Rachel Maddow breaks down a dynamic at play within the Republican Party, as Trump's federal cuts threaten thousands in Virginia during a critical election year.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) reassured Virginians who are losing their jobs as a result of the Trump administration’s federal workforce cuts that the state is “here to help” but defended President Donald Trump’s move as necessary to reduce government “bloat.

Chairwoman Susan Swecker says the Gov. Glenn Youngkin could learn from the example being set in neighboring Maryland.

A bill that would give every employee in Virginia paid sick days is headed to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. “People get sick,” Delegate Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), who wrote the bill, told 8News. The bill would require employers to give every employee paid time off that they could then use if: They’re suffering from a physical or mental illness Need to go the doctor for preventive reasons They need to care for a sick child “One day of work that you miss could mean one week of groceries your family may not have,

The Clean Economy Act was signed into law five years ago with a lofty goal for Virginia – all electricity generation must come entirely from carbon-free sources by the year 2050. Governor Glenn Youngkin began the General Assembly session last month by suggesting that was a goal that should be abandoned.