West Virginia Federation of Democratic Women
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Trump administration has Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implement abortion ban even in cases of rape or incest.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Trump administration has Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implement abortion ban even in cases of rape or incest.
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Be prepared to track Santa tomorrow! Official NORAD Tracks Santa www.noradsanta.org/en/noradhq#O...
December 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Be prepared to track Santa tomorrow! Official NORAD Tracks Santa www.noradsanta.org/en/noradhq#O...
Republicans “on board” with Pam Bondi impeachment—Ro Khanna - Newsweek https://ow.ly/pO8150XNo0e
Republicans "on board" with Pam Bondi impeachment—Ro Khanna
Bondi and the Trump administration have faced significant bipartisan criticism for their handling of the Epstein files' release.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Republicans “on board” with Pam Bondi impeachment—Ro Khanna - Newsweek https://ow.ly/pO8150XNo0e
McCuskey sits out multi-state EPA solar lawsuit. #pathetic mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/22/e...
22 states are fighting a $7 billion EPA solar program clawback. West Virginia is sitting this one out.
Despite losing $106 million as power costs rise, West Virginia isn’t suing to restore federal funding.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
McCuskey sits out multi-state EPA solar lawsuit. #pathetic mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/12/22/e...
Congress takes a holiday without addressing healthcare, but could return to issue in new year. - WV MetroNews https://ow.ly/9WUI50XMZfC
Congress takes a holiday without addressing healthcare, but could return to issue in new year - WV MetroNews
Enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies expire Dec. 31. The open enrollment period already began Nov. 1.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Congress takes a holiday without addressing healthcare, but could return to issue in new year. - WV MetroNews https://ow.ly/9WUI50XMZfC
The First Dunk: A Sports Milestone in Women’s Basketball and the people who hide the evidence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123750766297390343?fbclid=IwdGRleAO1Pr1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeT8GG6J8c10PX4GQUMIyyABp3mqj2-XUZMIaCv1tjeecTpNTJvr7olezUmFM_aem_7zwWxjiuwIBKlPYxjdvHNA
December 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The First Dunk: A Sports Milestone in Women’s Basketball and the people who hide the evidence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123750766297390343?fbclid=IwdGRleAO1Pr1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeT8GG6J8c10PX4GQUMIyyABp3mqj2-XUZMIaCv1tjeecTpNTJvr7olezUmFM_aem_7zwWxjiuwIBKlPYxjdvHNA
Thank You to the Ohio County Democratic Women’s Club volunteers who distributed the
Christmas
Food & Presents at the North Wheeling
Community Dream
Center with Rev. Darrell Cummings. 💙
Christmas
Food & Presents at the North Wheeling
Community Dream
Center with Rev. Darrell Cummings. 💙
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Thank You to the Ohio County Democratic Women’s Club volunteers who distributed the
Christmas
Food & Presents at the North Wheeling
Community Dream
Center with Rev. Darrell Cummings. 💙
Christmas
Food & Presents at the North Wheeling
Community Dream
Center with Rev. Darrell Cummings. 💙
We are shocked. 😳Officials won’t release Big Beautiful Bill report. https://ow.ly/ENjJ50XMSUq
State officials refuse to release report on the effects of the Big Beautiful Bill on West Virginia.
Experts warn the bill could raise state government costs and reduce revenue. State officials have an analysis on it, but have not disclosed it.
mountainstatespotlight.org
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We are shocked. 😳Officials won’t release Big Beautiful Bill report. https://ow.ly/ENjJ50XMSUq
More than 30,000 were without power in West Virginia after strong winds.
Thank you to all the powerline workers who worked to bring back the power.
We appreciate you! 💙
Thank you to all the powerline workers who worked to bring back the power.
We appreciate you! 💙
December 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
More than 30,000 were without power in West Virginia after strong winds.
Thank you to all the powerline workers who worked to bring back the power.
We appreciate you! 💙
Thank you to all the powerline workers who worked to bring back the power.
