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All four Democratic candidates vying for competitive U.S. House seats in Virginia outraised their Republican counterparts in the latest fundraising period and had more cash on hand going into the final weeks of the mid-term elections. The Virginia numbers are in keeping with national trends as Democrats try to capitalize on President Trump's unpopularity in suburban districts to take control of the House of Representatives.
Third-party candidate Shaun Brown is appealing to the Virginia Supreme Court to reverse her removal from the ballot for Virginia's 2nd District, where her opponent, GOP Rep. Scott Taylor, is entwined in ongoing litigation. A circuit court judge last Wednesday tossed out every ballot petition sheet Brown submitted to the elections board after finding she listed an incorrect address for herself on each document.
A former Democratic candidate for the 2nd Congressional District now running as an independent lied about donating more than $700,000 to her campaign, according to federal prosecutors. Shaun Brown of Virginia Beach, one of three people on the ballot Nov. 6, is set to stand trial this week in U.S. District Court in Norfolk on charges she stole at least $439,000 from a program established to feed needy children.
Some GOP congressmen in Virginia want nothing to do with their own party's provocative candidate for Senate, Corey Stewart, an outspoken acolyte of President Donald Trump and defender of Confederate monuments. Stewart says he's fine with the cold shoulders if it helps Republicans win.
Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart of Virginia delivers a brief speech at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart of Virginia delivers a brief speech at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Corey Stewart's Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Virginia has prompted an identity crisis within the state GOP, with some donors and activists saying they are so turned off, they are willing to vote for his Democratic opponent, Sen. Tim Kaine.
Prosecutors say a Virginia man jailed on accusations of threatening to shoot a U.S. congressman over marijuana policy had also threatened to kill a mayor over deteriorating road conditions. A spokeswoman for Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms confirmed to The Virginian-Pilot that Sessoms was aware of a threat made by 69-year-old Wallace Grove Godwin against Sessoms.
Rep. Scott Taylor said Monday that lawmakers should not "overpoliticize" the story concerning anti-Trump text messages from FBI officials involved in the special counsel's case. "I would caution folks in my own party not to overpoliticize this, to let the facts, let the text messages speak for themselves," Mr. Taylor, Virginia Republican, said on CNN.
A freshman Republican congressman from Virginia has announced his opposition to oil drilling off the coast of his district, breaking with President Donald Trump and the rest of Virginia's Republican congressional delegation. Rep. Scott Taylor told The Washington Post on Monday that offshore drilling is opposed by coastal communities and industries in his district, and could interfere with military training.
In early December, a political disagreement got very nasty. One of the parties to the disagreement is Rep. Scott Taylor, a former Navy Seal and now congressman from Virginia.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said a grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday against Shaun Brown, who is running for the Democratic nomination in the state's 2nd Congressional District. The indictment said Brown, 58, submitted fake paperwork for a group she worked with that administered a free-lunch program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
AND ANOTHER ONE: Democratic Congressman Bobby Scott Accused Of Sexual Harassment. "Another member of the Congressional Black Caucus has been accused of sexual harassment, Rep. Bobby Scott .
Rep. Scott Taylor, R-Va., sits on the House steps to do a selfie video about his vote on tax reform on Thursday. We're all over Capitol Hill and its surrounding haunts looking for good stories.
At a recent town hall here in Virginia's second most populous city, Rep. Robert C. Scott patiently took questions from more than two dozen residents waiting in line. The queue stretched to the very back of a high school auditorium with some standing for the entire portion of the two-hour public meeting.
Legislators are under fire for per diem costs again as figures have been released showing the state has paid almost $400,000 for living costs since the start of the first regular session on Jan. 17. During the first four-month session, nearly all state lawmakers took the same amount of per diem, between $213 to $295 per day, costing $30,949 between ... (more)
A third-term Illinois state representative says he's considering a run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018. Scott Drury said Monday he wants to stop the "partisan bickering, public corruption and uncontrolled violence" in Illinois.
Former state Sen. Gail Schwartz at the Club 20 Colorado 3rd Congressional District debate Staurday night at Two Rivers Convention Center. Former State Sen. Gail Schwartz, the challenger to U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., portrayed him Saturday as "part of the problem" in a do-nothing Congress, then agreed with him on the plan to pipe natural gas from Colorado to Oregon and praised his handling of forest-health issues.
Republican candidates gathered in Aspen Saturday night for the Pitkin County GOP's annual Lincoln Day Dinner. From left, Pitkin County Commissioner candidate Scott Writer, State House District 61 candidate Bob Schutt, 9th Judicial District Attorney candidate Jeff Cheney and CU Regent candidate Heidi Ganahl.
Rep. Scott Rigell of Virginia became the second Republican member of Congress to break from party lines and endorse a candidate who is not his party's nominee. Rigell told The New York Times on Saturday that he will be voting for Libertarian Party nominee and New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson instead of Republican nominee Donald Trump.