Representative McEachin passes away

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Gridlock could cause Congress to come to a standstill during this session, and the first industry to lose funding will probably be defense, J. Miles Coleman of the University of Virginia Center for Politics said. Coleman spoke to the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce on...

Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL),joined 46 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." If passed, the bill would establish a permanent prohibition on federal funding for abortion andwould make funding restrictions permanent for abortion and elective abortion coverage, including the Hyde Amendment, which requires annual approval. The legislation would also eliminate taxpayer-funded subsidies for elective abortion coverage currently offered on Affordable Care Act exchanges through refundable tax credits.

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Friday, the West Virginia State Senate passed a bill that would change mandatory state vehicle inspections from every year to every two years. According to the language of the committee substitute for SB 254, mandatory vehicle inspections of antique and all other motor vehicles...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Experts said the 2017 deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and President Donald Trump's reaction to it, sparked President Joe Biden's run for office. And those same experts think it will affect his decision to run for re-election. Journalists Bob Woodward of the Washington...

WASHINGTON (CBS19 NEWS) -- The United States hit the national debt ceiling last week. The Treasury Department has been able to buy some time, but it won't last forever. Now, congressional Republicans and Democrats are in a stalemate on whether or not to raise it and avoid a global financial crisis.

WASHINGTON (CBS19 NEWS) -- The call for an assault weapons ban is growing louder after several recent mass shootings. Senator Mark Warner has proposed assault weapons ban, partially due to the deaths of three University of Virginia football players in a November shooting. He said that the case isn't specifically...

RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- In Richmond, Delegate Sally Hudson and University of Virginia Police Chief Tim Longo introduced a bill that would keep guns off university property. The two pitched the bill, which is in response to the November shooting that killed three UVA football players. Earlier this week,...