Tim Kaine’s Son Arrested In St. Paul Protest, Charges Possible

The son of a United States Senator and a former vice presidential candidate was one of six people arrested in a violent protest Saturday inside the Minnesota State Capitol. Twenty-four-year-old Linwood “Woody” Kaine, son of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, was one of a group of protesters who disrupted a rally in support of President Donald Trump.

Tim Kaine’s youngest son arrested at Trump rally

The youngest son of Virginia senator and former Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine was among five people arrested Saturday after police said they disrupted a pro-Donald Trump rally in St. Paul, Minnesota. No charges were filed against Kaine or the other protesters who were detained due to “insufficient facts to prove felony-level riot,” according to the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office.

Kaine, others question immigrations arrests

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is joining activists and fellow Democrats in decrying the recent arrests of immigrants outside a church shelter in Virginia. Democratic officials held a news conference Thursday at the Rising Hope Mission Church outside of Alexandria.

Conservative talk radio host mulls Senate run in Virginia

Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham says she’s considering a 2018 challenge to Democrat Tim Kaine for a U.S. Senate representing Virginia. But the former attorney and Reagan White House aide said she’s been flattered by several “well-connected” people in Virginia asking her to be a candidate.

The Latest: Capitol architect says pig painting breaks rules

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., center, accompanied by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., right, and Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 to discuss P… Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska, telling agents the government was controlling his mind and that he was having… Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska, telling agents the government was controlling his mind and that he was having terroristic… States across the nation’s midsection are bracing for another round of winter storms expected to add to thick ice that already has glazed roads, grounded flights and prompted class cancellations amid warnings… Parts of the central U.S. grappled … (more)

Perriello making surprise run for Virginia governor

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello is set to make a surprise entrance into the Virginia governor’s race, according to two Democratic operatives with direct knowledge of Perriello’s plan. Perriello is set to announce his plan to seek the Democratic nomination Thursday, according to the operatives, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss Perriello’s plans publicly.

New Jersey’s presidential electors set to meet in Trenton

The Electoral College delegation will meet Monday afternoon in Trenton to officially allot the state’s 14 electoral votes to Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. Clinton won the state on Election Day over Republican President-elect Donald Trump, who is preparing to take office in January to succeed President Barack Obama.