Virginia

Pete Hegseth welcomes USS Gerald R. Ford home after record deployment

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth presented the crew with the Presidential Unit Citation award, the highest collective honor a military unit can receive in the US Armed Forces.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after record deployment. May 16, 2026.
Voters arrive before casting their ballots at a polling location at the Westover Library on April 21, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

Virgina court blocks new congressional maps two days after state votes in favor

Police block an entrance road after a gunman opened fire at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, U.S., March 12, 2026, in a still image from video.

Old Dominion shooting victim identified as US Army veteran Lt. Col. Brandon Shah

A law enforcement blocks access to the crime scene where 3 people were killed and 2 others wounded on the grounds of the University of Virginia on November 14, 2022 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Gunman at Virginia university shot dead after injuring two


What do the races in Virginia and New Jersey mean for the midterms?

Loss in Virginia, near loss in New Jersey doesn’t bode well for the Donkey Party in midterms, experts say.

 Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin speaks during his election night party at a hotel in Chantilly, Virginia, US, November 3, 2021.

Elections in New York, Virginia: What do Jews think?

Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated the Democratic state governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe while Eric Adams took the win as New York City's mayor - here is what some Jews think of the victories.

 Democratic candidate for New York City Mayor Eric Adams reacts as he speaks after being declared victor at his election night party in Brooklyn, New York, US November 2, 2021.

Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor's race

A McAuliffe loss in VA, which Democratic President Joe Biden won by a double-digit margin over Republican then-President Donald Trump, represents a demoralizing setback for national Democrats.

Campaign signs for Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin stand together on the last day of early voting in the Virginia gubernatorial election in Fairfax, Virginia, October 30, 2021

Too-close-to-call Virginia governor's race headlines US elections

Virginia voters will head to the polls to elect their next governor in a close race, carrying national implications.

Campaign signs for Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin stand together on the last day of early voting in the Virginia gubernatorial election in Fairfax, Virginia, October 30, 2021

Protesters posed as neo-Nazis to target the GOP nominee in Virginia’s governor race

The protest Friday against Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor against former governor Terry McAuliffe, was organized by the Lincoln Project, a group of anti-Trump Republicans.

White supremacists stand behind their shields at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, August 12, 2017

Virginia Democrats say only they can fight US antisemitism

Democrats in Virginia said that antisemitism is on the rise in the US and only the democrats can fight it ahead of the governor race.

 Democratic delegate Eileen Filler-Corn speaks after being sworn in as the first woman Speaker of Virginia's House of Delegates, as the General Assembly convenes in Richmond, Virginia, US.

GOP nominee accuses Soros of placing political operatives in school boards

Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia, described “chaos” in the Virginia school system and blamed Democratic opponent Gov. Terry McAuliffe, as well as Soros.

Billionaire investor George Soros attends the Schumpeter Award in Vienna, Austria June 21, 2019.

Violins recovered from Holocaust to be played in special show

Thanks to the Violins of Hope project, the show in Roanoke, Virginia, will feature violins restored after the Holocaust, on which the works of Jewish composers who died in the war will be played.

Albert Einstein's violin is displayed at Bonhams auction house in New York, US, March 6, 2018

GOP flier in Virginia depicts Jewish Democrat with pile of gold coins

The flier was distributed this week by Dan Helmer’s Republican challenger, Howard Pyon.

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Virginia Republican apologizes for mocking Jewish House speaker's nose

In his apology, Hahns Copeland said the comment mocking House speaker Eileen Filler-Corn's nose was not meant to be antisemitic.

 Democratic delegate Eileen Filler-Corn speaks after being sworn in as the first woman Speaker of Virginia's House of Delegates, as the General Assembly convenes in Richmond, Virginia, US.