
Democrats will lose full control of Virginia's House of Delegates, CNN projects, bolstering GOP's gains across the state
CNN
Virginia Republicans will win at least 50 seats in the House of Delegates, a feat that furthers the GOP's sweep of the commonwealth's top executive offices in Tuesday's election.
CNN projected Thursday that Republicans in the state will win at least half of the seats in the chamber, guaranteeing that Democrats will no longer hold full control there. CNN has not projected that Republicans will take control of the House.
Democrats are projected so far to win 46 seats.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











