Virginia Politics

Voters in Loudoun County’s District 32 are preparing for a special election to fill a state senate seat vacated by Suhas Subramanyam, who won a congressional race, with a firehouse primary. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Protections for reproductive rights, marriage equality and the restoration of voting rights for some felons could be enshrined in the Virginia state Constitution, if a measure begun on Wednesday in the state’s General Assembly is seen through to the end.

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly announced he has esophageal cancer days after his reelection to Congress.

Suhas Subramanyam made history as the first Indian-American from Virginia to be elected to Congress. News4’s Julie Carey reports on the impact of the South Asian vote in District 10.

We’re following the latest election results in D.C., Maryland and Virginia, plus former President Donald Trump’s win. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to speak to supporters at Howard University at 4 p.m. Wednesday. Follow live updates below.

Tim Kaine has won reelection to his third term as the junior U.S. senator from Virginia. The Democrat defeated Republican challenger Hung Cao in Tuesday’s election. Cao is a 25-year Navy veteran who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Political observers said Cao faced an uphill battle. That’s because of Virginia’s moderate electorate, aversion to Trump and Kaine’s...

Donald Trump is on the verge of an Electoral College victory. Kamala Harris will address her supporters Wednesday. Follow live updates.

Democrat Eugene Vindman and Republican Derrick Anderson gave their closing final messages to voters as they both vye for the seat to represent Virginia’s 7th District, which covers part of Prince William, Stafford and Spotsylvania counties, as well as several others. The seat was vacated by current Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who is running for Governor. Anderson held an event...

Candidates in a competitive Northern Virginia race that could determine the balance of the House give their closing arguments. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

A group of Marshall High School students in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been working for the past year to make it easier for students across the country to get registered to vote. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Virginia’s lieutenant governor kicked off her campaign for governor and is the first Republican to enter the race. News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

Reactions from lawmakers across the DMV region and party lines poured in following the announcement.

President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the democratic nomination.

Virginia Republican Congressman Bob Good filed a petition for a recount, after officials say he narrowly lost a primary in June to a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers in Virginia have reached a deal on the battle over tuition benefits to military families.

Lawmakers in Virginia reached a deal to grant tuition relief for spouses and children of Gold Star families and severely disabled veterans. News4’s Drew Wilder reports. 

Virginia military families wonder how they will pay for college amid the rollback of a program called the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Virginia’s House of Delegates has voted unanimously to restore free college tuition for families of veterans who were killed or seriously disabled while on active duty. The 92-0 vote Friday would repeal restrictions to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program that had been placed in the state’s annual budget earlier this year. Military families complained about the restrictions...

The Virginia Senate has failed to take up a bill to exempt some military families from pending changes in eligibility for a state program for educational benefits at public colleges and universities. Facing an uproar from military families, Gov. Glenn Youngkin had asked lawmakers to tweak portions of a recently signed bill that would have prevented some from accessing the...

Missy Smasal wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District.