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20+ hour, 8+ min ago   (178+ words) The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, criticized the speed at which the project slated for Memorial Circle has moved without going through the full review process. The lawsuit asks that “the agency’s feverish pace toward construction of…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (986+ words) It’s a far different image than the one his Democratic opponent, local prosecutor Shannon Taylor, has been painting for voters in the red-leaning district. She says Wittman is “too busy getting rich” by trading stocks in companies he’s supposed to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (316+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia is pressing Congress for federal artificial intelligence rules addressing potential effects on jobs, personal data and resource use as the state develops oversight of the technology. First-year Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Tuesday said she is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (461+ words) The standoff is one of the Trump administration’s most high-profile attacks on the press to date. President Trump said last Friday, when he announced the ban, t...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (406+ words) NORFOLK — A new executive order from President Donald Trump is changing the federal government's approach to protecting the Chesapeake Bay, raising concerns from environmental advocates about what it could mean for Hampton Roads. For decades, the federal government has worked…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (28+ words) President Donald Trump’s plan to build the arch has been heavily criticized for several reasons, including its location and potential to obstruct the view of other Washington monuments....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1115+ words) Just months after federal officials joined Chesapeake Bay states in December to renew their pledge to restore the nation's largest estuary, President Donald Trump on Wednesday rescinded an Obama-era executive order that called for federal leadership in the effort. Trump's…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (355+ words) President Donald Trump has revoked a 2009 Chesapeake Bay restoration order and directed federal agencies to shift money and staff toward projects that produce measurable reductions in nutrient and sediment pollution. The new order also tells the Environmental Protection Agency to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (328+ words) To the editor: I want to thank the Times for the recent article on the presence and actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the City of Alexandria. Assuming the Aug. 27 article was about illegal immigration and specifically about ICE…...