Politics

First day of early voting, and ballots look very similar in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. 

Early voting starts Friday, and Albemarle registrar Lauren Eddy says that’s also the day mail-in ballots for those requesting them will be sent out.

Mayor JuanDiego Wade told Morning News said last month he had not decided whether he’s running next year for re-election, but said Vice Mayor Brian Pinkston is. That outing of plans seemed to take Pinkston by surprise on Tuesday’s Morning News, but he told Jay James he plans to run.

7th District Democratic candidate for Congress Eugene Vindman posts on X about the second Trump assassination attempt, “I am deeply disturbed by yet another attempt of political violence in our nation.”

Some of Virginia politicians once again taking to social media to condemn another assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump as he runs again for another term.

Both UVA politics professors we had giving tips for Tuesday night’s debate agree… Kamala Harris had the upper hand.

Heading into Tuesday night’s debate, two polls show Democrat Kamala Harris opening up a significant lead over Republican Donald Trump in Virginia.

 The Senior Statesmen of Virginia holds a 5th District Congressional Candidate Forum Wednesday afternoon at The Center at Belvedere, but only one of the candidates has accepted the invitation.

Two UVA Politics pundits weigh in on what both Presidential candidates need to do in Tuesday night’s debate.

Lt. Governor Winsome Sears formally announced her campaign for Governor the day after filing paperwork to run for the Republican nomination.