United States Senator from Virginia since 2013
Kaine calls Iran war ‘triply illegal,’ says it should ‘end immediately’: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) called on the Trump administration Wednesday to swiftly end its ...
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@burgessev Trump’s use of a nearly century-old law to impose the levies takes away individual senators’ ability to force such a vote on the Senate floor like they ... Show more
They heard, once again, about how healthcare and food stamp cuts, tariff- and war-fueled inflation were squeezing Virginians’ finances – but Sen ... Show more
Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch announces departure
Smithsonian chief Lonnie Bunch announces departure
Kaine: U.S. Killed People Not Involved In Drug Trafficking During Boat Strikes
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Kaine: Program to help safety-net hospitals needs to return to original intent: A federal program to help safety-net hospitals needs to get back to providing ...
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‘They are murder victims’: Senator suggests US strikes have killed people who weren’t involved in drug trafficking
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A federal program to help safety net hospitals needs to get back to its original focus: deep discounts on medications for facilities serving low income and ... Show more
One lingering question for each Top 25 team in college football preseason poll
One lingering question for each Top 25 team in college football preseason poll
Senate confirms CDC director after debate over whether she would defy RFK Jr.: The vote for Erica Schwartz was 51-44, with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as the only ...
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Key FactsSenate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director
Aug 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theglobeandmail.com
- Schwartz is the Atlanta-based CDC’s 22nd leader and its first confirmed director in nearly a year.
- She holds medical and law degrees, served as deputy surgeon general and held a leadership position at the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Largely because of layoffs and resignations, the CDC lost more than 3,000 employees, or over one-quarter of its workforce, while morale declined.
- Her hearing raised questions about whether Schwartz would challenge Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over scientifically unsupported directives, but Senator Bill Cassidy later said his confidence in her had increased.
With all the turmoil of the past two years, the CDC desperately needs stability, experienced leadership and a steadfast commitment to science.— Dr. Georges Benjamin of the American Public Health Association, in a statement Wednesday
Paid articlePaywall OpinionWho’s Afraid of the DSA?: Mark Kelly and Tim Kaine can’t find the courage to oppose their party’s radicals.
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Democrats Threaten Lawsuit If Trump Tries to “Restart” Iran War: Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia believes that the War Powers resolutions passed by ...
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Hegseth Firings of Generals Draw Bipartisan Concern, Calls for Limits: Pentagon firings under Pete Hegseth are drawing bipartisan alarm, with warnings they could ...
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Kaine says Hegseth ‘grudge’ against Army looks ‘personal’: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday the ouster of Gen. Chris Donahue appears to be due to Defense ...
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionKaine: Virginia’s lessons for America at 250 | Guest column: As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Virginia’s own 1776 story — from drafting the nation’s ...
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Pentagon Pete Accused of Axing General Over a ‘Grudge’: The self-styled “secretary of war” has been accused of continuing his prejudiced firing rampage.
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Dem Senator Throws Down With Kari Lake For Accusing Colleague of Being ‘Controlled By the Cartel’
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US senator opposes defense bill over Iran war funding: Sen. Tim Kaine will oppose the NDAA unless the Iran war ends or Congress authorizes it ...
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Hegseth Ripped for 'Racist Rant' Against Migrants at D-Day Event: "Apparently our nitwit secretary of war(drobe) thinks a D-Day commemoration is an ...
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Tim Kaine Tussles With Marco Rubio Over Iran War Justification: ‘Something in the Rationale They Don ...
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US Democrats push to stop Trump on Cuba as Rubio offers Cubans 'new path': Democrats Tim Kaine of Virginia, Adam Schiff of California and Ruben Gallego of ...
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Breakthrough in vote: US Senate wants to limit Trump's powers in the Iran war
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators a ceasefire could pause the 60-day war powers deadline, but Senator Tim Kaine pushed back ... Show more
Tim Kaine Says Trump Should Have Respected U.S. Allies If He Wanted Their Help In Iran
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Tim Kaine disputes Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim that the administration and its “big beautiful bill” aren’t to blame, saying Virginia hospitals cited the ... Show more
Tim Kaine Battles Trump Cabinet Member for Saying ‘Department of War’ Instead of DOD: ‘W ...
