VoteVets, a liberal organization that supports veterans who run for office, is launching a half-million-dollar ad campaign to boost the Democratic nominee in the race for Virginia governor by attacking her GOP opponent on cost-of-living concerns,

Virginia will have a new governor come November, and no matter what, it will be historic as the two candidates are both women. The Commonwealth has never had a female governor before.

Va., declined CNN's debate invitation as part of Virginia's gubernatorial race, citing that she believes local outlets should host debates instead.

The first debate for governor appears set as Democrat Abigail Spanberger joined Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in accepting an Oct. 9 debate at Norfolk State University. Earle-Sears’ campaign had accepted the debate on Thursday.

The hubbub in Virginia politics this week was that Winsome Earle-Sears had run screaming like her hair was on fire from a debate sponsored by AARP Virginia.

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s (D-Va.) gubernatorial campaign rolled out an ad Wednesday focused on lowering costs in Virginia, marking less than one month before early voting kicks off ahead of November’s elections.

The AFL-CIO is not endorsing Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for governor. The decision comes in the wake of her announcement that she opposes efforts to overturn Virginia's "right to work" law.

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) scored the endorsement of a police union that has backed a straight Republican statewide ticket for nearly fifteen years.