Tim Kaine's son arrested after rioting at pro-Trump rally
11:00 PM, Mar 07, 2017
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine's youngest son was arrested last Saturday on suspicion of second-degree riot following a "March 4 Trump" rally in St. Paul, Minn. Police took Linwood Kaine, 24, into custody after he and a group disrupted a rally in support of President Trump at the Minnesota State Capitol. The group chanted and whistled during the pro-Trump event, setting off air horns and a smoke bomb at one point. Kaine, or "Woody" as he is known by his peers, was released from Ramsey County jail o Read more
Virginia Gov. McAuliffe: 'I might' run for president
10:10 AM, Feb 27, 2017
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who helped steer his state to Hillary Rodham Clinton's win column in 2016, has given his biggest hint yet that he is eyeing a 2020 presidential bid against President Trump. The former fundraiser for President Bill Clinton and 2008 campaign boss for Hillary Clinton told the New York Times that he's interested. "Asked if he wanted to be president, Mr. McAuliffe said, 'I don't know, I might,'" he told the Times in a story about the current Virginia Democratic Read more
Kaine, Pope Francis talk refugees during Vatican City meeting
6:10 PM, Feb 22, 2017
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Wednesday met with Pope Francis in Vatican City to discuss the millions of refugees from countries in the Middle East and North Africa who have fled their countries as a result of unrest in the region. "I had a chance to visit with Pope Francis to discuss the global crisis of refugees and migrants which is relevant around the world and to my work in the Senate," Kaine said in a statement that was released Wednesday evening. "As the Pope stated so clearly yesterday, i Read more
Kaine leads Ingraham, Fiorina in Virginia Senate race
1:57 PM, Feb 17, 2017
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., holds a sizable lead over conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham and former GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina in hypothetical contests for Kaine's seat in 2018, according to a new poll. According to a new Quinnipiac poll released Friday, Kaine leads by at least 20 points over both potential challengers. The 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee leads with 56 percent support to Ingraham's 36 percent, and leads Fiorina 57-36. While Democrats and Republica Read more
Will it be Carly Fiorina vs. Tim Kaine in 2018?
9:58 PM, Feb 07, 2017
Former 2016 GOP presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina won't rule out a Senate run against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine in Virginia in 2018. The former Hewlett Packard CEO told radio host John Fredericks on Tuesday that she is "certainly looking at that opportunity." "Look, I'm certainly looking at that opportunity ... it's a little early to be making that decision, we're two weeks into a new administration," Fiorina said. In 2010, Fiorina ran against incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, but lost Read more
Kaine: Trump's diplomatic spats are 'amateur hour'
9:24 AM, Feb 02, 2017
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine called President Trump's scrapes with foreign leaders this week "amateur hour" and said Trump is making the country look foolish. Kaine said on CNN that Trump's reported arguing with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a previous agreement to take some refugees into the U.S., his reported statement to Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that he's willing to send American troops into Mexico to deal with "bad hombres" and his saber-rattling with Iran is all a Read more
Kaine: 'Not a coincidence' Trump travel ban, Holocaust statement omitting Jews came on same day
10:49 AM, Jan 29, 2017
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, the 2016 Democratic nominee for vice president, argued Sunday it is "not a coincidence" that President Trump's executive order instituting a travel ban from seven countries featuring Muslim-majority populations came on the same day where the White House issued a statement commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day that did not mention killings of the Jewish people. After accusing White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus of being unable to spell out how the travel ban work Read more
Kaine grills Price on Confederate flag
2:02 PM, Jan 18, 2017
In a departure from other queries, Rep. Tom Price was asked about his support and remarks over the Confederate flag while he was a state lawmaker in Georgia. "You fought hard to keep the Confederate flag," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., during a confirmation hearing Wednesday on Price's nomination to become Health and Human Services secretary. Kaine referred to the Republican's time in the Georgia legislature, including a resolution to make April Confederate History Heritage Month and his support Read more
Laura Ingraham confirms she's considering Senate bid to unseat Tim Kaine
9:49 AM, Jan 17, 2017
Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham confirmed Tuesday that she is considering a Senate bid against Sen. Tim Kaine in Virginia in 2018. Ingraham confirmed the Washington Examiner's report that she is open to a campaign, saying that she is "considering" launching a bid against Kaine and that she hasn't made a decision yet. She pointed to her past service in the judicial and executive branches, adding that it "might be something I'm interested in." "Um, I'm considering it," Ingraham s Read more
Talk radio's Laura Ingraham eyes Senate bid
11:41 AM, Jan 15, 2017
The queen of conservative talk radio, Laura Ingraham, is eyeing a Senate run in Virginia and a challenge to Hillary Clinton's running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine. Knowledgeable sources said that several party insiders have approached the media giant to run and that she is considering it. In preparation for a bid, her business partner, Peter Anthony, has begun buying website domains for Ingraham to use should she decide to move forward. It includes: ingrahamsenate.net, ingrahamsenate.com, ingrahamforv Read more
