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In the middle of the night, President Trump posted on Truth Social “I’m against FISA if it doesn’t come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it.” Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, allows the government to surveil foreigners abroad and to search through the communications of Americans…

Virginia doctors held a vigil for the people who will be impacted by Trump’s healthcare cuts, which some project will lead to thousands of preventable deaths in the state.

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine went beyond the budget when tasked with questioning Trump’s latest administration appointee. President Trump has nominated Hal Duncan to be deputy director of the White House budget office. During his first of two confirmation hearings Duncan nodded to 2020 election denial conspiracies and also refused to rule out the future use…

Karen Sheehan shares her fears about the impacts of data centers on her grandson, Gavin, and why she doesn’t think Virginia should give big tech companies a tax break that saves them over a billion dollars a year. Subscribe to our newsletter, Virginia Capital, for more state politics news. https://vadogwood.com/newsletter/

Rep. Jennifer McClellan shares her take on the national security debate after Section 702, a key surveillance program, expired in June. Congress failed to pass an extension after Trump appointed Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence background as the Director of National Intelligence to temporarily oversee 18 intelligence agencies.

In January, former Gov. Youngkin opted into Trump’s school choice tax credit—a move followed by 22 other states that many say leaves children in rural areas without the same opportunities.

The Energy Secretary claimed data centers help lower electricity costs. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam brought the receipts. The Virginia Democrat told the hearing that residents in his district have seen utility bills spike anywhere from 25% to 200% because of the industry’s growing energy demands.

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What should Virginia do about a tax break that saved data center companies more than $1 billion last year? US Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) shares his perspective. State Democrats are divided over whether Virginia should end the tax break before it’s set to expire in 2035.

Teacher shortages are hitting schools nationwide. Sen. Tim Kaine says the solution starts with helping new teachers stay in the profession. He’s pushing bipartisan legislation to expand mentorship and support programs for early-career educators, arguing the votes are there to get it passed.