virginia politics

The Virginia House of Delegates has passed several pieces of gun-control legislation, but some of the measures face an uncertain future in the more conservative Senate

A Virginia police department has opened an internal investigation after an officer let a lawmaker off with a warning after stopping him on suspicion of intoxicated driving and giving him a breathalyzer test that showed an alcohol level slightly above the legal limit

Virginia lawmakers have voted to ban firearms at the state Capitol, the first in what’s expected to be many contentious gun votes in coming weeks. Newly empowered Democrats in the General Assembly voted Friday to ban guns at the Capitol and a legislative office building, saying the move was needed to protect public safety. Republicans have voiced opposition to...

The Justice Department has issued a finding that an expired pair of deadlines imposed by Congress decades ago means it’s too late for more states to ratify it now.

An increasingly diverse Virginia General Assembly is convening Wednesday, led for the first time in more than two decades by Democrats who are promising to enact a litany of changes.

Virginia’s governor is calling this the most consequential legislative session in a generation. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.