POLITICS
Virginia teenager changes her POV on joining the Navy. Here’s why
Published October 30, 2025
Lulu Hernadez, 16, shares why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent changes to military policy on sexual harassment have made her change her mind about joining the Navy.
RFK Jr. ignores 100+ studies to push abortion pill ban—this is the mifepristone explainer you need
Published October 29, 2025
More than 100 peer-reviewed studies say mifepristone is safe. One fake study says it’s not. Guess which one RFK Jr. believes?
Obama endorses Abigail Spanberger for governor
Published October 29, 2025
Abigail Spanberger's newest endorsement comes from a familiar face—former President Barack Obama
Virginia resident: Not ‘hateful’ to stand up for our Constitution
Published October 29, 2025
Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin on Friday authorized the National Guard to be placed in "state of active duty" status ahead of 'No Kings' protests in Virginia. Springfield resident, Alexandra, explains how protesters in Alexandria were peaceful and the "most supportive people ever." #NoKings
More than 300,000 Virginians to see health care premiums rise as open enrollment begins
Published October 28, 2025
Republicans in Washington have refused to extend subsidies to prevent drastic cost increases for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in 2026.
Top takeaways from Virginia’s attorney general debate
Published October 28, 2025
Watch as Dogwood reporter Michael O'Connor shares his take on the attorney general debate between Democratic challenger Jay Jones and incumbent Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares.
Trump suggests furloughed federal workers might not get backpay
Published October 28, 2025
During a press conference on Tuesday, President Trump made it clear that he doesn’t believe all federal workers who have been furloughed due to the government shutdown deserve backpay. Union leaders and Democrats have condemned Trump’s latest threats and argue that both mass layoffs of federal workers and withholding backpay from them are illegal.
OPINION: Jason Miyares is a threat to Virginia’s reproductive freedom
Published October 28, 2025
At stake is the proposed Constitutional Amendment for Reproductive Freedom, which would protect Virginians’ right to access abortion, contraception, miscarriage, and fertility care, and guarantee the full spectrum of reproductive health care for generations to come in a time when these freedoms are under direct threat.
Union leader furious at Trump’s threat to withhold backpay from federal workers
Published October 27, 2025
Not even the rain could put out this union leader's fire. Listen in as he calls out the Trump administration for threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers once the shutdown is eventually over.
How the government shutdown is impacting Virginia healthcare
Published October 27, 2025
As Carly puts it, Virginia's health care system is in crisis mode. Massive funding cuts are taking its toll on rural hospitals, and the government shutdown is leaving both patients and doctors in limbo.
Follow @vadogwoodnews as we share updates on what this means for Virginians.
Virginia Dems enter redistricting fight in response to Trump’s power grab
Published October 24, 2025
Virginia lawmakers are reportedly reconvening in Richmond on Monday with plans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to counter several Republican-led states doing the same at the behest of the president.
Virginia veterans warn Trump’s reproductive health cuts are ‘taking freedoms they fought for’
Published October 23, 2025
Democratic lawmakers and advocates say federal rollbacks are hitting Virginia veterans on every front—from TRICARE, Medicaid, and mental health to reproductive health care.