THE WINS.2025—2026 EDITION
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+ President Trump’s agenda. Local impact.
Big wins.
For
Virginia.
Chips, shipyards, and new factories. Help for working families.
Safer communities across the commonwealth.
to build 14 new submarines$9BGoogle investment
in Virginia through 202613.9%Drop in murders
in Virginia in 2025
THE BIG PICTURE
What it means
for Virginia.
Six big stories.
The numbers behind them.
Why they matter close to home.
Keep more of
what you earn.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts protected jobs, preserved wages, and put more money back in Virginians’ pockets.
- Jobs protected149,000
- Wages preserved$14B
- Avg. tax refund$3,521
Rebuilding what
Virginia makes.
President Trump is rebuilding Virginia’s manufacturing and technology base — from memory chips in Manassas to rocket motors in Orange County.
Building America’s
submarines.
Virginia’s shipyards were awarded the largest submarine construction contracts in a generation.
In contracts to build 14 new submarines.
See the contractsSafer communities.
Real results.
Crime in Virginia has fallen sharply as President Trump’s immigration crackdown and tough-on-crime policies Make America Safe Again.
Cracking down on
MS-13.
President Trump has cracked down on illegal aliens in Virginia after the commonwealth was flooded with alien criminals under Biden.
The worst of the worst.
Removed.
President Trump is removing the Worst of the Worst criminal illegal aliens from Virginia communities — from Norfolk to Pennington Gap.
WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUTS
Significant upside.
For Virginia.
President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts have delivered for Virginia workers, families, and seniors.
Protecting paychecks.
The WFTC protected 149,000 Virginia jobs, preserved $27 billion in Virginia economic activity, and preserved $14 billion in wages for Virginia workers.
NAM tax wins reportCare closer to home.
The WFTC delivered $189 million in rural healthcare funding to Virginia.
CMS rural health awards1.5 million seniors.
Bigger refunds.
The WFTC secured No Tax on Social Security for Virginia’s 1.5 million seniors.
The WFTC delivered Virginians an average tax refund of $3,521 in 2026.
White House: VA savingsMANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY
They’re betting big
on Virginia.
President Trump is rebuilding Virginia’s manufacturing and technology base.
13 companies. 15 announcements.
Micron
ManassasMicron
ManassasMicron
ManassasAstraZeneca
Albemarle CountyL3Harris
Orange CountyLS Cable & System
ChesapeakeHitachi Energy
South BostonLEGO Group
Prince George CountyABB
RichmondB = billion. M = million. Figures reflect announced investments; planned spending and hiring may span multiple years. Micron’s roughly $200 billion figure is a U.S.-wide investment that includes the Manassas plant.
VIRGINIA’S SHIPYARDS
The largest submarine contracts
in a generation.
Virginia’s shipyards were awarded the largest submarine construction contracts in a generation.
14 new submarines.
The Navy awarded about $76.6 billion in contracts to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding and General Dynamics Electric Boat to build 14 new submarines — nine Virginia-class attack boats and five Columbia-class ballistic missile boats.
- Virginia-class attack boats9
- Columbia-class ballistic missile boats5
Investing in the yards.
The package includes about $5 billion for shipyard infrastructure and productivity work at Newport News and Electric Boat.
Stars and StripesThe delivery yard.
Newport News will serve as the delivery yard for six of the new Virginia-class submarines and will build six module sections for every Columbia-class submarine.
HII announcementAmerica’s largest shipbuilder.
HII is headquartered in Virginia and employs 45,000 people, making it America’s largest shipbuilder.
HII announcementPUBLIC SAFETY · THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Crime is down.
Here are the numbers.
Crime in Virginia has fallen sharply as President Trump’s immigration crackdown and tough-on-crime policies Make America Safe Again.
Virginia — violent crime2025↓ 5.9% violent crime
Violent crime across Virginia is now at a five-year low, according to Virginia State Police.
WRIC: Virginia State Police reportVirginia — murders2025 vs. 2024↓ 13.9% murders
RichmondFirst quarter of 2026 vs. first quarter of 20257 murders, down from 15
Norfolk2025 vs. 2024Lowest homicide total in 40 years
IMMIGRATION CRACKDOWN
Cracking down
on alien criminals.
President Trump has cracked down on illegal aliens in Virginia after the commonwealth was flooded with alien criminals under Biden.
ICE has arrested more than 10,000 gang members during President Trump’s second term, including MS-13 members picked up in Virginia in October 2025, February 2026, and May 2026 — one of whom confessed to five murders in El Salvador.
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT
Removing the Worst of the Worst
from Virginia.
Criminal illegal aliens convicted of serious crimes in Virginia communities.
Shayan Kahhal
From Iran
Convicted of: Sex assault — sodomy — woman (strongarm), rape (strongarm), sex assault — sodomy — boy (strongarm), and sex assault — sodomy — girl (strongarm).
DHS recordEmma Soriano
From Honduras
Convicted of: Carrying a concealed weapon, aggravated assault — non-family (weapon), and cocaine — possession.
DHS recordEver Ferrufino Ventura
From El Salvador — MS-13 gang member
Convicted of: Homicide.
DHS recordDeny Gayoso Santana
From Cuba
Convicted of: Larceny, fraud — impersonating, robbery, cocaine — possession, robbery — street (weapon), drug trafficking, fraud — illegal use of credit cards, and fraud.
DHS recordCarlos Gonzalez Aguero
Convicted of: Burglary, larceny, damage property, and burglary — forced entry — residence. A Latin Kings gang member.
DHS recordA CLOSER LOOK
Big numbers.
Clear sources.
Every figure on this page links back to where it came from.