Will Republicans lose their nerve?

When the Virginia GOP nominated right-wing Bishop E.W. Jackson for the state's lieutenant governor post last weekend, it might have anticipated outrage from progressives upset with Jackson's outright antigay, antichoice, Islamophobic stances. But ...

Some Democrats seem more than willing to sacrifice the party -- at least in the short term -- for a better position in 2017 print | email | share Remember the old Mission Impossible TV series? The one where Mr. Phelps received his instructions via a ...

The Democratic Party's edge over the GOP on who the public trusts more on ethics and corruption issues has flipped in the wake of the IRS and Benghazi scandals, according to Rasmussen Reports. Not only do voters trust Republicans more now, they have ...

This weekend, delegates to the Virginia Republican Party's convention nominatedE.W. Jackson, an African American pastor, for Lt. governor. Almost immediately, he came under fire for past comments, including a line about how,It is time to end the ...

This week on our Facebook page, you saw this bit of good news: that new polling finds huge bipartisan support for standards that increase fuel economy and reduce carbon pollution in America's cars and trucks. These standards, which were written ...

Rejuvenated by a Democratic scandal in Washington and a tea party conservative atop their ticket, Virginia Republicans nominated a trio of statewide candidates whose fate will be closely watched as an indicator of the health of the national GOP. If ...

When Gabriel Gomez won the April 30 Republican primary for US Senate, he became the first Latino ever to win a statewide primary in Massachusetts. The day after the primary, one national Republican strategist told the Globe that Gomez could emerge ...

The Democratic Party's chief watchdog on Republican statements about Jews and Israel was appointed as the special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism on Monday : Secretary of State John Kerry announced Monday that Ira Forman will serve as ...

Tea Party Virginia? Republicans maneuvered to hold a convention in this year's statewide elections to ensure Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli would win the nod for governor, but the unintended effect was a chase for the No. 2 job, with a wild ...