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State police to immigrants: Checkpoints are for traffic safety, not ICE
The Virginia State Police have conducted two traffic safety checkpoints in rural northern Fauquier County since the start of 2025 but say that neither was tied to immigration enforcement and, although some citations were issued, no one was detained. Immigrants are on edge as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ramps up its detention and deportation efforts across the country. But local law enforcement officials say policing practices have not changed.
Youngkin PAC director breaks silence on Reid controversy
Matt Moran, executive director of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee, broke his silence Wednesday in the escalating feud with Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid — accusing Reid’s campaign of knowing about a controversial Tumblr account before the governor called for him to step aside. Moran’s response — delivered in part through an attorney and in part in a sworn affidavit — outlines a detailed timeline that he says shows Reid was given a chance to review the material but skipped the meeting. Moran also claims Reid’s campaign manager, Noah Jennings, acknowledged knowing of the account’s existence and asked for help finding clients this summer.
Leader of Youngkin PAC denies extorting candidate
The leader of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee has responded to allegations by Republican lieutenant governor candidate John Reid that he orchestrated smear tactics involving illicit online photos to get Reid to drop his bid. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Matthew Moran produced a three-page affidavit outlining the claims that he said were discovered through a third-party vendor’s report highlighting potential vulnerabilities in a campaign. The report, which Moran said was commonplace in politics, found information from a Tumblr account “which would put John in a negative light and impact the viability of his candidacy.
Residents, council members express frustration over Purcellville budget discussion impasse
In response to Purcellville Mayor Chris Bertaut’s last-minute cancellation of a special town council budget meeting on April 29, a group of residents gathered outside the town hall Tuesday night to express their frustration over recent events. The group, called “Purcellville Deserves Better,” submitted recall petitions on April 28 for three town council members — Susan Khalil, Ben Nett and Carol Luke — and Bertaut, which are currently being reviewed by the Loudoun County General Registrar’s office.
DOJ demands UVa. prove it’s dismantling DEI
The University of Virginia‘s president, rector and university legal counsel received a letter Monday from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division calling for the university to produce audio and video from a closed session of its board of visitors last month, as well as show evidence that every division of the university and its health system has dissolved and dismantled its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, following a board vote in March. The DOJ’s letter, dated April 28, says its civil rights office has received complaints that U.Va.’s administration has not made public a required 30-day report on its progress in ending DEI operations throughout the university, and alleges that U.Va. “may have failed to implement these directives.”