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Virginia's U.S. senators are seeking answers from top Trump administration officials, asserting that the "sudden and unexplained revocations" of Virginia college students' visas are causing "chaos." The Trump administration has recently revoked the visas of at least two dozen international students or recent alumni at George Mason University, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Virginia. Nationally, the administration has terminated the legal status of hundreds ...Continue Reading

Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine wrote to the Trump administration on Tuesday, demanding answers after international students in Virginia had their visas revoked, they say, without notice and for "vague, non-individualized reasons."  The senators claim that over 1,000 international students have had their visas revoked or records terminated across the country, including in Virginia.  The letter, addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem...Continue Reading

By launching a missile strike on Sumy on April 13 , the Russian Federation may have made a mistake. However, it was not an accident at all. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine made the statement during a briefing. He responded to US President Donald Trump's statement regarding the attack. "Donald Trump is right. It was a terrible mistake. But it was not an accident. The biggest mistake by Russia is that it should never have done this. Russia should not have attacked civilians on Palm Sunday," said Kain...Continue Reading

The United States would like to see a ceasefire in Ukraine on fair terms. However, Russia's actions show that it is not interested in this. As RBC-Ukraine reports , this was stated by US Democratic Senator Tim Kaine during a briefing in Kyiv. "The US would like a ceasefire on fair terms. Europe wants a ceasefire on fair terms. Ukraine deserves a ceasefire on fair terms," ??Kaine said. The senator noted that events, including yesterday's strike on Sumy, make him doubt the sincerity of Russia's in...Continue Reading

Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities, including Sumy, are making American politicians doubt Russia's interest in a ceasefire. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine made this statement in Kyiv on April 14, a Radio Liberty correspondent reports. "I've looked at the recent actions on this issue, including by Russia, and it makes me skeptical of their behavior. I'm very interested in a ceasefire. The US would like that. Europe would like that. Ukraine deserves a ceasefire. Events, including yesterday’s strike...Continue Reading

American Democratic Senator and member of the Armed Services Committee Tim Kaine, during his visit to Kyiv, discussed the issue of the United States continuing military and humanitarian support to Ukraine. He said this at a briefing in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. The senator recalled that he participated in the development of a bill to provide Ukraine with $61 billion in defense and additional humanitarian assistance a year ago, and in the summer the US will need to review the "nex...Continue Reading

US Senator Timothy Michael Kaine has arrived in Kyiv, the US Embassy in Ukraine has reported. "We are pleased to welcome Senator Tim Kaine to Kyiv today," the embassy said in a telegram on Monday. The message is accompanied by a photo of the senator's meeting at the Kyiv train station. Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine is a member of the US Senate from Virginia since 2013, Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010 and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011. Translated from Ukrani...Continue Reading

Senator Tim Kaine succeeded in getting the Senate to approve a resolution to dissolve President Trump's ability to impose tariffs on Canada. But according to the president, the legislation's victory lap will be limited to the Senate. During his Senate floor remarks, Kaine explained President Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to get the authority to impose tariffs, and it was using that same act that Kaine was able to force the vote on legislation to undo it. IEEP...Continue Reading

Virginia Senator Tim Kaine’s resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada passed through the Senate Wednesday night after four Republicans jumped to side with the Democrats in the final vote.  SJ-37 was first introduced in March, and Kaine took the floor yesterday prior to the final vote. He says after yesterday’s success in the Senate, they don’t plan to slow down. “This chaos is wrecking the world’s strongest economy. In addition to challenging the president on the Canadian t...Continue Reading

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a measure from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to reject President Donald Trump's emergency rationale for tariffs against Canada. Four Republicans - Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; and Rand Paul, R-Ky., joined Democrats to pass the bill on a 51-48 vote. Senate Joint Resolution 37, which now goes to the House of Representatives, would end the national emergency Trump declared in order to justify tariffs on Canada. The pr...Continue Reading

