RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones on C-SPAN Discussing Landmark $353 Million Settlement Between Meta and Virginia VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - This morning Attorney General Jones joined Greta Brawner, host of Washington Journal on C-SPAN, to discuss the landmark child-safety settlement reached between the social media company Meta and the multistate coalition who brought suit against  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * On December 10, 2025, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA or Government) issued an Order to Show Cause and Immediate Suspension of Registration (OSC/ISO) to Leila Kump, M.D., of Great Falls, Virginia (Registrant). Request for Final Agency Action (RFAA), Exhibit (RFAAX) 1, at 1, 9. The OSC/ISO informed Registrant of the immediate suspensio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of an application filed by NextEra Energy, Inc., Dominion Energy, Inc., Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO), Dominion Energy Nuclear Connecticut (DENC), and Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (DESC) on July 15, 2026. The application seeks NRC approval of the indirect transfer of the facility operating licenses, materials licenses, and general licenses for Surry Power Station  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following letter with 137 co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20520 - The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street, NW Washington, D.C  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $122 Million to Expand Healthcare Access, Workforce and Innovation Across Virginia * The Trump Administration announced today that a $122 million investment is being delivered to improve health outcomes for Virginians through the federal Rural Health Transformation (RHTP). These investments will ex  more