Breathing room for Biden: Big summer wins ease 2024 doubts
August 18, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies hope big recent wins on climate, health care and more will at least temporarily tamp down questions among top Democrats about whether he will run for reelection.
Ex-Gov. Doug Wilder sues VCU leaders after personnel dispute
July 19, 2022 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder recently sued leaders of the Richmond university where he works following a public personnel dispute in which Wilder had pushed for the firing of an employee he accused of threatening him.
Swecker reelected chairwoman of Virginia Democratic Party
March 19, 2022 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democratic Party activists reelected longtime party leader Susan Swecker as state chairwoman on Saturday, keeping her even as the recent election cycle saw Democrats lose the governor’s mansion and control of the House of Delegates.
Youngkin to give commencement speech at Regent University
February 14, 2022 GMTVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will be the keynote speaker at Regent University's spring commencement.
The university that was founded by Pat Robertson in Virginia Beach made the announcement on Monday.
Wisconsin Democrat deletes tweet about parents, education
February 10, 2022 GMTMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic Wisconsin state lawmaker tweeted Thursday that if parents want to have a say in their child's education they should pay for private school or home school, a message she later deleted and apologized for.
South Dakota GOP hires North Dakota native as new director
January 25, 2022 GMTPIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The new executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party says one of his top goals is to achieve 100% GOP membership in the state Legislature.
North Dakota native Terin Lucero was most recently the director of data analytics for newly elected Virginia Gov.
Kansas governor breaks with Biden in appeal to GOP voters
December 23, 2021 GMTTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly spent 18 months sparring with Kansas’ legislative Republicans over COVID-19 measures.
Youngkin inaugural plans include pricey dinner, musical act
December 8, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Incoming Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is planning a celebratory inaugural weekend that will include a mix of high-dollar ticketed events and other functions open to the public, according to a program that also touts an appearance by an unspecified Grammy-winning musical artist.
Youngkin put $20 million of his own money into campaign
December 3, 2021 GMTFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Republican Glenn Youngkin's trend-reversing victory in Virginia's gubernatorial race cost him $20 million out of his own pocket, according to new campaign finance reports.
Virginia Gov.-elect Youngkin releases tax information
November 7, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has disclosed what his campaign says are summaries of recent tax returns that show the substantial amounts of income he made and has given away.
Election officials say Youngkin’s underage son tried to vote
November 6, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A juvenile son of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin tried twice to cast a ballot in Tuesday's election, officials said Friday.
The 17-year-old son presented an ID but was told he was ineligible to vote due to his age and turned away, according to a statement from Scott Konopasek, Fairfax County's general registrar.
Youngkin, Northam pledge smooth power transition in Virginia
November 4, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin met with outgoing Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday for a lunch with their wives at the executive mansion in Richmond, and in cordial remarks afterward both pledged a smooth transition of power.
AP FACT CHECK: Biden skews history in explaining Va. setback
November 4, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden mangled Virginia's political history this week as he tried to brush off his party's big loss in that state's race for governor.
Biden contended that Democrat Terry McAuliffe could not have been expected to win because Virginia always elects governors from the party not in the White House.
Analysis: After tough election, Biden dismisses danger signs
November 4, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The hazard lights are blinking for President Joe Biden after Democratic setbacks in this week's elections, but the president professes to see no reason for panic.
Biden says Virginia race wasn’t blowback against him
November 4, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Democrats' setbacks in Tuesday's elections underscore that the party needs to “produce for the American people," but he pushed back against the notion that the off-year election results were a repudiation of his presidency.
Rattled Democrats reckon with bruising results in VA, NJ
November 3, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A bruising loss and an unexpectedly close call in two statewide elections sent Democrats scrambling for answers and calling for new strategies Wednesday, as they worked to unstick a stalled legislative agenda that has exposed deep divisions ahead of critical midterm elections.
