Glenn Youngkin

Virginia State Sen-elect, Ghazala Hashmi speaks to supporters at a Democratic victory party in Richmond, Va., Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Ghazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor

Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Hashmi is the first Muslim woman in the Virginia Senate and could become the first to hold the state’s second-highest office.
June 18
Del. Jay Jones, D-Norfolk, gives remarks during the Virginia Democratic Attorney General debate, Saturday, May 15, 2021 in Richmond, Va. (Shaban Athuman/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP, File)

Virginia Democrats move to round out ticket in key off-year election

June 18
Construction is seen at an Amazon Web Services data center on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back

May 31
John Reid, Virginia's Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, greets supporters at his rally at Atlas 42 in Glen Allen, Va., Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz)

Virginia GOP embraced a diverse ticket in this year’s elections. Then things got complicated

May 14
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the state Capitol, Jan. 13, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Youngkin cuts $900 million from amended Virginia budget ahead of economic uncertainty

May 2

Winter storm hits mid-Atlantic, dropping snow and ice in Virginia

A snowstorm blew into the mid-Atlantic states on Tuesday, causing dozens of accidents on icy roads, prompting school closures and stoking worries about possible power outages. The heaviest snowfall — up to 10 inches (25 centimeters) — was expected in parts of Virginia and West Virginia.

More News

This image taken from video released by Virginia lieutenant governor candidate John Reid on Friday, April 25, 2025, shows Reid speaking. (John Reid Campaign via AP)

Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says he won’t exit race despite governor’s push

April 25
Case Western Reserve University student. Justen Pippens poses for a photo in the student union at the school In Cleveland Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

DEI rollbacks hit campus support systems for students of color

April 22

Judge grants Justice Department’s request to drop criminal case against alleged top MS-13 leader

April 15
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks about a 24 year-old MS-13 gang leader who was arrested in an operation by the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force in Dale City, VA., on March 27, 2025, during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field Office, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Manassas, VA. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey)

Justice Department moves to drop case against alleged top MS-13 leader, seeks to deport him instead

April 10
Flags wave on the roof of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va. Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Northern Virginia leaders plead for state’s help amid federal job cuts

April 8
Speaker of the House Don Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth talks to Gianni Snidle and Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fairfax, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (Margo Wagner /Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Virginia lawmakers buck Youngkin budget amendments in one-day session

April 3
A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

At least half of US states now outlaw devices that convert pistols into machine guns

March 30
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Jan. 13, 2025 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)

Virginia’s governor is again at odds with Democrats as he vetoes labor and gun reform

March 25
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Jan. 13, 2025 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)

Governor amends Virginia’s budget bill to increase rainy-day reserves over changes in Washington

March 24
The portico of the main house at Oak Hill is seen from the garden in Aldie, Va., on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

The private owners of James Monroe’s Oak Hill estate want to preserve it as a state park in Virginia

March 22
Virginia Military Institute Superintendent, Cedric T. Wins, addresses the class of 2021 during a change of command parade and ceremony on the parade grounds at the school in Lexington, Va., Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

VMI’s first Black superintendent says ouster is based on politics, not job performance

March 7
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Jan. 13, 2025 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)

Youngkin grants clemency to a fired Virginia police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man

March 3
Virginia Military Institute Superintendent, Cedric T. Wins, addresses the class of 2021 during a change of command parade and ceremony on the parade grounds at the school in Lexington, Va., Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

VMI board opted out of extending first Black superintendent’s contract

March 1
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green attends the 2024 summer meeting of the National Governors Association, in Salt Lake City, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Democratic governors pitch state jobs to federal workers cut by Trump

February 26
Flags wave on the roof of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia legislature finishes session amid anxiety over federal job cuts

February 23
Polly Mae Pollock, 5, sleds down a hill at Byrd Park, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (Margo Wagner/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

Winter-weary East Coast hit with another storm as temperatures plunge elsewhere

February 20
With temperatures below zero, steam rises over Lake Michigan Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Arctic air sweeping south over Plains shatters record temperatures in North Dakota

February 19
Jose Escobar rides his motorized bicycle on the trails in Rock Creek Park in Frederick, Md. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, after snowfall overnight. Parts of the area received 2-4 inches of snow. (Ric Dugan/The Frederick News-Post via AP)

Eastern storm cuts power to tens of thousands as California braces for flooding

February 13
People walk through snow at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, during a snowstorm in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Storm makes for treacherous travel as snow and ice track through the mid-Atlantic

February 12
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks with a reporter at her office in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)

Trump chops away at the government and the fallout is felt in the Virginia governor’s race

February 8
Chairman of the Virginia State Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, applauds after the Senate passed it's version of the state budget at the Capitol, in Richmond, Va., May. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia’s Democratic-led House and Senate pass separate proposals for amending the state budget

February 6
Flags wave on the roof of the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia’s legislative session hits halftime, teeing up clash with Youngkin

February 5

Virginia Democrats dump Youngkin’s proposed tax cuts in favor of onetime rebates

February 3
This combo image shows Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, left, shown Feb. 8, 2023 and Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, right, shown Sept. 1, 2021. (AP Photo, File)

Spanberger and Earle-Sears want to make history in Virginia. But voters have election exhaustion

January 27
President-elect Donald Trump, right, and Melania Trump watch fireworks at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump returns to Washington for celebrations ahead of inauguration

January 19
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares speaks during an interview at the Office of the Attorney General in Richmond, Va., May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)

Virginia attorney general drops case that accused ex-superintendent of firing teacher in retaliation

January 17
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file)

Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states

January 17
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, top left, and House speaker, Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and State Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, top right, along with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center, applaud a veteran as Youngkin delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Monday Jan. 13, 2025 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia House passes resolutions protecting abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

January 14
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, top left, and House speaker, Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and State Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, top right, along with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center, applaud a veteran as Youngkin delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol, Monday Jan. 13, 2025 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia GOP Gov. Youngkin needs Democratic help to bolster his policy resume

January 13
Water sprays from a fire hydrant opened to release pressure in the Scott's Addition neighborhood of Richmond, Va., Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)

Clean tap water isn’t flowing in Virginia’s capital as residents find creative ways to cope

January 9
Load More