Federal Court Fight: A judge has halted work on President Trump’s proposed 250-foot arch near Arlington National Cemetery. Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Attorney General Jay Jones say Virginia will keep challenging the project. Election Fallout: Democrats made major gains in Virginia, flipping the 1st and 2nd congressional districts and winning the Senate race. Voters also approved constitutional amendments on reproductive freedom, same-sex marriage and restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions; legal challenges are expected. Energy and Data Centers: Virginia regulators’ staff recommend denying Dominion Energy’s proposed merger with NextEra as proposed, while customers warn it could bring higher bills and new risks. Separately, Northern Virginia’s data-center boom faces fresh scrutiny over grid reliability, power costs and community impacts. College Costs: VCU’s growing basketball budget has renewed questions about whether students should help fund player compensation through mandatory fees. Courts and Democracy: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking at Mount Vernon, called this a “rough patch” for the rule of law and said she hopes the Supreme Court’s presidential-immunity ruling will be overturned.