AP FACT CHECK: Biden distorts Virginia’s electoral history
November 3, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Downplaying his party’s loss in Virginia, President Joe Biden suggested that Democrat Terry McAuliffe couldn’t have won the governor’s election based on the state’s history of rejecting candidates in that race when their party occupied the White House.
Republicans win at least 50 House seats in Virginia
November 3, 2021 GMTGLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Republicans have won at least 50 seats in the Virginia House, ensuring at least a tie with Democrats who had fought to retain control.
Several races were still too early to call, but the GOP also declared victory in some of those, with party leaders saying they were confident they had flipped control of the House.
AP VoteCast: Youngkin win built by small gains in key groups
November 3, 2021 GMTRepublican Glenn Youngkin mobilized voters concerned about education and race, while making small gains with suburban voters and other key groups to help his party rebound from Donald Trump’s poor showing in Virginia last year and win the governor's race.
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Virginia for Youngkin
November 3, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — WHY THE AP CALLED VIRGINIA FOR GLENN YOUNGKIN
Democrats became the dominant political force in Virginia over the past decade, propelled by explosive growth in the Washington, D.C., suburbs in the northern part of the state.
Live updates: Youngkin fired up voters better, survey shows
November 3, 2021 GMTRepublican Glenn Youngkin mobilized voters concerned about education and race, while making small gains with suburban voters and other key groups to help his party rebound from Donald Trump’s poor showing in Virginia last year and win the governor’s race.
Close races for governor unfolding in Virginia, New Jersey
November 3, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tight races for governor unfolded in Virginia and New Jersey late Tuesday with the Democratic candidates narrowly trailing their Republican rivals in states that President Joe Biden easily captured a year ago.
Youngkin, McAuliffe in last-minute scramble to rally voters
November 2, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin raced to fire up their party’s base voters in opposite ends of Virginia on Sunday as they worked to drive up turnout in a deadlocked and bitter contest for governor that will be scrutinized as a bellwether ahead of next year’s midterms elections.
Tight Virginia race becomes referendum on Biden presidency
November 2, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A closely contested race for governor in Virginia entered its final hours Monday with Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin both hoping for last-minute momentum amid a contest that's emerging as a referendum on Joe Biden's presidency.
Virginia GOP sees Youngkin as chance to reverse party course
November 1, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As he explains it, part of why Glenn Youngkin decided to run for Virginia governor was a feeling that the state's beaten and battered Republican Party “could do so much better.”
A post-Trump test for Democrats looms in Virginia election
October 31, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For four years, nothing rallied Democrats like the push to get Donald Trump out of office. Now, they're not sure what to do without him.
Democrats in Virginia are scrambling to stave off disaster in the state's governor's race — the most competitive major election since Trump left the White House.
Anti-Trump group takes credit for Virginia tiki torch stunt
October 29, 2021 GMTNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The anti-Donald Trump group The Lincoln Project took credit Friday for five people appearing with tiki torches at a Charlottesville campaign stop by Virginia's GOP candidate for governor, a stunt recalling white supremacists who descended on that city amid violence in 2017.
Democratic women in Virginia frustrated by paid leave flop
October 29, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats' decision to drop a proposal for paid family leave from their massive social safety net and climate change package was met with disappointment and irritation by female voters in Virginia, a critical constituency in the tight and closely watched governor's race.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
October 29, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Pete Buttigieg, transportation secretary; Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Jennifer Granholm, energy secretary; Terry McAuliffe, Democratic candidate for Virginia governor; Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state
In Virginia, McAuliffe brings big names, Youngkin goes solo
October 29, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe has brought in the biggest names in Democratic politics to come to his aid in Virginia's hotly contested gubernatorial race: Obama, Harris, Abrams, Biden (both Joe and Jill).
Pence wades into school debate roiling Va governor’s race
October 29, 2021 GMTPURCELLVILLE, Va. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday hailed activist parents who are decrying school curriculums as un-American, equating instruction on the effects of institutional racism with “state-sponsored racism” and warning that such efforts might “indoctrinate” children.
