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Video shows ICE agent pulling gun on woman in Bailey’s Crossroads parking lot

Published August 12, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated August 12, 2026 at 4:18PM

An ICE agent points a gun at a woman driving in Bailey's Crossroads (via tinyandstrongthings/Instagram, shared by Rep. Don Beyer's office)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents confronted a driver and accused her of trying to run them over in a Bailey’s Crossroads parking lot earlier this week — a claim contradicted by video recordings that the woman captured of the encounter.

One of the ICE agents, dressed in a police vest and a balaclava that covers his face except for his eyes, pointed a gun at the woman while yelling at her for recording them and claiming “you almost ran us over,” a cellphone video posted on Instagram on Monday (Aug. 10) shows.

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Congressmen question relocation of federal workers from Reston’s USGS campus

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 11, 2026 at 2:45PM

The U.S. Geological Survey headquarters building in Reston (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

A handful of federal workers are reportedly in the process of being moved from their established home in Reston to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s headquarters in D.C.

The relocation of the Interior Department’s Business Integration Office (BIO) from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) campus will affect only 17 employees, but Reps. Suhas Subramanyam and James Walkinshaw, who represent Virginia’s 10th and 11th Congressional Districts, argue that it will seriously undercut the agency’s effectiveness.

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What Fairfax County voters need to know for the dual congressional primaries Tuesday

By Emily Leayman

Published August 3, 2026 at 1:45PM | Updated August 5, 2026 at 10:09AM

Voting at Lake Braddock Secondary School (staff photo by Jared Serre)

Fairfax County voters will head to the polls Tuesday (Aug. 4) to cast their votes in Democratic and Republican primaries, which will determine nominees for the 2026 midterms.

Polls will be open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters are not registered by party in Virginia, so they can choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. As of Aug. 1, Fairfax County has over 817,000 registered voters.

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Bill to name U.S. post office after late Rep. Connolly passes House

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 14, 2026 at 11:45AM

Late Rep. Gerry Connolly with his successor, Rep. James Walkinshaw (courtesy Office of Congressman James Walkinshaw)

Longtime Fairfax County Rep. Gerry Connolly is one step closer to getting his name on a local post office.

Yesterday (Monday), the House of Representatives passed legislation from Rep. James Walkinshaw, Connolly’s successor to Virginia’s 11th Congressional District seat, that would rename the U.S. Postal Service’s facility at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax after the late congressman.

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DACA recipients in Fairfax County concerned about delayed renewals

By Mary Stachyra Lopez

Published June 16, 2026 at 12:45PM

Rep. James Walkinshaw, of Virginia's 11th Congressional District, speaks to local DACA recipients and immigration advocates during a round table discussion June 15 (staff photo by Mary Stachyra Lopez)

When the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday next month, one Fairfax man could see the end of his American dream.

Over the years, the South Korean immigrant and medical professional has regularly renewed his lawful immigration status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA), the federal policy that offered relief from removal proceedings and the ability to work in the U.S. for young immigrants.

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Late Rep. Gerry Connolly’s final bill in Congress heads to president’s desk

By Angela Woolsey

Published May 21, 2026 at 1:45PM

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (right) talking with late Congressman Gerry Connolly in July 2022 (courtesy Office of Senator Mark Warner)

The final bill introduced by the late Gerry Connolly dealt with the disease that took his life early in his ninth term representing Virginia’s 11th Congressional District.

In a rare moment of unity, the Senate voted unanimously yesterday (Wednesday) to support the Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act, sending the bill to President Donald Trump almost a year after it passed the House of Representatives on June 3, 2025.

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More federal funds coming to Fairfax for police, W&OD Trail visitor center

By Jared Serre

Published March 3, 2026 at 9:30AM | Updated March 3, 2026 at 8:10PM

Rep. James Walkinshaw (staff photo by Jared Serre)

An additional $9.2 million in federal funds is coming to Fairfax County, raising the county’s total earmarks to nearly $17 million for this fiscal year.

Rep. James Walkinshaw announced today (Tuesday) that he had helped procure approximately $13.4 million for the county in the minibus appropriations package that passed last month.

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Deep slate of candidates vies for Fairfax’s seats in Congress under proposed redistricting map

By Jared Serre

Published February 12, 2026 at 3:45PM | Updated February 12, 2026 at 4:46PM

The dome of the U.S. Capitol building, where Congress sits (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

With Virginia expected to adopt a new Congressional map later this year, many potential candidates are shifting around their future plans.

The so-called “10-1” map proposed last week by Democrats in Virginia’s General Assembly would shift the boundaries of the state’s Congressional districts in hopes of expanding the party’s presence in Congress — a move that opponents have decried as unconstitutional gerrymandering even as Republican-led states make similar moves.

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Interfaith vigil for Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Reston inspires mourning, calls for action

By Jared Serre and Angela Woolsey

Published January 30, 2026 at 3:45PM

Rep. James Walkinshaw speaks during a vigil held in Reston (via United Christian Parish/YouTube)

A capacity crowd filled a church in Reston yesterday (Thursday) to remember two U.S. citizens recently shot and killed by federal immigration officers in Minnesota.

Rep. James Walkinshaw, who helped organize the vigil, was joined by local religious and human rights leaders at United Christian Parish to commemorate the lives of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, along with others who have recently died in the custody of or during encounters with federal immigration agencies.

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Space Force colonel ousted by transgender military ban launches congressional bid

By Emily Leayman

Published January 21, 2026 at 10:05AM | Updated January 22, 2026 at 8:53AM

Bree Fram, a military member forced to retire due to the Trump administration's transgender ban, is running for Congress. (courtesy of Bree Fram for Congress)

An earlier version of this article said the campaign will be in the 10th or 11th Congressional District, but redistricting leaves open a third option of running in another district.

A former Space Force colonel who was forced to retire due to the Trump administration’s ban on transgender people serving in the military is seeking to represent part of Fairfax County in Congress.