Virginia’s governor has become a close ally of Trump and defended his plan to freeze federal spending as other officials reeled from changing guidance.

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.

Agencies are starting to take action against DEI-tasked employees and pass lists of those workers on to OPM and the White House.

At least 60 Veterans Affairs employees have been placed on administrative leave following the closure of multiple diversity, equity and inclusion offices across the department, pa

(VA photo) Veterans Affairs officials issued guidance Thursday exempting more than 300,000 department health care posts from the White House’s federal hiring freeze, labeling them as essential ...

Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach people about African-American history and the contributions of Black people.

An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday night, with no survivors. Sixty-four people were on board the plane, which departed from Wichita, Kansas. Three soldiers were on the helicopter.

Air crash investigations can take months, and federal investigators told reporters they would not speculate on the cause.

SALEM, Va – President Trump’s federal employee buyout offer could have a negative impact on the VA Hospital in Salem. Some people from the community came out today to show their support for those hospital workers.

Investigators recovered the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder from the plane involved in Wednesday night’s mid-air collision with a US military helicopter that killed all 67 people onboard both aircraft.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday she believes that a federal grant assistance freeze now under a court-ordered pause has been rescinded, acknowledging that the move earlier this week created much uncertainty.