Virginia lawmakers are set to return to Richmond as budget deadline nears
Special session resumes June 18 with data center tax incentives still at the center of a standoff between Spanberger, House Democrats and Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas.
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Virginia budget impasse threatens school funding, poses potential staffing challenges
The House is scheduled to meet June 18 and the Senate on June 22
Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building, blocks closure
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington, D.C., ruled that the Kennedy Center board’s March 16 vote to close the facility was “ill-informed and seemingly preordained” with no regard for its legal obligations.
Judge temporarily blocks payouts from Trump's $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday also barred the government from moving forward with the fund’s creation while litigation is pending to challenge it.
Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the “first wave” of performers for “The Great American State Fair” shows on Washington's National Mall in June and July, the lineup has been hit with a wave of cancellations.
Governor fires Virginia Tech Rector Rocovich, appoints Dominion Energy’s Edward Baine as replacement
Rocovich’s dismissal after 16 years of service follows the board’s vote to grant an exception permitting him to serve a third one-year term as rector during the search for Virginia Tech’s next president, following Tim Sands’s April departure, Cardinal News reported last month.
Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival
Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello announced the festival Wednesday while performing together at Nationals Park in Washington as Springsteen winds down his Land of Hope and Dreams American tour.
Beyer to introduce bill blocking Trump's proposed Arlington arch
The Virginia Democrat will partner with Nevada's Dina Titus on legislation barring construction and federal funds for the 250-foot project, and on Wednesday also pressed Interior officials for traffic studies.
Trump administration proposes NDAs for federal employees to stop media leaks
The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media.
Alexandria resident, ex-Jan. 6 prosecutor sues in local federal court to block $1.8B Trump 'anti-weaponization' fund
Andrew Floyd, fired from the Justice Department's Capitol Siege Section, is among plaintiffs in a Democracy Forward suit filed in federal court in Alexandria
Key federal agency approves the design plan for Trump's Washington arch
Commissioners, all appointed by Trump, acted despite overwhelming public opposition to the 250-foot arch, one of several projects that Trump is pursuing alongside a White House ballroom to leave his imprint on Washington.
Spanberger’s ICE actions deepen divide with Virginia Democrats
Governor vetoes some immigration enforcement limits while signing other protections and issuing new executive order.
Spanberger vetoes cannabis bill, stalling legal sales again
Democrats say the decision prolongs the state’s unregulated marijuana market five years after legalization of possession.
Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public
Buzz Aldrin observing a “fairly bright light source” while aboard the Apollo 11. A mysterious object making “multiple 90-degree turns” at a speedy clip. A blaringly bright object doing corkscrew twists over the skies in Kazakhstan.
Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it
President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.”
Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says
The National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled to begin considering the plan on Thursday, according to its meeting agenda.