
Hillary Clinton taps Tim Kaine as running mate
Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has tapped U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., as her running mate in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has tapped U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., as her running mate in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Virginia already recognizes the importance and value that whistleblowers play in identifying fraud, waste, and corruption in state government.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to help students make smart decisions in the financing of their higher education.

The House passed a bipartisan bill that would recognize the resilience and contributions of African Americans to the United States since 1619.

The American Farm Bureau Federation is supporting a Senate bill that establishes federal pre-emption of state laws that mandate labeling foods with genetically modified ingredients.

So you’re Bob McDonnell, and you woke up Monday morning as you did every morning the past 21 months, facing the possibility of two years in federal prison.

When it comes to raising corn, Virginia is not a major player on the national stage. But corn exports from the Old Dominion are still important.

You hear pols talk from time to time about so-called Real Virginia, the part south and west of what we consider Northern Virginia, the extended D.C. suburbs and exurbs.

The Virginia Center for the Book will participate in the Route One Reads initiative, a program under the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

What if Tim Kaine ends up on the national Democratic Party ticket in November? This is a serious question as the primary season seems to be winding down.
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