Recent Articles from Kate Andrews
FDIC files counterclaim against Capital One in special assessment case
This week the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. filed a counterclaim against McLean-based bank Capital One, National Association, which is suing the FDIC for its 2023 special assessment of $474 million against the bank.
Virginia Senate Democrat files right-to-work repeal bill
Democratic state Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy has filed legislation to repeal Virginia's right-to-work law, potentially sparking an intraparty conflict with Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger.
Amazon closing Sterling facility, affecting 247 workers
Amazon.com plans to shut down a fulfillment center in Sterling at the end of January, but workers will have transfer opportunities.
Virginia Supreme Court won’t intervene in Youngkin-Senate university boards dispute
The Supreme Court of Virginia will not review a lower court's ruling that blocked three Virginia universities from seating rejected board appointees.
Edwards to step down as Port of Virginia CEO
Stephen A. Edwards is stepping down at the end of the year as the Virginia Port Authority's CEO and executive director to take a new job in the private sector, the Port of Virginia announced Monday.
Youngkin responds to Spanberger on U.Va., blasting ‘hyperbole and factual errors’
Gov. Glenn Youngkin wrote a heavily critical letter this week to Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger in response to her letter attempting to delay hiring the University of Virginia's next president until she takes office in January 2026.
Ex-U.Va. president alleges board members ‘complicit’ in exit
Former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan on Friday sent a 12-page letter to the university's Faculty Senate detailing his sudden resignation.
SAIC shakes up leadership further after CEO’s departure
Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is consolidating its five business groups into three, and three of its executives are leaving.
Spanberger calls on U.Va. board to wait on hiring next president
Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger sent a letter to the University of Virginia's board leaders Wednesday calling for them to delay hiring a new president or determine final candidates until she takes office in January 2026.
GOP House Judiciary report accuses GMU president of lying to Congress
A staff report produced by Republican U.S. House of Representatives members on the Judiciary Committee accuses George Mason University President Gregory Washington of lying to Congress in his testimony about alleged racial discrimination in the university's hiring practices.
















