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The election results this week in Virginia suggest that Republicans must essentially run the table in competitive areas in order to find statewide success at the ballot box. Democrats won full control of the General Assembly despite losing in key swing districts. Republicans were able to do just that in 2021, with Republican Glenn Youngkin’s victory in the governor’s race...

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey recaps Tuesday night’s Virginia election results. She spoke to a political analyst about what these results mean for the future of Virginia’s political climate.

The White House on Friday directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded and avert politically and economically costly disruption of federal services.

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is accused of accepting cash, gold, and a luxury car items to help protect a businessman from prosecution, an indictment says.

Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a political standoff when the House resumes this week.

While the frontrunners show off their second quarter hauls, lesser known candidates are getting creative in order to meet fundraising requirements for the first Republican debate next month. NBCs Alice Barr reports.

Self-help guru Marianne Williamson has pledged to tackle food insecurity and climate change. Here’s what you need to know about the Democratic presidential candidate.

Virginia legislative candidates raised more than $20 million in cash and other donations in just over two months in the run-up to next week’s primary election. That’s according to an analysis of campaign finance disclosures by the nonpartisan Virginia Public Access Project. Democratic candidates for the Virginia Senate and for the House of Delegates collectively outraised their Republican peers during...