FBI investigating after envelopes with fentanyl, other substances sent to US elections offices

The suspicious letters were sent to elections offices in at least five U.S. states this week, with some containing fentanyl, the FBI said. Ballot counting in some local races were delayed as a result.

Keith Sydnor elected Laurel's first Black mayor

History has been made in Laurel as Keith Sydnor becomes the city's first Black mayor after a final vote tally on Wednesday.

'I'm not going anywhere:' Youngkin rejects 2024 presidential run

The day after failing to secure the Virginia House and Senate for the Republican Party, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has thrown cold water on questions about a White House campaign in 2024. 

Election 2023 highlights: Democrats win in several states on abortion rights

The off-year elections provide a snapshot of American politics heading into 2024. But two big names — Joe Biden and Donald Trump — weren’t on the ballot this time.

Live Results: 2023 Virginia elections

Each of Virginia’s one-hundred delegates and forty senators are up for election this year.

Election Day in Virginia could indicate what’s ahead for the presidential election

It’s Election Day in Virginia and abortion rights is at the top of the list of what voters in the commonwealth are concerned about now, and moving forward.

One of Virginia’s key election battlegrounds involves a candidate who endured sex scandal

As Democrats seek to gain control of the Virginia House of Delegates in Tuesday’s election, a key race hinges on a candidate whose campaign was upended by revelations she engaged in sex acts with her husband on a pornographic website.

Virginia elections: How to vote and what to expect

On Tuesday, November 7, Republicans and Democrats in Virginia will be vying for control of the Commonwealth. 

RFK Jr.'s Los Angeles home trespassed twice by same person in one day

A man is accused of trying to break into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s home not once but twice in one day in Los Angeles' Brentwood area.

"Do your homework:" Early voters in Virginia face confusion following redistricting

Early voting is well underway in Virginia, but election offices in Northern Virginia tell FOX 5 some voters are confused why their old representative isn’t on their ballot.

House speaker battle underscores partisan gridlock
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While the House stands without a Speaker, chaotic intraparty leadership elections in Washington are nothing new. Greg Giroux of Bloomberg Government joins Jim on "The Final 5" to take a look at past battles, and how long it could take to break the latest gridlock.

Supreme Court to decide whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting

With Republicans holding a thin margin in the U.S. House, any change to competitive districts has a chance to alter the balance of power after the 2024 elections.

Misleading flyer sparks voter misinformation concerns in Prince William County

Attorney General Jason Miyares' Office sent a cease and desist letter to Virginia Voter Assistance Tuesday, asking them to immediately stop distributing the misleading flyers.

Early voting begins in Virginia

It’s a so-called “off-year" election in Virginia. But it’s significant in more ways than one. Friday, voters in the Commonwealth started to cast their ballots.

Election workers have gotten death threats and warnings they will be lynched: US government

More than a dozen people nationally have been charged with threatening election workers by a Justice Department unit trying to stem the tide of violent and graphic threats against people who count and secure the vote.

First GOP debate faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates try to qualify

With a focus on gathering support and securing a spot on the debate stage, GOP candidates with lower poll numbers face pressure to meet the requirements set by the Republican National Committee.