Posts Tagged Tom Garrett
Congressman Garrett Wants More Time for Lawmakers to Review Legislation
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 6, 2018
How long should members of Congress have to actually read the legislation they are voting on? Michael Pope has this report about one Virginia congressman who says lawmakers shouldn’t be so hasty.
Congressman Garrett Helps Resettle Sudanese Refugees in Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 21, 2017
Representative Thomas Garrett, R-VA, is currently in Sudan on a diplomatic mission to resettle two Christian pastors and family members. (Credit: AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
A Congressman from Virginia is in Africa this week, working to secure the release of two Sudanese pastors imprisoned by their government. Seven of the pastors’ family members have already arrived in Virginia as refugees. Mallory Noe-Payne has details.
A Number of Virginia Representatives Think Lawmakers Should Skip Recess
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 28, 2017
Credit: AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite, File
The U.S. House kicks off a month long recess today, which some Virginia Republicans say they don’t deserve. Matt Laslo has the story from Washington.
Democrats Hope Trump Turmoil Helps Downballot in Fifth Congressional District
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 12, 2016
One of the hottest congressional races on the ballot this fall is the Fifth Congressional District, which stretches from Charlottesville to Danville. It’s a district currently held by Republicans, but Democrats are hoping the turmoil of the Donald Trump campaign might be giving them new momentum. Michael Pope has the story.
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From NPR News- Trump Seizes On Soggy Paper Straws As Campaign Issue: 'Make Straws Great Again' July 20, 2019The president's reelection campaign is now selling reusable and recycled straws in their 2020 online store, because they claim "lberal paper straws don't work."
- Study: Sugar Rules The World And Ruins Teeth July 19, 2019The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries — and that Big Sugar works to make sure soda and candy aren't targeted as cavity culprits.
- Director Of National Intelligence Dan Coats Appoints New Election Security Czar July 19, 2019Spy world veteran Shelby Pierson will attempt to centralize election security efforts across the intelligence community with soon-to-be-designated agency leads.
- Iran Seizes British-Flagged Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz July 19, 2019Ship-tracking data show the U.K. tanker Stena Impero was traveling to Saudi Arabia when it veered toward Iran's coast. British media report the government warns shipping to stay out of the area.
- Trump Administration Repatriates, Charges Citizen Who Allegedly Fought For ISIS July 19, 2019A criminal complaint charging Ruslan Maratovich Asainov was unsealed in New York City; prosecutors say he was a sniper and weapons trainer for the Islamic State in Syria.
- Trump Seizes On Soggy Paper Straws As Campaign Issue: 'Make Straws Great Again' July 20, 2019
- From BBC News
- Tanker seizure: Jeremy Hunt warns Iran against choosing 'dangerous path' July 20, 2019The foreign secretary says Iran may be engaging in "illegal and destabilising behaviour" in the Gulf.
- Ministers pledge to end 'poor doors' in new build housing July 19, 2019The government says separate entrances "stigmatise" social housing tenants in new developments.
- HS2: High-speed line cost 'could rise by £30bn' July 19, 2019The boss of the new high-speed rail link has reportedly warned the project will exceed its £56bn budget.
- Conductor Karina Canellakis makes Proms history with stirring First Night July 19, 2019The US musician becomes the first woman to conduct the First Night of the BBC Proms.
- Learner driver took 21 practical tests in a year, DVSA data shows July 20, 2019Official data reveals the highest number of practical tests taken by learners in a year.
- Tanker seizure: Jeremy Hunt warns Iran against choosing 'dangerous path' July 20, 2019
