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Terry McAuliffe embraces Biden in bid for second term as Virginia governor By Aaron Navarro June 1, 2021 / 11:21 AM / CBS News Inside the Champion Brewing Company in Charlottesville, Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, the former Virginia governor who's running for his old job, was talking to owner Hunter Smith last week when a staffer handed him a mask for "continuity" with everyone else.  "The president says don't wear masks inside," McAuliffe parried before putting on the mask. "I don't like to argue with Joe Biden." As he tries to reclaim the governor's seat, too, McAulif...

Advertisement Virginia’s gubernatorial contests — always held a year after a presidential election — are often viewed as a referendum on the party holding the White House, and that is usually bad news for that party. In most Virginia gubernatorial elections, the victor has come from the party not in the White House. But the state in recent years has tilted increasingly Democratic — Biden won it by more than 10 percentage points, about twice Hillary Clinton’s margin in 2016. Republicans have not won a statewide election since 2009. Republicans improved their chances of ending that lo...

Youngkin Glenn Youngkin, formerly of the Carlyle investment firm, is Virginia’s Republican nominee for governor. The state’s GOP announced the decision Monday night, following a statewide unassembled convention that had occurred two days earlier. Today, he quickly picked up the endorsement of former President Donald Trump. Youngkin was selected from a crowded field of seven Republicans, all vying to be the CEO of the state. Earlier this year, Youngkin sat down with me for an exclusive interview to talk about his campaign and what it will take for a Republican to win the governor�...

News to Know for May 7: Deadly shooting arrest; COVID restrictions lifting; Unemployment claims at pandemic low; Showers likely News to Know for May 7 By Kate Albright | May 7, 2021 at 6:34 AM EDT - Updated May 7 at 7:16 AM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Here’s a quick look at our top stories before you start your Friday. Showers Likely Today A pleasant Mother’s Day weekend follows before more showers Monday. Breaking Overnight Kevon Bynum, 18, is now in custody after being wanted for conspiracy to commit murder in connection to the shooting at The Belt Atlantic apartments in the 4000 ...

The Virginia State Capitol. (Courthouse News photo/Brad Kutner) RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — A Virginia lawmaker is expressing concern about the legality of this year’s House of Delegates elections as census issues have forced the state to run races for all 100 seats on old maps in violation of the state’s constitution. “It’s pretty obvious that the constitution requires new maps for this election,” said Delegate Lee Carter, D-Manassas, in a phone interview Thursday morning. “It says ‘shall,’ not ‘may,’ and there’s no wiggle room here. I’m not a lawyer but I’m a legislator...