Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger overcame Donald Trump’s best fearmongering efforts.

Yes, they have real ideological differences. But they’re all out there hustling. And hustle is what the Democrats need right now.

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin says the entire system is rigged to help the wealthy and the powerful. Is embracing every type of Democrat the way to overthrow the whole thing?

The state has been greatly affected by the lapse in government funding. It’s the October surprise that could pack the biggest punch.

Decision Desk HQ’s Geoffrey Skelley explains why Trump’s unpopularity makes Democrats heavy favorites to win next week’s gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.

Decision Desk HQ’s Geoffrey Skelley explains why Trump’s unpopularity makes Democrats heavy favorites to win next week’s gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia.

Democrats in the Old Dominion get it: On redistricting, they’re acting less like Barack Obama and more like Mitch McConnell.

“It used to just say, ‘F*ck Nazis.’ We just clarified who the Nazis were,” says bar owner William McCormack.

If Mamdani wins, progressives will say, “Go left!” If Spanberger and Sherrill prevail, moderates will say, “Move to the center!” The argument is superficial and corrosive.

A second U.S. attorney has been forced to quit after refusing to go after Donald Trump’s enemies.

Meet John Reid, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Virginia. There’s a lot to learn.

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

John Reid has found himself in quite a scandal, as others call on him to resign from the race.

The Washington area is already struggling from Trump’s mass layoffs of federal workers. The shutdown will severely compound the pain.

How did this even happen?

Ryan had not fought Trump on DEI and other matters. His forced ouster proves that no capitulation is enough.

Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts keep hitting serious blocks in court.

Charlottesville reaches into Virginia’s past to trace the currents that led to the violent neo-Nazi rally.

Local leaders are warning that the federal emergency response is nowhere to be found.

If the justices take up a case on Virginia’s felon disenfranchisement law, they’ll be burrowing back to Reconstruction-era jurisprudence to set a course for the country’s future.