Senator Tim Kaine
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It’s been 5 months since Trump’s first illegal boat strike, but today was the FIRST public hearing on the strikes and on the war in Venezuela. How novel! The American people deserve answers—why is Trump refusing to give them?
67 years ago today, Lance Newman, Michael Jones, Ronald Deskins, and Gloria Thompson made history in Arlington as the first students to desegregate a Virginia public school. Their courage forged a path for future integration across the Commonwealth.
At 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 2, 1959, four students – Lance Newman, Michael Jones, Ronald Deskins, and Gloria Thompson – entered Arlington's Stratford Junior High School, making them the first to desegregate a Virginia public school. Hear from the history makers: https://bit.ly/4gp4k6j
February 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
67 years ago today, Lance Newman, Michael Jones, Ronald Deskins, and Gloria Thompson made history in Arlington as the first students to desegregate a Virginia public school. Their courage forged a path for future integration across the Commonwealth.
Last year, the Trump Admin put out a list of so-called "sanctuary cities." For Virginia, it had a county that doesn't exist and erroneously listed a town of 73 people as one. What a joke.
If Americans don't like their local leaders' policies, they can vote them out.
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If Americans don't like their local leaders' policies, they can vote them out.
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Disastrous GOP Sanctuary Cities Ploy
YouTube video by Senator Kaine
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February 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Last year, the Trump Admin put out a list of so-called "sanctuary cities." For Virginia, it had a county that doesn't exist and erroneously listed a town of 73 people as one. What a joke.
If Americans don't like their local leaders' policies, they can vote them out.
youtube.com/shorts/_SOqL...
If Americans don't like their local leaders' policies, they can vote them out.
youtube.com/shorts/_SOqL...
Trump is pushing for Republicans to “take over the voting in at least 15 places.” An authoritarian takeover of our electoral process—all because Trump’s ego can’t handle the fact that he lost in 2020—has no place in our democracy.
Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections
Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections
The comments come less than a week after the FBI raided an elections facility in Georgia.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Trump is pushing for Republicans to “take over the voting in at least 15 places.” An authoritarian takeover of our electoral process—all because Trump’s ego can’t handle the fact that he lost in 2020—has no place in our democracy.
Congratulations to Virginia Beach’s Pharrell Williams and Clipse, Woodbridge’s Shaboozey, and Richmond’s Mad Skillz on their Grammy wins last night. You make the Commonwealth proud!
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Congratulations to Virginia Beach’s Pharrell Williams and Clipse, Woodbridge’s Shaboozey, and Richmond’s Mad Skillz on their Grammy wins last night. You make the Commonwealth proud!
It’s Black History Month! This month and always, we celebrate the many contributions of Black Americans in VA and across the U.S. I'm inspired by Black leaders who have changed VA for the better, like Barbara Rose Johns, whose contribution is now honored in the Capitol.
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It’s Black History Month! This month and always, we celebrate the many contributions of Black Americans in VA and across the U.S. I'm inspired by Black leaders who have changed VA for the better, like Barbara Rose Johns, whose contribution is now honored in the Capitol.
Happy birthday to my amazing wife, Anne! 41+ years married and going strong—too legit to quit!
February 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Happy birthday to my amazing wife, Anne! 41+ years married and going strong—too legit to quit!
I’m glad Senate Republicans are standing down on a nonsensical amendment to allow certain Republican senators the special ability to enrich themselves to the tune of millions of taxpayer-dollars.
January 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I’m glad Senate Republicans are standing down on a nonsensical amendment to allow certain Republican senators the special ability to enrich themselves to the tune of millions of taxpayer-dollars.
Tulsi Gabbard—who has a long history of promoting bizarre conspiracy theories—was at the election office raid in Fulton County, Georgia. This whole “investigation” is a massive waste of federal resources expended to protect the ego of an overly sensitive President who can’t accept he lost.
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Tulsi Gabbard—who has a long history of promoting bizarre conspiracy theories—was at the election office raid in Fulton County, Georgia. This whole “investigation” is a massive waste of federal resources expended to protect the ego of an overly sensitive President who can’t accept he lost.
Hoy me alegré de reunirme nuevamente con Maria Corina Machado para conversar sobre la necesidad de que se celebren elecciones este año en Venezuela. El pueblo venezolano debe tener el control de su economía, su gobierno y su futuro.
Today, I was glad to meet with Maria Corina Machado again to discuss the need for elections to be held this year in Venezuela. The Venezuelan people must be in the driver’s seat of their economy, government, and future.
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Hoy me alegré de reunirme nuevamente con Maria Corina Machado para conversar sobre la necesidad de que se celebren elecciones este año en Venezuela. El pueblo venezolano debe tener el control de su economía, su gobierno y su futuro.
Today, I was glad to meet with Maria Corina Machado again to discuss the need for elections to be held this year in Venezuela. The Venezuelan people must be in the driver’s seat of their economy, government, and future.
January 30, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Today, I was glad to meet with Maria Corina Machado again to discuss the need for elections to be held this year in Venezuela. The Venezuelan people must be in the driver’s seat of their economy, government, and future.
Rather than fulfill the responsibilities of the job he was elected to do in 2024, Trump is instead attempting to rewrite history by raiding an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, and fueling long-debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Unbelievable.
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Rather than fulfill the responsibilities of the job he was elected to do in 2024, Trump is instead attempting to rewrite history by raiding an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, and fueling long-debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Unbelievable.
