Seth McLaughlin

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

Pro-Trump super PAC pressures Mitch McConnell to invest in Roy Moore’s Senate bid

A pro-Trump group is calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to put his financial muscle behind Roy Moore's bid for the Senate in the Alabama special election, saying the investment would be the best way for the Kentucky Republican to "atone" for previous political sins.

October 4, 2017

Ralph Northam claims Ed Gillespie refuses to stand up to Donald Trump

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam accuses his GOP rival Ed Gillespie in a new television advertisement of refusing to stand up to President Trump on issues important to Virginia.

October 3, 2017

Chris Christie’s departure casts shadow over New Jersey

Gov. Chris Christie is preparing to depart the stage after two terms in New Jersey, but his long shadow will shroud the state for years — including denting the chances of his lieutenant governor to succeed him.

October 2, 2017

Roy Moore’s runoff victory in Alabama inspires anti-establishment Republicans

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was left licking his wounds following one of the roughest days of his lengthy political career Tuesday, having failed on a third Obamacare repeal push and then watching his chosen candidate lose a GOP primary runoff in Alabama.

September 27, 2017