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Bills to study breakthrough therapy like psilocybin die in committee

Va. professors discuss Trump’s return to Washington with unified government

Special episode on RGGI

Correction on quote attribution

Youngkin lost the RGGI lawsuit

Drama in HD-26 Democratic primary

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HD-26 special election to take place Jan. 7

Response to Miyares reelection announcement

Miyares to run for reelection

Srinivasan and Harding to face off in SD-32

House committee advances reproductive freedom amendment

House committee advances restoration of voting rights amendment

Republicans line up to run in SD-32

Correction: Kim Taylor is a Republican

Pope Adams files to run against Kim Taylor again

Miyares calls out Democratic AG candidates

Jay Jones officially jumps into the attorney general race

Republicans announce nomination process in SD-32

Sears may have violated the Defense Department’s directive in campaign communication

Rep.-elect Suhas Subramanyam and Rep. Abigail Spanberger endorse in SD-32

Freedom Virginia is backing Srinivasan and investing money in his campaign

Anderson conceded VA-07

Biberaj is running for SD-32; Look at some polling on the race

Petersburg casino proposal hits jackpot with 82% voter support

All the new info on the SD-32 special election

Srinivasan and Samirah announce run for Subramanyam Senate seat

AP calls VA-02 & VA-07

Anderson doesn't concede; Vindman claims victory

Billions flood into political betting market ahead of 2024 election

Speaker Johnson stumps for Anderson on the last night of the campaign

Law enforcement across Virginia talks Election Day

Virginia Political Podcast Episode 2: Richmond Mayoral Race

Virginia Beach Democrats accuse City Council candidate of campaign violations

Stories from this week

Va. immigrants want candidate support: ‘We’re here to pave way for future generations’

In her likely final move of the race, Kiggans accuses Democrats of election interference

Winsome v. Jason poll

New Poll: Harris up by 10 in Virginia

New fundraising numbers

House leaders from both parties are stumping in Virginia

Youngkin loses voter purge lawsuit

Comstock endorsed Vindman

Episode 1. Spanberger and Meagher

Anderson does not rule out a run for LG

On 20 Issues: Virginia U.S. Senate candidates Kaine and Cao.

Youngkin's latest appointments

Fundraising numbers are in for House candidates

Commentary: "Skill" Game Bounty Hunters

Youngkin defends Trump's National Guard comments on CNN

Virginia college students run statehouse for a weekend

Cook Political Report shifts VA-07 in a positive direction for Republicans

RPV condemns Loudoun County Republican Committee chair’s comments on courting Muslim voters

Interview: LG candidate Babur Lateef

Do Virginians trust each other?

New polling on Harris v. Trump

Another Democrat says they are running for lieutenant governor

Stories from the week

Miyares saves Wrinkles the giraffe from Natural Bridge Zoo; the zoo owners fight back on social media

Virginia colleges change protest rules, mirroring ‘unprecedented’ U.S. trend, advocate says

Vance to visit Virginia today

New poll shows slight dip in support for Harris in Virginia

Mid-week news roundup

Appomattox GOP committee takes up Chase vote

FEMA announces disaster assistance is available

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Levar Stoney talks LG run

Political ads running in Virginia right now

A new ad from Kiggans

Hashmi talks run for lieutenant governor

The latest Youngkin appointments

A Republican filed to run for lieutenant governor

Youngkin's administration is starting a green bank

New polling on Harris v. Trump in Virginia

A poll on Spanberger v. Sears and Spanberger v. Miyares

Richmond organizations defend choice for mayor

Democrat announces run for competitive House seat

Local registrars confident Virginia election is secure, encourage transparency

The latest TV ads in political campaigns across Virginia

Trump and Youngkin hold tele-rally

Early voting begins today

The Republican Party of Virginia asked local VA-05 GOP committee members to affirm their support for McGuire

Democrats are outspending Republicans on ads

Anderson and Vindman spar after candidate forum

Kiggans responds to report of Democratic group recruiting third party candidates

Correction: Vindman is the Democratic nominee

Republicans call on Vindman to denounce comments from his family

Fair Election Fund runs ad thanking Youngkin

Harris is up in Virginia

Youngkin's latest appointments

McAuliffe talks small business

Sears officially launches her campaign

Reaction to Sears filing for governor

Winsome Sears filed for higher office

A look at racial disparities in traffic stops across Virginia

Charlottesville gives final approval for RCV in local races

The Virginia Harris-Walz campaign is touting a big Labor Day weekend

Sears gave a fiery, combative speech to a rowdy crowd on Labor Day

Jones files paperwork to run for AG

Youngkin responds to the killing of Hersh Goldberg-Polin

Trump campaign responds to Democrats campaigning in Viginia

Gwen Walz is campaigning in Virginia Friday

Petersburg's Democratic Committee is voting on removing NAACP president from the committee for bylaw violation

Kaine to be special guest at Bobby Scott’s cookout

Anderson talks debates and responds to accusations from Vindman

Convirs-Fowler drops out of school board race

Charlottesville moves closer to allowing ranked choice voting for nomination battles

SOL scores are up from last year but still lower than pre-pandemic

Harris leads Trump in Virginia in a new poll

Kiggans and Smasal release new ads today

Youngkin's latest appointments

Delegate asks Miyares to issue a cease-and-desist

Youngkin says Trump’s plan is speculative. Trump’s campaign website says it’s not.

