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Democrat Mike Jones on Tuesday glided to victory in the special election for a Richmond-area seat in Virginia’s state Senate, ...

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton has chosen former state Democratic Chair David Pepper as her running mate.

With her inauguration scheduled for next weekend, Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger has been filling out her cabinet.

Less than two weeks before her inauguration, Democrat Abigail Spanberger says she’s still digesting what it means to become ...

Democrats have retained two seats in Virginia's General Assembly after winning a pair of special elections on Tuesday night.

Voters in Richmond and Chesterfield County have chosen Del. Mike Jones (D-Richmond) to fill the Virginia Senate seat vacated by Lt. Gov.-elect Ghazala Hashmi, according to the Associated Press ...

Mr. Lyman believes Doug Jones can unite Alabama “Dems” and grow their numbers, because he’s a good campaigner and fundraiser ...

A midterm election year is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: we have entered the realm of quickened speculation about the 2028 presidential election. On the Republican ...

CINCINNATI, OH – The 2026 Ohio governor’s race is shaping up as a high-stakes showdown between Democrat Dr. Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, with the field narrowing after former Congressman ...

A midterm election year is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: we have entered the realm of quickened speculation about the 2028 presidential election. On the Republican ...

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military carried out a "large-scale strike" in Venezuela early Saturday ...