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Democrats point fingers while Biden credits Trump for party’s election setbacks

Frustrated Democrats blamed one another and President Biden on Wednesday after the party's devastating losses in Virginia and narrow win for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy that was supposed to be a cakewalk.

November 3, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene fined $48,000 for multiple COVID-19 mask violations

The House slapped Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene with $48,000 in fines for more than 20 violations of the mask mandate in the chamber.

November 3, 2021

‘We came up short’: McAuliffe concedes to Youngkin in Virginia governor’s election

Democrat Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday conceded Virginia's gubernatorial election to Republican Glenn Youngkin, whose upset victory in what had been an increasingly blue state shook the national Democratic Party.

November 3, 2021

‘The fight continues’: McAuliffe not backing out as he remains down in Virginia election

Democrat Terry McAuliffe is not backing out of the Virginia governor's race, as he trailed Republican Glenn Youngkin by about 100,000 votes Tuesday night.

November 2, 2021

Anxiety high at Terry McAuliffe election night party

The mood was anxious at Democrat Terry McAuliffe's election night party in McLean, Virginia.

November 2, 2021

Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in Virginia

Republican Glenn Youngkin upset Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia's gubernatorial race, breaking his party's losing streak in the state and giving the GOP a reason to be optimistic heading into the congressional elections next year.

November 2, 2021

Too early to call: Polls close in Virginia gubernatorial race

The supercharged gubernatorial race in Virginia between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin was in the hands of election officials Tuesday an hour after polls closed.

November 2, 2021

After a year of election integrity doubts, voters in Va. and N.J. say they trust the system

Democracy was put to the test again on Tuesday as voters in Virginia, New Jersey and several major cities went to the polls, after a year marred by doubts about election security, the riot at the U.S. Capitol and enduring concern among Republicans that the November 2020 election was stolen from former President Trump.

November 2, 2021

‘Hating our candidate’: Dems reluctantly turn out for McAuliffe

Virginia Democrats are turning out Tuesday to vote for Terry McAuliffe but some are holding their nose as they cast their ballot for the former governor.

November 2, 2021

Youngkin pitches new vision for Virginia at final rally in Loudoun County

Republican Glenn Youngkin ended his gubernatorial campaign with a hopeful message in Loudoun County, pitching Virginia voters a new path under GOP leadership.

November 1, 2021

McAuliffe swipes at Trump in final rally speech

Democrat Terry McAuliffe held his final rally in his northern Virginia base, invoking former President Donald Trump several times in his closing stump speech.

November 1, 2021

McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race

Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin barnstormed Virginia on Monday in their final get-out-the-vote push on the eve of the governor's election -- the first competitive statewide election since President Biden took office in January.

November 1, 2021

Sabato’s ‘crystal ball’ changes Virginia election forecast to favor a Youngkin victory

A prominent elections forecaster has changed the Virginia governor's race on the eve of Election Day from leaning for Democrat Terry McAuliffe to favoring Republican Glenn Youngkin.

November 1, 2021

McAuliffe cancels Virginia Beach rally ahead of Election Day

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe has canceled a campaign event in Virginia Beach on Monday, one day before Election Day.

November 1, 2021

Biden, Harris, other Democrats wage final get-out-the-vote push for McAuliffe

President Biden and other big-name Democrats are rallying supporters to turn out for Terry McAuliffe in Virginia, with Election Day just a day away.

November 1, 2021

McAuliffe launches a final Trump attack on day before the governor’s election in Virginia

Democrat Terry McAuliffe on Monday made a final bid to tie Glenn Youngkin to former President Donald Trump, seizing on Mr. Trump's get-out-the-vote message for the Republican candidate.

November 1, 2021

‘It feels good’: McAuliffe projects confidence in the homestretch of Virginia’s race for governor

Democrat Terry McAuliffe is crisscrossing Virginia on the eve of the governor's election, making stops in Roanoke, Virginia Beach, Richmond and Fairfax County.

November 1, 2021

McAuliffe, Youngkin release final campaign ads ahead of Tuesday’s election

With days to go until Election Day, Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin released their final ads to Virginia voters to make their case for the governorship.

October 30, 2021

McAuliffe turns to Black allies as he struggles to win over crucial Democratic voting bloc

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has made wooing Black voters a top priority in the homestretch to Tuesday's election in Virginia's neck-and-neck race for governor.

October 30, 2021

‘Anything to win’: Youngkin accuses McAuliffe campaign of staging White supremacist actors at event

Republican Glenn Youngkin accused his political rival of sending people with tiki torches to his campaign event Friday in Charlottesville, mirroring the violent 2017 protest that took place there.

October 29, 2021