Kiggans and Cotter Smasal clash in Virginia Beach congressional debate

The race in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District is one of the two most competitive in the state.

By Laura VozzellaOctober 11, 2024

Youngkin stokes fear of vast noncitizen voting in Virginia. Records don’t show it.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin touts 6,303 noncitizens being purged from Virginia’s voter rolls, but statewide data show little or no evidence of such illegal voting.

By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura VozzellaOctober 9, 2024

Anderson, Vindman trade vitriol at debate for Spanberger’s Virginia seat

The hour-long debate in Virginia’s battleground 7th Congressional District was short on policy details and heavy on partisan attacks.

By Teo ArmusOctober 3, 2024

Tim Kaine and Hung Cao clash in lone Virginia Senate debate

Abortion, immigration and democracy were flash points in hour-long battle at Norfolk State University.

By Laura VozzellaOctober 3, 2024

Mystery of disappearing ospreys might have controversial explanation

A new study suggests osprey chicks are starving in parts of the Chesapeake Bay because of a lack of menhaden, a primary source of food but also a major industry.

By Gregory S. SchneiderSeptember 22, 2024

Virginia race for Spanberger’s open seat in Congress is heating up

The battle between Eugene Vindman (D) and Derrick Anderson (R), both Army veterans and lawyers, is one of the country’s most closely watched House races.

By Teo ArmusSeptember 20, 2024

A guide to the 2024 Virginia general election: What to know before you vote

All 11 of Virginia’s congressional seats are on the ballot, along with several local races.

By Washington Post staffSeptember 20, 2024

Portrait of Richard Saslaw, Virginia’s longest-serving senator, is unveiled

Virginia’s longest-serving state senator when he retired in January, Richard Saslaw is getting his own portrait in the building where he spent 44 years as a senator.

By Laura VozzellaSeptember 18, 2024

Harris leads among Virginia voters, Post-Schar School poll finds

The eight-point margin for Harris suggests Virginia would be a long-shot for Trump, whom voters view negatively and who is not significantly preferred on any issue.

By Gregory S. Schneider, Laura Vozzella, Scott Clement and Emily GuskinSeptember 10, 2024

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announces her candidacy for governor

Her announcement kicks off a historic bid to become the first woman to lead the state and the first Black woman to serve as governor anywhere in the nation.

By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. SchneiderSeptember 5, 2024

After bitter GOP primary in this deep-red Virginia district, more anger

After a bitter primary election between former congressman Bob Good and state Sen. John J. McGuire III in Virginia’s 5th District, the local GOP is locked in a feud.

By Laura VozzellaSeptember 5, 2024

Arlington board votes to dismantle county’s human rights commission

The appointed volunteers on Arlington’s Human Rights Commission had earlier this year voiced concerns over a string of deaths in the county jail.

By Teo ArmusAugust 27, 2024

Lawsuit to keep single-family zoning in Alexandria likely heading to trial

A judge ruled that a group of Alexandria homeowners can move ahead in suing the Northern Virginia city over its “Zoning for Housing” plan.

By Teo ArmusAugust 26, 2024

Harris rated better than Biden in new Va. poll, still close with Trump

A new Roanoke College poll finds Democrat Kamala Harris with a statistically insignificant lead over Republican Donald Trump among likely Virginia voters.

By Gregory S. SchneiderAugust 20, 2024

Youngkin tax team delayed business tax refunds worth hundreds of millions

In its haste to process election-eve tax rebates to individuals in 2022 and 2023, the administration ‘pushed aside’ the work of routine corporate tax refunds.

By Laura VozzellaAugust 15, 2024

Youngkin embraces Trump but still plays coy on some MAGA policies

The Republican governor’s role as a surrogate for Donald Trump in Virginia aligns him with policies that might be unpopular in his politically purple state.

By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura VozzellaAugust 14, 2024

Court rejects suit over Youngkin denying voting rights to former inmate

Virginia is the only state that strips voting rights from everyone convicted of a felony and empowers only the governor to restore them.

By Gregory S. SchneiderAugust 8, 2024

Trump’s plan to upend federal workforce could rattle DMV economy

Trump’s vow to eliminate, overhaul or relocate big chunks of the federal bureaucracy could have a significant economic impact in D.C., Virginia and Maryland.

By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. SchneiderAugust 8, 2024

Overcharged, then evicted: How errors push out public housing residents

Across the country, public housing tenants are battling to keep their homes after receiving erroneous bills and eviction filings from housing authorities.

By Danny NguyenAugust 8, 2024

Ex-GOP congressman Riggleman endorses Harris, rips Trump’s ‘thirst for power’

Denver Riggleman, a former GOP congressman from Virginia who split with Trump over Jan. 6, endorsed Kamala Harris for president.

By Laura VozzellaAugust 4, 2024