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Democratic Senator Argues Pam Bondi ‘Sold Out Her Own Integrity’ And ‘Still Got Sacked’
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Sen. Kaine says ceasefire should be extended after U.S.-Iran talks fail: 'We need to find a way'
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Paid articlePaywall OpinionThe Cassidy-Kaine proposal does virtually nothing to solve Social Security’s financial problems
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said that former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent firing “should be a lesson” for the next nominee to lead the Justice Department ... Show more
Kaine: Bondi firing ‘should be a lesson’ for next attorney general nominee
Kaine: Bondi firing ‘should be a lesson’ for next attorney general nominee
Paid articlePaywall Trump draws criticism with fiery, expletive-laden Easter message attacking Iran: Democrat Tim Kaine condemned the ‘embarrassing’ remarks while ex-Trump backer ...
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Kaine tries, fails to pass war powers resolution amid Iranian strikes: Sen. Tim Kaine has tried yet again to assert Congress' war powers, this time as rockets ...
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Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has publicly challenged the rationale for the war on Iran ... Show more
Tim Kaine Is Forcing the Iran War Debate From the Minority: Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, has found a way to repeatedly occupy floor time and force ...
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Kaine: Trump ‘too mentally incapacitated’ to understand he set stage for Iran nuclear development
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Kaine: Trump strikes on Iran an ‘illegal war’: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday said the Trump administration launched an “illegal war” with strikes on Iran ...
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Sen. Tim Kaine says supporting Kristi Noem as DHS secretary was a "big mistake": Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, expressed regret on Sunday for supporting ...
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Warning of Another 'Disaster' Like Iran, Senators Introduce War Powers Resolution on Cuba
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US Senators Tim Kaine, Rick Scott, Chris Coons and Josh Hawley respond to the strike in Iran, giving us different answers when asked if President Trump’s ... Show more
US Congress considers moves to curtail Trump’s war powers: "The Constitution says we’re not supposed to be at war without a vote of Congress ...
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Key FactsGulf Conflict Intensifies with Strikes and Evacuations
Mar 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: cnn.com
- Iran refused to negotiate with the US after launching missile and drone attacks on multiple Gulf cities.
- Three American service members have died so far, with President Trump warning of potentially higher casualties.
- Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged strikes, prompting evacuations in southern Lebanon and other areas.
- The conflict disrupted air travel, damaged airports, and led various countries to plan evacuations of their citizens.
Iran will not negotiate with the United States.— Ali Larijani, Iran's top national security official and secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said this in a post on X.
'Blood Is On Their Hands': Fetterman and Senate GOP Block War Powers Resolution on Iran
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Senate Democrat says Congress should fund 4 agencies under DHS, continue ‘reform discussion’ for ICE and CBP
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Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Commitee Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) says “there are threats” facing other American posts and embassies following an explosion ... Show more
Exclusive: Senate set to defeat Kaine’s Iran vote: A House war powers vote is also teed up for Thursday, but unity on the left isn’t guaranteed.
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Surgeon General Nominee Can’t Say If Flu Vaccine Prevents Serious Disease In Kids
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What's behind Trump's strike in Iran: US President Trump is responsible for the next targeted military strike against a dictator in Iran, and in doing so ...
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said the Trump administration lacks a “clear objective” with respect to its pressure campaign toward Iran ... Show more
Senate Democrat: Trump lacks ‘clear objective’ for Iran
Senate Democrat: Trump lacks ‘clear objective’ for Iran
Senate Democrats Grill Trump’s Nominee for Surgeon General Over Her Position on Vaccines
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Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Panics When Asked if Flu Vaccine Is Safe: Casey Means, who has no active medical license, wants to become the nation’s top doctor.
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‘No other choice’: Top senator says ‘100 per cent’ chance US will deliver on AUKUS
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Owner Raises Cane Corso and Cat Together—Now They Think They’re Littermates: Kaine and Khari may be completely different species, but their owner told Newsweek ...
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) unloaded on Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration’s blocking the release of legal reasoning and evidence backing ... Show more
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Kaine: “The president repeatedly mistook Iceland for Greenland, right?”
