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After dropping the last two presidential elections and the last three US Senate races, Virginia Republicans had good reason for optimism heading into this fall's elections: Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chair who bragged about nearly missing his child's birth so he could party with a gossip columnist, is at the top of ... (more)

Last weekend the Virginia Republican Party convention nominated candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General.

"We're in a deep [expletive]," said one Virginia Republican strategist. "The only good news is that the Democrats have Terry McAuliffe.

If Virginia Republicans get their wish, Ken Cuccinelli, E.W. Jackson and Mark Obenshain will be the commonwealth's governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively, come January 2014.

Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will ensnare their biggest target: President Barack Obama's health care law.

And yet, there are real concerns within the Republican establishment that members of their party won't look before they leap when it comes to the right strategic path forward, taking a major political opportunity and blowing it, A la the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s.

An architect's rendition of what a mixed-use development might look like atop a Silver Line Metro station in the middle of the Dulles Toll Road.

Bringing Clinton into the conversation is all too tempting. She's a lightning rod for the conservative base and she's the biggest obstacle to the GOP's effort to reclaim the White House in 2016 - not to mention the fact that she led the State Department the day of the attacks - so of course Republican are going to focus on her At the tail end of ... (more)

After telling a story about a man who called 911 to get his power turned back on, Bill Maher noted on HBO Real Time on Friday, that when people are squeezed economically "they go all Django unchained." He then suggested wealth redistribution was the way to go.

Seven Republican candidates are gunning to be nominated for Lt. Governor at the Virginia Republican Convention on May 17 and 18, and who will win is anybody's guess.

Having two months ago said that his high taxes were leading him to consider dumping liberalism, HBO's Real Time host said Friday, "If you're rich you should be begging the government to redistribute your wealth" : BILL MAHER: There was a story recently about a Georgia man whose home was in foreclosure, savings running out.

Seven Republican candidates are gunning to be nominated for Lt. Governor at the Virginia Republican Convention on May 17 and 18, and who will win is anybody's guess.

Meetup burnout is a real thing. I write this list every week, and not once have I attempted to hit up every gathering.

The news last week that Allbritton Communications was selling its WJLA , known as ABC7, television affiliate along with the rest of Allbritton's family of eight broadcast stations shot like a bolt from the blue onto the Washington media scene.

Conservative spokesman and communications professional Ron Meyer, 23, has filed to run for U.S. Congress in Virginia's 11th District.

Ron Meyer announced his official bid to become the nation's youngest congressman in Virginia's 11th District against the Democratic incumbent Rep.

Their consternation is the result of what could be called the "April Fools' Week Massacre." A string of news reports appearing from March 30 through April 5 punctured the gubernatorial campaigns of Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe, the unopposed candidates for their ... (more)

Innovative One Day Educational Program to help entrepreneurs prepare to do business with the Federal Government - helping new entrepreneurs and small businesses understand the "rules of the road" to successfully partner with national security agencies The Ballston Innovation Initiative announces the lead speakers for its upcoming Bi2 Bootcamp: ... (more)