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  • Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted LeonsisFinance

    Collapse of NBA, NHL arena deal prompts recriminations, finger-pointing among Virginia politicians

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others
  • Glenn YoungkinPolitics

    Virginia governor vetoes bill that would have boosted minimum wage from $12 to $15 over two years, saying it wasn’t needed

    By Sarah Rankin and The Associated Press
  • Muriel Bowser, Ted LeonsisPolitics

    Bake-off over Capitals, Wizards ends with $515 million publicly funded deal for teams to stay in Washington DC for decades longer

    By Stephen Whyno, Sarah Rankin, and others
  • Glenn YoungkinPolitics

    Virginia governor decries ‘colossal mistake’ as legislature deals blow to his plan to steal 2 of DC’s sports teams

    By Sarah Rankin and The Associated Press
  • Gov. Glenn YoungkinFinance

    Unions oppose $2 billion plan to move Wizards and Capitals from Washington D.C. to northern Virginia

    By Matthew Barakat, Sarah Rankin, and others
  • Ted Leonsis, Glenn YoungkinPolitics

    Virginia’s multibillion-dollar plan to lure the Wizards and Capitals away from DC clears first hurdle in legislature

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others
  • Washington sportsPolitics

    Virginia’s $2 billion plan to lure the Capitals and Wizards away from DC heads to legislature amid taxpayer handout accusations

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others
  • Washington Wizards owner Ted LeonsisLifestyle

    Wizards, Capitals billionaire owner strikes deal with Virginia governor to ditch DC—except for his WNBA franchise

    By Sarah Rankin, Matthew Barakat, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 3: Pro abortion demonstrators attempt to stop anti-abortion activists from walking from the Old St Patricks Church to a Planned Parenthood clinic, December 3, 2022 in New York City, New York.(Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)Politics

    Abortion clinics that change states to stay open face an all-out fight to block their arrival: ‘We’re sort of in uncharted legal territory’

    By Kimberlee Kruesi, Sarah Rankin, and others
  • Jim Ryan, Tim LongoLifestyle

    3 University of Virginia football players killed, suspect in custody after shooting on school field trip

    By Sarah Rankin and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Two of the offshore wind turbines, which have been constructed off the coast of Virginia Beach, Va., are seen, June 29, 2020. As Virginia-based Dominion Energy has agreed to implement several consumer protections in connection with its massive offshore wind project under a proposed agreement with the office of the Virginia attorney general and other parties released Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)Environment

    Virginia’s Republican AG is worried that a $9.8 billion offshore wind project costs too much and strikes a cost-sharing deal to let it go ahead

    By Sarah Rankin and The Associated Press
  • FILE - In this April 8, 2020 file photo, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam gestures during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Gov. Northam announced Friday, April 10 that he'd signed bills that include requiring universal background checks on gun purchases, a red flag bill to allow authorities to temporarily take guns away from people deemed to be dangerous to themselves or others, and legislation giving local governments more authority to ban guns in public places. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)Politics

    Virginia governor looks to delay minimum wage hike on coronavirus—and makes election day a holiday

    By Sarah Rankin and The Associated Press
  • President Trump Hosts Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan At White HousePolitics

    Trump: Black Leaders Boycotting Him Go ‘Against Their Own People’

    By Sarah Rankin and The Associated Press