Spanberger versus Earle-Sears: What to Know About the Virginia Governor Race

Abigail Spanberger, Democratic candidate for Virginia’s Seventh District in the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks at an election eve rally at John R. Tucker High School in Richmond, Va., Nov. 5, 2018. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Virginia will hold an election on Nov. 4 to choose its 75th governor. The incumbent, Glenn Youngkin, is ineligible for

George Mason’s President Put Race at the Center of His Hiring Policies. When Trump Took Office, He Said He Did Nothing Wrong.

Immediately after taking office in July 2020, George Mason University president Gregory Washington announced a flurry of race-conscious initiatives aimed at changing the way the school hired, promoted, and paid faculty members. They included plans to “recognize the invisible and uncredited emotional labor that people of color expend” during the school’s tenure process and to

House Republican Introduces Bill to Ban China From Owning US Farmland

Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) gives remarks after receiving an endorsement during a Save America Rally with former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Mendon, Illinois, on June 25, 2022. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) introduced a companion bill on July 23 to ban Chinese entities from buying American

Powell disagrees with Trump about cost of changes to Fed construction

Washington — President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had a disagreement almost immediately as the two men set foot in the Fed’s headquarters in Washington on Thursday to survey an extensive renovation project on two of the reserve’s buildings.  Last week, Mr. Trump indicated that Powell’s handling of the massive project and its cost overruns could be

Trump Pulls Habba’s Nomination for New Jersey’s Top Prosecutor, Making Her Acting US Attorney

Alina Habba, with husband Gregg Reuben, is sworn in by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 28, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump withdrew his nomination of Alina Habba to serve as New Jersey’s

Three former DOJ officials sue to challenge their Trump-era firings

Three fired Justice Department officials filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday, after they were part of a wave of terminations from the agency earlier this summer. The plaintiffs in Thursday’s suit include Michael Gordon, a longtime federal prosecutor who also handled January 6 cases. He was fired last month while handling