Tag: Virginia
War Court Proceedings Stream to Guantánamo From a Secret Chamber in Virginia
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — For hearings in the destroyer Cole bombing case this month, the Guantánamo war court was mostly empty. Skeletal teams for the p [...]
Jennifer McClellan Wins in Virginia and Will Be State’s First Black Woman in Congress
Jennifer McClellan, a state senator, will fill the seat held by Representative A. Donald McEachin, who died in November.
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Fairfax County, Virginia Pension Funds Exposed to Genesis Bankruptcy
The Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System, led by Chief Investment Officer Katherine Molnar and managing about $1.8 billion as of last summ [...]
Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia Juggles Local Issues and National Ambition
Virginia’s Republican governor is considering a presidential run, but a divided state legislature may thwart his ambitions for conservative policy vic [...]
A Virginia special election could change the state’s abortion politics
Democrats appear to be on track to widen their majority in the Virginia Senate — a key chamber they’re defending this year in a state where abortio [...]
MP Virginia Crosbie wears stab vest to meet constituents
Virginia Crosbie says she has taken precautions since the murder of fellow MP Sir David Amess.
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2023 election schedule: Kentucky, Louisiana, Virginia, and more off-year contests
The midterms are over and the 2024 presidential election is still far in the future, which means one thing: more elections in between.
2023 will be [...]
Democrats in Virginia Pick Jennifer McClellan in Special House Primary
Ms. McClellan, who is favored to win in the Democratic-leaning district in February, could become the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congr [...]
In Virginia, Democrats Sprint to Select Nominee for Special House Election
After a congressman’s death last month, Jennifer McClellan, a state senator who lost a bid for governor in 2021, is the front-runner and could become [...]
Representative Donald McEachin, Virginia Democrat, Dies
Mr. McEachin, who had just been overwhelmingly re-elected to his Richmond-area district, had battled colorectal cancer.
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Walmart employee killed 6 people at Chesapeake, Virginia, store, police say
Law enforcement work the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va. The store was busy just before the shooti [...]
Virginia McLaurin, Sharecroppers’ Daughter Who Danced With the Obamas, Dies
“I thought I would never live to get in the White House,” the centenarian said during a 2016 meeting with the first couple. A video of the encounter m [...]
One bellwether district in Virginia bodes well for Republicans
Republicans only need to pick up 5 seats to take the majority in the House but if the Democrats were going to pull off an upset, one of the first spot [...]
Elaine Luria’s Virginia race: January 6 isn’t a midterm winner for Democrats
In the first major federal elections after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the concerted effort by Donald Trump and his allies to overt [...]
Virginia Thomas Agrees to Interview With Jan. 6 Panel
The committee has sought for months to interview Ms. Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, about her involvement in efforts to overturn the 202 [...]