Rep. Eric I. Cantor became the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House today, winning an uncontested election as party whip.

North Woodbridge focus of development session

The man charged in the rash of pre-election vandalism that targeted Republican presidential candidate John McCain will not face hate crime charges.

For service members and John McCain’s presidential campaign, the news from the U.S. District Court in Richmond late Tuesday was hopeful: absentee ballots from overseas military members that are still moving through the mail cannot be thrown out yet.

There were about 30 to 40 people who happened to be voting when he stopped there this morning. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and several Henrico officials also were on hand to greet him.

There were about 30 to 40 people who happened to be voting when he stopped there this morning. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and several Henrico officials also were on hand to greet him.

McCain stepped out of a sport-utility vehicle Tuesday morning with wife Cindy as a small crowd cheered “Go, John, go!” and “We love you!” One person carried a sign that read, “Use your brain, vote McCain!”

Virginia’s U.S. Senate race is largely being forgotten as attention focuses on the presidential battle.

“The journey ends, but voting with my daughters, that was a big deal,” Obama told reporters later.

“My friends, it’s been a long, long journey,” McCain told supporters gathered at an early morning rally Tuesday in Prescott, Arizona, where he kicked off his Senate campaigns. It was the final stop in a sprint across three time zones that took him to seven states Monday.

Northern Virginia voters head to the polls

Lan Smith, Chief Officer of Elections for the Ivy Precinctin Albemarle County, details tips for a smooth voting experience.

“I know Virginia’s ready to bring about change in America,” Obama said to a roaring crowd that waited hours under a “Vote for Change” sign for their candidate to appear. “It starts here Virginia,” he said.

Polls were open before daybreak in about a dozen Eastern seaboard states. Long lines appeared in many places where polls opened at 6 a.m. EST, and New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine was seen reading a newspaper while waiting to vote at his Hoboken precinct.

The State Board of Elections offers this advice: don’t believe any caller who tries to tell you where your voting place is.

This time, Gov. Sarah Palin can claim vindication against allegations that she abused her power in office by firing her public safety commissioner.

Even in reliably red states where Barack Obama has little chance of winning on Tuesday, unprecedented numbers of registrations and early votes have been tallied, and elections officials are predicting a record turnout in places where neither candidate even bothered to campaign.

Folks started lining up before 3 p.m. Monday at the Prince William County Fairgrounds for a show that was scheduled to start at 9 p.m.

Volunteers inside the John McCain campaign office in Gainesville used two main words to describe the atmosphere there Monday: busy and optimistic.

On Tuesday night, the nation will find out whether Virginia is Obamaland or McCain Country — as stated on a political sign at the corner of Minnieville Road and Prince William Parkway in Woodbridge.

The scenarios were part and parcel of Friday’s daylong meeting of supervisors, staffers and departmental officials to discuss the county’s economic outlook and take preliminary steps toward offsetting a projected fiscal 2010 shortfall of $82 million.

In his final campaign appearance, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tells a crowd of thousands in Manassas: “Virginia, your voice can change the world.”

There was much to be done Sunday before the Prince William Fairgrounds became witness to history.

With multiple visits by the two presidential candidates in the past 6 months, it seems Prince William remains an Election Day focus.

Principi seeks input for community goals

Out of 12 policy issues, 55 percent of respondents named the economy as “extremely important” in choosing the right candidate.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain urged supporters to"not give up hope” in the quest to win Virginia’s 13 electoral votes Tuesday.

Thousands are gathering at the Prince William Fairgrounds for Barack Obama’s final campaign appearance. 

More foreclosures are on the way and the impact on Prince William County’s five-year fiscal budget plan beginning 2010 - federal bailout bill influences to the side - is one of projected shortfall, tightened pocketbook and delayed capital improvement projects.

Sen. John McCain’s 96-year-old mother, Roberta McCain, is stumping for her son.