State Races

A federal appeals court will reconsider Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax’s libel lawsuit against CBS on Thursday. Fairfax accuses the television network of airing sexual assault allegations that were levied against him in 2019. The network broadcast exclusive interviews with the accusers, Meredith Watson and Vanessa Tyson, to a national audience. Both accuse Fairfax of assaulting them separately more than 15 years ago.

Virginia Republicans are backing away from plans to hold a large nominating convention in parking lots owned by Liberty University.

Democrats in the General Assembly neared the finish line on legislation that they say will make absentee voting more accessible. The legislation approved by the state Senate on Friday also aims to speed up the processing of early votes.

Legal marijuana could be coming to Virginia as early as July 1 under legislation approved Tuesday by both chambers of the General Assembly.

Virginia could be the first state in the South to get its own Voting Rights Act under legislation headed to Gov. Ralph Northam.

Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Midlothian) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to prevent the Republican Party of Virginia from following through on plans to choose a gubernatorial nominee via convention instead of a primary.

The U.S. Census Bureau won’t hand over key data Virgina needs for redistricting until at least July 30, placing the state in a unique bind.

Businessman Pete Snyder became the fourth Republican to formally announce a bid for governor on Tuesday, casting himself as a get-things-done outsider.

Richard Walker, who aims to unseat Del. Jeff Bourne in the Democratic primary, is running on a platform of criminal justice reform and solving the housing crisis.

Delegate Lee Carter said he's running to become Virginia's first self-described socialist governor because the four other Democrats in the field are too beholden to the commonwealth's “corporate establishment.”