
In memoriam: Long-time U.S. Sen. John Warner
Former U.S. Sen. John Warner, who represented Virginia in the Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2009, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94.

Former U.S. Sen. John Warner, who represented Virginia in the Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2009, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 94.

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is inviting middle and high school students in Virginia’s Seventh District to compete in the annual Congressional App Challenge.

Seventh District Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger spoke Thursday on the floor of the House to honor the U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

A bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general is urging congressional leadership to provide the funding to support state antitrust enforcement efforts.

Rep. Don Beyer announced today that Charlie Williams, a senior at Wakefield High School, won the Congressional Art Competition in Virginia’s Eighth District with his work “Shadows Of Democracy.”

Congressman A. Donald McEachin has announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition in Virginia’s Fourth District.

A group of senators and representatives have introduced legislation to build more than 2 million new affordable housing units nationwide in the next 10 years and better meet the needs of at-risk groups.

Former Congresswoman Leslie Byrne, the first woman elected to Congress from Virginia, has endorsed the campaign of Sen. Jennifer McClellan, who is seeking to become the first woman elected governor of Virginia.

Congressman Ben Cline announced this week his office’s participation in the 2021 Congressional Art Competition.

Virginia has been one of the nation’s least forgiving and most restrictive states for individuals who have earned the opportunity to have old convictions and charges expunged from their records.
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