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FILE - The logo of Microsoft is seen outside its French headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris on May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
1 hour ago

Microsoft to ship 60,000 Nvidia AI chips to UAE under US-approved deal

Read full article: Microsoft to ship 60,000 Nvidia AI chips to UAE under US-approved deal
President Donald Trump is illuminated by a camera flash as he gestures while walking across the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Washington, after returning from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
20 minutes ago

The Latest: Trump administration must tell judges whether it will resume funding benefits through SNAP

Read full article: The Latest: Trump administration must tell judges whether it will resume funding benefits through SNAP
People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/str)
4 hours ago

Africa’s latest elections end with crackdowns on opposition and disputed results

Read full article: Africa’s latest elections end with crackdowns on opposition and disputed results
FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
5 hours ago

A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?

Read full article: A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?

A major question hangs over the Supreme Court’s closely watched case on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs: Will the conservative majority hold the Republican president to the same exacting standards it used to limit his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden.

Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)
33 minutes ago

NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day

Read full article: NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day

New York City’s mayoral candidates making a final push to get voters to the polls as the race to lead America’s biggest city nears its finale.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan casts her vote during the general elections at Chamwino polling station in Dodoma, Tanzania, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)
34 minutes ago

Tanzania's president blames foreigners for deadly protests after disputed election

Read full article: Tanzania's president blames foreigners for deadly protests after disputed election

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is blaming foreigners for last week’s deadly protests following a disputed election in which two main opposition candidates were barred.

FILE - The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
11 hours ago

FDA's top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe 'serious concerns'

Read full article: FDA's top drug regulator resigns after federal officials probe 'serious concerns'

The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday amid concerns about his personal conduct.

The Capitol is seen on day 34 of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
1 hour ago

Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats

Read full article: Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats

The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month.

Dairy products, which are covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at a grocery store Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
20 minutes ago

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

Read full article: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program after a pair of judges’ rulings required the payments to continue.

FILE - Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli, left, shake hands with Democratic candidate for governor Mikie Sherrill, right, before a gubernatorial debate Sept. 21, 2025, in Lawrenceville, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)
12 hours ago

What's on the ballot in the first general election since Donald Trump became president

Read full article: What's on the ballot in the first general election since Donald Trump became president

Donald Trump features prominently in state and local elections happening Tuesday, a year after he retook the White House.

FILE - Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
12 hours ago

Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

Read full article: Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool.

People protest outside a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
12 hours ago

Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland

Read full article: Judge again bars Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon has once again barred President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon until at least Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright comments on the National Nuclear Security Administration furloughing 1,400 federal workers as part of the shutdown which began Oct. 1, during a news conference at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) in Las Vegas on Monday Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)
20 hours ago

Trump's testing plans for US nuclear weapons won't include explosions, energy secretary says

Read full article: Trump's testing plans for US nuclear weapons won't include explosions, energy secretary says

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says that new tests of the U.S. nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions.

President Donald Trump gestures while walking across the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Washington, after returning from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
15 hours ago

Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on

Read full article: Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on

President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as the government shutdown will soon enter its sixth week.

FILE - A feed from the MSNBC cable news channel is pictured on a monitor as media organizations set up outside the White House, Nov. 6, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
1 day ago

East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets

Read full article: East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets

President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has meant for some awkward moments for news outlets.

FILE - People walk past a "vote" sign on the first day of early voting in the general election in Miami, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
1 day ago

AP has declared winners in elections for nearly 180 years. This is why and how race calls are made

Read full article: AP has declared winners in elections for nearly 180 years. This is why and how race calls are made

The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
17 hours ago

Tariffs are Trump's favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them

Read full article: Tariffs are Trump's favorite foreign policy tool. The Supreme Court could change how he uses them

For President Donald Trump, tariffs — or the threat of them — can bend nations to his will.

Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, rubs his hands together as he checks the level on his oil at home in hopes that he will have enough oil to outlast the shutdown, in Bloomfield, Conn., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
22 hours ago

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

Read full article: Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Hristijan Mickoski, center, the leader of the conservative VMRO-DPMNE party applauds in front of the party headquarters after announcing a "great" victory in the local elections, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
16 hours ago

Ruling conservatives in North Macedonia cement victory in local elections, main opposition trounced

Read full article: Ruling conservatives in North Macedonia cement victory in local elections, main opposition trounced

North Macedonia's ruling conservatives cemented victory in a local election runoff on Sunday, winning just over two-thirds of the mayoral contests in both rounds, leaving opposition Social Democrats far behind and dashing their hopes of an early general election.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
1 day ago

Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner

Read full article: Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited Vietnam to reaffirm a partnership focused on addressing the legacies of the Vietnam War.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth answers a question from a reporter during a roundtable on criminal cartels in the State Dining Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
1 day ago

US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

Read full article: US carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea.

