Tag: Virginia

Capitol Hill Police Chief Matthew Verderosa, right, with Alexandria, Va. Police Chief Michael Brown, left, discuss the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. at a congressional GOP baseball practice. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

Police: Five shooting victims transported to hospital, situation ‘stable’

Susan Ferrechio · June 14, 2017 1:17 pm

Police and emergency personnel are seen near the scene where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. was shot during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

GOP Whip Steve Scalise shot by gunman at baseball practice

Melissa Quinn · June 14, 2017 12:04 pm

Trump to deliver remarks on Alexandria shooting

Sarah Bedford · June 14, 2017 11:01 am

Virginia Democrats Decline to Go Full Bernie

Jonathan V. Last · June 14, 2017 2:55 am

Republican gubernatorial candidate, Ed Gillespie, right, listens as Corey Stewart, left, gestures during a debate at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Thursday, April 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)'

Ed Gillespie barely hangs on to win GOP governor nomination in Virginia

David M. Drucker · June 14, 2017 12:35 am

Northam is set to face either Ed Gillespie or Corey Stewart in the general election. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Pragmatic Ralph Northam wins Democratic primary in Virginia

David M. Drucker · June 14, 2017 12:11 am

Next up for Gillespie is the winner of a competitive Democratic primary: either Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, backed by outgoing Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has 2020 ambitions, or former Congressman Tom Perriello, preferred by far-left progressives. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump looms large as Virginia governor’s race takes shape

David M. Drucker · June 13, 2017 4:01 am

In 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Graham v. Florida that the Eighth Amendment prevents juvenile nonhomicide offenders from being sentenced to life without parole. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court weighs in on opportunities for teens sentenced to life in prison

Ryan Lovelace · June 12, 2017 11:40 pm

Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., has proposed the Survey Our Servicemembers Act, which would create an annual survey of veterans who actually use the department or try to use it to access healthcare. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Rep. Tom Rice proposes nationwide veteran survey to fix the VA

Pete Kasperowicz · June 12, 2017 4:01 am

The legislation, dubbed the 'Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act,' would make it easier to fire employees, including executives. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Senate passes VA reform bill

Sean Higgins · June 6, 2017 9:54 pm

The VA will be adopting the same electronic health records system as the Department of Defense. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump: VA’s health modernization one of the ‘biggest wins for veterans in decades’

Melissa Quinn · June 5, 2017 4:42 pm

The GOP says Congress must act to reduce the dramatic increase in oversight and regulation of the financial industry. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Next week: Dodd-Frank repeal, VA and James Comey

Susan Ferrechio · June 4, 2017 4:01 am