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Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton roared into Washington six years ago as part of a record wave of women vying for House seats, many on a mission to push back against the politics of Donald Trump. “We were part of that 2018 class, and we...
Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who control both chambers of the Virginia legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand constitutional protections for abortion access. The House Privileges and...
Candidates line up for special elections to replace Virginia senators recently elected to US House
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One of two special elections was announced Monday to replace Virginia state senators who were recently elected to the U.S. House, and candidates are already lining up to take over the seats. State Sens. John McGuire and Suhas Subramanyam landed the...
Competitive Virginia races could play a critical role in the battle for Congress
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Eugene Vindman and Republican Derrick Anderson remained locked in a close contest early Wednesday in a U.S. House race in Virginia for the seat being vacated by three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger. With 99% of the votes counted in...
AP Race Call: Democrat Jennifer McClellan wins reelection to U.S. House in Virginia's 4th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Jennifer McClellan won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Bill Moher. McClellan became the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress in March 2023 when she won a special election for the seat held by Democratic Rep. Donald...
AP Race Call: Democrat Suhas Subramanyam wins election to U.S. House in Virginia's 10th Congressional District
Democrat Suhas Subramanyam won election to an open U.S. House seat representing northern Virginia on Tuesday. Subramanyam, formerly a tech policy adviser under the Obama administration, began his political career as a state lawmaker in 2020 and was elected to the Virginia Senate last November. In the...
AP Race Call: Republican Virginia Foxx wins reelection to U.S. House in North Carolina's 5th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina on Tuesday. Foxx defeated Democrat Chuck Hubbard in the GOP-leaning 5th Congressional District in the state's northwestern mountains and counties along the Virginia border. Foxx was first elected to Congress in 2004...
Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president...
Virginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they've been wrongly purged from rolls
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Phoebe Taylor was all ready to vote in Tuesday's election. She even knew her precinct number in the city of Richmond off the top of her head. So it came as a shock when a reporter informed the naturalized U.S. citizen, originally from Great Britain, that...
Supreme Court's conservative justices leave in place Virginia's purge of voter registrations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday left in place Virginia's purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting. One Virginian, whose registration was canceled despite living in the...
