FBI Raids Powerful Virginia Senator’s Office and Dispensary, DOJ Investigates Fairfax Prosecutor, and Brazilian Au Pair Looks to Sell Story

FBI Raids Powerful Virginia Senator’s Office and Dispensary, DOJ Investigates Fairfax Prosecutor, and Brazilian Au Pair Looks to Sell Story

Good morning. A cloudy start, then mostly sunny with a high around 65. A low near 48 overnight. The Nationals wrap up a homestand against Minnesota this afternoon. You can find me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there’s a link to my email address below. This roundup is available as a morning email newsletter. Sign up here. I can’t stop listening to: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, “Fishin’ in the Dark.” The country-roots band is on a farewel…

Virginia Redistricting Map Was Far More Corrupt Than We Knew

I thought the problem with the Virginia redistricting was limited to procedural, but it’s so much worse than that. Democrats formed five congressional districts from Fairfax outward. Fairfax is very far left. It’s a bastion of government union workers. Fairfax put pornographic books in the middle school library, declared Easter Transgender Visibility Day, and wouldn’t even turn a child sex abuser over to ICE. That is representative of Fairfax. L…

FBI Raids Dispensary Co-Owned By Virginia State Senator

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday raided a medical cannabis dispensary co-owned by Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas (D), the Virginia Mercury reports. Carried out by SWAT teams and federal FBI agents, the raids targeted the senator's Portsmouth-based cannabis retailer, The Cannabis Outlet, as well as the senator's office, which is adjacent to the business. The officers entered the shop with their weapons drawn, o…