Trump plans last minute tele-rally for Virginia’s Youngkin
October 29, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is stepping from afar back into the hotly contested Virginia governor's race with a tele-rally planned Monday for Republican Glenn Youngkin, according to a person familiar with his plans.
Biden easily won Virginia. Why is McAuliffe struggling?
October 27, 2021 GMTROANOKE, Va. (AP) — As Terry McAuliffe made his case for the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia this summer, he argued the state wanted “seasoned” leadership.
Biden ties Republican in race for Va. governor to Trump
October 27, 2021 GMTARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden framed the Virginia governor’s race as a repudiation of his predecessor, tying the Republican candidate to former President Donald Trump as he campaigned for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in what's become a tight and increasingly bitter campaign.
Biden ties Republican in race for Va. governor to Trump
October 27, 2021 GMTARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden framed the Virginia governor’s race as a repudiation of his predecessor, tying the Republican candidate to former President Donald Trump as he campaigned Tuesday night for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in what's become a tight and increasingly bitter campaign.
Finance reports show Youngkin with lead in cash on hand
October 26, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — During the first three weeks of October, Republican candidate for Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin outraised Democrat Terry McAuliffe, while McAuliffe outspent Youngkin, according to campaign finance reports.
Dave Matthews to join McAuliffe for get-out-the-vote rally
October 24, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Musician Dave Matthews is joining the long list of high-profile campaigners trying to get out the vote for Democrat Terry McAuliffe as this year's closely watched race for governor nears the finish.
Obama sharply criticizes Youngkin in Va. governor’s race
October 24, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va (AP) — Former President Barack Obama offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, as he encouraged voters on Saturday to support Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the closely watched race.
Ayala or Sears: Both would make history in Virginia election
October 23, 2021 GMTFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The two women seeking the lieutenant governor's office in Virginia next month are fond of touting their unconventional political backgrounds. One thing is certain: Whichever one wins will be making history.
Blanding makes her voice heard in Virginia governor’s race
October 22, 2021 GMTGLENNS, Va. (AP) — The second and final debate in Virginia's closely watched governor's race had been underway for about 10 minutes when a woman started shouting from the audience.
McAuliffe’s backslapping political brand put to test in 2021
October 22, 2021 GMTNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe is a blur of handshakes, hugs, backslaps and smiles as he glides through the friendly crowd at Gethsemane Baptist Church seeking help from above.
For the former Virginia governor running again for his old job, it's not necessarily God's grace he's after at this moment.
Blanding makes her voice heard in Virginia governor’s race
October 22, 2021 GMTGLENNS, Va. (AP) — The second and final debate in Virginia's closely watched governor's race had been underway for about 10 minutes when a woman started shouting from the audience.
McAuliffe’s backslapping political brand put to test in 2021
October 22, 2021 GMTNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe is a blur of handshakes, hugs, backslaps and smiles as he glides through the friendly crowd at Gethsemane Baptist Church seeking help from above.
For the former Virginia governor running again for his old job, it's not necessarily God's grace he's after at this moment.
Harris campaigns in Virginia, calls governor’s race ‘tight’
October 22, 2021 GMTDUMFRIES, Va. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the Washington suburbs on Thursday night to campaign for Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in a Virginia governor's race that she acknowledged looks closer than once expected.
Virginia gives Democrats a test of Black turnout before 2022
October 21, 2021 GMTNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — As Democrat Terry McAuliffe worked the crowd at Norfolk State University’s homecoming football game, many fans at the historically Black school were ready with answers before he could even ask for their vote.
Biden returning next week to campaign with McAuliffe
October 21, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to return to Virginia for his second campaign stop with fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe as the state's closely watched race for governor enters its final stretch.
McAuliffe, Youngkin now mum on tax return disclosures
October 20, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The leading candidates for Virginia governor have gone quiet on commitments both previously made to disclose at least some information from recent tax returns before the Nov.
