The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday suggested to a federal appeals court that upholding a lower court decision blocking...

By: Shannon Heckt  – Virginia Mercury In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning,...

Balanced, data-driven maps provide clear representation without racial gerrymandering, which courts frequently challenge. In that regard, Virginia — at least...

Utility’s new methodology for project costs would chop residential customers’ bills by 90 cents a month but doesn’t align with...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on Tuesday became the latest member of President Donald Trump’s...

WASHINGTON — The cost of the Iran war has increased to $29 billion to date, Pentagon officials told lawmakers in...

By: Charlotte Rene Woods | Virginia Mercury Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, D-Alexandria, had an “ah-ha” moment when her daughter, now three,...

By: Shannon Heckt  | Virginia Mercury In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning,...

After years of lawmakers’ efforts, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law a program that will allow workers up to 12...

On paper it makes little sense. Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, roughly 7,000 miles from the United States,...