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LOUDOUN TIMES MIRROR: Hundreds in Loudoun County commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. with annual march, celebration By John Battiston Loudouners of all ages, faiths and nationalities spent their Monday morning off school and work by participating in the county's 28th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. Hundreds of participants gathered around 10 a.m. at the Loudoun County… Read more »

THE WINCHESTER STAR: 'Women are empowered, and we're not going away' By Brian Brehm Their applause was muffled by mittens, and their steps were shortened by the slippery pavement, but Saturday afternoon's wintry weather could not cool their fiery convictions. About 75 people met on the steps of the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum for the fourth annual… Read more »

VIRGINIA MERCURY: U.S. House to vote on upending DeVos student loan forgiveness policy By Allison Stevens The U.S. House is expected to vote next week on a resolution that would overturn a federal rule that critics say guts protections for defrauded student loan borrowers. The resolution — led by Nevada Democratic Rep. Susie Lee — expresses congressional disapproval of the… Read more »

THE WINCHESTER STAR: Wexton, DMV officials urge Virginians to apply for new REAL ID By Nathaniel Cline Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-10th, and officials from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles urged Virginians on Saturday to apply for the REAL ID. During an awareness event in Sterling, Wexton was joined by DMV Commissioner Richard D. Holcomb and DMV’s mobile operations… Read more »

LOUDOUN NOW: Academies of Loudoun Student Wins 10th District Congressional App Challenge Tycho Svoboda, a junior at the Academies of Loudoun, on Saturday was named the winner of the Congressional App Challenge for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Svoboda’s app, Stream Scorer, automatically analyzes water quality data and generates a score of stream health for… Read more »

LOUDOUN TIMES MIRROR: Federal government continues to fund remote tower systems pilot program By Nathaniel Cline With the recent passage of two government funding bills, U.S. lawmakers from Virginia are highlighting $7 million for the Federal Aviation Administration for its remote tower systems pilot program. The funding will aid smaller airports, including the Remote Tower… Read more »

ROLL CALL: House passes restored ‘SALT’ deduction bill By David Lerman House Democrats dealt a symbolic blow to Republicans’ tax code overhaul Thursday on the two-year anniversary of that law’s passage.  On a mostly party-line vote of 218-206, the House passed a bill that would make good on a top Democratic tax priority: lifting a $10,000 limit on state and… Read more »

In a year when more than 200 Americans have been killed in shootings, U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) is learning more from residents about what the federal government can do to improve the nation’s gun laws. About 200 people spent Saturday afternoon out of the summer heat, but well within the political heat stirred during the first-year U.S. congresswoman’s first gun… Read more »

The town hall, which was held at the Shenandoah University’s Halphin-Harrison Hall, drew a crowd of about 200. Several of her constituents asked if she would support impeaching the president, based on findings from special counsel Robert S. Mueller’s report, which detailed findings from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential… Read more »

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton published an op-ed in the Loudoun Times-Mirror speaking out against the Trump administration's healthcare sabotage Read more »