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Warner files for reelection, launching bid for fourth U.S. Senate term
Virginia Democrat submits more than 18,000 signatures as he begins 2026 campaign amid primary challengers and uncertain GOP field. By:...
Read moreDetailsVirginia entrepreneurs on Trump’s dodgy tariffs: ‘It disrupts your business’
Refunds of the unconstitutional tariffs paid by companies across Virginia and the country will not come soon — if at...
Read moreDetailsIn bid for voter data, Trump’s DOJ lays groundwork to undermine confidence in midterms
By: Jonathan Shorman - Virginia Mercury The U.S. Department of Justice has begun connecting its push to obtain sensitive personal...
Read moreDetailsThe 10 most important things that happened in Virginia’s 2026 legislative session
Democrats used their new trifecta to push a wide-ranging agenda on affordability, civil rights and gun policy, while a late...
Read moreDetailsAnother round of ‘Momnibus’ bills are headed towards the governor this year
The Democrat-led package saw a mix of signatures and vetoes by former Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year. A few more...
Read moreDetailsVirginia joins states challenging Trump admin regulations that limit free birth control access
Virginia lawmakers are also pursuing a state-level right to contraception proposal that Gov. Spanberger could sign into law this year....
Read moreDetailsVa. Senate shoots down bill to add terrapin protections to recreational crab pots
By: Shannon Heckt - Virginia Mercury A bill that would have required recreational crabbers to add terrapin by-catch devices onto...
Read moreDetailsDems demand swift Pentagon investigation into deadly air strike on girls’ school in Iran
Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner signed the letter sent to the Department of Defense Wednesday. By: Jennifer Shutt...
Read moreDetailsLong security lines start popping up at airports as TSA officers go without pay
By: Jacob Fischler - Virginia Mercury Passengers at a handful of airports this week waited in hours-long security lines as...
Read moreDetails‘This is about equity’: In Richmond, Va. workers, lawmakers push for inclusive labor rights for all
Lawmakers still debating proposal to repeal law banning collective bargaining for most public employees. By: Nathaniel Cline - Virginia Mercury...
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