Matthew Moran, the political aide at the center of the controversy over John Reid, the GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, has “stepped away” as head of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.

The news, which Politico first reported Thursday evening, comes less than a week after Youngkin called Reid — the first openly gay candidate nominated to statewide office — and asked him to withdraw from the race.

Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.