
Good riddance to Robert E. Lee
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the city of Charlottesville, Va., city council has voted to remove an imposing statue of Robert E. Lee.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the city of Charlottesville, Va., city council has voted to remove an imposing statue of Robert E. Lee.

Tom Perriello is announcing additional hires for his gubernatorial campaign that represent talent from across the Democratic Party.

The House Privileges and Election Committee today refused to move a redistricting amendment to the floor.

The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee killed two pro-family bills carried by Senator Jennifer Wexton (D-Loudoun), SB 824 and SB 1080.

Donald Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch, a 49-year-old judge, to the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner announced that he will oppose confirming Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

“If we lead out of our values, it will cost us something,” Delegate Sam Rasoul told a packed crowd at EMU.

Today, the Virginia Senate passed two bills outlawing discrimination against the LGBT community.

A Republican whose bill would rig Virginia’s electoral college system today asked a House committee to kill his own bill.

More than a third of American voters already back the impeachment and removal of Donald Trump, according to a new poll.
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