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U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Fairfax. Photo courtesy Connolly's office
May 21, 2025

Virginia congressman dies from cancer

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a nine-term Democrat representing Virginia's 11th congressional district, has died, his family announced Wednesday morning. 

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
May 10, 2025

Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive downsizing of federal agencies

A judge blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping federal job cuts, ruling that major agency reductions require congressional cooperation.

May 7, 2025

Law firms advise businesses on Trump 2.0 policies

Virginia law firms see surge in client questions as Trump’s 2025 executive orders spark regulatory, immigration, and DEI compliance concerns.

FILE - In this photo taken April 6, 2016, a sign at the federal courthouse in Tacoma, Wash., is shown to inform visitors of the federal government's REAL ID act. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, file)
May 6, 2025

Homeland Security chief says travelers with no REAL ID can fly for now, but with likely extra steps

Travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday.

Tanveer Kathawalla, founder and managing partner of Pioneer1890, based in Alexandria. Photo courtesy Tanveer Kathawalla
May 2, 2025

I voted for Trump. His tariff exclusions don’t reflect conservative strength

Alexandria business founder Tanveer Kathawalla writes in an op-ed that President Donald Trump's tariffs project decline and harm industry and the nation's ability to reduce federal debt.

Apr 30, 2025

Dominion offshore wind project on track despite hurdles

Dominion’s $10.7B Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project remains on schedule despite rising costs and federal policy uncertainty under Trump.

University of Virginia Rotunda. Photo courtesy University of Virginia
Apr 30, 2025

DOJ demands University of Virginia prove it’s dismantling DEI

The University of Virginia's president received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division calling for the university to produce audio and video from a closed session of its board of visitors last month, as well as show evidence that every division of the university and its health system has dissolved and dismantled its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

On, April 16, Sen. Mark Warner held a roundtable with Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and others at the Carillion’s Center for Simulation, Research, and Patient Safety in Roanoke.
Apr 24, 2025

Medicaid cuts could close Virginia’s rural hospitals, Warner warns

Sen. Mark Warner warns Medicaid cuts may shutter hospitals West of Roanoke. In Virginia. That's because many rural hospitals operate in the red, and depend on Medicaid funding to keep the lights on.

RiverFront Investment Group's Kevin Nicholson (L) and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin spoke about economic conditions during the RVA Big Dipper Innovation Summit in Richmond on April 22, 2025. Photo courtesy JMI.
Apr 22, 2025

Tariffs, policy shifts cloud economic outlook, Barkin says

Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin says U.S. economy looks solid by data, but tariff policies and uncertainty are clouding forecasts and business confidence.

Daniris Espinal stands for a portrait in Sunset Park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew
Apr 21, 2025

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts

Moments after Daniris Espinal walked into her new apartment in Brooklyn, she prayed. In ensuing nights, she would awaken and touch the walls for reassurance — finding in them a relief that turned to tears over her morning coffee. Those walls were possible through a federal program that pays rent for some 60,000 families and […]

Apr 21, 2025

Is slight rise in Virginia unemployment ‘calm before storm?’

Virginia’s unemployment rate numbers are on a slight rise, according to data from the state’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, also known as Virginia Works. The state agency reports that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March rose a tenth of a percentage point to 3.2 % compared to 3.1% in February and 2.8% […]

A multi-story office building.
Apr 16, 2025

Mitre-backed cybersecurity program gets last minute save

Federal contractor Mitre, which has dual headquarters in McLean and Massachusetts, expected Wednesday to lose the federal funding needed to operate and maintain its nearly 26-year-old Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, but a last-minute reprieve from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has prevented that from happening. Established in September 1999, the CV[...]

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