In a recent television ad , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- the nation’s leading group representing businesses -- jumped on former Virginia Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine for his support of President Barack Obama’s health care law. It's a job-killer, the ad c

The Virginia Republicans are doing more than just ruffling Democrat feathers this legislative session—they’re making national headlines and angering Democrats around the country. In control of the House, Senate and governor’s mansion for only the second

The Tuesday passage in Virginia of two of the strictest anti-abortion bills in the country has sparked fierce debate over abortion rights the battleground state, with Democrats decrying the acts as an unprecedented encroachment on women's rights as Repub

In a new ad for the Virginia U.S. Senate race, Republican candidate George Allen implausibly argues that the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport Canadian tar sands crude from Montana to Texas refineries, would benefit the state of Virginia. The u

Forget the budget, abortion, energy policies or any other substantive topics that have driven Virginia’s marquee U.S. Senate race. The real question for voters is this: Do you want to play harmonica with Timothy M. Kaine? Kaine is running to succeed reti

BY WESLEY P. HESTER Within minutes of legislation passing the Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday that would define life as beginning at conception, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Timothy M. Kaine had a “simple question” for Republican rival George All