As the Federal Government shutdown moves into the work week, there are some rumors of a possible deal, but nothing concrete and the lack of trust between the two parties could make a deal hard to achieve.
After nearly twenty years, the Republican domination of the Virginia House of Delegates came to an end thanks to a single vote.
With less than forty-eight hours to go, the race for Virginia’s Governor is tighter than ever.
America has become involved in conflicts around the world, largely without the knowledge of the American people or the consent of their representatives, and it doesn’t appear that’s going to end anytime soon.
Once again, Congress is abdicating its Constitutional responsibilities.
Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for Governor of Virginia, has come out against the most recent immigration-related action by the national leader of his party.
Hatred and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Next week’s big news is likely to be the Senate’s vote to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, which could mean invocation of the so-called ‘nuclear option’ by Senate Republicans.
Several former candidates for President are emerging as potential candidates for Senate.
Some Hillary Clinton supporters have a foolish and unworkable “plan” to steal Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. They should abandon it.
Tuesday night’s running mate debate had lower viewership than any such encounter in sixteen years.
It’s possible that Mike Pence won and Donald Trump still lost. It won’t matter.
Nothing that happens tonight during the Vice-Presidential debate is likely to matter, so feel free to skip it.
Once again, the debate commission controlled by the two major parties is excluding third-party candidates from the Presidential debates.
Another poll confirms that Virginia is firmly in the pocket of Hillary Clinton.
Not surprisingly, Latino voters are heavily turned off by Donald Trump and seemingly quite eager to vote against him in the fall.
Donald Trump’s path to 270 Electoral Votes is becoming less likely by the day.
With Donald Trump floundering, there are a whole lot of nervous Republican Senators up for re-election.
Did Donald Trump really suggest assassination as a political weapon, even as a joke? It sure sounds like it.
The first round of post-convention polls is now complete, and it’s not looking good for The Donald.
It’s been a bad week for Donald Trump, something he can ill-afford with less than 100 days left until Election Day.
Hillary Clinton appears to be doing very well in the wake of the first round of post-convention polls.
Looking at the Electoral College, it’s already apparent that Donald Trump’s campaign faces a daunting, perhaps impossible, path to victory.
The second night of the Democratic Convention seemed much calmer than the first, as the Clinton campaign moves forward toward the biggest speech of Hillary Clinton’s life.
As expected, Hillary Clinton went with the ‘safe’ choice, and has selected Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.
Backers of the losing candidate for the Democratic nomination are surprised that they’re not getting their way.
A purported ‘short list’ of potential running mates for Hillary Clinton is out. Here’s how the candidates stack up.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign is beginning to look beyond Bernie Sanders and talk about running mates.
Yesterday, the British Parliament debated the expansion of that nation’s military strikes against ISIS. For more than a year, our cowardly Congress has failed to even hold one debate or vote on America’s role in that conflict.
The Iran nuclear deal will probably survive it’s test in Congress in the end, but Chuck Schumer just made the Administration’s job a little more difficult.
Democrats like New York Senator Chuck Schumer could end up being the ones that scuttle the Iranian nuclear deal.
Former Senator Jim Webb is the first Democrat to kinda, sorta, throw his hat into the ring for 2016.
As things stand right now, there is no legitimate legal authorization for the President’s war against ISIS, and that’s largely because Congress has failed to act.
Despite speculation, both Angus King and Joe Manchin will stay with the Democratic caucus. And that makes sense for both of them.
Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie picked an odd issue on which to start his closing argument to Virginia voters.
Congress seems ready to avoid having to vote on expanded attacks against the Islamic State
Once again, Washington politicians are pontificating about the Washington Redskins.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has endorsed “none of the above” for governor of Virginia.
Air Force lieutenant colonel (designate) Erik Brine is so unessential that it hurts.
Bob McDonnell is not the first Old Dominion chief executive to supplement their income while in office.
The Virginia GOP’s nominee for Lt. Governor could pose a problem for the party.
Harry Reid appears to be short of the votes he needs to enact filibuster reform.
The GOP’s hopes of taking over the Senate in 2012 have all but slipped away, but there is another option.
Democrats Barack Obama and Tim Kaine have gained momentum in Virginia in weekend polling.
OTB bloggers give their best guesses on the House and Senate races.
