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311                                            <span>Wittman says VA-01 race will be close, defends finances and congressional record</span>
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314                                            <span>Shannon Taylor is surging in the polls and in fundraising</span>
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317                                            <span>Federal Medicaid changes could put hundreds of thousands of Virginians at risk of losing coverage</span>
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320                                            <span>Spanberger urges Congress to regulate AI</span>
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323                                            <span>Internal poll shows a tight race between Wittman and Taylor</span>
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637                                    Wittman says VA-01 race will be close, defends finances and congressional record                                </a>
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657                                    Shannon Taylor is surging in the polls and in fundraising                                </a>
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665                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/federal-medicaid-changes-could-put-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-at-risk-of-losing-coverage/">
666                                                            <img width="300" height="186" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/va-capitol.png?fit=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Federal Medicaid changes could put hundreds of thousands of Virginians at risk of losing coverage" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/va-capitol.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/va-capitol.png?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                                        </a>
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670                                 Politics
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674                        <div class="title_small_post">
675                            <h5 class="title">
676                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/federal-medicaid-changes-could-put-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-at-risk-of-losing-coverage/">
677                                    Federal Medicaid changes could put hundreds of thousands of Virginians at risk of losing coverage                                </a>
678                            </h5>                                   
679                        </div>
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683                <div class="small-post">
684                                                                <div class="img-small-post">
685                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/spanberger-urges-congress-to-regulate-ai/">
686                                                            <img width="282" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?fit=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Spanberger urges Congress to regulate AI" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?w=1928&amp;ssl=1 1928w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=964%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 964w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=768%2C816&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=1446%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px" />                                                        </a>
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692                        <div class="title_small_post">
693                            <h5 class="title">
694                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/spanberger-urges-congress-to-regulate-ai/">
695                                    Spanberger urges Congress to regulate AI                                </a>
696                            </h5>                                   
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705                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/the-retail-legalization-of-marijuana-could-be-significantly-impacted-by-novembers-elections-in-virginia/">
706                                                            <img width="300" height="230" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gleaf.jpeg?fit=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="The retail legalization of marijuana could be significantly impacted by November&#8217;s elections in Virginia" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gleaf.jpeg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gleaf.jpeg?resize=300%2C230&amp;
706ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                                        </a>
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710                                 Politics
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714                        <div class="title_small_post">
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716                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/the-retail-legalization-of-marijuana-could-be-significantly-impacted-by-novembers-elections-in-virginia/">
717                                    The retail legalization of marijuana could be significantly impacted by November&#8217;s elections in Virginia                                </a>
718                            </h5>                                   
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724                                                                <div class="img-small-post">
725                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/guest-op-ed-on-ending-prison-profiteering-in-virginia/">
726                                                            <img width="300" height="157" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/profiteering-e1641833996357.jpeg?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Guest Op-Ed on ending prison profiteering in Virginia" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />                                                        </a>
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730                                 Commentary
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734                        <div class="title_small_post">
735                            <h5 class="title">
736                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/guest-op-ed-on-ending-prison-profiteering-in-virginia/">
737                                    Guest Op-Ed on ending prison profiteering in Virginia                                </a>
738                            </h5>                                   
739                        </div>
740                    </div>
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743                <div class="small-post">
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745                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/after-voting-against-it-earlier-this-year-torian-now-says-he-supports-repealing-right-to-work/">
746                                                            <img width="300" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/luke-torian-scaled-e1631066116651.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="After voting against it earlier this year, Torian now says he supports repealing right-to-work" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />                                                        </a>
747                        </div>
748                                        <div class="small-post-content">
749                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
750                                 Politics
751                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
752                                 Top Stories
753                             </a></div> 
754                        <div class="title_small_post">
755                            <h5 class="title">
756                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/after-voting-against-it-earlier-this-year-torian-now-says-he-supports-repealing-right-to-work/">
757                                    After voting against it earlier this year, Torian now says he supports repealing right-to-work                                </a>
758                            </h5>                                   
759                        </div>
760                    </div>
761                </div>
762               
763                <div class="small-post">
764                                                                <div class="img-small-post">
765                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/national-republican-group-says-they-are-investing-another-100k-in-winsome-sears-for-lieutenant-governor/">
766                                                            <img width="300" height="205" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Youngkin-Sears-Miyares-scaled-e1631154630658.jpg?fit=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="National Republican group says they are investing another $100K in Winsome Sears for lieutenant governor" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />                                                        </a>
