“His text messages, his phone calls and his words prove that he condoned violence, advocates for violence in a way that I simply do not understand,” Attorney General Jason Miyares said during a campaign press conference on Saturday.
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4 Democrats have announced as candidates for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District
The four Democrats face a primary contest to determine who will challenge incumbent Republican Rep. John McGuire for the seat in November 2026.
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Reeves announces plan to challenge Warner for Senate seat in 2026
The first to announce on the Republican side is state Sen. Bryce Reeves, who lost the primary to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District in 2022.
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One of Virginia’s most expensive House of Delegates races is playing out in Montgomery and Roanoke counties
Democrat Lily Franklin is challenging Republican incumbent Chris Obenshain. Here’s how one day on the campaign trail looked with both candidates.
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Details scarce from gubernatorial candidates on their plan to handle new Medicaid expansion requirements
Virginia’s next governor will oversee the state’s Department of Medical Assistance Services, the agency responsible for managing the state’s Medicaid population. New federal mandates passed by Congress will increase the workload for the agency, but, when asked, neither candidate provided a comprehensive plan on how their administration would tackle those changes.
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Candidates for 41st House District discuss political violence, the Clean Economy Act and data centers at candidate forum
Incumbent Republican Del. Chris Obenshain and Democratic challenger Lily Franklin agreed on some goals but disagreed on how to achieve them during a forum hosted by Cardinal News on Monday.
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Both candidates for governor have legislative records. What do those tell us about whether they’d work with the opposite party if elected?
Here’s what the backgrounds of Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger show about how they’d deal with the other party.
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Good to decide whether to challenge McGuire in the ‘weeks ahead’
Former Rep. Bob Good has been considering a challenge to Rep. John McGuire in a rematch for the 5th Congressional District seat. Good lost to McGuire in a close primary in 2024.
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Virginia might have to pay $234 million a year to preserve enhanced insurance premium tax credits; without them, consumers will see costs rise
A federal program that provides tax credits for health insurance policies is slated to sunset at the end of the year unless Congress votes to extend it.
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White House allegedly pressured Gilbert to resign as U.S. attorney in dispute over personnel. Is that normal?
The power to appoint a new U.S. attorney belongs to the president of the United States, pending confirmation by the Senate. It’s unclear if President Donald Trump will break with that precedent or nominate Virginia’s two Democratic senators’ other pick for the seat.