Big Virginia abortion test: Can it energize Democratic base?
October 19, 2021 GMTHENRICO, Va. (AP) — When Planned Parenthood canvassers stopped by Megan Ortiz's house, the 32-year-old therapist was getting ready to head out and too distracted to talk for long.
Top Democrats woo Black voters in Virginia governor’s race
October 18, 2021 GMTNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams on Sunday urged Black churchgoers to turn out for Democrat Terry McAuliffe in next month's Virginia governor's election, saying that what happens in the most watched race this year will “show the world who we are" in future contests with even higher stakes.
McAuliffe outraises Youngkin in Virginia governor’s race
October 16, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe raised more money than Republican Glenn Youngkin in the latest fundraising report for the governor's race, as the two candidates continue building on the record-breaking amount of money raised for a gubernatorial race in the state.
Delicate GOP dance for Trump, Youngkin in Virginia gov race
October 16, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When Donald Trump rallied Republicans this past week to vote for Glenn Youngkin for governor in Virginia, the former president called in to a gathering of die-hard supporters. That may be the closest he gets to campaigning in the most closely watched election of 2021.
Jill Biden travels to Virginia, New Jersey to help Democrats
October 16, 2021 GMTHENRICO, Va. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden campaigned Friday for Democrats in governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey, saying "this election will set a course for a year from now” during her first political trip of her husband's presidency.
Watchdog: Psaki violated ethics law by promoting McAuliffe
October 15, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog group said Friday that it had filed an ethics complaint against White House press secretary Jen Psaki for a comment she made about former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat who is running for election to his old post.
McAuliffe urges Dems to use muscle on voting, infrastructure
October 13, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, on Tuesday called on leaders in Washington from both parties — including President Joe Biden — to “get their act together," while pushing Senate Democrats to scrap the filibuster if needed to enact the party's priorities on infrastructure spending and voting rights.
The AP Interview: McAuliffe wants Democrats to ‘get it done’
October 13, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, on Tuesday called on leaders in Washington from both parties — including President Joe Biden — to “get their act together," while pushing Senate Democrats to scrap the filibuster if needed to enact the party's priorities on infrastructure spending and voting rights.
Obama to campaign with McAuliffe in Virginia governor’s race
October 12, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will campaign with fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the final stretch of the Virginia governor's race.
“The stakes could not be greater,” McAuliffe said, as he announced the news Tuesday morning on MSNBC.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
October 9, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Clegg; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.; former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham.
Virginia GOP candidate tests school fight message for 2022
October 6, 2021 GMTLEESBURG, Va. (AP) — When Democrat Terry McAuliffe said during the Virginia governor’s debate last week that he doesn’t believe “parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” his opponent pounced.
‘On the edge of a razor’: Youngkin tests new Trump playbook
September 29, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Glenn Youngkin needs Donald Trump. He just doesn't want to say the name.
McAuliffe, Youngkin hold fiery debate on vaccinations, taxes
September 29, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed Tuesday evening over vaccinations, tax policy, education and their respective records in the second and final debate in Virginia's closely watched gubernatorial election.
Debate takeaways: Virginia governor candidates go on attack
September 29, 2021 GMTIt was a testy second and final debate Tuesday night in Virginia's high-stakes governor's race between Democratic former Gov.
McAuliffe, Youngkin clash over vaccination, taxes in debate
September 29, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed Tuesday evening over vaccinations, tax policy, education and their respective records in the second and final debate in Virginia's closely watched gubernatorial election.
Pressure rising for Democrats in Virginia governor’s race
September 24, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richard Stuart, a longtime Republican state senator in Virginia, got three days' notice this summer to help pull together a weekday campaign event for Glenn Youngkin, the GOP candidate for governor.
McAuliffe, Youngkin clash over abortion, COVID in 1st debate
September 17, 2021 GMTGRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed over abortion and vaccination policies Thursday in Virginia’s first gubernatorial debate of the general election season, as each sought to cast the other as extreme.
