“It’s about intimidation—and not of me,” says the University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato

Elizabeth Catte’s new book traces a shameful history and its legacy today.

In Portsmouth, Virginia, cops have been systematically using their state power to tyrannize political enemies.

The rural, Native, Black, and Latinx communities protesting the controversial pipeline deserve clean, safe places to call home.

Underreporting in communities of color has left us with a distorted view of the pandemic’s true reach—and the lessons we’ll need for next time.

The hidden dynamic that’s transformed our politics—and will loom large in the 2020 election

Jerry Falwell Jr. has proposed a "Vexit" that would transfer conservative border counties to West Virginia. Maybe he needs to dream a little bigger.

Why Virginia’s off-off-year elections bode ill for the GOP in 2020.

Virginia's Dominion Energy gives generously to candidates to get what it wants. But a political revolt is brewing.

The Virginia governor's response to the revelations about his racist yearbook pages is as disqualifying as the scandal itself.

Even Tucker Carlson and Goldman Sachs are talking about the pernicious impact of monopolies in the U.S.

Eight years ago, the plan cost Democrats Congress. Now it’s going to help them take it back.

How grassroots get-out-the-vote operations are changing the face of Democratic politics in a deep-red bastion—and across the country.

Anthony Flaccavento is running a left-wing campaign against a Tea Party Republican in one of the nation's most conservative districts.

Suburban mothers have been coveted voters since the 1990s, but now they're running for office.

The alt-right and other ethno-nationalist groups are falling apart, but their ideas are still in power.

Opposition to the president in Orange County has boosted hopes of a wave election this fall. But Democrats need more than anti-Trump anger to win.

What the party has learned from its two biggest wins of 2017.

Last week's election was unique in some ways but provided a blueprint for success in next year's midterms.