Virginia

Ex-CIA official stole $40 million in gold bars from agency, prosecutors allege

Rush, a Virginia resident, held a senior management position in the CIA, which came with top secret-level security clearance.

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
(Illustrative) Gold bars of different sizes are displayed at the Austrian Gold and Silver Refinery (Oegussa) in Vienna, Austria, on February 3, 2026. European and Asian stock markets struggled for direction February 4, 2026.
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, after record deployment. May 16, 2026.

Pete Hegseth welcomes USS Gerald R. Ford home after record deployment

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth presented the crew with the Presidential Unit Citation award, the highest collective honor a military unit can receive in the US Armed Forces.

|BySHOSHANA BAKER
Voters arrive before casting their ballots at a polling location at the Westover Library on April 21, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

Virgina court blocks new congressional maps two days after state votes in favor

Virginia voters had approved the measure on Tuesday, with Republicans accusing Democrats of hypocrisy, pointing to their previous stances against partisan gerrymandering.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police block an entrance road after a gunman opened fire at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, U.S., March 12, 2026, in a still image from video.

Old Dominion shooting victim identified as US Army veteran Lt. Col. Brandon Shah

The victim was identified as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, killed after an IS-connected terrorist opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom, killing Shah and injuring two others.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

19 swastikas painted on North Virginian Jewish Community Center

"All the 'globalist' and 'Soros' code wording matters," writes reporter.

OCTOBER 6, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A neo Nazi attends a rally in Budapest October 23, 2009. The words, the motto of the S.S., read "my honor is my loyalty"

Anti-Israel conspiracy author accuses opponent of 'Bigfoot erotica'

Cockburn's book unfavorably characterizes Israel's relationship with the United States, claiming Israel secretly controls U.S. policy.

JULY 31, 2018ByAVRAHAM GOLD
Leslie Cockburn

Republican party leader says only Christians should run for office, ousted

Top Republicans in the state had called for his removal, noting his history of making controversial comments.

MARCH 28, 2018ByJTA
Virginia Republican party leader Fredy Burgos wearing a "Build the Wall" hat at an event to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington

Racist, antisemitic fliers dropped in Virginia neighborhood before MLK Day

One of the fliers reads “Join the United States Army and Fight for Israel.”

JANUARY 16, 2018ByJTA
Members of the Ku Klux Klan face counter-protesters as they rally in support of Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. July 8, 2017

KKK leaves its propaganda in candy bags outside Virginia homes

Police said the materials seemed to be part of a recruitment effort.

NOVEMBER 1, 2017ByJTA
A female and male member of the Virgil Griffin White Knights, a group that claims affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.