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IRS announces new tax brackets for 2027

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Internal Revenue Service Building in Federal Triangle, Washington D.C.
Internal Revenue Service Building in the Federal Triangle, Washington, D.C. (file photo). Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress (public domain)

WUSA9 reports that the IRS announced higher federal tax brackets for the 2027 tax year to adjust for inflation, along with a higher standard deduction and other changes to certain deductions and credits.

The adjustments will apply to tax returns filed in 2028. For tax year 2027, the standard deduction increases to $33,200 for married couples filing jointly, up $1,000 from 2026. For single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, it rises to $16,600, and for heads of household it will be $24,925.

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Two Virginia counties break Republican voting streaks

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Lancaster County Courthouse in Lancaster, Va. (file photo). Photo: Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

The Center Square reports that two Virginia counties that had backed Republicans in the top race on their ballots for seven elections were narrowly on the Democratic side in Tuesday’s unofficial results.

Accomack and Lancaster counties favored Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Warner after supporting Republicans in every earlier election included in a Virginia Public Access Project comparison dating to 2016. The analysis tracks the top race on each year’s ballot: president, U.S. Senate or governor. Just 22 of Virginia’s 133 cities and counties backed candidates from both major parties during that span.

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Election Day Coverage: What’s at Stake in Virginia and Congress

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Today’s elections will decide control of the U.S. House and Senate for the final two years of the current presidential term, along with several competitive races in Virginia and three proposed amendments to the state constitution.

Republicans currently hold 218 seats in the House to Democrats’ 214 (plus one Independent who caucuses with Republicans and two vacancies). Democrats need a net gain of three to four seats to reach the 218 required for a majority and control of the chamber, including the Speaker’s gavel and committee leadership.

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Warner, Vindman canvass launch at James Monroe High canceled; campaign says it lacked school approval

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A campaign canvass launch featuring U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Eugene Vindman, advertised for Monday afternoon at James Monroe High School in Fredericksburg, has been canceled.

A Fredericksburg Democrats graphic promoted a “Fredericksburg Canvass Launch” with Warner and Vindman for 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at the school, 2300 Washington Ave.

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Northern Virginia man accused of stealing $1.4M in international ghost student loan scheme

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Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria, home to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.(Flckr photo: Tim Evanson)

A Northern Virginia man has been charged in an international scheme that used stolen American identities to enroll “ghost students” and siphon more than $1.4 million in federal student aid, FOX 5 DC reported.

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia returned an indictment charging a Kenyan national with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and student aid fraud. The defendant has not been named because the indictment was returned under seal.

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AOC and Vindman to headline GOTV rally in Prince William County Friday

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Eugene Vindman will headline a Get Out The Vote rally in the Dumfries area of Prince William County on Friday evening, the Prince William County Democrats announced.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, with the program scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The public listing does not publish a street address; organizers say the venue is shared after registration.

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Clocks fall back one hour Nov. 1 as daylight saving time ends

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A woman adjusts a clock for a seasonal time change in this 1978 archive photo. (File photo) Photo: Rob Bogaerts / Anefo via Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, when clocks fall back one hour to 1 a.m., according to FOX 5 DC.

Most smartphones, computers and connected devices will change automatically overnight. Analog wall clocks, car dashboards, microwaves and ovens will need to be set back by hand, so many people change them before going to bed Saturday night, Oct. 31.

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Hylton Center offers free mask-making workshop for veterans Nov. 4-5

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A decorated mask from a Hylton Performing Arts Center workshop
A mask from a Hylton Performing Arts Center workshop. Photo: Hylton Performing Arts Center

The Hylton Performing Arts Center will hold The Ritual of Mask Making: Play, Performance, and Self-Permission, a free Veterans and the Arts Initiative workshop, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, and Thursday, Nov. 5.

Participants will create face masks as a way to express their emotional journeys through art and share their stories through the masks and personal reflections.

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