Democrats hope for a 'shot in the arm' in New Jersey and Virginia after 2024 losses

The candidates' focus on affordability could provide a future road map for the party, even as they’ve danced around trickier issues such as trans rights and immigration.

Virginia Attorney General Election 2025: Latest Polls

Track the latest polls about Democrat Jay Jones and Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in the Virginia attorney general election.

Virginia school district slapped with complaint alleging new claims in viral trans locker room fight

A Virginia school district is accused of hiding evidence and working with a political action committee to punish two boys who opposed a transgender student using their locker room.

Virginia's Democratic legislature passes mid-cycle redistricting plan

Virginia's legislature took steps to join the widening state-by-state redistricting battle ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. On Wednesday, the Virginia House of Delegates passed a constitutional am

Spanberger courts Trump voters in rural Virginia

In Virginia, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger is emphasizing those issues as she makes a play for red-leaning rural voters on the campaign trail, giving her party a preview into this coalition expansion strategy ahead of next year’s midterms.

In desperate need of hope, Democrats look towards Virginia

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Democrats are polling well in Virginia, and hope that portends well for the 2026 midterms.

Ex-educator failed Virginia teacher by not searching first-grader who had gun, expert testifies

A lawyer for the former assistant principal said that no one could have predicted that a 6-year-old would bring a gun to school.

A mysterious Virginia Beach island may hold pirate secrets. An archeological survey is planned.

A local real estate attorney recently bought an island in Lake Joyce that may have a connection to Blackbeard the pirate, and he’s funding an archeological dig.
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Spanberger Cruising in Virginia, But Scandal Could Take Down AG Candidate

But Republican hopes that the scandal would derail Spanberger’s campaign don’t look to be realistic at all. For one thing, Jones’s troubles are mostly just convincing voters to skip the AG race rather than voting Republican,
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