NEWS TO KNOWOur daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s wins in congressional districts represented by three Democrats highlight the tough reelection bids the party will face. Youngkin beat McAuliffe by 11 percentage points in Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s Henrico-anchored district and by eight points in Rep. Elaine Luria’s Virginia Beach district.—Washington Post• Youngkin won more of the evangelical vote than former president Trump, with one GOP strategist calling him “the most explicitly evangelical candidate in the modern Virginia party since World War II.”—Washington Post• Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares’ push for new powers allowing him to override local prosecutors at the request of law enforcement has no chance of passing, said Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke, who chairs the chamber’s courts committee. “Zero.”—WVTF• A former Rocky Mount police officer charged with participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection asked a judge to release him from jail pending trial, arguing he’d learned his lesson after violating the terms of his bond by ordering firearms online. Police detained the veteran and issued a summons for disorderly conduct to the truck driver.—WRIC

Source: Washington Post November 12, 2021 13:03 UTC