Politics

The Associated Press was able to call almost every Republican Super Tuesday contest for former President Donald Trump after initial results revealed no path for former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley to overtake him.

It’s Super Tuesday – one of the biggest election days of the 2024 primary season.

The GOP’s primary in D.C. looks a little different this year. News4’s Megan McGrath explains why.

Republicans in the nation’s capital will gather in a hotel this weekend and cast their ballots for the GOP presidential candidate they would like to see occupy the White House.

Axios’ Cuneyt Dil explains the campaigns to recall D.C. councilmembers Brianne Nadeau and Charles Allen.

With Super Tuesday next week both Republicans still in the race are spending time in Virginia. Donald Trump has a rally scheduled for Saturday, and Nikki Haley made two stops in the state Thursday. Before her rally in Tysons, she spoke one-on-one with Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey.

With Super Tuesday just days away, both Republican presidential candidates are turning their attention to Virginia. But voters are not as tuned in as they were in some past contests, News4’s Julie Carey reports. Here’s what they said.

Legislation that would end tax benefits for the United Daughters of the Confederacy is on its way to Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who hasn’t said whether he supports it. The Richmond-based women’s group was established after the Civil War and helped erect many of the country’s Confederate monuments. A bill that reached final passage Mon...

Primary season is here, and that means you have decisions to make about when and how to vote. We’ve got key details and deadlines for voting in Virginia.

An Alabama mother who had her son using IVF and a sperm bank in Fairfax talks about a sweeping ruling that could affect her ability to have a second child. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Republicans hoping to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat in deep blue Maryland have the most competitive candidate they’ve had in decades. But former Gov. Larry Hogan will need more than GOP support at a time when Democrats’ outrage remains high about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion. With Mary...

Virginia Democrats who control the state Legislature are advancing legislation that aims to protect access to a wide range of contraception. The bills’ sponsors say access to birth control for family planning or medical care is something that shouldn’t be taken for granted after the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. They note ...

The Virginia House of Delegates advanced legislation that would allow Monumental Sports to build a new arena for the Washington Capitals and Wizards in Alexandria. A third reading and final vote in the full House is set for Tuesday. Earlier Monday, Senate President Pro Tempore Louis Lucas (D-Portsmouth) declared the deal dead in her eyes, referring...

Activists and “survivors” are pushing to completely bar child marriages in Virginia, where exceptions still allow them.

Here’s what former Gov. Larry Hogan said about why he’s running, and what a political analyst said about his chances. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he’s running for U.S. Senate. Hogan’s announcement on Friday gives Republicans a prominent candidate well-positioned to run a competitive campaign for the GOP in a state that hasn’t had a Republican U.S. senator in 37 years. The decision marks a surprise turnaround for Hogan, who had considered a pr...