This pathetic Democrat fell flat on his face after high profile campaign stunt

After Tuesday night's Democratic primary election in Virginia's 10th Congressional District, candidate Dan Helmer, who sought to be the main challenger to Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., fell flat on his face. Helmer finished fourth in his primary, only bringing in just more than 6,700 votes or 12 percent of the vote.

An open letter to John Bolton

National security adviser John Bolton has spent his adult life warning against fuzzy-headed foreign diplomacy in which we imagine that our enemies are just misunderstood and have the same peaceful aims as we do. He has been early to point out - with Iran, for example - the dangers of relying on empty statements.

Opinion: Verdict on Singapore – Better Real Estate Deals Than Bombing Runs

People at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, watch a TV report of President Donald Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday. For a president who normally adheres to his own doctrine of infallibility, Donald Trump displayed a few flickering moments of uncertainty in the aftermath of the Singapore summit.

Opinion: Beware the Dog Days of August

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to his Capitol office after the Republican Senate policy lunch that took place at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday. Nothing happens in August, right? At least that's always the usual explanation for the mass exodus that leaves Washington nearly uninhabited for much of D.C.'s dog days.

Lessons for the Trump-Kim summit

The unprecedented, historic and weird summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un could produce the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, or just more of the same lies and dissembling from North Korea we have seen before. Former Israeli diplomat Yoram Ettinger advises President Trump to see an interconnection between a potential deal with North Korea and the flawed nuclear deal with Iran made by the Obama administration.

My dear Charles

Charles Krauthammer, a man who has beaten unbelievable odds and overcome obstacles that would defeat most mortals, has finally encountered one foe over which he says he can't claim victory. In a note to readers Friday, he announced that he has only a few weeks to live following a battle with cancer.

Digital Dialogue: Let’s talk about Tuesday’s primaries in Virginia

With the primary elections Tuesday, NBC12 will hold a Digital Dialogue as Virginians choose candidates for Congressional and Senate races. While voter turnout is generally lower for primary elections, there are some hotly contested races in the state that could change the tide in Washington.

EDITORIAL: Here’s what you need to know to vote

If you're new to South Carolina, or if you're a first-time voter, one of the most important things to know is that the state has open primaries. EDITORIAL: Primary day is almost here - Here's what you need to know to vote If you're new to South Carolina, or if you're a first-time voter, one of the most important things to know is that the state has open primaries.