Justin Fairfax (D.) Files $400 Million Lawsuit Against CBS for Interviewing Accusers

Virginia lieutenant governor was accused of sexual assault by two women

Paul Crookston
September 12, 2019 1:40 PM

Justin Fairfax, Virginia’s Democratic lieutenant governor, on Thursday filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit against CBS Corporation and CBS Broadcasting Inc. over interviews with women who accused Fairfax of sexual assault.

Virginia Democratic Party Accepts $50,000 From Northam’s PAC

Previously called for him to 'immediately resign'

Cameron Cawthorne
August 27, 2019 3:25 PM

The Democratic Party of Virginia has accepted $50,000 from Virginia governor Ralph Northam's political action committee since early August after previously calling for Northam to "immediately resign."

DGA Publicly Praises Northam for First Time Since Yearbook Scandal

The organization has not retracted its call for Northam to resign

Charlie Hoffmann
July 11, 2019 4:50 PM

The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) publicly praised Virginia governor Ralph Northam Wednesday on its Twitter feed for the first time since a photo from the governor's medical school yearbook page emerged featuring an individual in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan robe.

Billionaire Donates $100,000 to Dem PAC in Virginia

The donation made hedge fund manager Donald Sussman the PAC's largest outside donor

Cameron Cawthorne
June 28, 2019 2:50 PM

Donald Sussman, a billionaire hedge fund manager, donated $100,000 to a Democratic political action committee in Virginia earlier this month, making him the single largest donor outside of the PAC's board members.

Democratic Groups Announce Partnership With Northam’s PAC

Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee previously called on Northam to resign

Charlie Hoffmann
June 20, 2019 5:00 AM

National Democratic groups that previously called on Virginia governor Ralph Northam to resign announced a partnership with his political action committee to flip the commonwealth's Republican-controlled legislature this November.

Buttigieg Repeats Call for Northam, Fairfax to Resign

He attended a fundraiser hosted by Northam's lawyer on Friday

Cameron Cawthorne
June 16, 2019 11:30 AM

South Bend mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Saturday repeated his call for Virginia's Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax to resign.

Virginia Democratic Party Rejects Donation From Fairfax for Table at Fundraising Gala

Cameron Cawthorne
April 23, 2019 9:30 PM

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D.), who is facing two allegations of sexual assault, is being denied a table at the Democratic Party of Virginia's Blue Commonwealth Gala fundraiser in June.

Another Virginia Democrat Accused of Misconduct

Former Va. Gov. Wilder accused of sexual harassment

Haris Alic
March 28, 2019 1:25 PM

Another high-ranking Virginia Democrat is facing accusations of misconduct.

Virginia Dems Won’t Say Whether They Want Northam, Fairfax on Campaign Trail

'It's way too early to make decisions about who you're campaigning with'

Brent Scher
March 4, 2019 5:00 AM

The end of Virginia's legislative session last week brings to the fore a closely watched campaign season, with control of both chambers of the legislature in contention.

Warner: ‘Very Challenging’ for Virginia Democrats to Have Northam, Fairfax Still in Office

Cameron Cawthorne
March 3, 2019 1:32 PM