767                        </div>
768                                        <div class="small-post-content">
769                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
770                                 Politics
771                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/quick-hit/" alt="View all posts in Quick Hit"> 
772                                 Quick Hit
773                             </a></div> 
774                        <div class="title_small_post">
775                            <h5 class="title">
776                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/national-republican-group-says-they-are-investing-another-100k-in-winsome-sears-for-lieutenant-governor/">
777                                    National Republican group says they are investing another $100K in Winsome Sears for lieutenant governor                                </a>
778                            </h5>                                   
779                        </div>
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785                <div class="small-post">
786                                                                <div class="img-small-post">
787                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/wittman-says-va-01-race-will-be-close-defends-finances-and-congressional-record/">
788                                                            <img width="300" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rob-wittman.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Wittman says VA-01 race will be close, defends finances and congressional record" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rob-wittman.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rob-wittman.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rob-wittman.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;
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789                        </div>
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791                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
792                                 Politics
793                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
794                                 Top Stories
795                             </a></div> 
796                        <div class="title_small_post">
797                            <h5 class="title">
798                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/wittman-says-va-01-race-will-be-close-defends-finances-and-congressional-record/">
799                                    Wittman says VA-01 race will be close, defends finances and congressional record                                </a>
800                            </h5>                                   
801                        </div>
802                    </div>
803                </div>
804               
805                <div class="small-post">
806                                                                <div class="img-small-post">
807                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/shannon-taylor-is-surging-in-the-polls-and-in-fundraising/">
808                                                            <img width="240" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wittman-taylor.jpeg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Shannon Taylor is surging in the polls and in fundraising" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wittman-taylor.jpeg?w=1640&amp;ssl=1 1640w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wittman-taylor.jpeg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wittman-taylor.jpeg?resize=820%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 820w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wittman-taylor.jpeg?resize=768%2C959&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wittman-taylor.jpeg?resize=1230%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1230w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wittman-taylor.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />                                                        </a>
809                        </div>
810                                        <div class="small-post-content">
811                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
812                                 Politics
813                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
814                                 Top Stories
815                             </a></div> 
816                        <div class="title_small_post">
817                            <h5 class="title">
818                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/shannon-taylor-is-surging-in-the-polls-and-in-fundraising/">
819                                    Shannon Taylor is surging in the polls and in fundraising                                </a>
820                            </h5>                                   
821                        </div>
822                    </div>
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824               
825                <div class="small-post">
826                                                                <div class="img-small-post">
827                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/federal-medicaid-changes-could-put-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-at-risk-of-losing-coverage/">
828                                                            <img width="300" height="186" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/va-capitol.png?fit=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Federal Medicaid changes could put hundreds of thousands of Virginians at risk of losing coverage" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/va-capitol.png?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/va-capitol.png?resize=300%2C186&amp;
828ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                                        </a>
829                        </div>
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831                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
832                                 Politics
833                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
834                                 Top Stories
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836                        <div class="title_small_post">
837                            <h5 class="title">
838                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/federal-medicaid-changes-could-put-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-at-risk-of-losing-coverage/">
839                                    Federal Medicaid changes could put hundreds of thousands of Virginians at risk of losing coverage                                </a>
840                            </h5>                                   
841                        </div>
842                    </div>
843                </div>
844               
845                <div class="small-post">
846                                                                <div class="img-small-post">
847                            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/spanberger-urges-congress-to-regulate-ai/">
848                                                            <img width="282" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?fit=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1" class="attachment-medium size-medium" alt="Spanberger urges Congress to regulate AI" loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?w=1928&amp;ssl=1 1928w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=964%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 964w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=768%2C816&amp;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?resize=1446%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1446w, https://i0.wp.com/www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px" />                                                        </a>
849                        </div>
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852                                 Top Stories
853                             </a></div> 
854                        <div class="title_small_post">
855                            <h5 class="title">
856                                <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/spanberger-urges-congress-to-regulate-ai/">
857                                    Spanberger urges Congress to regulate AI                                </a>
858                            </h5>                                   
859                        </div>
860                    </div>
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884                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/wittman-says-va-01-race-will-be-close-defends-finances-and-congressional-record/"></a>
885            </div> 
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889                                 Politics
890                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
891                                 Top Stories