Miyares still mum on 2025

A look at the process for state agencies to ask Youngkin for project funding

Commentary on Richmond's mayoral race

Virginia's minimum wage is slightly increasing next year

Sears is changing her tune on Trump, but MAGA hasn't forgotten

Spanberger brings attention to Trump's plan to remove federal workers from D.C. area

More info on why Good filed to run in 2026

Good files to run again in 2026

Harris chose her running mate

Lay of the land: VA-07

Former Virginia GOP congressman endorses Harris

Harris secures Democratic nomination

The latest appointments to Youngkin’s administration

Four new Republicans take Clean Virginia's pledge

Good concedes

Chamber provides clarity on debate drama

Lay of the land in VA-02

FOP sent a letter to VA Commonwealth's Attorneys asking for investigation into skill games

The debate over debates

The Harris campaign sees momentum in Virginia

Kiggans released her second TV ad of the general election cycle

Youngkin's latest administration appointments

Biden announces he is withdrawing from the race

A deeper look at finance reports

Polling shows Virginia is in play

Top donors for statewide candidates

What did statewide candidate raise so far

Trump chose his running mate

Youngkin, Sears respond to assassination attempt on Trump

Youngkin's latest appointments

Rouse announces fundraising total after first deadline

Good says he filed for recount, but doesn't appear to have the money to pay for it

Candidates in tight congressional districts face questions about the top of the ticket

Chase plans run to try and return to the Senate

Va Democrats are front and center in convo about Biden

The latest Youngkin administration appointments

VMSDEP Pt. 2 for the Senate

Youngkin announces new board appointments

Democrats respond to derogatory comments made about Lucas

First TV ad in VA-07, new ad from Kaine and LCV rankings

A change in Youngkin's office

Good does not accept the election results

Update on Convirs-Fowler's potential school board run

Drama at the Homestead

Shannon Taylor launches bid for attorney general

Too close to call

VA-10 has their nominees

Here are the winners so far

Special Session update

Primary and Special Session day

Trump just did a tele-rally for McGuire

Freedom Caucus member backs McGuire over Good

Veterans push back on lawmakers asking to address skill games when they meet this month

A delegate is planning to run for School Board

A look back at all the beef between Good and McGuire

A new ad thanking Kaine

Fundraising totals in House districts

Drama with signs in VA-05

Avula announces fundraising totals at first deadline since he joined race

Who is funding the Democratic PAC attacks against Filler-Corn

Top stories for Thursday

Response to Youngkin EV mandate announcement

Youngkin announces end to new EV mandate

Tuesday's top stories

John McGuire is facing a lawsuit for defamation

Monday's top stories

Richmond will be choosing a new mayor this year

Top stories in Virginia politics

New Filler-Corn ad

New polling on Virginia politics

Trump says Bob Good is bad for Virginia

Week in review

Descano talks Republican attacks and not running for attorney general

Youngkin sent a letter to Biden about Quantico incident

Filler-Corn responds to attacks from a Democratic PAC

A new TV ad from Anderson

Can Vindman learn from Trone's loss

Summer sponsorship sale

Wednesday's top stories

Kiggans defends herself against Democratic attacks over VA funding

McAuliffe joins movement encouraging Jones to run for AG

Monday's news in politics

Q&A with Missy Cotter Smasal

Coverage from this week

Youngkin vetoed 48 bills

Miyares announced new leadership positions in the OAG

Friday's top stories

A Democratic congressional candidate represented Kessler in the court case to allow Unite the Right

