Dem-backed ‘social justice’ law put Virginia’s ODU campus at risk before attack, former AG argues

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democrat-backed Virginia law restricting how colleges review applicants’ criminal histories is facing renewed scrutiny after the Old Dominion University attack, with former Attorney General Jason Miyares calling it “Exhibit A” of policies he argues put public safety at risk. Miyares, now a partner at Torridon Law, … Read more

Virginia’s former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district

RICHMOND, Va. — There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe — the former first lady, onetime state department official and wife of then-Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe — said Wednesday that she will run for Congress, putting a prominent name into the mix for a newly drawn district. “We need a leader who … Read more

GOP-led counties push back against Democrats’ redistricting charge, testing Virginia’s constitutional limits

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia counties and several independent cities are pushing back against an April special election that could reshape nearly every Republican-held congressional district in the state before voters next head to the polls. If approved, the referendum would trigger a mid-cycle redrawing of the state’s congressional map, potentially … Read more