McAuliffe, Youngkin clash over abortion, COVID in 1st debate
September 17, 2021 GMTGRUNDY, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin clashed over abortion and vaccination policies Thursday in Virginia’s first gubernatorial debate of the general election season, as each sought to cast the other as extreme.
Virginia governor’s race: Key takeaways from the 1st debate
September 17, 2021 GMTDemocrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin met Thursday in southwest Virginia for the commonwealth's first gubernatorial debate of the general election season.
Youngkin lends millions more to his gubernatorial campaign
September 16, 2021 GMTFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia gubernatorial candidates Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin each raised more than $11 million in the last two months, but Youngkin loaned his campaign an additional $4.5 million to give himself a significant advantage, according to the most recent campaign-finance reports.
Republican Youngkin outlines new tax, policy proposals
August 30, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin rolled out the most sweeping policy proposal of his campaign so far Monday, a so-called “day one game plan” that envisioned substantial tax cuts, new charter schools and an overhaul of what he called “broken” state agencies.
McAuliffe seeks dismissal of GOP lawsuit over paperwork
August 28, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Virginia Republicans that seeks to remove him from the ballot in this year's closely watched race for governor over an alleged paperwork error.
Virginia Republicans file suit over McAuliffe’s paperwork
August 26, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party of Virginia filed a lawsuit Thursday asking the courts to remove Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe from the ballot for failing to sign an official form declaring his candidacy.
With pandemic a focus, McAuliffe urges vaccine mandates
August 23, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe urged all Virginia employers on Monday to require the COVID-19 vaccine for their workers who are eligible, sharpening a policy debate in the closely watched governor's race over how best to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Youngkin, McAuliffe plan to disclose some tax return details
July 27, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The two leading candidates in the closely watched race for Virginia governor say they will voluntarily disclose at least some information from recent tax returns before the November election.
Biden stumps for McAuliffe in early test of political clout
July 24, 2021 GMTARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden led the kind of campaign rally that was impossible last year because of the pandemic, speaking before nearly 3,000 people in support of a fellow moderate Democrat whose race for Virginia governor could serve as a test of Biden's own strength and coattails.
Biden stumps for McAuliffe in early test of political clout
July 24, 2021 GMTARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden led the kind of campaign rally on Friday that was impossible last year because of the pandemic, speaking before nearly 3,000 people in support of a fellow moderate Democrat whose race for Virginia governor could serve as a test of Biden's own strength and coattails.
Campaign finance reports: McAuliffe leads Youngkin in cash
July 16, 2021 GMTFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe significantly outraised Republican Glenn Youngkin in the most recent campaign-finance reports, with McAuliffe also holding a significant lead in cash on hand.
Youngkin declines debate in part over moderator Woodruff
July 12, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin's campaign announced Monday that the political newcomer would not debate Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe at a perennial event hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, in part because of the journalist moderator.
Dems: McAuliffe win shows ‘roadmap’ for beating Youngkin
June 9, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe outperformed his own campaign’s expectations, winning every city and county as he coasted to victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia governor, an election his party said showed persistent enthusiasm among its voters even in a post-Trump era.
Herring, Ayala win Democratic down-ballot races in Virginia
June 9, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring fended off a strong primary challenge, while Del. Hala Ayala emerged from a field of six candidates to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in Tuesday's primary election.
McAuliffe wins Democratic nomination for Virginia governor
June 9, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Terry McAuliffe, the energetic former Virginia governor and longtime fixture of Democratic politics, won the party’s nomination Tuesday in his quest for a second term in office.
Virginia Dems to decide: Return McAuliffe or chart new path?
June 5, 2021 GMTRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s signature exuberance was on full display as he campaigned on Memorial Day weekend in downtown Petersburg, cracking jokes in a beauty salon, leading a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday,” and breaking into a dance on a sidewalk.