Congressman Bob Goodlatte, R-VA, gestures during a rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Roanoke, VA, Saturday, September 24th, 2016. (Credit: Steve Helber / AP)

Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte represents the western part of the state, and he’s come under recent fire for his involvement in President Trump’s controversial travel ban. Goodlatte had his staff help President Trump craft the executive order. Matt Laslo reports from Washington on Goodlatte’s role in immigration reform going forward.

The group hopes to gather weekly to vent their frustrations. (Credit: Stacey Mills / The Stories That Connect Us)

The news out of Washington has many in the Commonwealth feeling anxious and despairing. In Richmond, some residents are releasing stress using a time-tested method. Kelley Libby reports.

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Virginia is home to more than 170,000 federal employees – a workforce that feels under siege by the new Trump administration. Correspondent Matt Laslo reports from the Capitol on the battle federal workers feel they’re locked in.

Republican Delegate Bob Marshall believes local police forces should jail undocumented immigrants an extra two days if asked by federal authorities. (Credit: Steve Helber / AP)

As President Donald Trump looks to crack down on illegal immigration, Virginia’s lawmakers are debating what state police and jails should do when they arrest an undocumented immigrant. Michael Pope has more from the Capitol.

US Democratic Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA), Don Beyer (VA), John Delaney (MD), and Jamie Raskin (MD) question Customs and Border Protection about people being detained at Dulles International Airport on Sunday, January 29th. (Credit: Rep. Don Beyer’s Twitter Account, @RepDonBeyer)

After spending four hours at Dulles Airport Sunday, one Virginia Congressman thinks a ban on refugees from seven mostly Muslim countries can be overturned.  Sandy Hausman spoke with Don Beyer and filed this report.

Students at the University of Virginia at a protest Sunday, one of many across the state. (Credit: Jordy Yager / WVTF)

Across the state this weekend, people made their voices heard in opposition to President Trump’s actions that take aim at immigrants in the U.S. illegally, while also temporarily halting the arrival of refugees, and issuing a 90-day ban on citizens traveling from seven predominantly Muslim countries. 

Sunday afternoon, one protest was held on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.

Kelley Libby reports from Richmond.

In Charlottesville, About 700 people gathered outside the University of Virginia’s Rotunda Sunday to protest the recent series of executive orders.

Jordy Yager reports.

At the same time, Virginia’s universities are reiterating a commitment to their international students.

Mallory Noe-Payne has this statewide perspective.

After a failed White House-big, Senator Tim Kaine is setting his focus on re-election. (Credit: Win McNamee / AP)

Virginia Democrats are preparing to spend at least the next two years playing defense against the new Republican majorities in Washington. Correspondent Matt Laslo has this story on the new roles some in the party are preparing to play.

Representative Robert Wittman, R-Va., has shifted his priorities since Donald Trump was elected. (Credit: Carolyn Kaster / AP)

Republicans now control Washington and that has increased power for some key Virginia lawmakers. Correspondent Matt Laslo caught up with some of them and has this story on what could be in store for the commonwealth this year.