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One Northern Virginia man who came here from Afghanistan in 2016 said he was grieving for the guardsmen and upset that the Trump administration is pausing asylum cases for Afghans, including those who served alongside American soldiers.
He asked NPR not to use his full name because he fears Taliban retaliation against relatives still in Afghanistan.
citizen helping resettle other Afghans, many of whom are worried about being caught up in immigration raids, despite their legal status, he said.
For NPR News, I'm Margaret Barthel in Arlington, Virginia.
Spanberger will be Virginia's first female governor, easily defeating Republican winsome Earl Sears, the current lieutenant governor.
Spanberger previously served three terms in Congress and as a CIA officer.
The contest received national attention as one of the first major tests of voter sentiment towards the Trump administration.
For NPR News, I'm Margaret Barthel in Washington.
Winsome Earl Sears is the current lieutenant governor and the GOP nominee for governor.
That line got her a standing ovation.
Criticizing Democrats for policies allowing transgender kids to use bathrooms and locker rooms aligned with their gender identity and not their birth sex has been a key closing message for Earl Sears.
The Democrat in the race, Abigail Spanberger, says local communities should decide on how to handle these issues, not the state.
She's focused instead on affordability in the closing days of the race.
For NPR News, I'm Margaret Barthel in Sterling, Virginia.
Winsome Earl Sears is the current lieutenant governor and the GOP nominee for governor.
That line got her a standing ovation.
Criticizing Democrats for policies allowing transgender kids to use bathrooms and locker rooms aligned with their gender identity and not their birth sex has been a key closing message for Earl Sears.
The Democrat in the race, Abigail Spanberger, says local communities should decide on how to handle these issues, not the state.
She's focused instead on affordability in the closing days of the race.