Cantor to leave leadership post

Rep. Eric Cantor's unexpected Republican primary loss Tuesday kicked off rapid speculation on how the House majority leader lost to a poorly-funded opponent in a Virginia district whose primary Cantor won with 79 percent support in 2012. One

Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the House majority leader, to the ash heap on Tuesday night, vanquishing the incumbent by more than 10 points in the primary race, the politerati were stunned. Political journalists scrambled to answer a 

David Brat, who defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a stunning upset Tuesday, reacted to winning the Virginia GOP primary in a Fox News interview, saying that he thinks Cantor is a “fine person” and slamming the 

The college economics professor is suddenly the tea party's newest star after toppling House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) in a primary Tuesday. Mr. Brat's victory is the biggest House primary upset in generations 

After being all but counted out, tea party activist David Brat pulled off a stunning victory against House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Tuesday in the Virginia GOP primary for the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated