With casinos popping up on Virginia’s southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy northern Virginia should get in on the action. State Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, is planning to re-introduce legislation that would allow Fairfax County to hold a referendum on building a casino. He introduced similar …
Read More »Democrats can lead on stopping crime. A Virginia candidate knows the way
I’ll admit it: Democrats are on the defensive when it comes to crime. President Donald Trump’s takeovers of Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles aren’t making America any safer, but they’re effective stunts — designed to put Democrats on the back foot and distract from his administration driving our country to …
Read More »2023's biggest losers in politics
Competitiveness is a cornerstone of American politics, so much so that it’s been called a blood sport at times. And, as in any competition, winners and losers always emerge. Fox News Digital takes a look at some of the biggest political losers of 2023. Lori Lightfoot Former Chicago Mayor Lori …
Read More »Virginia leaders rebuke racist sign targeting GOP gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears: 'Repulsive'
Virginia leaders across party lines are condemning a racist sign displayed Thursday outside a Northern Virginia school board meeting where gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears was speaking. “Hey Winsome, if trans can’t share your bathroom, then blacks can’t share my water fountain,” the sign said. The incident occurred as the state …
Read More »Democrats stand by Virginia AG hopeful who fantasized about killing GOP lawmaker
Top Democrats are refusing to abandon Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones despite a report revealing that he wished death on a Republican colleague. Days after a bombshellNational Review report exposed text messages in which Jones fantasized about shooting a Republican colleague in the head and harm coming to his …
Read More »Spanberger quiet on twin controversies in final stretch of Virginia race
With just weeks left before Virginians head to the voting booth, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger has been rattled by twin controversies — a violent text message scandal involving a fellow Democrat and fresh criticism over her stance on transgender bathroom policies. In 2022, Virginia state attorney general candidate Jay …
Read More »Virginia AG candidate Jay Jones convicted of reckless driving, calls it 'mistake'
Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is facing mounting scrutiny after records revealed he was convicted of reckless driving in 2022. The incident, in which he was barreling 116 miles per hour down Interstate 64 in New Kent County, happened roughly one year after Jones’s first campaign for …
Read More »Biden-era 'unvetted' immigrants nabbed after Virginia highway gunfire as border debate hits governor's race
EXCLUSIVE: Hours after Virginia gubernatorial candidates Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger sparred over illegal immigration concerns in Virginia, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital it had filed detainers to deport two teen “thugs,” allegedly unscreened by the Biden administration, accused of firing guns on …
Read More »Virginia AG candidate once referenced putting ‘two bullets to the head’ of GOP leader, texts show
Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones once remarked on shooting the Virginia House speaker in texts with another lawmaker, the latest example of charged political rhetoric some have called the politics of “rage.” Texts obtained by Fox News Digital Friday showed an August 2022 conversation between Jones — then …
Read More »Trump's shadow looms large over heated races one month before Election Day
His name isn’t on the ballot, but President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second-term agenda and the federal government shutdown are top of mind on the campaign trail with one month to go until Election Day 2025. In the spotlight this November are New Jersey and Virginia, the only two states to …
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