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893                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/wittman-says-va-01-race-will-be-close-defends-finances-and-congressional-record/">Wittman says VA-01 race will be close, defends finances and congressional record</a></h4>
894                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
895                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
896            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/10/">
897                October 1, 2026            </a>
898        </span>
899            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
900            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
901            </div> 
902                        <div class="mg-content">
903                        <p>Rep. Rob Wittman, R-VA01, acknowledged Thursday that his reelection race against Democratic nominee Shannon Taylor is close but pushed back against attacks over his personal finances and congressional record.</p>
904                    </div>
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906            </article>
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911            </div> 
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915                                 Politics
916                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
917                                 Top Stories
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919                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/shannon-taylor-is-surging-in-the-polls-and-in-fundraising/">Shannon Taylor is surging in the polls and in fundraising</a></h4>
920                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
921                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
922            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/10/">
923                October 1, 2026            </a>
924        </span>
925            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
926            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
927            </div> 
928                        <div class="mg-content">
929                        <p>Shannon Taylor, the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s First Congressional District, is seeing a surge in fundraising and support going into October.</p>
930                    </div>
931                </div>
932            </article>
933                    <article id="post-8335" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8335 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics category-social-justice">
934                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
935            <div class="mg-post-thumb back-img md" style="background-image: url('https://www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/va-capitol.png');">
936                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/federal-medicaid-changes-could-put-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-at-risk-of-losing-coverage/"></a>
937            </div> 
938        </div>
939                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
940                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
941                                 Politics
942                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
943                                 Top Stories
944                             </a></div> 
945                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/federal-medicaid-changes-could-put-hundreds-of-thousands-of-virginians-at-risk-of-losing-coverage/">Federal Medicaid changes could put hundreds of thousands of Virginians at risk of losing coverage</a></h4>
946                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
947                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
948            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
949                September 23, 2026            </a>
950        </span>
951            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
952            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
953            </div> 
954                        <div class="mg-content">
955                        <p>As Virginia prepares for sweeping changes to its Medicaid program, state officials say hundreds of thousands of Medicaid expansion enrollees could be at risk under new federal eligibility and work&hellip;</p>
956                    </div>
957                </div>
958            </article>
959                    <article id="post-8332" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8332 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-social-justice">
960                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
961            <div class="mg-post-thumb back-img md" style="background-image: url('https://www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/spanberger-presser.jpeg');">
962                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/spanberger-urges-congress-to-regulate-ai/"></a>
963            </div> 
964        </div>
965                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
966                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
967                                 Top Stories
968                             </a></div> 
969                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/spanberger-urges-congress-to-regulate-ai/">Spanberger urges Congress to regulate AI</a></h4>
970                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
971                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
972            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
973                September 22, 2026            </a>
974        </span>
975            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
976            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
977            </div> 
978                        <div class="mg-content">
979                        <p>Alarms have been ringing recently about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and now Gov. Abigail Spanberger is calling on Congress to take a bigger role in regulation. Spanberger argues the&hellip;</p>
980                    </div>
981                </div>
982            </article>
983                    <article id="post-8328" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics">
984                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
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986                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/internal-poll-shows-a-tight-race-between-wittman-and-taylor/"></a>
987            </div> 
988        </div>
989                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
990                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
991                                 Politics
992                             </a></div> 
993                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/internal-poll-shows-a-tight-race-between-wittman-and-taylor/">Internal poll shows a tight race between Wittman and Taylor</a></h4>
994                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
995                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
996            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
997                September 21, 2026            </a>
998        </span>
999            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
1000            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
1001            </div> 
1002                        <div class="mg-content">
1003                        <p>A new poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows Republican Rep. Rob Wittman and his Democratic challenger Shannon Taylor essentially tied in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District.</p>
1004                    </div>
1005                </div>
1006            </article>
1007                    <article id="post-8325" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8325 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics category-social-justice">
1008                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
1009            <div class="mg-post-thumb back-img md" style="background-image: url('https://www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Jay-swearing-in-scaled.jpeg');">
1010                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/ag-asks-scc-to-restart-dominion-nextera-merger-review-clock/"></a>
1011            </div> 
1012        </div>
1013                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
1014                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
1015                                 Politics
1016                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
1017                                 Top Stories
1018                             </a></div> 
1019                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/ag-asks-scc-to-restart-dominion-nextera-merger-review-clock/">AG asks SCC to restart Dominion-NextEra merger review clock</a></h4>
1020                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
1021                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
1022            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
