“I wouldn’t be surprised if we see President Obama out there campaigning for Creigh,” Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris said.

President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to wear the robes of a justice.

“Oh yeah, we’re booked,” said Doris Oliphant, sales manager of the Hampton Inn of Charlottesville, off U.S. 29.

Two University of Virginia law professors have been named members of President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team.

Barack Obama won with wide voting margins in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, painting the metropolitan area a decidedly deeper shade of blue in Tuesday’s historic presidential election.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama may be ahead in the polls nationally and in Virginia, but New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has one piece of advice for Obama’s Charlottesville-area supporters: The election isn’t over yet.

Former Gov. Mark R. Warner continues to hold a colossal lead over former Gov. Jim Gilmore in the race to replace John W. Warner in the U.S. Senate.

Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s 96-year-old mother dropped by the Charlottesville region’s GOP campaign office Wednesday

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has taken a slight lead among Virginia voters, pulling ahead of Republican John McCain in the past two weeks, a new statewide poll has found.

I have noticed that both presidential candidates have espoused “change.”

Does Barack Obama’s race matter?

I have seen many campaign ads on the local television stations that have been approved by Sen. Barack Obama. They have two things in common ...

I’m tired of individuals (such as the author of “Obama critics conceal racism,” The Daily Progress, Sept. 18) suggesting that the majority of us don’t like Barack Obama because he’s black.

In a letter published Sept 18 (“Obama critiques conceal racism,” The Daily Progress), the writer argues that racism is the real reason so many people oppose Barack Obama for president.

I am responding to a letter to the editor that appeared in the Sept. 4 edition of The Daily Progress headlined “Obama lacking military fortitude.”