We appreciate you! 💙
Trump Administration Live Updates: Kennedy Center Adds Trump’s Name to Facade
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🤬 The hubris of this person. It requires an act of Congress to change the name. Hopefully, it will never actually happen.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kennedy-center-board-votes-rename-kennedy-center-rcna249948
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kennedy-center-board-votes-rename-kennedy-center-rcna249948
Trump's hand-picked Kennedy Center board votes to rename it the 'Trump-Kennedy Center'
The board's decision to add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center could face legal hurdles, as the law creating the center prohibits renaming the building.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
🤬 The hubris of this person. It requires an act of Congress to change the name. Hopefully, it will never actually happen.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kennedy-center-board-votes-rename-kennedy-center-rcna249948
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-kennedy-center-board-votes-rename-kennedy-center-rcna249948
Let's hope the WV Supreme Court protects our children instead of giving into pressure from Morrisey.
https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/18/now-it-is-up-to-the-state-supreme-court-to-do-the-right-thing-on-immunizations/
https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/18/now-it-is-up-to-the-state-supreme-court-to-do-the-right-thing-on-immunizations/
Now it is up to the state Supreme Court to do the right thing on immunizations - WV MetroNews
By mid-2000, the number of measles cases in the country had slowed to a handful. Years of vaccinations were so successful that the Centers for Disease Control declared in June of that year that measles had been eliminated. The declaration meant there had been no continuous transmission of the disease for 12 months. It was
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December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Let's hope the WV Supreme Court protects our children instead of giving into pressure from Morrisey.
https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/18/now-it-is-up-to-the-state-supreme-court-to-do-the-right-thing-on-immunizations/
https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/18/now-it-is-up-to-the-state-supreme-court-to-do-the-right-thing-on-immunizations/
Gazette-Mail West Virginian of the Year: Cecil Roberts | Energy and Environment | wvgazettemail.com https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/represented-the-people-cecil-roberts-is-the-2025-west-virginian-of-the-year/article_aeae66aa-4495-4748-9cbe-71abc52e3260.html
December 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Gazette-Mail West Virginian of the Year: Cecil Roberts | Energy and Environment | wvgazettemail.com https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/represented-the-people-cecil-roberts-is-the-2025-west-virginian-of-the-year/article_aeae66aa-4495-4748-9cbe-71abc52e3260.html
A bronze statue of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns unveiled Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, honoring the teenager who sparked a pivotal moment in the fight for school desegregation.
At age 16 in 1951, she led a walkout at her all-Black high school in Farmville, VA, to protest poor conditions.
At age 16 in 1951, she led a walkout at her all-Black high school in Farmville, VA, to protest poor conditions.
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
A bronze statue of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns unveiled Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol, honoring the teenager who sparked a pivotal moment in the fight for school desegregation.
At age 16 in 1951, she led a walkout at her all-Black high school in Farmville, VA, to protest poor conditions.
At age 16 in 1951, she led a walkout at her all-Black high school in Farmville, VA, to protest poor conditions.
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Please remember to thank your Republican US Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, as well as Representatives Riley Moore and Carol Miller, especially at the ballot box next year.
December 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Please remember to thank your Republican US Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, as well as Representatives Riley Moore and Carol Miller, especially at the ballot box next year.
Once again, no details.
WV First Foundation to give $18 million in 2025 grant cycle, details on grants not yet available • West Virginia Watch https://ow.ly/FShh50XK0Ip
WV First Foundation to give $18 million in 2025 grant cycle, details on grants not yet available • West Virginia Watch https://ow.ly/FShh50XK0Ip
WV First Foundation to give $18 million in 2025 grant cycle, details on grants not yet available • West Virginia Watch
The West Virginia First Foundation will allocate $18 million to projects meant to alleviate harms from the ongoing drug epidemic
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December 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Once again, no details.
WV First Foundation to give $18 million in 2025 grant cycle, details on grants not yet available • West Virginia Watch https://ow.ly/FShh50XK0Ip
WV First Foundation to give $18 million in 2025 grant cycle, details on grants not yet available • West Virginia Watch https://ow.ly/FShh50XK0Ip
“Andy is starting to understand what has happened, and he’s very unhappy that he cannot do things for himself” - Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s mom says he’s able to do more and more each day, but she continues to ask for prayers for his continued healing - 🙏 tinyurl.com/mtwbr7f7
“Each day he is able to do more and more” - Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe continues to recover
Encouraging news: Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is now breathing on his own and able to stand with help. He’s being moved to inpatient rehab to continue recovery. The family asks for continued prayers and t...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Andy is starting to understand what has happened, and he’s very unhappy that he cannot do things for himself” - Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe’s mom says he’s able to do more and more each day, but she continues to ask for prayers for his continued healing - 🙏 tinyurl.com/mtwbr7f7
Ahead of February deadline, majority of West Virginians have REAL ID • West Virginia Watch https://ow.ly/6ctK50XJXxP
Ahead of February deadline, majority of West Virginians have REAL ID • West Virginia Watch
The West Virginia DMV is reminding those who have not already gotten their REAL ID to do so or pay a fee when flying in 2026.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Ahead of February deadline, majority of West Virginians have REAL ID • West Virginia Watch https://ow.ly/6ctK50XJXxP
Bondi Beach: Hero ‘did not hesitate’, family tells BBC, as Albanese says gunmen motivated by extremism. - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckgk391yzm7t
Bondi Beach: Hero 'did not hesitate', family tells BBC, as PM says gunmen motivated by extremism
The 50-year-old father has been confirmed dead, while the 24-year-old son is in critical condition, police say. Dozens of victims are in hospital.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Bondi Beach: Hero ‘did not hesitate’, family tells BBC, as Albanese says gunmen motivated by extremism. - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ckgk391yzm7t
Mountain State veterans participating in National Wreaths Across America Day - WV MetroNews wvmetronews.com/2025/12/13/m...
