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19 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 22, 2026.
WatchThe 82-year-old Democrat, a leading Trump critic, surrendered Thursday on a 45-page indictment alleging bribery, money laundering and a drug conspiracy tied to her cannabis shop, weeks before the midterms.
WatchA federal judge gave David J. Rush and the Justice Department until October 8 to finish a plea agreement on a timesheet-fraud charge. The $40 million in gold found at his Virginia home is still unexplained.
Voters approved a mid-decade redistricting amendment in April. The Virginia Supreme Court voided it in May, saying the legislature started the process too late. Candidates who had already launched campaigns on the new lines are now running on the old ones.
WatchA gust tore down the tent during EastLake Community Church's 20th-anniversary celebration in Bedford County, part of a severe-weather outbreak that battered the Midwest and left millions at risk.
A Virginia judge temporarily blocked the administration from transferring money until court arguments can be heard in June.
Each Dominion share would convert into roughly 0.8 shares of Florida-based NextEra, valuing the deal at about $76 a share and creating the largest U.S. utility ever, with a regulated footprint stretching from Florida into Virginia's Data Center Alley.
State attorney general urges justices to overturn Virginia Supreme Court decision striking down congressional redistricting approved by voters in April referendum.
Friday's court ruling has ended some Democratic House candidacies and pushed others into much tougher races ahead of upcoming elections.
Surprise redistricting ruling forces some Democratic candidates to abandon races while pushing others into significantly more competitive districts.
The ruling eliminates a voter-approved measure that could have given Democrats up to four additional House seats in the midterms.
Special legislative session and court proceedings this week will factor heavily into the nationwide battle for congressional seats ahead of the 2026 elections.
Virginia voters approve constitutional amendment allowing partisan gerrymandering, with Democrats openly admitting to using extreme measures against Trump administration.
In-person voting on Tuesday trails far behind last year's record-setting gubernatorial race, raising concerns about voter engagement in off-year elections.
The party seeks advantage in Virginia redistricting as leaders cite Trump's tactics as justification. The shift marks a significant change in Democratic strategy on partisan map-drawing.
The “lobster district” map would shift the state’s congressional delegation from 6-5 Democratic to 10-1 if approved, reshaping midterm math.
Fairfax, once seen as a rising Democratic star, had recently filed paperwork exploring a congressional run. Police said no other individuals were believed to be involved.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the legislation Monday, making Virginia the 19th jurisdiction in the interstate agreement to award presidential electoral votes to the nationwide popular vote winner, regardless of how Virginians vote.
The new law represents the culmination of a long Democratic-led push to distance Virginia from its Confederate past and eliminate state subsidies for Confederate organizations.
After spending most of her Washington career as a Republican, Troye joins a crowded field of Democrats running in a Virginia district that doesn't exist yet.