In a day of historic firsts, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms of Georgia will become the nation's first Black woman governor, and Hakeem Jeffries is in line to be the first Black Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, due to Democrats' dramatic wave of victories Nov. 3.
Exit polls show half of voters viewed the midterms as a presidential rebuke, while three-quarters expressed dissatisfaction with the country's direction.
A record number of Americans have already voted before Election Day, offering a glimpse into a forecasted wave election that many experts believe could sweep Democrats into power.
President Donald Trump sought to distance himself from Republicans' mounting midterm losses Tuesday, declaring in his first remarks on the election results that his party would have been victorious
Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the Michigan Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed in a bitter contest, publicly backed Republican Mike Rogers and appeared with him at a Detroit church.
Early voting is surging ahead of this year’s midterm elections on Nov. 3, with more than 54 million Americans – 8 million more than in 2022 – having cast ballots before Election Day, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
Even before the votes are counted, the 2026 campaign has focused grievances against Trump, fueled opposition to data centers and demonstrated the record-setting reach of billionaires.
Neither man is on the ballot, but Trump and Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, voters across the country will head to the polls to decide federal, state and local races. Here's what you need to know before Election Day.
Frustrated with diminishing opportunity and changing mores, they are abandoning the Republican coalition — or politics completely.
Democrats sought to tie data centers to rising energy costs and the larger issue of affordability; polling data appears to support that choice.
President Donald Trump has unleashed more than $277 million in a last-minute TV and direct mail advertising blitz over the final six weeks of the midterm campaign to help struggling Republican candidates in several races that are key to the party's chances to retain control of Congress.
This is not the first time that Trump has used the word, deemed an antisemitic slur by the Anti-Defamation League, at a rally.
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Before data centers became a central topic of Virginia's budget debate, the Richmond Times-Dispatch last year took a deep dive into the topic, resulting in a three-day series on data centers and the key issues they pose. Read it all below.
The body of a teenger was recovered from the Rivanna Reservoir Monday morning. Authorities say he had gone out fishing the day before and never came home.
The woman arrested for carrying a gun into Monticello High School says she disclosed her weapon to an SRO. She was arrested anyway.
From uniforms to bed sheets to state flags, U.S. prisons have a long history of profiting from prison labor. The Bureau of Prisons, which houses federal inmates, sells products through its company Unicor. Unicor brought in $528 million in 2021 alone.Similarly, the Texas Department of Crimina…
In a day of historic firsts, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms of Georgia will become the nation's first Black woman governor, and Hakeem Jeffries is in line to be the first Black Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, due to Democrats' dramatic wave of victories Nov. 3.
The Swift Observatory began falling out of low-Earth orbit faster than the agency anticipated.
Democrats have won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in a record-breaking victory, handing Republicans a string of historic defeats. Democrats are projected to win around 225 seats in the House, comfortably surpassing the 218 needed to secure a majority. The party n…
Democrats seized control of the US Congress on Tuesday, capturing the Senate and House of Representatives in a stunning, nationwide rejection of Donald Trump. France 24's Wassim Cornet says it is "impossible to overstate" the scale of the victory for the Democrats, with the party on course t…
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In January, Erin Strotman pleaded no contest to nine counts of child abuse in Henrico County Circuit Court as part of an agreement with prosecutors.
Lawrence Toler’s family says the 39-year-old died in custody after months of medical issues tied to a 2024 police shooting.
Kipps Elementary Principal Mark Crummey was among 17 men arrested at a Christiansburg hotel last week.
A $10 million lawsuit accuses a former Roanoke police officer of shooting and seriously wounding an intellectually disabled man who was unarmed during a 2024 encounter.
Before data centers became a central topic of Virginia's budget debate, the Richmond Times-Dispatch last year took a deep dive into the topic, resulting in a three-day series on data centers and the key issues they pose. Read it all below.
Trump’s remaking of the Rose Garden continues with sculptures lining one side of the paved-over garden, facing the Oval Office.
Virginia's Mark Warner, running for his fourth term in the Senate, says it would be unwise of Democrats to try to impeach the president for a third time.
Sen. Richard Stuart discusses the budget bill, House Bill 30, on the floor of the Senate on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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