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Sen. Tim Kaine issued a sharp critique of RFK Jr. and what he calls his “anti-science crusade” following the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ heated appearance on CNN, where he clashed with news anchor Dana Bash.

Masked ICE agents pointed a gun at Northern Virginia resident Carolina Molina after accusing her of trying to run them over during an encounter near Falls Church. Molina, a U.S. citizen and licensed professional counselor who works on immigration cases, had driven past agents arresting two men and shouted at them. DHS alleged that she…

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger says Democrats have a path to flip at least two and possibly more Republican-held U.S. House seats in Virginia through the 2026 midterms. Democrats currently hold six of the state’s 11 House seats, while Republicans hold five. Several Virginia districts are among the races both parties are watching closely as control…

Brittany Ramirez Corona, an 18-year-old U.S. citizen from Norfolk, Virginia, says ICE agents detained her after she went to retrieve her husband’s vehicle following his detainment by immigration enforcement. Ramirez Corona says she told agents she was born in Norfolk and showed identification, but was still taken into custody while her 4-year-old and 15-year old…

Virginia Rep. James Walkinshaw is calling out Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for his mismanagement of the Epstein files after a federal judge ordered the Justice Department to release less-redacted versions of several records or explain why the information can legally remain withheld. The ruling also requires DOJ to provide a log detailing its redactions.…

Sen Tim Kaine says 12 hospitals or clinics have already closed since the bill passed, with additional rural hospitals facing possible closure.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger recently announced that she has restored voting rights to over 66,000 Virginians who had previously been unable to vote due to past felony convictions.

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Virginia Rep. James Walkinshaw said just one of ICE’s roughly 22,000 officers faced disciplinary action for violating the agency’s use-of-force policies over an 18-month period. The unusually low figure amounts to disciplinary action against less than one-hundredth of 1% of the agency’s officers during that span, something Walkinshaw said was “not possible.”

At an August 4 Virginia Democrats’ primary-night gathering, Sen. Mark Warner rallied the crowd in support of a power shift in Washington. Warner ran uncontested in the Democratic primary and will face Republican nominee Bert Mizusawa as Democrats hope to regain significant ground in the midterms and challenge GOP control of Congress.