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Tom Steyer (Associated Press) **FILE**

Tom Steyer calls for Trump impeachment in new television ad

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer is calling for President Trump's impeachment in a new television ad, warning viewers that he is a "clear and present danger who is mentally unstable" and urging voters to pressure Congress to give the commander in chief the boot.

October 20, 2017
Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie speaks at a campaign rally at the Washington County Fairgrounds, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Abingdon, Va. (Andre Teague/The Bristol Herald-Courier via AP) ** FILE **

Ed Gillespie ties MS-13 gang to sanctuary city, immigration debate

Fear of MS-13 is rising in Virginia, and Republican Ed Gillespie is counting on riding it to the governor's mansion, flooding the state's airwaves with dire warnings about the dangers of the Central American gang and the blame his Democratic opponent bears for it.

October 19, 2017
Before a renovation by the Ann Carter Lee chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the statue of a Confederate soldier in Bristol, Virginia, showed wear after being exposed to the elements for 90 years. (Associated Press/File)

Confederate statues still stand in rural Virginia

The chorus of opposition to Confederate monuments has yet to strike a chord in southwestern Virginia, where the service of the "brave men and women" who fought and died for the Confederacy is enshrined in the statue of a soldier in the center of the city.

October 15, 2017
Gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam is part of the new trend for Virginia Democrats, who have found that their path to victory runs through the growing suburbs of Washington and Richmond, and the Tidewater area. (Associated Press/File)

Ralph Northam shuns rural Virginia Democrats in governor’s race

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam hasn't called on the Blue Grass Boys in his bid for Virginia's governorship, but he has called for stricter gun laws, leaving the state's rural residents feeling increasingly written off by a party that used to reach for their votes.

October 8, 2017
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who is chairman of President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, arrives for a meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Chris Christie’s departure casts shadow over New Jersey

Gov. Chris Christie is preparing to depart the stage after two terms in New Jersey, but his long shadow will shroud the state for years — including denting the chances of his lieutenant governor to succeed him.

October 2, 2017