• John Stirrup, a GOP House of Delegates candidate running in a seemingly competitive district in Northern Virginia, was recorded saying he’d support a “total ban” on abortion, continuing a trend of Republicans making politically risky comments on the issue while speaking to people they mistakenly believe to be abortion opponents.—Washington Post• “U.S. auto safety regulators have sent a team to investigate a fatal crash in Virginia involving a Tesla suspected of running on a partially automated driving system.”—Associated Press• Federal authorities are refusing to say why officers shot a Maryland man while attempting to arrest him Tuesday in the parking lot of an Alexandria shopping center.—Washington Post• Some Virginians who buy Affordable Care Act health insurance plans could see their premiums jump next year due to Virginia lawmakers’ inability to reach a deal on the state budget and a reinsurance program meant to keep those costs down.—Associated Press• State officials are now offering license plates honoring The Richmond Planet, Virginia’s first Black-owned newspaper that vigorously fought for racial equality from 1882 until 1938.—WTVR

Source: Washington Post August 11, 2023 19:47 UTC