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Published November 6, 2024 at 9:00AM

"I Voted" stickers at the Fairfax County Government Center (staff photo by Jared Serre)

The polls have closed, and the results of the 2024 general election are in.

While the results in Fairfax County and elsewhere won’t be certified for days, unofficial returns indicate that Republican nominee Donald Trump will once again be president of the United States, defeating Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris in a high-stakes race that will shape the country’s direction on issues from abortion and immigration to climate change, health care and, according to many voters, the very future of democracy.

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Fairfax leaders stay mum after another call to support Mideast ceasefire

By Scott McCaffrey

Published October 29, 2024 at 8:15AM

Najla Drooby urges the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors to publicly support a ceasefire in the Middle East (via Fairfax County government video)

Members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors seem to be standing firm in staying out of political and military issues in the Mideast.

But that hasn’t stopped community members seeking support for a permanent ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and related players to continue pressing their efforts.

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Vienna Police: Man’s Trump signs stolen, shot with hunting bow

By Angela Woolsey

Published October 28, 2024 at 9:00AM

A roadside Trump-Vance campaign sign in Great Falls (staff photo by Angela Woolsey)

The 2024 Northern Virginia political sign wars have reportedly made an incursion into the Town of Vienna.

A resident called the Vienna Police Department earlier this month after two political signs were removed from his property on Ayr Hill Avenue NW only to be returned a few days later. The man also said he found two signs that had been “struck with a hunting bow,” according to the department’s recap for the week of Oct. 18-24.

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Herndon council member fires back at Rep. Connolly over attendance record

By Fatimah Waseem

Published October 18, 2024 at 2:30PM

Herndon Town Councilmember Naila Alam (via Town of Herndon)

Herndon Town Councilmember Naila Alam’s attendance record is under fire from one of Fairfax County’s Congressional representatives.

In a tweet sent on Sunday (Oct. 13), Rep. Gerry Connolly said Alam has had the worst attendance in the council, missing more than 25% of all public meeting since she took office in 2020.

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Annandale preschool uses ‘Paw Patrol’ to teach democracy

By Associated Press

Published October 1, 2024 at 3:45PM

Preschool teacher Tinhinane Meziane, left, listens to her students on what characters of the TV show PAW Patrol they will vote for as their favorite character at the ACCA Child Development Center, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Annandale (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer

ANNANDALE, Va. (AP) — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in a sun-filled Virginia preschool classroom. At stake: which animated dog was the best character on the cartoon “PAW Patrol.”

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Trump supporters to hold car rally in Fairfax County this weekend

By Angela Woolsey

Published September 26, 2024 at 3:45PM | Updated September 27, 2024 at 9:17AM

Vehicles with Trump 2024 flags (via Northern Virginia Car Rally for Trump flyer)

Some local Donald Trump supporters will rev up their engines this Sunday (Sept. 29) as a display of enthusiasm for the Republican presidential nominee.

Organized by activists from the D.C. area’s Vietnamese community, the Northern Virginia Car Rally for Trump will be “an unforgettable day of patriotism and support,” according to an event notice posted on the Fairfax County Republican Committee’s website.

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Rep. Connolly seeks public report on Trump campaign clash at Arlington National Ceremony

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 28, 2024 at 3:30PM | Updated August 29, 2024 at 11:05AM

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump participates in a wreath-laying ceremony the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery (via CSPAN)

One of Fairfax County’s congressional representatives wants a public accounting of reported clash between presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign and staff at Arlington National Cemetery.

This morning (Wednesday), Rep. Gerry Connolly called for the cemetery to “publicly release all that transpired” during the former president and current Republican presidential nominee’s visit on Monday (Aug. 26).

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Fairfax Democrats weigh in on Herndon mayoral, town council candidates

By Angela Woolsey

Published August 13, 2024 at 2:30PM | Updated August 13, 2024 at 11:13PM

Herndon Town Council members Pradip Dhakal and Keven LeBlanc are campaigning to become the town's next mayor (courtesy Pradip for Herndon Mayor and Keven for Mayor)

The Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) has endorsed candidates in Herndon’s mayoral and town council races following a caucus that either went smoothly or was deeply flawed, depending on who you ask.

About 94% of the 641 voters who registered for the caucus cast a ballot for mayor, buoying Councilmember Pradip Dhakal with 345 votes over fellow Councilmember Keven LeBlanc’s 261 votes, according to the official results.

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Rep. Connolly, Va. senators react to President Biden ending bid for reelection

By Angela Woolsey

Published July 22, 2024 at 10:30AM

The White House (via René DeAnda on Unsplash)

After weeks of speculation and reported angst within the Democratic Party, President Joe Biden announced yesterday (Sunday) that he will no longer seek a second term, instead endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his party’s nominee.

Reps. Gerry Connolly and Don Beyer, who represent parts of Fairfax County in the House, and Virginia senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner quickly expressed support for Biden’s “difficult decision” and joined him in backing Harris.

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Bill to allow marijuana sales in peril after breakdown on Virginia arena deal

By Graham Moomaw / Virginia Mercury

Published March 8, 2024 at 11:45AM

Cannabis plant (via Rick Proctor on Unsplash)

Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia.

As recently as Wednesday, according to multiple Capitol sources, the cannabis bill was being raised in closed-door budget talks with the governor as one of several Democratic priorities that could conceivably have been part of a package deal with the arena.