Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu stressed the importance of government support for rural Americans during the recession while in Pittsylvania County

Democratic candidate Jody Wagner explains that creating jobs isn’t the job for a Lieutenant Governor.

The new poll shows President Barack Obama’s popularity in Virginia has slipped below 50 percent

State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Monday that the United States also is concerned about allegations of ballot fraud.

Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, is standing by remarks he made to the Associated Press today comparing some of President Barack Obama’s economic policies to those of Russia’s prime minister and former president, Vladimir Putin.

Governor Tim Kaine released a statement Wednesday regarding the deadly shooting a the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC.

Rep. Tom Perriello’s efforts to increase on-the-job training benefits for veterans are advancing through Congress after his legislation cleared the Economic Opportunity subcommittee Thursday.

Tim Kaine and his staff are hitting the road again.  Kaine, his Cabinet and members of his Senior Staff are conducting their 14th Cabinet Community Day on Friday.

“The Obama Administration’s new plan will go a long way toward reducing our dependence on foreign oil, lowering energy costs for American families at the pump, and reducing harmful air pollution and global warming emissions from our cars’ tailpipes,“ Kaine said

The nation must get its economic house in order so it can deal better with a dangerous world, Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, said in Richmond

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., says he now disagrees with President Barack Obama’s timetable to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp in January 2010.

During a joint interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,“ Kaine and Steele sparred over whether President Barack Obama, who supports abortion rights, should receive an honorary degree from the University of Notre Dame

Kaine is grappling with the same dismal economic news as other governors and he told the group of several dozen that these days are challenging and daunting.

McAuliffe, Deeds, Moran. We don’t even know which one will carry the Democratic banner in November against Republican Bob McDonnell and already the fight is on.

President Obama signed a proclamation to mark the National Day of Prayer but did not participate in a public event.

The boa constrictors, iguanas and hedgehogs in Bobby Rex’s store are his babies. But the federal government could turn them into outlaws.

The National Council for a New America will solicit ideas for dealing with problems facing the nation

The International Atomic Energy Agency says North Korea is expelling its inspectors

Republican Bob McDonnell brought in the big guns to kick off his campaign for governor: former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.

Mitt Romney, a former and perhaps future GOP presidential hopeful, will headline the Commonwealth Gala on May 29 at the state Republican convention.

Presidential historian and NBC political Analyst Michael Beschloss addressed students, faculty and members of the community Thursday night on the campus of Virginia Tech. Before his speech, we caught up with Beschloss to get his take on President Obama’s job performance.

With the support of the White House and some Senate Republicans, Webb is proposing a blue-ribbon commission spend 1½ years looking at law-and-order issues.

MoveOn is running radio and Web ads targeting Warner and nine other Democrats—two senators and seven members of the House of Representatives.

The liberal interest group Americans United for Change is launching a TV ad blitz Wednesday in 12 states to push moderate Democrats and Republicans to support President Obama’s $3.6 trillion budget proposal