’s race after CBS News report on Mikie Sherrill’s military records

Legal threats hang over N.J. governor’s race after CBS News report on Mikie Sherrill’s military records

Washington — With roughly a month left before New Jersey chooses its next governor, the gloves have come off following a CBS News investigation that ignited a political firestorm, whipping the campaigns of Republican Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill into a frenzy.  It was last week when CBS News reported that a branch of the National Archives admitted …

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Release of Democrat’s Naval Record Scrambles a Tight Governor’s Race – The New York Times

Release of Democrat’s Naval Record Scrambles a Tight Governor’s Race  The New York Times Ciattarelli campaign rips ‘lying’ Dem opponent amid new National Archives investigation  Fox News Release of unredacted military records could shake up New Jersey gubernatorial race  MSNBC News Mikie Sherrill releases new ad in New Jersey as controversy escalates over the release of her military records  NBC News Legal threats hang …

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Dolly Parton to Miss Oscars’ Governors Awards Amid Health Concerns

Dolly Parton to Miss Oscars’ Governors Awards Amid Health Concerns

Dolly Parton, the legendary singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist, will not attend this year’s Governors Awards in November, where she was set to receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Variety has confirmed. On Sunday, the country icon announced that she is postponing her December concert dates at Caesars Palace in Las …

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Dolly Parton Won’t Attend Governors Awards Ceremony In Person

Dolly Parton Won’t Attend Governors Awards Ceremony In Person

Dolly Parton, who was set to receive the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscar organization’s annual Governors Awards in November, will not attend the ceremony in person. Sources confirmed Tuesday that Parton will miss out on the event, which is set for November 16 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood. …

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Sherrill’s husband also had role in Navy cheating scandal shaking up N.J. governor’s race

Sherrill’s husband also had role in Navy cheating scandal shaking up N.J. governor’s race

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli face off in their gubernatorial debate at Rider University in Lawrenceville on Sept. 21.Ed Murray| For NJ Advance Media A cheating scandal that rocked the U.S. Naval Academy 30 years ago continues to hang over New Jersey’s high-profile governor’s race, with the latest development involving Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill’s husband. In an adjacent …

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Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor’s race amid fallout over sexually explicit links

Wisconsin Republican Bill Berrien quits governor’s race amid fallout over sexually explicit links

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin business owner Bill Berrien, a supporter of President Donald Trump, ended his Republican campaign for governor on Friday, days after it was reported that he followed numerous sexually explicit accounts online, including a nonbinary pornography performer. Berrien, a former Navy SEAL and one of three announced prominent Republican candidates, issued a lengthy statement saying “I …

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Archives errs in releasing too much of Mikie Sherrill’s military record to her opponent in governor’s race

Archives errs in releasing too much of Mikie Sherrill’s military record to her opponent in governor’s race

Washington — A branch of the National Archives released a mostly unredacted version of Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s military records to Nicholas De Gregorio, an ally of Jack Ciattarelli, her GOP opponent in the New Jersey governor’s race. The disclosure potentially violates the Privacy Act of 1974 and exemptions established under the Freedom of Information Act.  The documents, which were …

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GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany jumps into open Wisconsin governor’s race

GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany jumps into open Wisconsin governor’s race

GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany said Tuesday he will run for governor of Wisconsin, joining a race for the open seat in the crucial swing state that has drawn crowded primaries on both sides. Tiffany, 67, has represented Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District — a rural and solidly Republican area comprising most of the northern part of the state — since 2020. …

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Takeaways from the first debate in the New Jersey governor’s race

Takeaways from the first debate in the New Jersey governor’s race

US elections Gubernatorial elections State & local races Vaccines See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli clashed Sunday over their responses to political violence and solutions to the rising cost of living in the first general election debate of New Jersey’s 2025 gubernatorial race. President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda loomed large in a …

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