Tag: Virginia

Despite the heckling of Never Trump Republicans and grumbling from purists, President Trump's decision to negotiate with Democrats on the debt ceiling and budget extension is politically wise and a sign of real change under the direction of new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Trump/Pelosi/Schumer budget deal will help Republicans win elections in 2017

Ron Meyer · September 14, 2017 4:01 am

A group of protesters stand in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia for the one month anniversary of the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. The group circled around the statue of Thomas Jefferson before covering it with black tarp and listing demands for the university. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)

University of Virginia president condemns anti-Jefferson protests

Sean Langille · September 13, 2017 6:39 pm

The military school has statues of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson, a former faculty member of the VMI, and one honoring those VMI cadets who died fighting for the Confederacy at the Battle of New Market. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

National Security

Virginia Military Institute to keep Confederate statues

Mandy Mayfield · September 12, 2017 10:02 pm

The Republican Attorneys General Association is narrowing in on Virginia Democratic incumbent Mark Herring for "putting his own politics" before the state's laws. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Beltway Confidential

Republicans launch site hammering Democratic Virginia attorney general for ‘ignoring’ state laws

Emily Jashinsky · September 12, 2017 6:56 pm

Insurer Optima Health had intended to sell plans in nearly every Virginia county but reversed course. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Virginia left with empty Obamacare counties

Kimberly Leonard · September 7, 2017 7:26 pm

Dave Matthews Band announced Wednesday that it's putting together a star-powered charity concert in Charlottesville, Va., after deadly unrest following a white supremacist rally in August rocked the city and the country. (Photo by Robb D. Cohen/RobbsPhotos/Invision/AP)

Dave Matthews Band to host Charlottesville charity concert with Justin Timberlake and Ariana Grande

Naomi Lim · September 6, 2017 11:58 pm

Attorneys general in 15 states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit to protect recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which the Trump administration started winding down this week. (AP Photo/John Locher)

15 states, DC sue Trump to protect DACA recipients

Kelly Cohen · September 6, 2017 7:17 pm

Cantwell turned himself in to authorities in Virginia on Aug. 23 after warrants were issued for his arrest. (Screengrab)

White supremacist Chris Cantwell denied bond after Charlottesville protest arrest

Ariella Phillips · September 1, 2017 5:31 pm

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sits in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., argued Thursday that it may be difficult for cities to prioritize the dismantling of Confederate monuments given all the other funding priorities they have. (AP Photo/Julia Rendleman, File)

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe: Education a bigger priority than Confederate monuments

Pete Kasperowicz · August 31, 2017 5:37 pm

The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge, pictured, and the dock landing ship USS Oak Hill will leave Virginia for Texas on Thursday to aid flood victims following Hurricane Harvey. (Navy photo)

National Security

Navy sending two amphibious ships to aid flood victims in Texas

David Brown · August 30, 2017 10:32 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency approved a multi-state fuel waiver from Texas to Washington, D.C., over concerns of fuel supply disruptions increasing after Hurricane Harvey, which inadvertently is also seen as helping the ethanol industry. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Energy and Environment

EPA waives fuel emission requirements from Texas to DC in Harvey’s wake

John Siciliano · August 30, 2017 10:25 pm

Ed Gillespie is squaring off against Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam this coming November. (Image courtesy screenshot)

New Ed Gillespie ad focuses on opposition to sanctuary cities

David M. Drucker · August 30, 2017 6:37 pm