With his shot at running for vice president behind him, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday that he expects to finish his term and thinks the newly minted Democratic ticket with Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. for vice president will play well in Virginia.

WASHINGTON — Sen. James Webb’s speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, and his scheduled appearance at the American Legion conference next week in Phoenix, will make him the only national Democrat to address both major veterans groups in person this election season.

More than 200,000 new voters have registered in Virginia since January, nearly 64 percent under the age of 35

RICHMOND - Virginia’s cash crunch is going from bad to worse, possibly shorting the state budget another $1 billion and forcing more cuts in services and layoffs.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine declined today to issue a “Shermanesque” statement that he would turn down Sen. Barack Obama’s request to be his vice presidential running mate

Waiting for Virginia lawmakers to kill new taxes for roads is like watching a car crash in slow motion.

U.S. Senate hopeful Jim Gilmore supports lifting the federal ban on offshore drilling, aligning himself with Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

RICHMOND — Sen. Barack Obama has gained ground in Virginia and is virtually tied with Sen. John McCain in an early indication of how competitive the state is shaping up to be this fall

Underscoring Virginia’s potential as a battleground state, Barack Obama plans appearances Thursday at opposite ends of the commonwealth.

Virginia’s 2003 law banning a particular form of late-term abortions has been held unconstitutional for the second time by a divided panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Virginia Republicans showed yesterday the advantage of having settled on a presidential nominee early.

A statewide poll released yesterday shows Republican presidential candidate John McCain defeating either Barack Obama or Hillary Rodham Clinton in Virginia.

FALLS CHURCH — Virginia Gov. Timothy Kaine came to Luther Jackson Middle School in Falls Church on Saturday and announced that he will call the General Assembly back in session to discuss transportation funding

RICHMOND —Virginia’s six uncommitted superdelegates are facing new pressure from Democratic activists to back Barack Obama for president.