Mountain State veterans participating in National Wreaths Across America Day - WV MetroNews
Ceremony at National Cemetery in Grafton.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Mountain State veterans participating in National Wreaths Across America Day - WV MetroNews wvmetronews.com/2025/12/13/m...
Delegate Evan Hansen will introduce two data center bills next session: one to restore local control, and the other to require public disclosure of water use. Amid data center outcry, lawmakers murky on future plans https://ow.ly/fZ4250XJkJR
Despite community opposition to data centers, lawmakers offer no clear plan for addressing local concerns
As pushback to data center projects has grown, lawmakers offer no clear plans to address concerns. Others have dismissed community worries altogether.
mountainstatespotlight.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Delegate Evan Hansen will introduce two data center bills next session: one to restore local control, and the other to require public disclosure of water use. Amid data center outcry, lawmakers murky on future plans https://ow.ly/fZ4250XJkJR
Delegate says PSC Chair Lane should take herself off debates about coal-fired power plants after she announces how she will rule before a hearing. - WV MetroNews https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/14/delegate-says-psc-chair-lane-should-take-herself-off-debates-about-coal-fired-power-plants/
Delegate says PSC Chair Lane should take herself off debates about coal-fired power plants - WV MetroNews
Monongalia County Del. Evan Hansen responds to comments made by PSC Chairman Charlotte Lane.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Delegate says PSC Chair Lane should take herself off debates about coal-fired power plants after she announces how she will rule before a hearing. - WV MetroNews https://wvmetronews.com/2025/12/14/delegate-says-psc-chair-lane-should-take-herself-off-debates-about-coal-fired-power-plants/
We send our condolences to the family and friends of Norma Tarr, the first president of the Brooke County Democratic Women’s Club.
Norma also served as a Brooke County Commissioner and Brooke County Magistrate.
We honor her dedication to the Democratic Party and the citizens of Brooke County.
Norma also served as a Brooke County Commissioner and Brooke County Magistrate.
We honor her dedication to the Democratic Party and the citizens of Brooke County.
December 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We send our condolences to the family and friends of Norma Tarr, the first president of the Brooke County Democratic Women’s Club.
Norma also served as a Brooke County Commissioner and Brooke County Magistrate.
We honor her dedication to the Democratic Party and the citizens of Brooke County.
Norma also served as a Brooke County Commissioner and Brooke County Magistrate.
We honor her dedication to the Democratic Party and the citizens of Brooke County.
Today!
NFDW Book Club
Join us for our first discussion on Sunday, December 14th at 5:00 p.m. EST via Zoom:
Vice President Kamala Harris’s new book, 107 Days.
We welcome both member and non-member participation. Registration is required to attend,
use this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
NFDW Book Club
Join us for our first discussion on Sunday, December 14th at 5:00 p.m. EST via Zoom:
Vice President Kamala Harris’s new book, 107 Days.
We welcome both member and non-member participation. Registration is required to attend,
use this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
December 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Today!
NFDW Book Club
Join us for our first discussion on Sunday, December 14th at 5:00 p.m. EST via Zoom:
Vice President Kamala Harris’s new book, 107 Days.
We welcome both member and non-member participation. Registration is required to attend,
use this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
NFDW Book Club
Join us for our first discussion on Sunday, December 14th at 5:00 p.m. EST via Zoom:
Vice President Kamala Harris’s new book, 107 Days.
We welcome both member and non-member participation. Registration is required to attend,
use this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...