Seth McLaughlin

Ed Gillespie unveils final ad of Virginia gubernatorial campaign

Republican Ed Gillespie on Tuesday rolled out his final television ad in Virginia's gubernatorial race, vowing to revive the state's sluggish economy and asking voters for their support in his race against Democrat Ralph Northam.

October 31, 2017

Tom Perez, DNC chair: Indictments show ‘rot went all the way to the top’ of Trump campaign

The head of the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday mocked the Trump administration's claim that the indictments and a guilty plea this week from members and advisers to the Republican's 2016 campaign has nothing to do with the president, saying there is now "clear evidence" of collusion with Russia.

October 31, 2017

Ralph Northam, Ed Gillespie sharpen attack ads in Virginia governor’s race

Worried that Democrat Ralph Northam is losing steam in the Virginia governor's race, his political allies have flooded into the Old Dominion in the final days of the campaign with sharpened attacks, including attempts to tie Republican Ed Gillespie to neo-Nazis.

October 30, 2017

Cory Booker plans to hit the trail for Ralph Northam in Virginia’s gubernatorial race

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to hit the campaign trail Wednesday with Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam.

October 30, 2017

Immigrant rights group urges voters to reject Ed Gillespie’s ‘hate’ in new ad

An immigrant rights group released a new "American Nightmare" television ad on Monday blasting Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie for running "misleading ads conflating immigration and gang violence" and urging voters to "reject hate" when they go to the polls next week.

October 30, 2017

Kim Guadagno, New Jersey governor candidate, vows sanctuary city crackdown

Struggling to win over the Hispanics who helped power Republicans to victory four years ago, New Jersey gubernatorial nominee Kim Guadagno went the opposite direction Monday, embracing a Trump-like call to crack down on sanctuary cities in the state.

October 23, 2017

Tom Steyer calls for Trump impeachment in new television ad

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer is calling for President Trump's impeachment in a new television ad, warning viewers that he is a "clear and present danger who is mentally unstable" and urging voters to pressure Congress to give the commander in chief the boot.

October 20, 2017

Ed Gillespie ties MS-13 gang to sanctuary city, immigration debate

Fear of MS-13 is rising in Virginia, and Republican Ed Gillespie is counting on riding it to the governor's mansion, flooding the state's airwaves with dire warnings about the dangers of the Central American gang and the blame his Democratic opponent bears for it.

October 19, 2017

Barack Obama returns to campaign trail with Virginia, New Jersey events

President Obama hit the campaign trail Thursday for the first time since leaving office in January, calling on voters to rally behind the Democratic nominees for governor in New Jersey and Virginia.

October 19, 2017

Michael Williams, Georgia state senator, announces ‘bump stock’ giveaway

State Sen. Michael Williams, a Republican running in Georgia's 2018 gubernatorial race, is inviting people to take part in a "bump stock" giveaway, saying the push to ban the device is an "attack on the Second Amendment."

October 17, 2017

Ralph Northam clings to lead in Virginia governor’s race

Democrat Ralph Northam is holding onto a lead over Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia governor's race.

October 17, 2017

Confederate statues still stand in rural Virginia

The chorus of opposition to Confederate monuments has yet to strike a chord in southwestern Virginia, where the service of the "brave men and women" who fought and died for the Confederacy is enshrined in the statue of a soldier in the center of the city.

October 15, 2017

Mike Pence, Joe Biden going to bat for candidates in Virginia gubernatorial race

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam and his Republican rival Ed Gillespie are pulling out a couple of the big guns Saturday, as they look to energize their respective coalitions less than a month out from Election Day.

October 13, 2017

Chris Hurst plots long shot bid for southwest Virginia seat long held by GOP

Looking to loosen the GOP's grip on southwest Virginia, Democrats are betting that a baby-faced progressive from the Philadelphia suburbs can give the party something they haven't had in years: a seat in the House of Delegates west of Roanoke.

October 11, 2017

Josh Hawley, Missouri AG, announces Senate bid, seeks to topple Sen. Claire McCaskill

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley is running for Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill's seat in the 2018 midterm elections.

October 10, 2017

Ed Gillespie pressures Ralph Northam on immigration in Virginia governor’s race

Republican Ed Gillespie cast Democrat Ralph Northam as weak on immigration in their third and final debate, raising questions about Mr. Northam's commitment to cracking down on "sanctuary cities."

October 9, 2017

Ralph Northam carries 7-point lead into final debate with Ed Gillespie: Poll

Democrat Ralph Northam has inched up his lead over Republican Ed Gillespie in Virginia's gubernatorial race, according to a new poll released hours before they debate for a third and final time on Monday night.

October 9, 2017

Ralph Northam shuns rural Virginia Democrats in governor’s race

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam hasn't called on the Blue Grass Boys in his bid for Virginia's governorship, but he has called for stricter gun laws, leaving the state's rural residents feeling increasingly written off by a party that used to reach for their votes.

October 8, 2017

Ralph Northam calls for tighter gun laws following Las Vegas massacre

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam vowed Friday to push for tighter gun laws in Virginia following the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas that left 58 people dead and 489 injured.

October 6, 2017

Donald Trump tweets for GOP’s Gillespie in Virginia governor’s race

President Trump urged voters Thursday to throw their support behind Republican Ed Gillespie in the gubernatorial race in Virginia and cast his opponent as weak on immigration.

October 5, 2017