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Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

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(Left to right) Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-5th) speaks in support of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) alongside Virginia House of Delegates Majority Leader Charniele Herring (D-4th) and State Senate Majority Leader Sen. Scott Surovell (D-34th), April 5, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who control both chambers of the Virginia legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand constitutional protections for abortion access.

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At Arlington National Cemetery, Biden and Harris appear together for the first time since election

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President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as Vice President Kamala Harris, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and Maj. Gen. Trevor Bredenkamp, commanding general of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S. Military District of Washington, watch, on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

By WILL WEISSERT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday made their first joint appearance since her election loss when they observed Veterans Day together by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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Mixed results in Va. House races as Democrats gain key victory but GOP holds ground

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This combination image shows candidates for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, from left, Democrat Eugene Vindman, seen on Sept. 12, 2024, and Republican Derrick Anderson, seen on Oct. 23, 2024, both in Stafford, Va. (AP Photo/Jay Paul, left, and Steve Helber)

By OLIVIA DIAZ, MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Eugene Vindman won Virginia’s most competitive congressional race Wednesday, defeating his opponent in a blow to the GOP’s hopes of flipping the open House seat.

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Democrat Tim Kaine of Virginia fends off GOP challenger to win a 3rd term to the US Senate

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This combination of file photos shows, from left, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va, on Sept. 24, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, and Hung Cao, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, left, J. Scott Applewhite, File)

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia won reelection to his third term Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Hung Cao.

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Competitive Virginia races could play a critical role in the battle for Congress

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Arlington resident casts ballot in 2024 general election (staff photo by James Jarvis)

By OLIVIA DIAZ, MATT BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s marquee matchups for U.S. House races in Tuesday’s election feature tight contests in a district being vacated by three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and a district known to flip between Democratic and Republican control.

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Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract

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Boeing HQ in Crystal City (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

By DAVID KOENIG, LINDSEY WASSON and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Factory workers at Boeing voted to accept a contract offer and end their strike after more than seven weeks, clearing the way for the aerospace giant to resume production of its bestselling airliner and generate much-needed cash.

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Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations

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Supreme Court building (file photo)

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting.

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Virginia asks U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations

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The Supreme Court building is seen, June 28, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens.

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Judge orders Virginia to restore 1,600 voter registrations canceled in effort to purge noncitizens

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A man inserts a ballot into a voting machine at Walter Reed Community Center on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered Virginia to restore more than 1,600 voter registrations that she said were illegally purged in the last two months in an effort to stop noncitizens from voting.

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Evangelicals emerge as a potent lobby for U.S. support of Ukraine

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Slavik Pyzh, the president of the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, Ukraine, stands in the sanctuary of a Baptist church in Arlington, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

By TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Since the war in Ukraine began, Yaroslav Pyzh, a Baptist pastor in Lviv, has worn many hats.

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More than 1,600 voters have registration revoked under Virginia program targeting noncitizens

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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is seen, Sept. 9, 2024, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — More than 1,600 Virginians have had their voter registrations canceled since August under a state program that the Justice Department and advocacy groups contend is illegal.

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