Monday on CNN’s “New Day,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said, “There’s no way Congress will not weigh in,” referring to President Barack Obama’s nuclear program deal with Iran. Kaine said, “Look, Iran is not a friend. Iran right now is
Pressure from a purple state: Eight House Reps. from Virginia are encouraging their two Democrat senators to help lift a filibuster of the House-passed DHS funding bill.
Huddling with Democrats Thursday, Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid was again chosen as their leader, after losing the Senate in last Tuesday’s midterm elections. Reid was elected by a secret ballot, but moderate senators scrambled to tell reporters that they voted
Wednesday, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said President Barack Obama was conducting an illegal war against ISIS and to do so without congressional approval is “the height of public immorality.” Kaine said, “How dare we ask people to risk that if
On July 29 Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris Murphy (D-CT) introduced legislation encouraging states to “[seize] firearms when adjudicating or responding to domestic violence situations.” Called the Domestic Violence Gun Homicide Prevention Act of 2014, the
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is calling on two California Democrats to return campaign donations made by Kareem Ahmed, a “mega-donor” who gave over $1 million to Obama and Democratic Party candidates and super PACs, and who was indicted
As the clock approached midnight on Tuesday night, Randolph-Macon economics professor David Brat was still in a bit of shock that this was really happening to him. “I’m still recovering…we’re watching it on TV right now I’m like, ‘that’s me!’
Senators on Capitol Hill agreed that although Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is reportedly scheduled for another promotion, questions need to be answered about his disappearance. “Obviously, we all think there should be an investigation when he returns, and that’s what the
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor faced a raucous crowd Saturday, including loud boos and heckles from Tea Party activists presumably supporting his long-shot primary opponent, professor Dave Brat. Cantor’s speech occured while the votes were being counted in Tea Party-backed
On Monday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, co-host Mika Brzezinski challenged former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine on the prospects of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s potential 2016 presidential run. Kaine had recently announced that he had joined the “Ready for
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, an early supporter of Barack Obama in 2008, says he is backing Hillary Rodham Clinton for president if the former secretary of state seeks the Democratic nomination in 2016. The Associated
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is attacking his GOP primary opponent with a new television ad, a highly unusual move for a sitting member of House leadership that demonstrates he is taking the threat from his right back home more
A constituent from Reva, Virginia, wrote an editorial blasting Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) for voting to subjugate the Second Amendment to the dictates of the United Nations via the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). As Breitbart News
During an April 6th appearance on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) said Congressional efforts to change policy and allow more soldiers to carry guns on military installations is “a little political.” Kaine was responding to
President Barack Obama told Senate Democrats that he believes House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) will pass immigration reform in the House that will ultimately lead to a broader and more comprehensive bill once the House conferences with the Senate. The
Health insurers are responding with serious concern to the White House’s abrupt decision Thursday to allow millions of Americans whose health insurance policies have been cancelled to purchase catastrophic plans next year. Catastrophic health plans, which generally have lower premiums
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) —The U.S. health insurance industry denounced a White House decision to let people losing their insurance buy bare-bones plans or even go without insurance. The industry said the surprise Thursday night announcement — four days before
Appearing on CNN’s New Day Senator Tim Kaine on the new filibuster rule: “There’s no reason that changing this to majority rule on appointments will create ill will, State legislative bodies, Senates do this every day. They find ways to
On the eve of the Virginia elections, months of campaigning now hinge on voter turnout. Odd-year elections have much lower turnout than presidential years, making it difficult to predict the outcome with precision. UVA’s Center for Virginia Politics expects turnout
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — While giving a speech endorsing Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s Virginia gubernatorial bid at a small concert and theater venue just outside Washington, D.C., former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took several veiled shots at President Barack Obama
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace with Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), “I’m trying to stop the rhetoric, I want to get to the specifics…It’s like herding cats here today.”
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe did not want his second run for governor in the Commonwealth of Virginia to be framed by the issue of gun control. His website and campaign literature made no mention of it for a period
Democrat Terry McAuliffe is trying his best to stay away from talking about issues relating to the second amendment as he makes his run for the Governor’s office in Virginia. McAuliffe, a supporter of the Assault Weapons Ban, revealed disdain
The first debate in the contest to become the next governor of Virginia between Democratic nominee Terry McAuliffe and Republican nominee Ken Cuccinelli was held on Saturday morning at the Homestead resort in Hot Spring, Virginia. Conservative commentators saw the
On Tuesday, Aneesh Chopra lost his race for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination in Virginia to State Senator Ralph Northam, dealing a potential blow to Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for governor. With 98% of the vote in, Northam had 54.2 of
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, shifted into Spanish during a Senate floor speech to announce his support for the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill. Kaine
During the immigration debate on the Senate floor, Tim Kaine (VA-D) decided to deliver his remarks in Spanish…
E.W. Jackson won the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on the fourth ballot in a dramatic primary convention held in Richmond on Saturday. Jackson is only the second African-American candidate to receive the Republican Party’s nomination for a statewide office
The First Family must know its compulsion for throwing lavish, star-studded parties, at a time when the country is still reeling from the Obama “recovery,” is a recipe for lousy optics. So the family tried–and failed–to keep secret an inauguration
Sixteen Senate Republicans joined Democrats yesterday to move the gun control legislation forward to begin debate on the final package. The bill will include wider background checks and harsher punishments for trafficking guns. The final tally, which required a 60
In the 1970s Jerry Falwell founded Lynchburg Baptist College and then worked to increase the political participation of fundamentalist Christians who had viewed politics as something to avoid. Now Liberty University will be known to a lot of people, as
Democrat Senator Tim Kaine “It’s a states right argument that gets used in times of great controversy, The president is acting by executive power that is legally conferred on him. And as you pointed out, you went over these executive
(AP) WASHINGTONDemocrat Tim Kaine has won the Virginia Senate race, holding off a challenge from Republican George Allen. His win gives Democrats 50 seats and puts them on the precipice of retaining control of the Senate. Kaine’s win comes after Democrats
This one is a lost pick up for the GOP: CBS projected that Democrat Tim Kaine won the U.S. Senate seat for Virginia in Tuesday’s election. Kaine defeated Republican George Allen in the race to fill the seat being vacated
The following reports were received via the Breitbart News ELECTION TIP LINE (noreply@breitbart.com) as of 1:30 a.m. EST, Election Day, November 6. Note that you should not mess with Texas yard signs: California I walked my neighborhood and only saw one
Senate candidate George Allen released a television ad Wednesday criticizing his Democratic opponent Tim Kaine for supporting Obama and his planned defense cuts. The ad came less than 48 hours after President Obama declared in the third presidential debate that he
Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama by two points (49%-47%) in a D+7 poll of likely Virginia voters conducted by Wenzel Strategies, a firm that polls for conservatives and whose polls have had a high level of accuracy during the last election
Jamie Radtke, the Tea Party candidate who lost Virginia’s Republican primary, has endorsed her former rival, George Allen, in his bid to win the Senate race against Democrat Tim Kaine. Radtke announced her endorsement of Allen in and email message
Rasmussen Reports released a new poll on Monday that shows that “Democrat Tim Kaine has moved slightly ahead of Republican George Allen in Virginia’s neck-and-neck U.S. Senate race.” The telephone survey of 500 likely Virginia voters shows support for Kaine
The same Gravis Marketing Poll released today that showed Mitt Romney leading Barack Obama by 49-44 in Virginia showed Republican George Allen leading Democrat Tim Kaine 47-42 in the Senate race. For Allen, today’s 5 point margin reflects a 2
