Tag: Virginia

US Attorney Erik Siebert under pressure from Trump tells staff he will be resigning, source says

US Attorney Erik Siebert told his staff Friday he will be stepping down, according to a person familiar…

Voting kicks off in Virginia governor’s race — as Trump policies take center-stage

Early in-person voting began Friday in Virginia's gubernatorial election, marking one of the first major political contests since…

Who’s more excited to welcome this Trump ally to Virginia

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — With President Donald Trump noticeably absent from Virginia's race for governor, Republican Winsome Earle-Sears…

With the economy faltering, Democrats in fall races focus on affordability

The Democratic candidates in this fall’s top statewide races have chosen a relentless focus on one word: affordability.Rep.…

Committee studying federal cuts warns Virginia should prepare for additional spending

RICHMOND — The General Assembly’s emergency committee to study the impacts of federal cuts warned Thursday that though…

Latest Commonwealth Poll shows margins tightening in Virginia’s statewide races and more headlines

The state Capitol. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury)• “Latest Commonwealth Poll shows margins tightening in Virginia’s statewide races.”…

Virginia leaders rebuke racist sign targeting GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears: ‘Repulsive’

Virginia leaders across party lines are condemning a racist sign displayed Thursday outside a Northern Virginia school board…

Don’t fall for claims of ‘mass abduction’ of children in Virginia in 2025

In August 2025, highly-circulated videos claimed dozens of children went missing in Virginia in a "mass abduction." Several…

Navy pilot rescued after ejecting from Super Hornet off Virginia coast

Search and rescue teams safely recovered a Navy pilot Wednesday off the coast of Virginia after the pilot…

Coastal flooding at high tides forecast in Carolinas, Virginia

(The Center Square) – High tide peak storm surges from Hurricane Erin are forecast from 1 to 3…

Progressive veterans group seeks to boost Spanberger in Virginia governor’s race with $500,000 ad campaign

VoteVets, a liberal organization that supports veterans who run for office, is launching a half-million-dollar ad campaign to…

Cruising Virginia countryside in an electric vehicle is a lot easier now

It’s no Route 66.But the roughly 80-mile stretch of U.S. Route 50 that snakes across Virginia from the…