Tag: Virginia

"The City was unable to protect the right of free expression and facilitate that permit holder's offensive speech. This represents a failure of one of government's core functions -- the protection of fundamental rights," the report states. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Review finds law enforcement unprepared, mishandled violent clashes in Charlottesville

Melissa Quinn · December 1, 2017 10:18 pm

McAuliffe left the GreenTech in 2012 and has claimed that he no longer has any ties to the company since then. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Chinese investors sue Terry McAuliffe, GreenTech Automotive for ‘scam’

Joe Nuziale · November 28, 2017 8:49 pm

Gregg Pitts, left, and Brooks Brunson read to their son, Thomas Brunson-Pitts, 6 months, before heading to work in the morning at their home in Washington. Married in 2013, Brooks Brunson and Gregg Pitts always knew they wanted to have a family together, and were delighted when they were able to start the adoption process for their son. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fight over religious liberty vs. LGBT rights expands to adoption

Kimberly Leonard · November 28, 2017 5:01 am

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton feels white nationalists have "made common cause with the president's agenda out of their own mouth that he is someone that they are counting on to promote it." (AP Photo/Kelly P. Kissel)

National Security

Hillary Clinton: White nationalists have made ‘common cause’ with Trump

Sarah Bedford · November 22, 2017 12:26 pm

Is Virginia Permanently Blue Now?

David Byler · November 21, 2017 1:18 pm

Despite offering the third-most in incentives, the best Georgia brings in is 4 percent of film production employment. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Stop subsidizing the silver screen: Taxpayers give Hollywood billions in tax incentives

Philip Wegmann · November 20, 2017 9:04 pm

Dingell also revealed a senator had made an aggressive sexual advance toward her. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Debbie Dingell: All women have a sexual harassment story

Kelly Cohen · November 19, 2017 5:05 pm

President Trump poses for photos with the University of Utah ski team during an event with NCAA championship teams at the White House, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, in Washington. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is to the right of the president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Which college teams visited the White House, and who stayed home?

Michael Moates · November 19, 2017 5:01 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, whose efforts to transform the agency have earned him a spot in President Trump's good graces, said a reflection on the VA's failures is the first step toward fixing a department Trump has called a "disaster." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

David Shulkin: Fixing VA ‘a matter of national security’

Sarah Bedford · November 18, 2017 5:01 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin Shulkin was among a handful of administration officials who faced scrutiny of their taxpayer-funded travel this fall. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

VA head David Shulkin: Biased reporters ‘make our jobs harder here in Washington’

Sarah Bedford · November 17, 2017 3:43 pm

Sexual Coercion on the Hill

The Editors · November 17, 2017 8:00 am

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said the rule that was approved Thursday would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent in the decade between 2020 and 2030, while linking the state to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, that currently includes nine states. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Energy and Environment

Virginia approves plan to join regional cap-and-trade program

John Siciliano · November 16, 2017 11:03 pm