In the Virginia Governor’s Race, Can Anyone Take On Terry McAuliffe?
Two years ago, when a racist blackface picture emerged from the 1980s that appeared to include Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia, the blowback was swift...
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Justin Fairfax Accuses Terry McAuliffe of Treating Him Like Emmett Till
Terry McAuliffe, the leading candidate in this year’s Democratic primary for Virginia governor, faced a flurry of attacks from his rivals at a debate on...
Noah Green, Capitol Suspect, Struggled Before Attack
Mr. Green’s adherence is likely to increase scrutiny on the group, as investigators try to determine whether his beliefs played a role on Friday’s attack....
One Republican’s Lonely Fight Against a Flood of Disinformation
AFTON, Va. — Denver Riggleman stood virtually alone. It was Oct. 2, on the floor of the House of Representatives, and he rose as one...
Virginia, the Old Confederacy’s Heart, Becomes a Voting Rights Bastion
The state’s voting rights act is being signed into law by a governor whose career was nearly derailed by a blackface scandal in 2019. Since...
Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish the Death Penalty
The bill, which the Virginia House and Senate passed last month, stipulates that the sentences of the remaining death row inmates be converted to life...
Across States, a Checkerboard of Gun Laws Reflects Partisan Tilt
Hundreds of miles apart but at exactly the same time on Monday afternoon, a gunman opened fire in a supermarket in Boulder, Colo., and Iowa...
The Virginia G.O.P. Voted on Its Future. The Losers Reject the Results.
“To be four months away from the nomination and not have a process is terribly embarrassing and shows an unwillingness to compromise for the good...
Move to Abolish Death Penalty Signals Liberal Power in Virginia
Since taking control of the state Legislature in 2019, Virginia Democrats have enacted a run of progressive laws — on gun control, abortion access and...
Oath Keeper Suspects Charged With Conspiracy
WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to the Jan. 6 riot, Thomas Edward Caldwell, an apparent leader of the far-right Oath Keepers, had a...