A Virginia elections official who faced criminal charges that were later dropped over a botched vote count in the 2020 presidential election is accusing the state attorney general in a lawsuit of malicious prosecution.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin discussed the DOJ lawsuit against his state over his effort to purge noncitizens from voting rolls, saying, "It is beyond my possible understanding."

Eugene Vindman, a Democrat vying to win the open 7th congressional district seat in Virginia, has become one of the top fundraisers among House candidates this cycle. His third quarter receipts of $6.

By the numbers: Over 13% of Virginia's population, or about 1.1 million people, are immigrants, per the Census. About 57% are naturalized citizens, compared with 43% who are non-citizens. Zoom in: More than 113,000 residents in Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield are naturalized citizens.

The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, says it has paid off debts to avoid the foreclosure of their iconic hotel, The Greenbrier

The Congressional Leadership Fund, controlled by House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has spent more than $1.3 million in the 2nd District race, primarily to attack Smasal, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. The House Majority PAC, a Democratic organization also known as HMP, has spent about $1.2 million, primarily to attack Kiggans.

Two Republican election officials say in a lawsuit that they will not certify the results of the Nov. 5 election in a rural Virginia city unless the ballots are hand-counted —perpetuating a false notion that vote-tallying machines can be manipulated.

Republicans claim voting machines may be secretly hooked up to the internet, which could allow external manipulation of results.

Polls show that the Democrats are set to take the state, with Donald Trump not leading in a poll since July 15.

Former congressman Denver Riggleman, who has split with the GOP over election denial, has crossed party lines before, backing Vice President Kamala Harris.

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