Virginia politics

Subscribe to NPR's Up First Email

Despite His Own Blackface Scandal, Virginia AG Says Governor Has Lost Public Trust

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says that he is focused on what he can do to repair the damage from revelations that he wore blackface. Tyrone Turner/WAMU hide caption

toggle caption

Tyrone Turner/WAMU

Politics

Despite His Own Blackface Scandal, Virginia AG Says Governor Has Lost Public Trust

WAMU

March 4, 2019 • In an interview with WAMU, Attorney General Mark Herring says Gov. Northam's "different and contradictory" account of wearing blackface "led to an erosion of public trust."

Virginia's First Lady Criticized For Racially 'Inappropriate' Mansion Tour

Virginia first lady Pam Northam is facing criticism after asking Senate pages to imagine being enslaved cotton-pickers during a tour of the Executive Mansion. Alex Edelman/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Alex Edelman/Getty Images

National

Virginia's First Lady Criticized For Racially 'Inappropriate' Mansion Tour

February 28, 2019 • Pam Northam allegedly handed out cotton to two black Senate pages, asking them to imagine being enslaved cotton-pickers. The first lady says she was telling the "full story of the Executive Mansion."

Virginia Republicans Plan Hearings For Lt. Gov. Fairfax's Sexual Assault Accusers

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax denies the sexual assault allegations made by two women. Fairfax and his accusers have been invited to testify at a hearing before a Virginia General Assembly panel. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Steve Helber/AP

National

Virginia Republicans Plan Hearings For Lt. Gov. Fairfax's Sexual Assault Accusers

February 22, 2019 • GOP members in Virginia's General Assembly plan to hear from women who allege that Justin Fairfax sexually assaulted them years ago. Fairfax denies the allegations.