Opinions on President Trump's tariffs remain divided among local lawmakers. Democratic Senator Tim Kaine expressed his views on the tariffs, which target countries Trump has labeled as the worst offenders in trade relations with the United States. "I have supported tariffs in the past," said Kaine. "If a nation is engaging in a very unfair trade practice against the United States, the idea for a reciprocal tariff, well, we are going to do the same thing to you, then hopefully that will encourage...Continue Reading

Earlier this month marked 250 years since the Second Virginia Convention - a precursor to the Declaration of Independence and a gathering of minds that featured the timeless exhortation from Patrick Henry to "Give me liberty or give me death." The anniversary of this speech is one of many such anniversaries in the next year or so as we mark a quarter-millennium of American democracy and Virginia's role in it. But lately I've been thinking about one particular facet of Virginia’s history as an in...Continue Reading

Tim Kaine, a Democrat, represents Virginia in the U.S. Senate. President Donald Trump is abusing emergency powers to impose tariffs on Canada that will raise prices for American families and alienate one of our closest allies - so I'm forcing a vote to challenge him. On Feb. 1, Trump announced that he was slapping a 10 percent tariff on energy imports from Canada and a 25 percent tariff on all other goods coming in from Canada. In response, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods - a...Continue Reading

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia’s junior Democratic senator, feels strongly that Canada doesn’t pose a national security threat to the United States — a contrast to President Donald Trump, who has threatened the Great White North with tariffs as retaliation for what he says are insufficient efforts at keeping drugs from coming across its border. “There’s no reason to treat an ally and neighbor and friend like they’re an enemy,” Kaine said Wednesday. In a Feb. 1 executive order, Trump announced pla...Continue Reading

Sen. Tim Kaine led a panel discussion with local veterans in Dumfries last week as part of a weeklong tour of Virginia to hear the concerns of the state’s veteran population. “I’m really, really worried about what I'm calling the war on veterans that’s underway right now,” Kaine said. The March 17 meeting discussed the challenges faced by past service members, particularly the impact of federal workforce reductions and Veterans Affairs system issues. Kaine was joined by Army veteran and small bu...Continue Reading

Local Black farmers already beset by historic discrimination met with Virginia Senator Tim Kaine this week to discuss their concerns with Trump Administration tariffs and funding cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The gathering was organized by John Boyd Jr., a fourth generation farmer and founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association. The meeting at Boyd’s Baskerville farm marked one of 26 stops that Kaine made as he toured Virginia this week to hear from constituents...Continue Reading

Virginia U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and 13 of his Senate colleagues are demanding answers from President Donald Trump after a journalist was accidentally included in an unsecured group chat where top administration officials were reportedly coordinating U.S. military operations. According to reporting from The Atlantic, the magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat titled “Houthi PC small group.” The chat reportedly included members of Trump’s Cabinet an...Continue Reading

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia was in Damascus checking on Helene recovery efforts on Friday. News 5 spoke with him about President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. Kaine is a member of the Senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, also known as HELP. According to a press release statement, Kaine said the order will have negative impacts on every student and will harm the economic growth of our nation. He said he will fight to make sure every st...Continue Reading

The Virginia Creeper Trail in Damascus where almost 6 months ago, Helene completely destroyed portions of it. Town leaders are in the process of discussing recovery efforts to get the trail, back on track. On this day, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and agencies which included VDOT and the U.S. Forest Service, along with Damascus town leaders gathered. Senator Tim Kaine was last in Damascus in October. Right after Helene, I toured through downtown, it was a stunner, I mean seeing the extent of damage,, ...Continue Reading

Senator Tim Kaine visited the Framatome expansion on Mill Ridge Road in Lynchburg, where construction is underway to create over 500 new jobs, ranging from engineers to support staff. "Virginia is right at the center of this and Lynchburg is the key location really for nuclear innovation going forward," said Kaine. The senator's visit aimed to discuss federal policies, funding, and tax incentives that could accelerate nuclear energy development in the area. "If you look for the increased power t...Continue Reading