My statement on why I voted to block the appropriations package that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week:
January 29, 2026 at 6:16 PM
My statement on why I voted to block the appropriations package that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week:
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on the one-year anniversary of the midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on the one-year anniversary of the midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:
Reposted by Senator Tim Kaine
American families haven’t felt this level of uncertainty in more than a decade – even when they faced a pandemic.
Prices are up, job growth is weak, and families are being forced to pay for Trump’s tariffs.
Prices are up, job growth is weak, and families are being forced to pay for Trump’s tariffs.
January 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
American families haven’t felt this level of uncertainty in more than a decade – even when they faced a pandemic.
Prices are up, job growth is weak, and families are being forced to pay for Trump’s tariffs.
Prices are up, job growth is weak, and families are being forced to pay for Trump’s tariffs.
It’s been 5 months since Trump’s first illegal boat strike, but today was the FIRST public hearing on the strikes and on the war in Venezuela. How novel! The American people deserve answers—why is Trump refusing to give them?
January 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
It’s been 5 months since Trump’s first illegal boat strike, but today was the FIRST public hearing on the strikes and on the war in Venezuela. How novel! The American people deserve answers—why is Trump refusing to give them?
Within the past week alone, two House members—Reps. Maxwell Frost and Ilhan Omar—were attacked in public. We can't become desensitized to political violence and the threat it poses to our democracy. We must condemn political violence in any and all forms.
The U.S. Capitol Police reported that the number of cases investigated last year grew by more than 50 percent.
“Decreasing violent political rhetoric is one of the best ways to decrease the number of threats across the country,” the Capitol Police said.
“Decreasing violent political rhetoric is one of the best ways to decrease the number of threats across the country,” the Capitol Police said.
Thousands more threats were looked into in 2025, Capitol Police say
The United States Capitol Police looked into thousands more threats last year against the Capitol, members of Congress, their family members and staff.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Within the past week alone, two House members—Reps. Maxwell Frost and Ilhan Omar—were attacked in public. We can't become desensitized to political violence and the threat it poses to our democracy. We must condemn political violence in any and all forms.
The horrific killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents require a stiff response from Congress. I’m a NO on the House-passed government funding package that includes the Department of Homeland Security without significant changes.
January 28, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The horrific killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents require a stiff response from Congress. I’m a NO on the House-passed government funding package that includes the Department of Homeland Security without significant changes.
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on a National Transportation Safety Board hearing announcing the agency’s findings from its year-long investigation into the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that took the lives of 67 people:
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM
My statement with @markwarner.bsky.social on a National Transportation Safety Board hearing announcing the agency’s findings from its year-long investigation into the deadly midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that took the lives of 67 people:
Following Trump's foolish tariffs and chaotic economic policies, Americans' confidence in the economy plummeted to its lowest point in 12 years. The House and Senate need to work together to overturn these tariffs.
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Consumer confidence plunges to 12-year low
The Conference Board's long-running consumer confidence index is now below even its level at the depths of the global pandemic.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Following Trump's foolish tariffs and chaotic economic policies, Americans' confidence in the economy plummeted to its lowest point in 12 years. The House and Senate need to work together to overturn these tariffs.
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/c...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/c...
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memories of six million Jews and millions of other victims, including LGBT and disabled people, who were murdered by the Nazi regime.
We must come together to stand against all forms of hate and antisemitism at home and abroad.
We must come together to stand against all forms of hate and antisemitism at home and abroad.
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor the memories of six million Jews and millions of other victims, including LGBT and disabled people, who were murdered by the Nazi regime.
We must come together to stand against all forms of hate and antisemitism at home and abroad.
We must come together to stand against all forms of hate and antisemitism at home and abroad.
Last week, I met with leadership at Augusta Medical Center in Fisherville to learn about how they’re providing care for the community. I’ll keep working to protect Virginians’ health care, including by pushing to reverse the Republican cuts to Medicaid.
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Last week, I met with leadership at Augusta Medical Center in Fisherville to learn about how they’re providing care for the community. I’ll keep working to protect Virginians’ health care, including by pushing to reverse the Republican cuts to Medicaid.
Folks, roads are still rough throughout much of the region following last weekend’s winter storm. I encourage everyone to keep an eye out for road and public transportation updates to best keep you and your family safe.
January 26, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Folks, roads are still rough throughout much of the region following last weekend’s winter storm. I encourage everyone to keep an eye out for road and public transportation updates to best keep you and your family safe.
The horrific shooting of Alex Pretti has only sharpened the position I announced last Friday—the House-passed bill funding Homeland Security is a non-starter because it lacks sufficient safeguards against abuse and accountability for those who have used their power to brutalize our communities.
My statement on the House-passed government funding bills:
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The horrific shooting of Alex Pretti has only sharpened the position I announced last Friday—the House-passed bill funding Homeland Security is a non-starter because it lacks sufficient safeguards against abuse and accountability for those who have used their power to brutalize our communities.
This week, I visited Naval Medical Center Portsmouth to hear from leadership about how they’re providing world-class care to military families and the community. I'll continue to do all I can in the Armed Services Committee to support our servicemembers.
January 24, 2026 at 12:36 AM
This week, I visited Naval Medical Center Portsmouth to hear from leadership about how they’re providing world-class care to military families and the community. I'll continue to do all I can in the Armed Services Committee to support our servicemembers.