virginia politics

Lawmakers are meeting in Richmond for a short special session to elect judges and adjust the state budget to account for billions of dollars in federal coronavirus relief money

Glenn Youngkin amassed a personal fortune estimated at more than $300 million as a senior executive at the giant private equity firm known as the Carlyle Group

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has won the Democratic Party’s nomination in his quest for a second term in office

Virginia’s Democratic voters are set to pick their party’s nominees for three statewide races in Tuesday’s primary election

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey talks with voters about their decisions in the primary.

The Virginia primary on Tuesday is attracting national interest. The races for governor and lieutenant governor are particularly in the spotlight. New4’s Julie Carey takes a last look at the candidates.

Terry McAuliffe’s opponents in the Democratic nomination contest for Virginia governor sought to make the case during the final primary season debate that he won’t energize voters in November

Virginia’s longest-serving senator, John Warner, has died. News4’s Mark Segraves has a look at his career and reaction to his death from both sides of the aisle.

John Warner was a powerful figure in the U.S. Senate, a centrist Republican whose influence was key in military affairs

Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia has died at the age of 94, according to his longtime chief of staff.

Virginia Beach Del. Jason Miyares won the GOP nomination for attorney general after day 1 of ballot counting. Miyares will appear as the Republican Attorney General candidate on the ballot in the Nov. 2 general election, the Republican Party of Virginia announced Sunday night. Miyares grew up in Virginia Beach, has a business degree from James Madison University and a…

Four Black women have entered the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is endorsing Prince William County Del. Hala Ayala in the commonwealth’s lieutenant governor’s race, Ayala’s campaign announced early Monday. Ayala, a cyber security specialist, was elected in 2017 in the “wave of women.” She was one of the first two Latinas elected to the House and was re-elected in 2019. Ayala represents Virginia’s 51st House...

Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is backing Terry McAuliffe in the race to succeed him, handing his predecessor one of the contest’s most coveted endorsements

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports on Democratic candidate for governor Terry McAuliffe being endorsed by Gov. Ralph Northam ahead of the June 8 primary.

The Republican Party of Virginia has agreed to choose its nominees for this year’s statewide contests by allowing convention delegates to vote at more than three dozens sites around the state

The Virginia GOP appears to be headed back to the drawing board in its ongoing struggle to sort out how to choose its nominees for this year’s statewide contests

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has thrown his support to Democratic Del

The Virginia Senate has approved a measure rebuking one of its most far-right members for a “pattern of unacceptable conduct.”

The field of candidates for Virginia governor is growing again. Tech entrepreneur and former Fox News contributor Pete Snyder launched his campaign for the Republican nomination with a video focused on getting students back in schools. He spoke to News4 via video call hours before his kickoff with a backdrop containing the hashtag #OpenOurSchools. Snyder said he hopes to power…