Tag: Virginia

The events are located in Virginia, though it's unclear what, specifically, Rick Gates and his family will be doing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Judge denies Rick Gates’ request to attend New Year’s Eve celebrations with family

Melissa Quinn · December 29, 2017 9:09 pm

MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough reflected on the first year of Donald Trump's presidency. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Joe Scarborough: 2018 will be ‘the most consequential political year of our lives’

Melissa Quinn · December 29, 2017 3:17 pm

President Trump held a public swearing-in ceremony for recently appointed Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in April.
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

I doubted Trump would give us a good Supreme Court justice. I was wrong.

Timothy P. Carney · December 27, 2017 4:28 am

Journalist Carl Bernstein, an outspoken critic of President Trump, said the president should be encouraging Robert Mueller's investigation of his campaign, if he actually believes in his own innocence. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Carl Bernstein: Trump presidency has been ‘tainted by the president’s lies’

Diana Stancy Correll · December 27, 2017 4:13 am

The Virginia Board of Elections is scheduled to meet Wednesday morning and will determine the winner of the race by drawing names from film canisters placed in a bowl. (AP)

Democrat in tied race for Virginia legislature to file lawsuit challenging contested ballot

Diana Stancy Correll, Melissa Quinn · December 26, 2017 8:22 pm

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., took a swing at President Trump on Twitter Sunday, pointing out that special counsel Robert Mueller could make use of the president's off-the-cuff tweets in his ongoing investigation. (Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP)

Ted Lieu: Trump’s Twitter is ‘the gift that keeps on giving’

Kelly Cohen · December 24, 2017 8:48 pm

President Trump has taken to Twitter multiple times about outgoing FBI Deputy Director McCabe since a report surfaced that McCabe plans on retiring soon following months of criticism from Republicans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

Trump renews his offensive against FBI second-in-command Andrew McCabe

Kyle Feldscher · December 24, 2017 1:25 pm

"Good Republican candidates will win BIG!", President Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Trump looks past 2017: ‘Good Republican candidates will win BIG!’ in 2018

Katie Leach · December 24, 2017 12:14 am

Roughly an hour after it was reported that FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe would retire in early 2018, President Trump tweeted about how McCabe's wife ran for a Virginia senate seat in 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump slams FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe for donations to wife’s campaign

Kelly Cohen · December 23, 2017 8:57 pm

Afternoon Links: Drawing Straws in Richmond, Schumer’s Legoland Push, and What the Heck is Eisfussball?

Jim Swift · December 21, 2017 9:12 pm

In this 2015 photo, Dr. John Porter examines Connor Russell, 8, during an office visit in Richardson, Texas. The National Governors Association released a Thursday statement warning about Children's Health Insurance Program funds just a few hours before the House is expected to consider a short-term continuing resolution that funds the government until Jan. 19 and includes $2.5 billion in stopgap funding for CHIP, which would expire at the end of March. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Governors demand full funding for children’s health insurance

Robert King · December 21, 2017 7:07 pm

Republican incumbent David Yancey and Democrat Shelly Simonds both emerged from the race with 11,608 votes after a three-judge panel ruled on a contested ballot Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Finley)

Randomly drawn name on Dec. 27 will decide winner of tied Virginia House race

Melissa Quinn · December 21, 2017 5:32 pm