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks, center, alongside Ari Fleischer, an RJC board member and press secretary to former President George W. Bush, answers questions from members of the news media about confronting antisemitism within the Republican Party, during the coalition's annual conference at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP/Thomas Beaumont)
1 day ago

Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

Read full article: Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

Concerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend at a meeting in Las Vegas.

FILE - In this photo provided by the Saudi Royal Palace, Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. At foreground right is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)
1 day ago

Trump to host al-Sharaa in first-ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says

Read full article: Trump to host al-Sharaa in first-ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says

President Donald Trump will host Ahmad al-Sharaa for talks, a first-ever visit by a Syrian president to the White House.

Campaign signs for Virginia gubernatorial nominees Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Winsome Earle-Sears are on display outside City Hall in Fairfax, Va., Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)
1 day ago

Campaign strategies vary as candidates make final call to voters before Election Day in Virginia

Read full article: Campaign strategies vary as candidates make final call to voters before Election Day in Virginia

Election Day is Nov. 4, and Democrats and Republicans are making their last call to voters prior to Election Day in Virginia.

FILE - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attends an ECOWAS meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga, File)
17 hours ago

Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution

Read full article: Trump threatens Nigeria with potential military action, escalates claim of Christian persecution

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria.

FILE - Former Kentucky Governor Martha Layne Collins speaks to a group of supporters of Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
2 days ago

Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins has died at 88

Read full article: Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins has died at 88

Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, has died.

President Donald Trump gestures as he walks towards the stage before speaking to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
1 day ago

With bombs and bravado, Trump puts his own stamp on Reagan's 'peace through strength' mantle

Read full article: With bombs and bravado, Trump puts his own stamp on Reagan's 'peace through strength' mantle

It wasn’t so long ago that President Donald Trump spoke of building a legacy as a peacemaker.

MUST Ministries delivers food to the public via a drive through service, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Austell, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
1 day ago

Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

Read full article: Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point

The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head.

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan casts her vote during the general elections at Chamwino polling station in Dodoma, Tanzania, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo)
1 day ago

Tanzania's President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote

Read full article: Tanzania's President Hassan wins disputed election with more than 97% of vote

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a disputed election with over 97% of the vote, according to official results announced on Saturday.

Hannah Bowerman, left, a technical designer for Terry Precision Cycling, measures a bike shirt worn by market designer Thea Sousa during a fit session at the companys headquarters in Burlington, Vt., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart)
2 days ago

A Vermont cycling apparel company is trying to survive Trump's tariffs. Will the Supreme Court help?

Read full article: A Vermont cycling apparel company is trying to survive Trump's tariffs. Will the Supreme Court help?

A small company in Vermont that specializes in women's cycling apparel is at the center of the fight over President Donald Trump's contentious tariff policy.

Former President Barack Obama endorses New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill at a campaign rally, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
1 day ago

Obama blasts Trump ahead of Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans keep it local

Read full article: Obama blasts Trump ahead of Election Day in Virginia and New Jersey. Republicans keep it local

Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to use Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey to rebuke President Donald Trump and candidates loyal to him.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani waves to Rita Bellevue as she waits at a bus stop in New York, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
2 days ago

From the subway to social media, NYC mayoral candidates make their closing arguments to voters

Read full article: From the subway to social media, NYC mayoral candidates make their closing arguments to voters

The final stretch of New York City's mayoral race has candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo painting two very different pictures.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
2 days ago

President Trump returns to '60 Minutes' for first time after settling lawsuit against newsmagazine

Read full article: President Trump returns to '60 Minutes' for first time after settling lawsuit against newsmagazine

President Donald Trump is returning to “60 Minutes” for an interview for the first time after settling a lawsuit this summer over the newsmagazine's interview with rival Kamala Harris.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
2 days ago

New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops' ability to ask to stay in the military, AP learns

Read full article: New Pentagon policy undercuts trans troops' ability to ask to stay in the military, AP learns

The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for transgender troops who have been banned from the armed forces by the Trump administration to turn to boards of their peers to argue for their right to stay in the military.

Voters wait in line to cast there ballot at a polling place at Rowan College in Mount Laurel, N.J., Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
2 days ago

Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

Read full article: Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced.

