Michael Martz

Virginia's local social services agencies say they will run out of state funding to cover their expenses next month if the federal government shutdown extends into December.

The United State's trade deficit dropped by $188.5 billion - almost 43% - in the second quarter of this year as imports plummeted in the face of tariffs that President Donald Trump unilaterally imposed on global trading partners. That's the good news. The bad news is what could come next, as U.S. companies struggle to rebuild their product inventories with the holiday shopping season a little more than two months away.

Lester Johnson, co-owner of the acclaimed Richmond restaurant, says he quickly realized how much his family depends on the enhanced premium tax credits set to expire at the end of

Virginia lawmakers have approved two proposed economic development packages for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing plants proposed by AstraZeneca in Albemarle County and Eli Lilly & Co. in Goochland County, as the state looks to establish itself as a center for the fast-growing industry, according to multiple state sources.

Former House Speaker Bill Howell, R-Stafford, is joining Republican leaders in the General Assembly to challenge a court ruling that would allow Democrats on a single Senate committee to block appointments by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to the governing boards of three public universities.

The role of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, personal links between the colleges and the Trump administration and the state's recent history voting Democratic all factored into why Virginia's colleges came under

Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he has a deal for a multi-billion-dollar pharmaceutical factory in Virginia, but he doesn't have a final site for the project.

The Democratic primary for attorney general has become a heavyweight fight, but not necessarily between the two candidates.

Small businesses are left in limbo after a three-judge panel blocks President Donald Trump's tariffs, but an appeals court then allows them to continue temporarily.

Virginia consumers don't know whether to buy now or hold off purchases - because of President Donald Trump's shifting tariff policies and threats - according to a Roanoke College survey.