McGuire rode with Trump's motorcade to court

The Washington Post endorsed in VA-07 and VA-10

Thursday's top stories

Virginia Democrats respond to VSU being left out of presidential debates

Qarni Q&A

Top stories in politics today

Chase was in court Monday

Wexton endorsed in VA-10

Today's General Assembly schedule

We have a budget agreement

Kaine responds to letter delivered to his office by protesters

McGuire is not participating in a debate against Good

Stocks owned by legislators

A look at VA-07 money

Descano is not running for attorney general

News from this week

Hashmi officially launches LG campaign

Money in VA-10

The latest TV ads from congressional campaigns

Youngkin and lawmakers respond to university protests

Police storm pro-Palestine protest at VCU

Hashmi files paperwork for LG run

A new ad attacking Youngkin

Rouse announces run for lieutenant governor

Stoney drops out of gubernatorial race

Youngkin, Lucas and Torian talk budget negotiations

House Democrats plan to reject all of Youngkin's budget amendments

Veto day

A look at the money raised by potential 2025 candidates

This veto session has the potential to be unlike any other in recent memory

Spanberger receives big Democratic backing for gubernatorial campaign

Youngkin appoints three to leadership positions

Gorka is the new Fairfax GOP chair

How often did Democrats and Republicans vote as a group in the General Assembly

Most firearm regulation measures meet veto pen roadblock

Youngkin proposed an amendment to the Right to Contraception Act

Vindman received a letter from the FEC to confirm $1.5 in small-dollar donations

Youngkin vetoes bill to address legal concerns of RCV

Youngkin's final vetoes

Youngkin's budget amendments are live

Response to Youngkin's budget amendments

Youngkin has 233 proposed budget amendments

Spanberger receives more support for her gubernatorial campaign

Congressional district electorate Demographics

Youngkin signs bill and Freedom Caucus demands

Youngkin vetoes bills to require retail warning of invasive plant species

Del. Clark is youngest member of a Va. General Assembly trending younger

A senator is preemptively telling summit attendees the discussions will remain safe from FOIA

More actions from Youngkin on bills

Jones receives more support for a potential AG run

Week in review

More vetoes from Youngkin

Republican favorite Derrick Anderson works at a law firm with long ties to Democrats

Alexandria says no more arena; Youngkin responds

Alexandria city councilor discusses her stance - or lack thereof - on the arena

Youngkin vetoes assault weapons ban

More Youngkin vetoes

Cook says Good's reelection chances do not look great

The Good/McGuire drama continues

A new brick wall in Richmond

The arena that won't quit

A former state Senator was charged with assault after an incident at a local GOP committee meeting

Reid is considering a run for lieutenant governor

Youngkin vetoed 20 more bills

Nine Central Virginia legislators oppose new Dominion plant in Chesterfield

Youngkin's vetoes and amendments so far

The budget is finalized

Behind the scenes: Lucas did a "reply all" to a Goldman email mocking Youngkin, Surovell and Scott

The arena is not included in the budget

Mamie Locke is backing a candidate in VA-10 Democratic primary

Vote totals and reaction to primary day in Virginia

A survey of Virginia Republicans on immigration for primary day

The arena isn't dead yet

Checking in on Spanberger & Stoney

Polling on the presidential primary

A lot of bills to work through

McGuire is bringing in endorsements over Good

Trump and Haley to rally in Virginia

Youngkin’s office said outage in system causing constituent phone line issue

United Daughters of the Confederacy watched House vote to remove tax exemption

What happened in the Senate yesterday?

Lawmakers swat down bill to increase THC level in industrial hemp

McClellan endorses in VA-10

Rep. Good was forced to leave a Trump store opening that McGuire was headlining

SCOTUS will not hear Thomas Jefferson High School case

Today in the General Assembly

Johnson is pushing hard for Kiggans

What is happening in the General Assembly today

Republicans rebuke their party’s tweet

Still no official word

Knight was removed from Appropriations

An update on important bills from crossover day

Democrats split on bill requiring CA notification for people charged with violent crimes

Senate Democrats did not docket arena bill before crossover

Hunting dog permit may get through General Assembly this year

Today's General Assembly Schedule

Virginia Senate passes bill to ban the future purchases of assault-style weapons

House bill requires evacuation plan for students with mobility impairments

Senate passed a bill to ban personal use of campaign funds in Virginia

Senate committee advances legislation to end “boyfriend loophole” in Virginia

Congressional campaign finance numbers

Education coalition and lawmakers advocate for increased teacher pay

Thursday's General Assembly Schedule

Senate advances bill banning convicted animal abuse felons from getting another animal

Miyares is suing the NCAA over NIL restrictions

Democrats block two Youngkin appointees

Commentary: Electric Co-Op are nonprofits who lack hedge-fund investors backing Internet Service Providers

A Senate committee advanced a bill to provide paid family leave

Today's General Assembly Schedule

Lucas threatens future Democratic cooperation if Youngkin vetoes minimum wage bill

Thursday's General Assembly Schedule

New poll shows huge lead for Spanberger in 2025 primary

Wednesday's General Assembly Schedule

A bill to ban personal use of campaign funds advances in the Senate

A bill to add transparency to independent expenditure spending

Tuesday's General Assembly schedule

Monday's General Assembly schedule

Coverage from this week

Today's General Assembly Schedule

Gubernatorial candidates and potential candidates are fundraising for 2025

Today's General Assembly Schedule

Bill to make fentanyl dealers liable for homicide charge dies in Senate committee

Democrats advance education bills

Senate Democrats kill Republican bills aimed at rolling back early vote access

Today's General Assembly Schedule

McGuire missed a committee meeting and bill presentation while traveling in Iowa to campaign with Trump

Today's General Assembly Schedule

Scott announces new select committee to address rural healthcare access

Spanberger reports massive fundraising total in first 48 days

Today's General Assembly schedule

Youngkin's State of the Commonwealth text

Don Scott was elected Speaker of the House

Republicans win special elections

Youngkin's work for the special elections

Spanberger talks Jan. 6 and Trump

Fairfax School Board urges legislators to reject Youngkin's budget

Vindman raised $2 million

Northam spearheads movement to encourage Jones to run for AG

VA-10 Democratic candidates start releasing fundraising totals

A look at the latest pre-filed bills