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, enroute to Florida. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
2 days ago

Trump opens the door for sanctions on Nigeria over persecution of Christians

Read full article: Trump opens the door for sanctions on Nigeria over persecution of Christians

President Donald Trump has opened the door for sanctions to be imposed on Nigeria for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the country.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, from right, speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance and Chris Sununu, president & CEO of Airlines for America, about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
2 days ago

Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

Read full article: Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities are causing delays at airports as the government shutdown nears the one-month mark.

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
2 days ago

Trump declines to clarify if the US will conduct tests of its nuclear weapons

Read full article: Trump declines to clarify if the US will conduct tests of its nuclear weapons

President Donald Trump has declined to say whether he plans to resume underground nuclear detonation tests.

FILE - The Wisconsin Capitol is seen, Oct. 24, 2023, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer, File)
3 days ago

Wisconsin judge puts on hold ruling that required citizenship check of voters

Read full article: Wisconsin judge puts on hold ruling that required citizenship check of voters

A Wisconsin judge has put on hold his order that requires elections officials to verify the citizenship of all 3.6 million registered voters in the battleground state before the next statewide election in February.

FILE - Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrive, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
3 days ago

South African government criticizes Trump's refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

Read full article: South African government criticizes Trump's refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

The South African government has criticized the U.S. policy shift that will give priority to Afrikaners for asylum.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, during a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
2 days ago

What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

Read full article: What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

President Donald Trump wants Republicans in the Senate to kill a longstanding rule called the filibuster.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia House of Delegates 2025 election results for Southwest, Central Virginia

Read full article: Virginia House of Delegates 2025 election results for Southwest, Central Virginia

Across Southwest and Central Virginia, people are voting to determine who will take seats in the House of Delegates.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia general election results for Halifax County on Nov. 4, 2025

Read full article: Virginia general election results for Halifax County on Nov. 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will be held on Nov. 4. You can find results for Halifax County here.

A volunteer prepares meals at the Philabundance Community Kitchen in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
2 days ago

Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Read full article: Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters following a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on day 28 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
2 days ago

Republican leaders reject Trump's demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

Read full article: Republican leaders reject Trump's demands to scrap the Senate filibuster to end the shutdown

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster.

President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., after returning from a trip to Asia. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
2 days ago

The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Read full article: The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown.

An FBI agent enters a home in a Dearborn, Mich., neighborhood on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
2 days ago

Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director says

Read full article: Multiple people have been arrested in Michigan in a Halloween weekend attack plot, FBI director says

FBI Director Kash Patel says federal officials have arrested multiple people in Michigan who had allegedly been plotting a violent attack over the Halloween weekend.

Protesters gather outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
2 days ago

Court says Border Patrol official won't have to brief judge on Chicago-area immigration sweeps

Read full article: Court says Border Patrol official won't have to brief judge on Chicago-area immigration sweeps

An appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration and stopped a judge from trying to get daily updates from a Border Patrol official about the government’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill listens to speakers during a campaign stop at a train station in Westfield, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
3 days ago

Debate over energy costs fuels clear divide in Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races

Read full article: Debate over energy costs fuels clear divide in Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races

Climbing monthly electricity bills, a growing stressor on U.S. families as demand surges for energy, have emerged as a significant issue in the nation’s only two elections for governor this year and as a test on the political parties’ messages for next year’s midterms.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia general election results for Nelson County on Nov. 4, 2025

Read full article: Virginia general election results for Nelson County on Nov. 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will be held on Nov. 4. You can find results for Nelson County here.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia general election results for Wythe County on Nov. 4, 2025

Read full article: Virginia general election results for Wythe County on Nov. 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will be held on Nov. 4. You can find results for Wythe County here.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia general election results for Rockbridge County on Nov. 4, 2025

Read full article: Virginia general election results for Rockbridge County on Nov. 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will be held on Nov. 4. You can find results for Rockbridge County here.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia general election results for Roanoke County on Nov. 4, 2025

Read full article: Virginia general election results for Roanoke County on Nov. 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will be held on Nov. 4. You can find results for Roanoke County here.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia general election results for Roanoke on Nov. 4, 2025

Read full article: Virginia general election results for Roanoke on Nov. 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will be held on Nov. 4. You can find results for Roanoke here.

Decision 2025
3 days ago

Virginia general election results for Radford on Nov. 4, 2025

Read full article: Virginia general election results for Radford on Nov. 4, 2025

The 2025 General Election will be held on Nov. 4. You can find results for Radford here.

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