Dec 05 Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Jan. 6 attack appears in court By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A Virginia man on Friday made his first court appearance on charges that he planted a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of a mob’s attack on U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Nov 12 Elaine Luria helped investigate Jan. 6 and lost her House seat. Now she's making a comeback bid By Bill Barrow, Mike Pesoli, Associated Press A Virginia Democrat who helped investigate Jan. 6 is making a comeback bid after last week’s sweeping election wins as her party looks to break President Trump’s grip on federal power in the 2026 midterms. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 5:43 'We needed to change the equation,' Sen. Kaine says on his vote to end shutdown By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold The vote to end the government shutdown has divided Senate Democrats. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is one of the eight who voted to end the stalemate. He joined Geoff Bennett to explain his vote to end the shutdown. Continue watching
Nov 06 Virginia teacher shot by student wins $10M verdict against ex-assistant principal A Virginia jury has awarded $10 million to a former teacher in a lawsuit that accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun before the teacher was shot. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 6:17 Trump's unpopular, harmful policies fueled Democratic wins, says Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi By William Brangham, Kyle Midura Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi is the winner of Virginia's lieutenant governor's race, defeating former conservative talk radio host John Reid. Hashmi joined William Brangham to discuss the issues that fueled her victory and those that powered Democratic gains across… Continue watching
Nov 05 WATCH: Trump says U.S. has 'the greatest economy right now' after Democrats win big on election night By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Trump told GOP senators at a breakfast meeting before leaving the White House that the 36-day government shutdown, now the longest on record, was a “big factor, negative” for the Republican party in the elections, and called on the senators… Continue reading
Nov 04 Democrat Jay Jones elected Virginia attorney general over GOP incumbent Jason Miyares By Associated Press Jones was criticized during the campaign after text messages he wrote in 2022 endorsing violence toward a political rival were made public. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Mikie Sherrill addresses supporters after winning New Jersey governor race By Associated Press Sherrill, a Navy veteran who represented a northern New Jersey district in the U.S. House for four terms, will be the state’s second female governor. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 9:00 Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia's governor's race, flipping control from GOP By Liz Landers, William Brangham, Ali Schmitz, Doug Adams In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger will be the first woman to serve as governor. The former three-term congresswoman is the projected winner in the race over Republican Winsome Earle-Sear. Liz Landers and William Brangham report on that race and more. Continue watching
Nov 04 Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi wins Virginia lieutenant governor's race By Associated Press She is the first Indian American and first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia. Continue reading