The Latest Breaking News from Virginia

One-third of Virginia House incumbents are not running for re-election

One-third of the incumbents in Virginia’s House of Delegates are not running for re-election in 2023, the most in the chamber in more than a decade.

Ballotpedia · Jun 2, 2023

One-fourth of Virginia State Senate incumbents are running in contested primaries

Democrats currently hold a 22-18 majority in the Virginia State Senate, which holds elections every four years rather than every two. 

Ballotpedia · Jun 2, 2023

Abortion plays key role in closely watched Virginia primary involving Democratic 'pro-life' lawmaker

One of Virginia's most closely watched nomination contests this election year features a rarity in today's politics: a self-described “pro-life” Democrat

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Virginia governor the latest to send troops to US-Mexico border

Governor Glenn Youngkin has deployed 100 National Guard members as human rights advocates decry border ‘militarisation’.

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2023

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin sends 100 National Guard soldiers to US-Mexican border

Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin is joining the list of Republican governors sending soldiers or other state law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

US Army Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas' journey from enslaver to Union officer to civil rights defender

As Southern states tear down Confederate statues and the military removes the names of Confederate generals from bases, the issue of how to remember the Civil War is increasingly prominent.

The Conversation · May 31, 2023

New Jersey prosecutors announce murder charge against Virginia man in fatal shooting of councilwoman

New Jersey prosecutors say they have arrested a Virginia man on murder and gun charges in the February killing of a local councilwoman who was found fatally shot in her SUV outside her home

The Independent UK · May 30, 2023

Virginia becomes the seventh state to withdraw from the Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) this year

Virginia Commissioner of Elections Susan J. Beals withdrew the state from membership in the Election Registration Information Center (ERIC) on May 11, 2023. This made Virginia the seventh state to resign membership in the multi-state voter list maintenance organization so far this year, and the eighth to do so overall.…

Ballotpedia · May 30, 2023

Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia face primary challenges

Three northern Virginia prosecutors who took office four years ago as progressive reformers are facing primary challenges in next month's elections

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Florida man with AK-47 arrested after asking to use the bathroom at Virginia preschool

Eric Sandow had earlier shown up at CIA headquarters and told guards he was armed

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023