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Terminal redesigns, people mover alternatives and more proposed for Dulles Airport

Published January 22, 2026 at 10:00AM | Updated January 22, 2026 at 10:38AM

New terminal for Dulles Airport proposed by Bermello Ajamil and Partners (via Zaha Hadid Architects)

A building exclusively for diplomatic visits, an autonomous shuttle system and a conversion of its distinctive main terminal into a museum are just some of the changes that could be in store for Dulles International Airport.

The U.S. Department of Transportation requested proposals in early December for ways to “revitalize” the airport on the Fairfax/Loudoun county border, claiming that it’s in “a state of disrepair” and already-planned renovations are “insufficient” for a global gateway to the nation’s capital.

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Fairfax leaders name education funding as top ask from 2026 state legislature

By Scott McCaffrey

Published January 12, 2026 at 3:45PM

Legislators listen to public testimony (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey)

Fairfax County elected officials seem in alignment on their top priority for the 2026 Virginia General Assembly session.

“Number one is always K-12 education funding,” Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeff McKay said at the annual legislative public hearing, held Saturday (Jan. 10) at the Fairfax County Government Center.

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Sen. Kaine leads renewed push in Congress to limit Trump’s war powers after Venezuela raid

By Associated Press and Angela Woolsey

Published January 8, 2026 at 11:15AM | Updated January 8, 2026 at 11:48AM

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters about a war powers resolution regarding Venezuela on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere.

Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote and ensure a later vote for final passage. It has virtually no chance of becoming law because Trump would have to sign it if it were to pass the House. Still, it was a significant gesture that showed unease among some Republicans after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid.

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Dominion Energy sues Trump administration for halting wind projects

By Associated Press

Published December 26, 2025 at 2:45PM

Wind turbine bases, generators and blades are positioned along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal at the staging area for Dominion Energy's wind turbine project Monday Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security concerns.

Dominion Energy Virginia said in its lawsuit filed late Tuesday (Dec. 23) that the government’s order is “arbitrary and capricious” and unconstitutional. The Richmond-based company is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, a project it says is essential to meet dramatically growing energy needs driven by dozens of new data centers.

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Virginia offshore wind project among those halted by Trump administration

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press

Published December 22, 2025 at 3:45PM

Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Charybdis works to install generators for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project near Hampton Roads (via Dominion Energy)

The Trump administration on Monday suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to what it said were national security risks identified by the Pentagon.

Among the affected projects is Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, which has been under construction about 27 miles off of the Virginia Beach coast since 2023.

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JUST IN: Temporary Annandale immigration court judge fired after defying Trump deportation push

By Associated Press

Published December 19, 2025 at 12:40PM | Updated December 19, 2025 at 1:54PM

The Annandale Immigration Court is housed in an office building at 7619 Little River Turnpike (staff photo by Jared Serre)

By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals, The Associated Press has learned.

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Fairfax leaders to honor police for response to 2021 attack on U.S. Capitol

By Scott McCaffrey

Published December 15, 2025 at 8:30AM

The U.S. Capitol Building in D.C. (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors next month will honor the efforts of local police to restore and maintain order at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

With the attack’s five-year anniversary nearing, the board voted 9-0 at its Dec. 9 meeting in support of a proposed commemorative proclamation sponsored by supervisors Rodney Lusk (Franconia) and Dan Storck (Mount Vernon) with Chairman Jeff McKay.

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Northern Va. leaders push back on Trump’s criticism of Dulles Airport

By Scott McCaffrey

Published December 8, 2025 at 8:30AM

Dulles International Airport departure level and parking lot (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

Northern Virginia political leaders have reacted coolly to President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Dulles International Airport and his calls for a major rebuilding project there.

Trump called the airport “terrible” and suggested it was “incorrectly designed” during a Dec. 2 Cabinet meeting. Hours later, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it would seek proposals for new terminals and concourses to replace or enhance the facility, which straddles the Fairfax and Loudoun line.

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Trump admin wants to rebuild ‘inefficient’ Dulles Airport despite ongoing renovations

By Angela Woolsey and Associated Press

Published December 3, 2025 at 8:30AM

FILE - A sign of Washington Dulles International Airport station is seen during the opening of new Silver Line Extension at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Dulles International Airport has emerged as the latest target of President Donald Trump’s bid to remake the architecture of the nation’s capital.

Even as the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) pursues billions of dollars in capital projects, including a new concourse slated to open next fall, the U.S. Department of Transportation began soliciting proposals yesterday (Tuesday) from developers, architects and engineers to redesign airport just outside Fairfax County.

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Federal government shutdown now the longest ever, as Trump meets with GOP senators

By Associated Press

Published November 5, 2025 at 10:00AM

President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Senate and House Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Nov. 5, 2025 (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays and federal workers nationwide left without paychecks.