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  • The federal government has charged Stewart Rhodes and 10 others with seditious conspiracy in the most serious case to emerge from its investigation into the Capitol riot.
  • NPR's Scott Simon talks with Yale historian Timothy Snyder about what another 6-year presidential term for Russian leader Vladimir Putin might mean for Ukraine and the West.
  • After a flood of racist comments from white supremacists on Zoom during a virtual city council meeting, Charlottesville is suspending public comment, unless it’s in person… The Central Shenandoah Health District re-opens a clinic in Waynesboro after more than a year… A consultant for Governor Youngkin helped organize the January 6th rally that preceded the Capitol insurrection in 2021….
  • The man who just over two years ago shot to death two Bridgewater College officers will spend the rest of his life in prison… A police officer seriously injured in the January 6th insurrection tours Virginia to tell his story, and counter misinformation… As lawmakers in Richmond continue their work, the lieutenant governor apologizes for misgendering the only transgender member of the General Assembly….
  • The outgoing president issues pardons for some of those, including two Virginians, who helped uncover the truth about the January 6th insurrection… The returning president pardons those convicted of engaging in the violence of that day… The General Assembly advances legislation to strip tax breaks for Confederate groups, and to protect abortion, marriage equality and voting rights in the state’s constitution….
  • Starting in December, expectant parents in the Farmville area will have to travel to Lynchburg for the nearest prenatal care... A jury awards $10 million to a former Newport News teacher and JMU graduate shot by a 6-year-old student... Our November Books & Brews guest, veteran journalist Miranda Spivack, tells the story of five people who questioned their local officials and the secret deals they uncovered....
  • The midterms marked a drubbing for Democrats. Republicans picked up at least seven Senate seats, wresting control of the chamber and setting up a divided government for at least the next two years.
  • Witnesses say the gunman, who was white, was holding a beer as he fired into the crowd. All of his victims are people of color.
  • The congressional hearing was oftentimes contentious with the head of Planned Parenthood defending her organization and explaining that it does not receive federal money for most abortions.
  • Congress's January 6th select committee is broadcasting its hearings directly to Americans. But with partisan gaps widening, and fewer people saying Trump is responsible for the attack on Congress, can the hearings break through with the American people?
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