Trump takes bid to oust consumer product safety commissioners to Supreme Court

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in his bid to fire three Democratic Consumer Product Safety Commission members by putting on hold a judicial...

Trump takes bid to oust consumer product safety commissioners to Supreme Court

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in his bid to fire three Democratic Consumer Product Safety Commission members by putting on hold a judicial...

Washington Cyber professional partner with industry civilians during Cyber Shield 2025

CAMP MURRAY, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 07.02.2025 Focused on developing, training, and exercising cyber forces across the Department of Defense, a team of cyber professionals from the Washington Army National Guard joined more than 900 National...

White Rock Truss & Components Expands Lee County, Virginia, Operations

Related Research White Rock Truss & Components, a company that manufactures yellow pine trusses for residential and commercial use, plans to expand its operations in Lee County, Virginia. The $1.5 million project is expected to create 27 jobs. The...

Electra – Senior Project Engineer

Electra’s next gen mission is to develop Ultra Short aircraft, built for Direct Aviation. We are redefining the next level of connectivity, pioneering direct aviation – without airports, emissions, or noise. Electra’s Ultra Short aircraft will...

Dozens of new Virginia laws take effect July 1. Here’s what’s changing.

New Virginia laws that take effect July 1 include seat belt rules, school cell phone bans, and gift card fee limits. RICHMOND, Va. — Starting July 1, dozens of new laws passed during the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session will go into effect,...

Virginia’s New Styrofoam Ban Starts Tuesday—Here’s What To Know

Starting Tuesday, July 1, food vendors with 20 or more locations in Virginia must stop using expanded polystyrene (EPS) containers, the result of legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021. Commonly known as Styrofoam, EPS is now...

Virginia Energy Sense offers tips to save money amid high temperatures

(WCYB) — As temperatures rise, so do power bills, but there are ways to save money, according to a spokesperson for Virginia Energy Sense, the Commonwealth's energy education program. The spokesperson recommended setting your thermostat to 78...

Experts issue warning over overlooked side effect of hurricane season: 'Accidents waiting to happen'

Experts have warned residents in Virginia of a potentially harmful side effect of extreme weather that many wouldn't even consider. What's happening? Just ahead of the start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, meteorologists at the National...

General Dynamics gets $1.85 billion contract modification for submarine production

(Reuters) -General Dynamics Electric Boat, the submarine making unit of General Dynamics, said on Wednesday it received a $1.85 billion modification on its previously awarded contract for Virginia-class submarines. The modification is for long...

Weekly Commentary: Big, Ugly Crisis Of Confidence

Image Source: Pixabay Rarely, if ever, had a period so beckoned for market discipline. It took a fateful pass. I found myself this week pondering a fundamental Bubble Maxim: Bubbles must be quashed in their infancy, before becoming deeply...

General Dynamics Electric Boat awarded $1.85 billion contract modification for long lead time material and preliminary construction for submarine production

GROTON, Conn. , July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today that it was a­­­warded a $1.85 billion contract modification to a previously awarded contract supporting...

New Virginia school laws are now in effect: Here's what to know

Limits on teacher training (HB 1626 / SB 822): Public school teachers can no longer be required to participate in non-academic training sessions more than once within six months of being hired and once every five years after that. The total amount...

Virginia’s capital city takes the spotlight as a surprisingly diverse Southern LGBTQ+ travel haven

Richmond, VA, June 2025 Christopher Wiggins for The Advocate It was the end of May, with WorldPride reaching its peak in Washington, D.C., the following weekend. But about two and a half hours south, Richmond was already showcasing its LGBTQ+...

Electric Boat wins $1.85B to speed Block V Virginia-Class submarine production

Virginia unemployment ticks up even as businesses add jobs

(The Center Square) – Virginia's job market is sending mixed signals, with the state's unemployment rate rising in May even as employers added jobs. This is according to new data from Virginia Works and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The...

Virginia diocese’s surge in ordinations draws national coverage from AP

The Associated Press has published a feature on the Diocese of Arlington in Virginia and its June 7 ordination of 12 new Catholic priests — the largest class the diocese has seen in nearly three decades. The video report, titled “A U.S. diocese...

Google agrees world’s ‘largest’ fusion energy direct corporate purchase agreement

Google has announced a direct corporate offtake agreement for fusion-energy with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) to fuel its plans toward commercial fusion power. While the value of the agreement has not been revealed, the partnership with CFS...

Virginia sees 8 H-1B petitions from employers classified under the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting industry during 2024

Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...

Cellist Joanne Yesol Choi Wins Canada's Virginia Parker Prize for 2025

Established in 1982 by the late Virginia Parker, Canada's Virginia Parker Prize is awarded annually by the Canada Council to a classical singer, instrumentalist, or conductor under the age of 32 who demonstrates outstanding talent, musicianship...