The Democratic Party of Virginia received a $150,000 donation earlier this month from a D.C.-based progressive nonprofit that is funded by millions in dark money. 
The Virginia Democrat appointed by embattled Gov. Ralph Northam to an advisory council resigned following public outcry about her history of anti-Catholic statements. 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." 
Mitch McConnell's (R., Ky.) Democratic challenger Amy McGrath fundraised with a co-sponsor of Virginia's controversial abortion bill that made headlines earlier this year. 
Republican state legislators in Virginia criticized their Democratic counterparts over the weekend after they announced their intention to skip a commemoration event upon learning President Trump may be in attendance. Virginia's Democratic governor Ralph Northam stepped up his political contributions in June following the state's legislative primary elections, donating an additional $117,500 to 11 Democratic candidates, according to campaign finance reports released Monday. 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. 
Members of the groups will descend on Richmond July 9 as the Virginia legislature begins a special session called by embattled Governor Ralph Northam (D) in the wake of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach. 
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.
Ofirah Yheskel, who served as the communications director for the embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D.) as recent as last week, will be joining the presidential campaign of Beto O'Rourke as the deputy communications director for states.
