Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights swept Tuesday's legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power, The Associated Press reported. The outcome isa sharp lossfor Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who exerted a great deal ...
But this November, Republicans could capture the Senate in Virginia’s 2023 legislative midterm elections. If they can also hold onto the House, wherethey won a 52-to-48 seat majorityin 2021, victory in the upper chamber would give them a “trifecta” — control of the governorship and bot...
Nov 2023 New Jersey Democrats notch big legislative wins after bracing for losses Facing Republican attacks on cultural issues, Democrats stuck to pocketbook issues in statewide elections. Matt Friedman 11/08/2023, 12:33am ETUpdated: 11/08/2023, 9:05am ET ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Republicans stepped up their criticism this week of the rhetoric being used by their Democratic opponents inabortion-focused messagingin this year's critical legislative elections. A recent flurry of Democratic-sponsored ads and mail...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Democratic Virginia legislative candidate whose race was rattled by the revelation that she and her husband livestreamed themselves having sex moved forward with her campaign Tuesday and drew some early support in the high-stakes
(Constituional amendments must pass in separate General Assembly sessions before going to a popular vote, so I can understand how timing them for the same year as legislative elections makes them more obvious campaign issues.) In particular, it’s disgraceful how often Democrats have quietly sunk...
Democrats control the Senate by a four-vote margin, and Republicans control the House of Delegates by the same margin, with four seats currently vacant. The parties are waging intense legislative battles as GOP rising national...
The plan by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA-04) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA-01) to pass the legislative agenda outlined by President Donald Trump could result in accusations of Republican failure, warned Virginia U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09), who said that th...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Both Democrats and Republicans in the Virginia Senate picked veteran legislators Wednesday to lead their respective caucuses beginning in next year's legislative session.
Arnold won't have long to serve in the 6th District. Because of redistricting, all legislative candidates are running this year under new maps, so the current 6th District will effectively expire. Arnold is also a candidate in the newly created 46th District, also...