A panel joins Diane to discuss the results of the presidential election.

Both presidential candidates had to cancel campaign events in Virginia early this week due to Hurricane Sandy, and at least one political observer says it is likely to have at least some effect on the race.

The growing number of people who vote before Election Day in the U.S. is changing the election — and campaign — landscape, according to researchers at George Mason Unversity's U.S. Elections Project. 

The District of Columbia has a long history of closed primaries, but many D.C. voters surveyed for a recent poll said they don't believe that's the fairest way to select local leaders.

Governor Romney is gaining on President Obama in Virginia — one of this year's most important swing states — according to a new poll by Old Dominion University.

Reid Wilson of National Journal Hotline talks about why all eyes may be on Virginia this election night. 

Three Virginia congressmen are calling for a U.S. Department of Justice probe into allegations of registration fraud in several states, including the commonwealth.

President Obama sounded confident Monday night that a deal could be struck to avert sequester cuts, but nothing that The Hill's Alex Bolton saw from Congress indicates its likely as yet.

The third and final debate of the 2012 Presidential campaign will take place Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla. Join us for a live debate chat, beginning at 8:30 p.m., as we break down the debate as it happens.

D.C. residents wishing to cast their ballots early are now free to do so. There is just one polling location at the moment, but after this weekend, seven more early voting locations will be opened.