The VHSL said Monday it will comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep transgender women from playing on women’s high school sports teams. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. The Virginia High School League announced Monday afternoon that it will…
The Trump administration’s aggressive push to cut government jobs is reverberating in the early stages of this year’s race for governor in Virginia. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Trump administration’s aggressive push to cut government jobs is reverberating in the early stages of this year’s race for governor in Virginia. The fast-moving effort by Republican…
As Gov. Glenn Youngkin was assuring Virginians on Tuesday that direct federal aid would not be suspended as part of the Trump administration funding freeze, an internal memo obtained by The Mercury shows that his office was aware of potential problems. This article was reprinted with permission from Virginia Mercury. As Gov. Glenn Youngkin was…
A federal judge has temporarily put a pause on the White House freezing federal grants in an effort to review spending. A federal judge has temporarily put a pause on the White House freezing federal grants in an effort to review spending. One locally based national organization now says they’re scrambling to acquire funds to…
Before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans, school systems across the D.C. region scrambled to figure out what the directive could mean for them. Before a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans, school systems across the D.C. region scrambled to…
With the reversal of a policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations,” some local school systems are sharing guidance on how to respond. Now that President Donald Trump’s administration reversed a decade-old policy that advised immigration agents to avoid “sensitive locations” such as schools, hospitals and churches, some local school systems are sharing…
A resolution introduced in the U.S. House last week would redesignate Dulles International Airport as Donald J. Trump International Airport. A major airport in the D.C. region that’s a big hub for United Airlines could be renamed after President Donald Trump. A resolution introduced in the U.S. House last week would redesignate Washington Dulles International…
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently huddled with President-elect Donald Trump and other Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago ahead of Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. President-elect Donald Trump listens as Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks during a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) AP Photo/Evan Vucci President-elect…
Like millions of American teens, Virginia high school student Kailey Corum is savvy about the dangers of TikTok — but she’s also wary about government efforts to shut it down. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. TikTok…
Starting the year off with a miles-wide earthquake, to the collapse of a decades-old bridge in Baltimore and rounding out the year with a decisive election season — plenty has transpired in the D.C. area this year. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video…
