Virginia Politics: Political News and Headlines

Bill targets pension boost when legislators switch jobs

Laura Vozzella

Virginia state senator wants to reduce retirement incentive to take a political appointment.

$Skirmish looms in Virginia’s fractured GOP as House speaker faces challenge$

Jenna Portnoy

Speaker William J. Howell faces criticism and a primary challenger from the right.

Rachel Weiner

Virginia senators were part of a small group opposing Harry Reid’s leadership.

Rachel Weiner

“We knew it was closer than most people knew,” a top adviser said.

Rachel Weiner

Barbara J. Comstock’s exit gives Democrats an opportunity in the Virginia House of Delegates.

Laura Vozzella

The party sees his late surge against Mark Warner as evidence that the commonwealth is still up for grabs.

Laura Vozzella, Antonio Olivo and Jenna Portnoy

The Republican posed a surprisingly strong challenge to Mark Warner, who won by about 17,000 votes.

Patricia Sullivan

For several key hours on Tuesday night, the state was slow to report voting results.

Antonio Olivo

Transportation bond issue passed Tuesday with support from 70 percent of county voters.

Jenna Portnoy and Rachel Weiner

Positioning himself as a moderate, the senator didn’t take advantage of an expanding Democratic base.

Tom Jackman

Detective who led case against 17-year-old says attorney’s comments in The Post harmed him, forced him into counseling.

Second thoughts about pay raises of 20 to 40 percent, which would be effective for the next Board of Supervisors.

Tom Jackman

The psychologist had testified that it was safe to leave the boy with his father, Joaquin Rams.

Tom Jackman

A DNA match with the victim of an earlier kidnapping and a car’s GPS device pointed to a Richmond man.