Kaine: No on Tillerson, yes on Mattis
10:47 AM, Jan 13, 2017
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Friday he will oppose the nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state. "He has a notable record of business success and a laudable commitment to civic affairs, but he did not demonstrate the awareness, judgment, or independence I expect from our nation's chief diplomat," Kaine said in a statement . "The U.S. needs a secretary of state who can put the interests of the nation above any other loyalty. Mr. Tillerson did not give me confidence in his ability to f Read more
Tillerson: Trump's border policies 'are yet to be developed'
4:40 PM, Jan 11, 2017
President-elect Trump talks about a wall on the southern border as an image for communicating his intention of controlling illegal immigration, according to secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson, who told senators Wednesday that Trump's detailed policies for the border are yet to be determined. "We're going to have to deal with the situation that we have today, the reality of it," Tillerson told Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016, during his Senate Fore Read more
GOP group bashes Senate Dems over Cabinet hypocrisy
12:11 PM, Jan 06, 2017
A top Republican group is attacking Senate Democrats over their plan to obstruct President-elect Trump's Cabinet nominees ahead of the scheduled hearings next week. America Rising Squared released a web ad on Friday titled "We Owe Deference," attacking Democrats who are looking to slow down the nominating process by focusing on past statements where the lawmakers called for "deference" toward the president's administration picks. The video focuses on comments from Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Ma Read more
Senate rejects effort to force 60 votes for Obamacare repeal
4:16 PM, Jan 05, 2017
The Senate narrowly rejected Democrats' attempts to force Republicans to get 60 votes to repeal Obamacare rather than a simple majority. The Senate voted 52-48 along party lines to reject an amendment by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and other Democrats to a budget resolution bill that is the first step toward repealing Obamacare. The amendment would have forced any bill that would result in insurance coverage losses or higher costs to insured people to get 60 votes for passage. The move was targeted Read more
Kaine: Fourth graders wouldn't believe fake news spread by Flynn
12:23 PM, Jan 05, 2017
Sen. Tim Kaine on Thursday went after President-elect Trump's national security adviser for sharing fake news stories that "most fourth graders" wouldn't believe. Last year, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn tweeted out a fake news story that accused Hillary Clinton of being involved in sex crimes with children. He later deleted the tweet. But Kaine, D-Va., said the fact that Flynn shared the story in the first place shows "a sense of gullibility or malice." "These are stories that most fourth g Read more
Democrats seek 60-vote threshold for Obamacare repeal
11:46 AM, Jan 05, 2017
Democratic senators are trying to force the GOP to get 60 votes to repeal Obamacare, a tall task for Republicans that only have a two-seat majority in the chamber. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced an amendment to a budget resolution that would thwart Republican plans to repeal the healthcare law via a simple majority vote instead of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster. The effort comes as Democrats and Republicans spar over plans to repeal Obamacare but leave i Read more
Moderate Dems threaten Republicans on Obamacare
11:17 AM, Jan 05, 2017
Moderate Senate Democrats threatened Republicans that they would own any "avoidable chaos" by repealing Obamacare without a replacement, stressing instead to work with them on fixes to the controversial law. The letter from 13 senators was released Thursday, a day after Democrats unanimously opposed a procedural vote on a budget resolution that sets Obamacare repeal in motion. The senators said Republicans will have to face any consequences from repealing the law without a replacement. "By mo Read more
Kaine: Dems won't bail out GOP in an Obamacare crisis
8:26 AM, Jan 05, 2017
President Obama told Democrats to try to improve the Affordable Care Act, but to not work with Republicans if they simply repeal his signature legislative achievement over Democrat objections, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Thursday. "Can this law be improved? Can the healthcare system be improved? Sure it can, and we ought to be working together to do that," the Virginia Democrat said on CNN. "But, if they force through a partisan repeal vote and rush into a repeal that strips health insurance f Read more
Mattis: 'Climate change' is a national security threat
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Byron York: Congress leads Trump down wrong path
03/14/17 11:17 PM
Ron DeSantis faces heat from both sides on Obamacare repeal
03/15/17 12:48 AM
Still no start date for Megyn Kelly at NBC
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Clinton makes GQ's list of least influential people
9:24 PM, Dec 21, 2016
Former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton made GQ magazine's list of 2016's least influential people. Drew Magary, who complied the "anger-fueled list of everyone who ruined our year," said he had no choice but to put Clinton on it. "When you lose an election to Donald Trump, you belong on this list. How do you fuck that up?? It's Donald Trump!" he wrote . Magary lambasted Clinton for losing Wisconsin, a state that has not voted Republican on the presidential level since 1984. "Would it hav Read more
Kaine bashes Flynn for pushing '4th grader' conspiracy
4:02 PM, Dec 08, 2016
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., on Thursday accused retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President-elect Trump's incoming national security adviser, of being either "highly gullible" or unable to determine what is fact or fiction by pushing conspiracy theories about Democrats. Kaine made the remarks to CNN Thursday at the tail end of the 114th Congress, and took on both Flynn and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who Trump wants to take over as head of the Environmental Protection Agency. "Gen. Flynn' Read more
