• A Democratic candidate who lost a primary for a Northern Virginia House of Delegates seat is suing her party and state election officials over the outcome, making a variety of claims that she says call the result into question. Prince William County’s top election official defended the validity of the election.—InsideNova• “Video shows 5 officers tackling mentally ill man. Experts question why.”—Washington Post• The FBI is looking into the death of an intellectually disabled inmate at a Virginia prison after the man’s family filed a lawsuit alleging he was beaten to death by guards.—Associated Press• The Virginia High School League says it’s not changing its policy allowing transgender students to play on sports teams that match their gender identity, despite guidance from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration saying sports participation “shall be determined by sex.”—Washington Post• The Chincoteague ponies, now the official pony of Virginia, took their swim Wednesday as a crowd of thousands watched.—Salisbury Daily Times

Source: Washington Post July 27, 2023 11:50 UTC