1023                September 21, 2026            </a>
1024        </span>
1025            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
1026            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
1027            </div> 
1028                        <div class="mg-content">
1029                        <p>Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones’ office is asking the State Corporation Commission to effectively restart the review timeline for Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy’s proposed merger, arguing that the companies&hellip;</p>
1030                    </div>
1031                </div>
1032            </article>
1033                    <article id="post-8321" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8321 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics category-social-justice">
1034                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
1035            <div class="mg-post-thumb back-img md" style="background-image: url('https://www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/us-capitol.jpg');">
1036                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/with-early-voting-set-to-begin-trump-rallies-virtually-for-republican-nominees/"></a>
1037            </div> 
1038        </div>
1039                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
1040                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
1041                                 Politics
1042                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
1043                                 Top Stories
1044                             </a></div> 
1045                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/with-early-voting-set-to-begin-trump-rallies-virtually-for-republican-nominees/">With early voting set to begin, Trump holds virtual rally for Republican nominees in Virginia</a></h4>
1046                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
1047                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
1048            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
1049                September 17, 2026            </a>
1050        </span>
1051            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
1052            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
1053            </div> 
1054                        <div class="mg-content">
1055                        <p>President Donald Trump participated in a tele-rally Thursday night with Virginia Republican Reps. Rob Wittman, VA-01, Jen Kiggans, VA-02, and John McGuire, VA-05.</p>
1056                    </div>
1057                </div>
1058            </article>
1059                    <article id="post-8319" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics category-social-justice">
1060                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
1061            <div class="mg-post-thumb back-img md" style="background-image: url('https://www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/money.jpeg');">
1062                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/a-look-at-money-raised-by-potential-2025-statewide-candidates/"></a>
1063            </div> 
1064        </div>
1065                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
1066                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
1067                                 Politics
1068                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
1069                                 Top Stories
1070                             </a></div> 
1071                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/a-look-at-money-raised-by-potential-2025-statewide-candidates/">A look at money raised by potential 2025 statewide candidates</a></h4>
1072                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
1073                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
1074            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
1075                September 16, 2026            </a>
1076        </span>
1077            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
1078            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
1079            </div> 
1080                        <div class="mg-content">
1081                        <p>by Brandon Jarvis Tuesday was the filing deadline for political action committees associated with elected officials to report their fundraising totals through the end of August. While it is early,&hellip;</p>
1082                    </div>
1083                </div>
1084            </article>
1085                    <article id="post-8308" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics category-social-justice">
1086                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
1087            <div class="mg-post-thumb back-img md" style="background-image: url('https://www.virginiascope.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/joe-cropped.jpeg');">
1088                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/joe-morrissey-responds-to-shannon-taylor-ad-accuses-her-of-trying-to-
1088preempt-criticism/"></a>
1089            </div> 
1090        </div>
1091                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
1092                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
1093                                 Politics
1094                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
1095                                 Top Stories
1096                             </a></div> 
1097                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/joe-morrissey-responds-to-shannon-taylor-ad-accuses-her-of-trying-to-preempt-criticism/">Joe Morrissey responds to Shannon Taylor ad, accuses her of trying to preempt criticism</a></h4>
1098                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
1099                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
1100            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
1101                September 10, 2026            </a>
1102        </span>
1103            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
1104            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
1105            </div> 
1106                        <div class="mg-content">
1107                        <p>Former Democratic state Sen. Joe Morrissey responded to VA-01 Democratic nominee Shannon Taylor’s ad, in which she highlights her past involvement in charging him with sex crimes.</p>
1108                    </div>
1109                </div>
1110            </article>
1111                    <article id="post-8306" class="d-md-flex mg-posts-sec-post align-items-center post-8306 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-politics category-social-justice">
1112                        <div class="col-12 col-md-6">
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1114                <span class="post-form"><i class="fas fa-camera"></i></span>                <a class="link-div" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/democrats-look-to-expand-their-majority-in-the-state-senate/"></a>
1115            </div> 
1116        </div>
1117                        <div class="mg-sec-top-post py-3 col">
1118                    <div class="mg-blog-category"><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/politics/" alt="View all posts in Politics"> 
1119                                 Politics
1120                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
1121                                 Top Stories
1122                             </a></div> 
1123                    <h4 class="entry-title title"><a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/democrats-look-to-expand-their-majority-in-the-state-senate/">Democrats look to expand their majority in the state Senate</a></h4>
1124                            <div class="mg-blog-meta"> 
1125                    <span class="mg-blog-date"><i class="far fa-clock"></i>
1126            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/09/">
1127                September 10, 2026            </a>
1128        </span>
1129            <a class="auth" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/author/vascope/">
1130            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
1131            </div> 
1132                        <div class="mg-content">
1133                        <p>Virginia Democrats see an opportunity to expand their narrow 21-19 majority in the state Senate in 2027, with all 40 seats up for election.</p>
1134                    </div>
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1215                                 Politics
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1222            <a href="https://www.virginiascope.com/2026/10/">
1223                October 1, 2026            </a>
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1226            <i class="far fa-user-circle"></i>vascope        </a>
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1238                                 Politics
1239                             </a><a class="newsup-categories category-color-1" href="https://www.virginiascope.com/category/social-justice/" alt="View all posts in Top Stories"> 
1240                                 Top Stories
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