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Senate passes bipartisan resolution to try to block Trump’s Canada tariffs
“There's two arguments,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said. “One is the constitutional argument, but the second argument is an economic argument – tariffs are just bad.”
Trump blasts 4 GOP senators over possibly scrapping Canada tariffs: 'What is wrong with them'
President Trump early Wednesday blasted four Republican senators who he feared could potentially join with Democrats to block his tariffs on Canadian goods.
Virginia GOP Senate candidate Hung Cao rails against drag queens in US military, wants recruits who 'rip out their own guts'
Cao later tweeted out the retort from the showdown at Norfolk State University on his campaign's X account, earning more than 2 million views.
Key races heating up as early voting looms in Virginia
Early voting is set to begin Sept. 20 in Virginia, and the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remains tight.
Dem Sen. Tim Kaine asks Biden ‘What is the strategy’ in Yemen amid ‘escalating’ tensions in the Middle East
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) demanded Wednesday that President Biden lay out a clear strategy for countering Iran-backed Houthi attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea, arguing that the...
Bipartisan Congress wants to defund colleges over legacy admissions — it's about time
"The fact that your parents or grandparents happened to have a sheepskin from a particular college on the wall should in no way influence your ability to get into that...
Dem senator has taken $100K in donations from wind energy developer
Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine has taken nearly $100,000 from a wind energy company while he pushes its interests in the state.
'Irresponsible and disturbing': Key Senate Dems support probe of Biden's classified documents
Sens. Joe Manchin and Tim Kaine said they fully support the investigation into President Biden's classified documents.
Dems breathe sigh of relief as Sen. Kaine announces he will seek reelection
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, the 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee and a fixture in Virginia politics for decades, announced plans Friday to seek reelection next year.
'This is unprecedented': Monster blizzard strands hundreds on highway, including senator
Hundreds of drivers, including a US senator, were stranded overnight in the freezing cold on a Virginia highway after a severe snowstorm battered the region Monday.
Why is the GOP even negotiating? Dems say they will pay trillions anyway
While Senate Republicans blocked the debate on the infrastructure bill, why are they negotiating with the Democrats all as if they plan on using reconciliation to pass the multi-trillion-dollar package?
Jen Psaki says Biden wants to replace war authorization laws
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that President Biden wants to replace the decades-old war authorization laws with "a narrow and specific framework" that allows for "ending the...
Biden still hasn't briefed top senators on Syria airstrike
The Biden administration has still not briefed senators directly on last week's airstrike at a facility in Syria allegedly used by an Iran-allied militia group, as Democratic lawmakers continue to...
Former Virginia gov enters race to get his old job back
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has entered the race to reclaim his old job. McAuliffe, who governed the state as a moderate Democrat from 2014 to 2018, announced at an...
Hill hath fury: Clinton scolds Times columnist, tells her to lay off 'pot brownies'
The jab came after a column from Dowd which stated that Biden and his yet to be announced female running mate would be the first Democratic male/female presidential ticket since...
Sen. Tim Kaine, wife test positive for coronavirus antibodies
In a statement released by the senator's office, Kaine (D-Va.) said that he had the flu earlier this year, but the symptoms lingered after he was prescribed standard medication to...
Senate passes Iran War Powers resolution in bipartisan vote
The Senate on Thursday voted to pass a resolution limiting President Trump’s power to order military strikes against Iran without the approval of Congress.
'Hillary' lands in Sundance — and the 2020 election — like a hand grenade
PARK CITY, Utah — Hillary Clinton threw a hand grenade at the 2020 Democratic presidential primary election Saturday with her new documentary, “Hillary.” The one-sided, four-part Hulu series about her...
Obama called Trump a 'fascist' in call to Hillary Clinton running mate Tim Kaine
Barack Obama called President Trump a "fascist" in a 2016 conversation with Hillary Clinton's then-running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine, a new docu-series on Clinton reveals. Obama told Kaine by phone,...
Kaine: Senate has support to send war powers resolution to Trump's desk
Sen. Tim Kaine said Tuesday he has enough votes in support of his war powers resolution that would curb President Trump's ability to declare war with Iran without congressional approval....