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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) denied Saturday he had any prior knowledge of a racist picture that appeared on his medical school yearbook page and rejected bipartisan calls for his resignation.  “I am not and will not excuse the content of the photo. It was offensive, racist and despicable. When my staff showed me the photo in question yesterday, I was seeing it for the first time.

“Democrat Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia just stated, ‘I believe that I am not either of the people in that photo.’ Trump wrote on Twitter. “This was 24 hours after apologizing for appearing in the picture and after making the most horrible statement on ‘super’ late-term abortion.

“Democrat Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia just stated, ‘I believe that I am not either of the people in that photo.’ Trump wrote on Twitter. “This was 24 hours after apologizing for appearing in the picture and after making the most horrible statement on ‘super’ late-term abortion.

Deray Mckesson, an influential African American activist and podcaster, tweeted Friday, “Northam should resign.” Derrick Johnson, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), also called for Northam to resign: Progressive activist groups also called on Northam to resign: Progressive groups MoveOn and DemocracyforAmerica began circulating a petition calling for his resignation. The incoming head of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) and New Jersey Gov.

Northam claimed that after reflection he does “not believe” he was in the photo and further claimed he had never seen the photo from his page before Friday. He did admit that he had once darkened his face as part of a Michael Jackson costume for a dance.

JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  Renée Graham Voting is power, and that’s why white men like McConnell have connived for centuries to hoard that right.  With its large and strong labor unions and diverse population, Nevada will be an early indication of a candidate’s ability to draw support from core Democratic voting groups.  On the senator’s initial visit as a potential presidential candidate in the state with the first-in-the-nation primary, she presented herself Saturday as brisk and focused.  The Salem Democrat took questions for about

JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  Renée Graham Voting is power, and that’s why white men like McConnell have connived for centuries to hoard that right.  With its large and strong labor unions and diverse population, Nevada will be an early indication of a candidate’s ability to draw support from core Democratic voting groups.  On the senator’s initial visit as a potential presidential candidate in the state with the first-in-the-nation primary, she presented herself Saturday as brisk and focused.  The Salem Democrat took questions for about

JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  Renée Graham Voting is power, and that’s why white men like McConnell have connived for centuries to hoard that right.  With its large and strong labor unions and diverse population, Nevada will be an early indication of a candidate’s ability to draw support from core Democratic voting groups.  On the senator’s initial visit as a potential presidential candidate in the state with the first-in-the-nation primary, she presented herself Saturday as brisk and focused.  The Salem Democrat took questions for about

JEFF JACOBY When has Bill Weld ever been politically or ideologically reliable?  Renée Graham Voting is power, and that’s why white men like McConnell have connived for centuries to hoard that right.  With its large and strong labor unions and diverse population, Nevada will be an early indication of a candidate’s ability to draw support from core Democratic voting groups.  On the senator’s initial visit as a potential presidential candidate in the state with the first-in-the-nation primary, she presented herself Saturday as brisk and focused.  The Salem Democrat took questions for about

The Trump administration on Friday announced long-anticipated plans to stop complying with a Soviet-era arms control pact with Russia, the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.

MORE pinned his decision on Moscow’s years of violating the agreement. Officials from successive administrations have raised the issue in failed diplomatic talks with Russia for more than half a decade, but Moscow has long denied breaching the agreement.