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"Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday the ouster of Gen. Chris Donahue appears to be due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s 'grudge' against the Army. 'Are you pushing out the truth tellers to surround yourself by yes-men? And in particular, it looks like the secretary is coming down hardest … on the Army,' Kaine told host Margaret Brennan on CBS News’s 'Face the Nation.' 'He served in the Army, he felt like he wasn’t treated well by the Army, that’s a grudge he’s carried that he’s described pub...Continue Reading

"U.S. Senator Tim Kaine is weighing in after a recent immigration enforcement operation in Greene County raised questions about the role of local law enforcement. Kaine was asked about the ICE-led operation along Routes 29 and 33, where the Greene County Sheriff's Office assisted federal immigration agents. [...] 'One of my frustrations with these ICE operations is so often they're undertaken without cooperation with local officials,' Kaine said. 'And then that poses all kinds of risks of confus...Continue Reading

"U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act on June 24, 2026. The legislation will provide funding to states and other eligible entities to support direct care workers and family caregivers, who provide essential daily care and support for many older adults and people with disabilities. 'I first introduced this bill five years ago, and since then, mill...Continue Reading

"Senator Tim Kaine met virtually with Virginia reporters Wednesday afternoon to discuss a bill he’s introducing that would help family caregivers. He also touched on yesterday’s bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill to pass a housing bill in the Senate and War Powers Resolution in the House. Senator Tim Kaine reintroduced the 'Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers' Act on Wednesday. It’s meant to help an increasing number of people who are becoming in-home caregivers as mor...Continue Reading

"The U.S. Senate has passed a war powers resolution, marking a significant legislative move to reassert congressional authority over the use of military force. Senator Tim Kaine, has publicly stated that while the resolution’s passage is meaningful, there remains considerable work ahead for lawmakers seeking to check executive war-making power. [...] Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, has been one of the Senate’s most vocal advocates for restoring Congress’s constitutionally mandated role in decis...Continue Reading

"The Senate has voted to take away President Trump's power to wage war with Iran. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine, a sponsor of the bill."

"On Thursday, June 18, Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) took the Senate floor to give his thoughts on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran. 'If more war with Iran were the answer, we would have found it a long time ago,' Kaine said. 'I took to the floor of the Senate immediately after the President started this war to say the war was illegal because he had not consulted with Congress before waging it. The war was foolish because 25 years of the way in the Middle East...Continue Reading

[...] "While Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said any exit from what he calls a 'foolish and illegal war' is good news, he remains concerned about what will become of Iran’s highly enriched uranium, which he notes did not exist under the United States’ 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran. 'When he tore [the agreement] up, he basically gave Iran a green light to restart their nuclear program. Iran had no enriched uranium when he became president. They have hundreds of kilograms of enriched uranium now because...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said he welcomes the latest peace talks as the war between the United States and Iran passes the 100-day mark. Kaine said any progress on ending the conflict is a positive development, but he said an end to the war will not bring back the lives lost nor will it bring gas prices to pre-war levels. 'An off-ramp to a foolish and illegal war is a good thing, so I’m glad that we’re in an intermission and I’m anxious to see the proposed deal that the Trump administration has struc...Continue Reading

“'An off-ramp to a foolish and illegal war is a good thing,' Kaine said in a Wednesday afternoon call with reporters. [...] 'If the reporting of this memorandum is accurate, and we’ll know Friday, my summary is we gave up a whole lot more to get a whole lot less than we got in the [Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)],' Kaine said. The JCPOA, reached in the summer of 2015, barred Iran from redeveloping its nuclear program. President Donald Trump abandoned that agreement. Kaine said he and...Continue Reading

"Senator Kaine says the Memorandum of Understanding outlines several specific provisions while acknowledging that negotiations are far from over. He believes that the U.S. would give up way more to receive way less. Nonetheless, it's clear that Kaine is ready to close this chapter in U.S. history. 'The war was foolish and illegal, so an off-ramp to this war is something that is good,' Senator Kaine said in a Zoom interview today. 'We just have to make sure if we've taken an off-ramp that we don'...Continue Reading

"Speaking to hundreds of attendees in the Greater Richmond Convention Center on Monday morning, Richmonder and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine opened the National Speech and Debate Tournament by encouraging competitors to focus less on perfection and more on connection. Kaine drew from his experiences both in public office and as a musician – he is a self-taught harmonica player – and imparted the two 'most important communication lessons' he’s learned over the years: creating genuine connections with au...Continue Reading

"Virginia's two U.S. senators are reacting to a tentative agreement between the United States and Iran that could bring an end to a conflict that has stretched beyond 100 days. Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Mark Warner, both Democrats, welcomed movement toward ending the war but raised concerns about its costs and whether the agreement will produce lasting results. [...] In a statement released Monday, Kaine said he was encouraged by progress toward ending the conflict. 'I welcome news of progress in ...Continue Reading

"U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine congratulates the Senate Armed Services Committee in passing the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. [...] He says there are a lot of good things in this year’s legislation as he pushed to give service members a raise, upgrade Virginia’s military installations, invest in shipbuilding, and strengthen the AUKUS agreement. 'The way we did the bill this year, I would call it, we did it business as usual. And that phrase is not a throwaway line. Business as usual...Continue Reading

"During Pride Month, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine looks to honor LGBT civil servants and service members who serve their country despite — what he labels as — discrimination, mistreatment, and hatred. Kaine and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced a Senate resolution that acknowledges and apologizes for the discrimination LGBT individuals have faced in uniformed services, as civil servants, or in the foreign service. Kaine is a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees and ...Continue Reading

"Virginia’s U.S. senators aren’t happy with Republicans’ recent spending. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., said he is not happy with the bill that outlines next year’s defense spending. [...] 'All of these wars — the Caribbean and international water boat strikes, Venezuela and Iran — and threatened wars against Greenland, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and who knows where else depending on the president’s mood tomorrow have been without Congressional support that’s required by the Constitution. And you could rea...Continue Reading

"For the first time in his 13 years on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Tim Kaine said he voted against the National Defense Authorization Act. He said Thursday that it was 'one of the hardest votes' he has had to cast in the Senate. Kaine said while there were 'multiple good things' in the bill, he felt unable to support $1.5 trillion in funding for the Pentagon while the U.S. is engaged in the ongoing Iran war. 'As my staff and I worked on the bill over the weekend, I really grappled ...Continue Reading

"One of Virginia’s federal lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill in Congress that would establish a grant program to address the national teacher shortage and better support early-career educators. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., is leading the proposal with support from U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut. Kaine told reporters on Thursday that the Better Education Through Mentoring Act would support teacher and school leader induction programs in K-12 schools. Kaine, who has introduced similar...Continue Reading

"Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) shared moving words in support of trans youth during a Senate hearing on gender-affirming care on Wednesday. 'If you’re a trans kid watching this hearing, if you have friends who are trans kids, if you have family who are trans kids, if you’re not trans but you’re grappling [with the fact that your] body’s changing… There is some intentional effort to make you feel bad about yourself,' the former vice presidential candidate stated. 'But you got a lot of people who love you...Continue Reading

"Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) says the vote Wednesday by the House of Representatives to block further strikes on Iran is evidence that momentum is building to stop the conflict, now in its fourth month. The Senate has already passed a procedural vote in May, setting up a final vote expected as early as next week, Kaine said. 'This is a big deal that now both houses have rebuffed this illegal, unwise and very unpopular war,' Kaine told reporters in a Thursday afternoon conference call. [...] '25 ...Continue Reading