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"My team has worked with all three branches of government to finalize a process that we have used to restore the rights of more than 173,000 Virginians," said Gov. Terry McAuliffe in his final State of the Commonwealth address. (Associated Press)

Terry McAuliffe celebrates gains in final State of the Commonwealth address

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe took a victory lap Wednesday in his final State of the Commonwealth address, looking back at four years of economic growth and looking ahead to a potential future on the national stage, where his name has become part of the 2020 presidential conversation.

January 10, 2018
Gov. Chris Christie delivered his final state of the state address in Trenton, New Jersey on Tuesday before handing over control to Gov.-elect Phil Murphy. (Associated PRess)

Chris Christie: New Jersey better off after tenure

Gov. Chris Christie delivered his last State of the State address Tuesday in New Jersey, saying he'd overseen an economic revolution that left residents far better off than when he was elected in 2009.

January 9, 2018
Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, is shown during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 11, 2017. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chris Murphy raises money off Arpaio Senate bid

Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is raising money off Joe Arpaio's announcement that he is running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, saying the nation has an "obligation' to keep the former Maricopa County sheriff out of Congress.

January 9, 2018
Oprah Winfrey accepts the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Oprah Winfrey’s possible 2020 white house run excites Democrats

Oprah Winfrey's 9-minute speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony Sunday transfixed the media, politicos and liberal activists alike, and left Ms. Winfrey's friends saying she's "actively" considering making a bid for the White House.

January 8, 2018
In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Del. David Yancey talks with reporters outside the Newport News, Va., Courthouse. (Jonathon Gruenke/The Daily Press via AP, File)

David Yancey wins House of Delegates tie-breaker over Shelly Simonds

After over 20,000 ballots were cast, recounted and then re-examined in court, the outcome of a deadlocked election that would determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the Virginia House of Delegates came down Thursday to a couple of black canisters in a ceramic bowl.

January 4, 2018
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has managed to notch some electoral victories in Virginia, New Jersey and Alabama in the past couple of months, but his most immediate challenge is fundraising. (Associated Press/File)

Tom Perez, DNC chairman, struggles to rebuild Democratic Party

Tom Perez has had a rocky first year as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, managing to incense liberals, ostracize pro-life Democrats and lose a string of special congressional elections -- before notching some major victories over the past two months.

December 26, 2017
Republican Delegate David Yancey had a 10-vote lead after the November election, but a subsequent recount and court ruling left him and his Democratic challenger, Shelly Simonds, tied with 11,608 votes each. (Associated Press/File)

David Yancey draw last hope for Virginia Republican Party reign

The Virginia State Board of Elections on Tuesday delayed plans to hold a random drawing to decide the winner of the race in House District 94 and whether the Virginia Republican Party's 17 years of control of the state House of Delegates comes to an end.

December 26, 2017
Confetti falls as Democrat Doug Jones and his wife Louise wave to supporters Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala. In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama's special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Donald Trump, who urgently endorsed GOP rebel Roy Moore despite a litany of sexual misconduct allegations. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Doug Jones wins Senate seat in Alabama special election

Democrat Doug Jones eked out a win over embattled Republican Roy Moore in Tuesday's special election to fill Alabama's U.S. Senate seat, delivering a massive boost to Democrats and leaving Republicans with only the slimmest of majorities in the upper chamber.

December 12, 2017