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Terry McAuliffe called on Justin Fairfax to resign immediately after a second woman came forward with a sexual assault allegation against him. 

A second woman has come forward with an allegation of sexual assault against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D-VA), claiming the embattled Virginia Democrat raped her while they were in college.

NewsGuard, the establishment-backed “fact checker” that according to one report is approximately twice as likely to rate a conservative news site as “untrustworthy” compared to a non-conservative news site, urged caution to critics of the New York Times’ recent decision to alter a headline about Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring admitting to wearing blackface without notifying readers.

Italian luxury brand Gucci is apologizing after some customers called a turtleneck the label was selling “racist” and a form of blackface.

Had the Washington Post simply offered Dr. Tyson the same respect and editorial standard it offered Kavanaugh’s far less credible accusers, this issue could have been resolved outside of this highly charged environment.

The Washington Post published an editorial on Wednesday calling on Virginia Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam to resign amid a scandal where he admitted to wearing blackface.

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) said she has no reason to doubt Dr. Vanessa Tyson’s sexual assault allegation against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D). 

Even if it means downplaying the systematic rape of migrant women and spiking a sexual assault allegation and burying racial-identity theft and dismissing the racist act of blackface as “dark makeup,” that is what the Post and Times are willing to do.

President Donald Trump reacted Thursday to the ongoing Democrat scandals in the State of Virginia.

An aide to Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) confirmed he learned details of an allegation of sexual assault against Fairfax over a year ago.

Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Kirk Cox could become the first Republican governor in nearly a decade if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, and Attorney General Mark Herring resign amidst their political scandals.

Vanessa Tyson, the woman accusing Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) of sexual assault, broke her silence Wednesday about the purported incident. 

What makes Fairfax’s fate so newsworthy is that he is next in line to replace Gov. Ralph Northam, who is currently embroiled in a blackface scandal.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) revealed to black lawmakers Wednesday morning that he wore blackface at a college party in 1980.

Late-night funnymen Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon ignored the massive controversy created by a photo purportedly showing Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) in blackface.

A woman accusing Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D-VA) of sexual assault has hired the law firm that represented Christine Blasey Ford.

Dozens of protesters on Monday once again decended on Virginia’s Executive Mansion to call for Northam to resign.

Democrat Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Monday hinted that Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) is responsible for the resurfacing of sexual assault allegation against him to keep his post. 

In the space of one week Virginia’s Democrat Governor Ralph Northam may have managed to accomplish what years of Republican efforts have failed to do: put Virginia back in play for the 2020 presidential election.

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday joined the chorus of calls for Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) to resign over a racist photo in his yearbook.

A former classmate of Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) is believed to have tipped off the press about his racist yearbook photo in response to his remarks about proposed leglisation that would allow fourth-trimester abortions, according to a report.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) — the official tipped to replace the state’s Gov. Ralph Northam (D), who is facing bipartisan calls to resign after a racist photo in his medical yearbook emerged, is denying recently resurfaced sexual assault allegations from 2004.

Embattled Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA) is counting on the establishment media to save him from having to resign, reports the National Journal’s Josh Kraushaar.

“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.”

Former Attorney General Eric Holder called for Gov. Raph Northam (D-VA) to resign over an unearthed photo with racist imagery, and he said a nationwide discussion about modern-day racism is needed in America.

Lieu accused Northam of lying after the Virginia Democrat claimed a racist photo was erroneously published on his yearbook page.

In a bizarre moment during Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D-VA) Saturday afternoon press conference on a racist yearbook photo, the embattled lawmaker’s wife ordered him not to perform the moonwalk after revealing he once wore blackface for a dance contest. 

An announcement from Tran and her legislative colleagues, state Sens. George Barker and Scott Surovell, said their town hall scheduled for Saturday, February 2, in Lorton, Virginia, would be postponed “due to security and safety concerns.”

DNC chair Tom Perez called on Northam to resign after a photo surfaced of him and another individual wearing blackface and KKK attire. 

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Saturday reversed a Friday admission that he was one of two people on his yearbook page dressed in blackface and a KKK hood. 

Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) is reportedly considering using facial recognition software to prove he does not appear in a decades-old racist photo amid reports the embattled Virginia Democrat is backtracking on his apology and has no immediate plans to resign.

Pelosi condemned a racist yearbook photo featuring Northam, but stopped short of demanding the embattled Virginia Democrat’s resignation.

Protesters gathered outside of the Virginia Governor’s Mansion on Saturday demanding embattled Gov. Ralph Northam resign after a photo resurfaced this week of him and another individual wearing blackface and Klu Klux Klan garb.

In a stunning reversal, Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) now says he does not believe he appears in a photo which shows two individuals in blackface and KKK uniform and has no immediate plans to resign, according to a Virginia Democrat who spoke to the embattled lawmaker, the Associated Press reports. On Friday evening, Northam acknowledged he was in the photo, yet declined to reveal which attire he wore.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Democrat who has spoken with Gov. Ralph Northam has told The Associated Press that the governor now does not believe he was in a racist picture in his 1984 medical yearbook and has no immediate plans to resign.

Former Virginia Democrat Gov. Doug Wilder, who was the first elected black governor in American history, criticized Gov. Ralph Northam on Saturday for a photo of him either in blackface or in Ku Klux Klan attire but did not call for him to resign.