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Virginia House of Delegates, Del.-elect, Nicole Cole, center, speaks with constituent Kaitlyn Sapp, at a convince store Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Fredericksburg, Va. (Steve Helber)

‘You go into the grocery store, you see what things cost, and it’s just not working’: How Democrats figured out affordability politics

By Olivia Diaz, Mike Catalini, and others

Abigail Spanberger

Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race, leading the way to big night for Democrats

By Olivia Diaz, Bill Barrow, and others

Glenn Youngkin

Virginians to get free, low-cost AI certification in Google’s pact with Gov. Glenn Youngkin

By Olivia Diaz and The Associated Press

Gerry Connolly shouts into a microphone at a rally against Elon Musk and DOGE

Gerry Connolly is dead at 75. He was one of the leading voices calling for a full investigation of Elon Musk and DOGE

By Olivia Diaz and The Associated Press

Sexual harassment in office

‘Who not to go drink with, who not to be alone with’: Virginia lawmaker says she got a ‘safety brief’ when she joined legislature as statehouse misconduct outlives #MeToo

By Isabella Volmert, David A. Lieb, and others

The headquarters of the U.S. Census Bureau is seen in Suitland, Md., Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Federal workers around Washington D.C. stress over Trump’s plans to send 100,000 of them elsewhere

By Olivia Diaz, Brian Witte, and others

Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance arrive on the floor during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Who is Usha Vance? Republican VP nominee JD Vance’s wife is a Yale law grad and former clerk to Justices Brett Kavanaugh and John Roberts

By Olivia Diaz and The Associated Press