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Ghazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor

Published June 18, 2025 at 4:05PM

FILE - Virginia State Sen-elect, Ghazala Hashmi speaks to supporters at a Democratic victory party in Richmond, Va., Nov. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The candidates for Virginia’s lieutenant governor are set to make history after Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for the position on Wednesday.

Hashmi is the first Muslim and the first Indian-American to be nominated to appear on the ballot for a Virginia statewide office. She defeated five other candidates, including Democrat Levar Stoney by less than a percentage point, to secure the nomination in a razor-thin primary race. Stoney congratulated Hashmi on Wednesday in a concession statement.

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Virginia Democrats round out ticket as Jones wins AG primary

By The Associated Press

Published June 18, 2025 at 8:30AM

A polling place at the Lubber Run Community Center, during the Democratic primary on June 17, 2025 (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Del. Jay Jones will look to be the face of legal resistance to President Donald Trump in Virginia after winning Tuesday’s closely watched Democratic state primary for attorney general.

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What to expect with today’s primaries in Virginia

By The Associated Press

Published June 17, 2025 at 11:45AM | Updated June 17, 2025 at 12:16PM

Voting at Arlington Central Library on Nov. 7, 2023 (staff photo by James Jarvis)

By ROBERT YOON Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Democrats will settle a crowded six-way primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday as well as a contested nomination fight for state attorney general. Meanwhile, voters across the commonwealth will choose nominees for the state House of Delegates.

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Democrats squaring off in Virginia primaries say one name a lot: Trump

By The Associated Press

Published June 16, 2025 at 9:15AM

Voting underway at Walter Reed Community Center in June 2023 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Democrats are battling Tuesday to be their party’s nominee for attorney general. Yet, the name mentioned most in their campaigns is not that of their opponent, but rather a man who lives just over the Arlington Memorial Bridge: President Donald Trump.

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Trump, Vance mark Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery

By The Associated Press

Published May 26, 2025 at 9:40PM

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Major General Trevor Bredenkamp, commanding general of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, right, attend a Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump paid tribute to fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, in an address that honored the “great, great warriors” yet also briefly veered into politics as he boasted of a nation he is “fixing after a long and hard four years.”

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Pentagon lost contact with Army helicopter on flight that caused jets to nix landings at DCA

By The Associated Press

Published May 23, 2025 at 11:00PM

This image provided by the U.S. Army shows a screenshot of data from the Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast, or ADS-B, of the flight path of Army Black Hawk "PAT23" on a May 1, 2025, flight that led to air traffic controllers aborting the landings of two commercial jets. (U.S. Army via AP)

By TARA COPP Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Military air traffic controllers lost contact with an Army helicopter for about 20 seconds as it neared the Pentagon on the flight that caused two commercial jets to abort their landings this month at a Washington airport, the Army told The Associated Press on Friday.

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For one sentinel, a final walk at Arlington’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By The Associated Press

Published May 19, 2025 at 1:30PM

Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay patrols the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Pesoli)

By MIKE PESOLI Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — For the last two years, Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Jay has been dutifully guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Arlington-based Boeing is having a pretty good week, amid a difficult era for the company

By The Associated Press

Published May 15, 2025 at 1:15PM

Boeing headquarters building and the Crystal City and Pentagon City skyline (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing has secured a pair of major orders in the Middle East during a visit to the region by President Donald Trump.

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Judge says Rosslyn man can be released from immigration detention as case proceeds

By ARLnow.com and The Associated Press

Published May 14, 2025 at 1:45PM

Press conference in Alexandria after a judge ordered the release of Dr. Badar Khan Suri (by Ryan Belmore/ALXnow)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration detention after he was detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign college students.

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Army helicopter flights suspended near DCA after more aborted airline landings

By Dan Egitto and The Associated Press

Published May 5, 2025 at 2:45PM | Updated May 5, 2025 at 7:16PM

A Black Hawk helicopter flies near the Pentagon on Thursday (via Dave Statter/X)

Helicopters flying near Reagan National Airport caused flight diversions yesterday (Sunday) and Thursday.

The first incident involved an Army Black Hawk helicopter taking a “scenic route around the Pentagon,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It caused two commercial aircraft to cancel landings and has drawn the ire of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

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Youngkin cuts $900 million from amended Virginia budget ahead of economic uncertainty

By The Associated Press

Published May 5, 2025 at 1:45PM

FILE - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gestures as he delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the state Capitol, Jan. 13, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Friday that he would trim Virginia’s budget by $900 million in light of next year’s tax revenue projections, which could decrease as the White House’s reshaping of federal spending spurs economic uncertainty in the state.

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Protesters and Rep. Beyer rally for Rosslyn man detained over Palestine support

By Dan Egitto and The Associated Press

Published May 2, 2025 at 3:35PM

Protesters call for the release of Badar Khan Suri (staff photo by Dan Egitto)

A federal hearing for a Rosslyn man detained over his support for Palestine attracted dozens of advocates yesterday (Thursday), including U.S. Rep. Don Beyer.

At a U.S. District Court hearing in Alexandria, the Trump administration sought to have Indian citizen Badar Khan Suri’s case transferred from the Eastern District of Virginia to Texas. Khan Suri has not been accused of any crimes but is currently in custody over allegations of “spreading Hamas propaganda.”