Virginia loses No. 1 spot in America’s Top States for Business in 2025 as President Trump’s federal government job cuts hit the state economy.

Virginia, which was ranked No. 1 in 2024, dropped to No. 4. Federal job cuts were a major factor in this year's study, CNBC reported.

As mandated by the executive order, the council’s final report will include a review of FEMA’s disaster response in the last four years, comparing FEMA’s response to how local and state agencies responded to the same disasters, what programs were in place before FEMA, and how the agency can be more of a support than the main response to disasters.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who is term-limited , has not outright indicated presidential ambitions, but he is making his way through swing states.

‘Common sense says that having biological girls in boys’ locker rooms is wrong,’ Governor Youngkin says.

Sweat beaded on foreheads inside the sweltering warehouse of 84 Lumber on Richmond’s Southside Tuesday, but Gov. Glenn Youngkin appeared unfazed by the heat as he declared victory on one of his administration’s signature promises — slashing red tape across Virginia’s government by 25%.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday doubled down on the controversial use of courthouse arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, brushing off criticism that some of the individuals

Lawyers and advocates have theories as to why immigration arrests have accelerated in Virginia at a rate more than that of almost any other state.