University of Virginia Appoints Interim President After Ouster

The university is turning to a former law school dean to lead the school as it faces pressure from Republicans in both Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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Virginia Education Board Could Oust George Mason’s President

Republicans have attacked the president, Gregory Washington, over his support for diversity efforts at the university, Virginia’s largest public institution.

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Justice Department Scrutinizes George Mason Faculty’s Diversity Stance

The Faculty Senate at George Mason University in Virginia adopted a resolution supporting the school’s president and his work related to diversity. The Justice Department says it will investigate.

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Governors Plan to Rebuke Managers of Largest U.S. Electric Grid

Republican and Democratic governors in Eastern states will send a representative to a meeting of the PJM grid, which serves 67 million people in 13 states.

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In Virginia, the Attack on University Presidents Widens

Gregory Washington, the first Black president of George Mason University, is under fire for his promotion of campus diversity.

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Virginia Has Become a Hotbed for Immigration Arrests

Lawyers and advocates have theories as to why immigration arrests have accelerated in Virginia at a rate more than that of almost any other state.

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What the University of Virginia Should Have Done

The university should have stood up to the Justice Department.

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Housing Department to Move Headquarters, Booting National Science Foundation

The plan to depart Washington and take over the science agency building in Virginia raised questions about where N.S.F. employees would go.

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Republicans Fight Uphill in a Virginia Governor’s Race That Will Test Anger at Trump

The Democratic candidate for governor, Abigail Spanberger, is raising far more cash than her Republican rival, Winsome Earle-Sears, in a state where federal work force cuts are being acutely felt.

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As Energy Costs Surge, Eastern Governors Blame a Grid Manager

Anger at PJM, which manages the electrical grid in all or parts of 13 states and the District of Columbia, has been boiling over in some state capitals.

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