Virginia

A Virginia man is fighting to hang on to $9,000 in unemployment benefits that the state gave him when his compressor plant closed in 2018

The term critical race theory has a different meaning now from when it was initially taught by legal scholars in the ’70s and ’80s. States have passed laws banning teaching the concept, which originated in law journals, and recent political campaigns have used it as a wedge issue, leaving teachers scared that any race-related lesson will break the law. Insider...

Several wealthy donors have signaled they are done fundraising for and contributing to the Democratic National Committee.

Tangier Island, home to a Virginia fishing town and about 400 people, could be saturated by rising seas and convert to uninhabitable wetlands by 2051.

The focus now shifts to the even more consequential midterm election season next year, when control of Congress and dozens more governorships will be decided.

The 17-year-old son of Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin twice tried to cast a ballot on Election Day even though he is not yet eligible to vote, election officials confirm to News4. He was unsuccessful in his attempt to vote. News4 is not naming Youngkin’s son because he is a minor and has not been charged with a crime. Fairfax...

The 13-point swing towards the GOP among white women was the number in NBC News exit polls that stood out to some Democrats surveying the wreckage from a bad night.

Democrats are blending finger-pointing, optimism and a renewed push to unstick their stalled legislative agenda as they scramble for Election Day lessons from a jolting loss in Virginia and a closer than expected win in New Jersey.

Republican former business executive Glenn Youngkin has won Virginia’s governor’s race, a major political turnabout in a state that had been trending increasingly blue

In a stunning victory in Virginia and a strong showing in New Jersey, the Republican Party has fashioned a playbook that could repair the GOP’s tarnished image in swing states and suburban districts across the nation

2021 isn’t a typical election year, but there are a number of races with implications for the country as a whole. They include gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, mayoral races in New York, Boston, Atlanta and Buffalo, plus a referendum in Minneapolis that may replace the city’s police department with a public safety department. NBCLX political editor Noah...

Glenn Youngkin won Virginia’s hotly contested gubernatorial election, defeating Democrat Terry McAuliffe.

Frank Luntz, a GOP pollster and strategist, told CNBC on Tuesday that there’s about an 80% chance that Republican Glenn Youngkin beats Democrat Terry McAuliffe.

Virginia’s governor. New York City’s mayor. New Jersey’s governor. Boston’s mayor. It may be an off year but Tuesday’s elections aren’t sleepy, local contests. Here are the races to watch for Election Day 2021.

Virginia’s marquee race Tuesday is between former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, a businessman and political newcomer.

Several Democratic donors have warned leaders that they may hold back on donations for next year’s midterm elections unless the party can get some big wins.

Voters in the coastal city of Virginia Beach will decide whether to approve one of the larger municipal bonds in the nation that would be used to protect against rising seas and intensifying hurricanes

CNBC, in partnership with Acorns, celebrates financial literacy leaders who demonstrate a commitment to educating those who are often left behind.

Civil War history casts a long shadow in Virginia, the birthplace of Confederate generals, scene of their surrender and now a crossroad of controversy over renaming military bases that honor rebel leaders

Without any other big races this fall, all eyes are on Virginia as Democrats try to weather a decline in President Joe Biden’s approval ratings.