Cantor-slayer Dave Brat takes shot at Tim Kaine
8:06 PM, Dec 07, 2016
The Virginia Republican who defeated then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor two years ago thinks Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's vice presidential running mate, is vulnerable to a similar challenge in 2018. "It's a great message; in theory, I won," Rep. Dave Brat told reporters Wednesday. "I already won the election. I'm just $20 million shy of a Senate run." The reference to how expensive Senate races are is a pessimistic note for a former college professor whose entire primary campaign cos Read more
Clinton, Kaine planning 'thank you events'
12:12 PM, Dec 01, 2016
Sen. Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's former running mate, said Thursday that he and Clinton would soon appear for a series of "thank you events" in the "next couple of weeks" to show their appreciation for supporters. "Hillary is a very resilient person. I mean, she has dealt with an awful lot in her life," Kaine said during an appearance on Fox 5 , a local Washington-area channel. "And she's got a philosophical perspective that, OK, if you've been given a lot of opportunities... you also have t Read more
Kaine renews call for a new war authorization to fight ISIS
1:38 PM, Nov 30, 2016
About $10 billion in taxpayer dollars has been spent on the war against the Islamic State, but lawmakers still have not debated and authorized that mission, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said on Wednesday. Kaine, speaking on the Senate floor, laid out some numbers. Since operations against the Islamic State began more than two years ago in August 2014, more than 5,000 Americans have served in Operation Inherent Resolve. Operations have been going on for 800 days and five Americans have been killed in Read more
Media jump the gun on Ohio State shooting that never happened
7:22 PM, Nov 28, 2016
What's the only thing faster than a speeding bullet? The willingness of journalists to jump the gun and begin to assign blame. Relying on early and inaccurate information, national outlets reported this morning that a shooter was loose on campus at Ohio State. In reality, 18-year old Abdul Razak Ali Artan attacked and injured 11 students with a butcher knife and his Honda Civic, not a gun. But rather than wait for the facts before rushing to judgement, the media quickly typed up a villain: fir Read more
Kaine: Haley's experience could 'serve her well' in Trump Cabinet
1:31 PM, Nov 23, 2016
Sen. Tim Kaine, former running mate to Hillary Clinton, said Wednesday he believes South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has the experience necessary to fill the "challenging role" of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations after President-elect Trump announced earlier in the day his intention to nominate her. "As a former governor, I believe that Governor Haley's executive experience would serve her well in the challenging role of negotiating with all United Nations member states and representing the Read more
Kaine rules out 2020 presidential run
2:15 PM, Nov 17, 2016
Sen. Tim Kaine announced Thursday that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 and plans to run for re-election to his Senate seat in 2018. The 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee and Virginia lawmaker made the revelation in an interview with the Associated Press on Thursday, which came out one day after he returned to the Senate. "Period. Full stop," Kaine said about his decision not to run in 2020. According to the interview, Kaine said that he would like to serv Read more
Kaine: I will be an 'emergency brake' to the Trump train
8:00 PM, Nov 15, 2016
Hillary Clinton's running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, is shaking off the presidential ticket's stinging defeat and promising to serve as an "emergency break" for Donald Trump's agenda in the Senate. "The most important role I have is here in the Senate because the Democratic Senate minority is about the only emergency break there is on the train right now," Kaine told reporters on his first day back in the Senate since he and Hillary Clinton's White House went down in a decisive defeat. The Senate's Read more
In defeat, Clinton supporters despair, float conspiracies
5:57 PM, Nov 09, 2016
NEW YORK — Dedicated Hillary Clinton supporters accepted final defeat Wednesday morning even as they struggled to accept that their candidate lost badly to GOP nominee Donald Trump. No fewer than seven campaign volunteers and supporters declined the day after the election to speak with the Washington Examiner as they trickled out of the Wyndham New Yorker Hotel in New York City where they had gathered to witness the public surrender of their failed candidate. Each supporter turned down requ Read more
Biden invites Pence to dinner at VP residence
5:44 PM, Nov 09, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden phoned his Republican successor, Mike Pence, Wednesday morning to congratulate him and Donald Trump on their sweeping victory and invite the vice president-elect to join him for dinner at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. Biden and his wife, Jill, assured Pence that they would help make his transition as smooth as possible by answering any questions he might have and graciously handing over the offices of the vice president. Mrs. Biden told the outgoing Indiana Read more
Clinton to supporters: 'I'm sorry'
12:00 PM, Nov 09, 2016
NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton publicly conceded defeat Wednesday morning, telling a gathering of staffers and media in New York City that her failed presidential candidacy had at long last come to a final, crushing end. "This is painful, and it will be for a long time," she said during her address. "I'm sorry that we did not win this election for the values we hold and the vision we have for this country." Clinton added, "I know how disappointed you feel, because I feel it to." "Our best days a Read more