Rubio: “Yeah, he meant to say Greenland, but I think we're all familiar with ... Show more
Kaine, Warner won't back homeland security funding without reforms:
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Today’s most-clicked post: Gov. Glenn Youngkin, center left, and Gov.-Elect Abigail Spanberger, center right, pose for a photograph with former governors of ... Show more
The Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan measure intended to block the Trump administration from conducting further military action in Venezuela following ... Show more
Kaine: Trump conducted ‘unauthorized’ military attack on Venezuela: Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on ...
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On President Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of Greenland, Sen. Tim Kaine says “Congress will stop him, both Democrats and Republicans ... Show more
U.S. military action in Iran would be “a massive mistake” and “would have the effect of giving the Iranian regime the ability to say it’s the U.S ... Show more
Senate advances war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Venezuela: The measure seeks to block Trump from further military action against Caracas.
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Key FactsSenate Blocks Trump’s Venezuela Military Actions
Jan 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theguardian.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theguardian.com
- The US Senate advanced a bipartisan resolution to prevent President Trump from conducting further military actions in Venezuela without Congress’s consent.
- The measure passed with 52 senators supporting it, including several Republicans who joined all Democrats in the vote.
- Trump had previously ordered a covert raid to capture Venezuelan President Maduro without notifying lawmakers in advance.
- The resolution mandates that any future military operations against Venezuela require prior congressional authorization, aiming to curb unchecked executive war powers.
This Vote greatly hampers American Self Defense and National Security, impeding the President’s Authority as Commander in Chief.— Donald Trump on Truth Social, reacting to the Senate war powers resolution
Virginia wilderness areas under threat, Kaine and McClellan warn:
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Sen. Tim Kaine: Bill Clinton Should Address Questions About Photos In Epstein Files
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Bipartisan Bill Advances in Senate to Block Trump from Taking Military Action in Venezuela
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OpinionTim Kaine and Todd Young: Formally ending the Iraq War is a victory for Americans
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CBS Mornings : Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) says the U.S. military’s operation in Venezuela, which included the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife ... Show more
Odds Are Dropping for a January Government Shutdown: Odds are dropping for a January government shutdown. There’s plenty of drama on the 2026 congressional ...
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“This rises to the level of a war crime if it’s true,” says Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) in response to a Washington Post report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ... Show more
Senator Tim Kaine told CNN that he believes the strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers are 'illegal.' Citing concerns from lawmakers he is calling for ... Show more
Trump Continues 'War Against Renewables' With Halt of Five Offshore Wind Farms: "Trump is killing jobs, raising energy costs, and harming the planet ...
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Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true"
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) says he will move “immediately” to try and pass a War Powers Act resolution again if the U.S. carries out military action in Venezuela ... Show more
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of US strikes on boats: Lawmakers from both parties say they support congressional reviews of U.S ...
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Democrat says he'll reintroduce war powers resolutions after report of attack on drug boat survivors
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Kaine Tells House Dems To Stay In Their Lane As Criticism Mounts Against Schumer: The Senate Democrat, one of eight who voted to reopen the government ...
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Key FactsLongest US Government Shutdown Ends After 43 Days
Nov 16, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
- The 43-day shutdown ended after Congress passed a spending bill approved by the Senate and signed by President Trump.
- The bill funds critical programs such as SNAP, WIC, and veterans' benefits through September 2026.
- Healthcare subsidy negotiations stalled, risking higher premiums for tens of millions of Americans.
- Federal workers return to their jobs with pay restoration, while airport delays gradually improve.
Transcript: Sen. Tim Kaine on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Nov. 30, 2025
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Why Democrats can’t stay united — even in victory: Stagnant leadership and a culture of learned helplessness keep holding the party back
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‘I Cannot F*cking Believe It!’ Jon Stewart Loses It on Democratic Senators Who Caved to Republ ...
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Sen. Tim Kaine defends Schumer, says House Democrats 'should focus on their own leadership'
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These are the Democrats who broke ranks to vote for the shutdown deal: Sens. Dick Durbin, Tim Kaine and others supported a deal paving the way to end the ...
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Kaine stands fast on shutdown deal that left other Democrats 'furious': Tim Kaine joined six other Democrats and an independent in the Senate to end the ...
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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who represents more than 144,000 federal employees in his home state, announced that he will support a deal to reopen the government ... Show more
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Spanberger says the federal government 'needs to open immediately': Virginia's U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner split on a proposed deal to end the shutdown ...
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