10 things you need to know today: February 10, 2019

Democrats call for Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign over sexual assault allegations, negotiators say a deal to avert shutdown is close, and more

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax addresses the media about a sexual assualt allegation from 2004 outside of the capital building in dowtown Richmond, February 4, 2019.
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1. Democrats call for Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign over sexual assault allegations

The Democratic Party of Virginia on Saturday called for the resignation of Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) a day after a second woman accused him of sexual assault. "Given the credible nature of the sexual assault claims," the party said, "it has become clear [Fairfax] can no longer fulfill the duties and responsibilities of his post." Prominent Democrats including former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), Kamala Harris (Calif.), and Tim Kaine (Va.) have also called for Fairfax's resignation. Fairfax has denied both allegations and said he will not leave office.

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Bonnie Kristian

Bonnie Kristian was a deputy editor and acting editor-in-chief of TheWeek.com. She is a columnist at Christianity Today and author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (forthcoming 2022) and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today (2018). Her writing has also appeared at Time Magazine, CNN, USA Today, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The American Conservative, among other outlets.