He’s a GOP insider and the party’s best shot to flip a seat this year. Where’s the money?
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie speaks during a Sept. 19 debate with challenger Lt.
Category Archives: Senator Tim Kaine
Word on the Hill: Kaine and Alexander’s Bipartisan Jam
Music lovers can catch Sen. Tim Kaine , D-Va., on the harmonica and Sen. Lamar Alexander , R-Tenn., on the piano this Friday night. Their band The Amateurs are performing at the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion , a music festival this weekend in Bristol, a community that straddles the Virginia-Tennessee state line.
Antifa marchers get a pass for their violence
The Aug. 12 Charlottesville riot and its aftermath constitute a dereliction of duty by Virginia authorities and the corporate media. Gov. Terry McAuliffe , Mayor Michael Singer and Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy erred in issuing the demonstration permit to Jason Kessler.
What Still Unites Us?
Neocons claimed America was an "ideological nation" a "creedal nation," dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal." Expropriating the biblical mandate, "Go forth and teach all nations!" they divinized democracy and made the conversion of mankind to the democratic faith their mission here on earth.
Kaine: Virginia should consider a statue of Pocahontas instead of Robert E. Lee
Sen. Tim Kaine says states should take a broader view of history when deciding which of their citizens are honored with statues in the U.S. Capitol. Kaine: Virginia should consider a statue of Pocahontas instead of Robert E. Lee Sen. Tim Kaine says states should take a broader view of history when deciding which of their citizens are honored with statues in the U.S. Capitol.
Victim of car attack in Virginia remembered: ‘This is just the beginning of Heather’s legacy’
At a memorial service today for Heather Heyer, the woman killed Saturday when a car rammed into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Heyer's mother was met with a standing ovation as she said, "They tried to kill my child to shut her up -- well, guess what -- you just magnified her." "Although Heather was a caring, compassionate, person, so are a lot of you.
Defiant Trump renews criticism of ‘both sides’ in protest
President Donald Trump defiantly blamed "both sides" for the weekend violence between white supremacists and counter-demonstrators in Virginia, seeking to rebuff the widespread criticism of his handling of the emotionally-charged protests while showing sympathy for the fringe group's efforts to preserve Confederate monuments. In doing so, Trump used the bullhorn of the presidency to give voice to the grievances of white nationalists, and aired some of his own.
Charlottesville re-revisted: Donald Trump backtracks, repeats that ‘there is blame on both sides’
Combative and insistent, President Donald Trump declared anew Tuesday "there is blame on both sides" for the deadly violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, appearing to once again equate the actions of white supremacist groups and those protesting them. The president's comments effectively wiped away the more conventional statement he delivered at the White House a day earlier when he branded members of the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists who take part in violence as "criminals and thugs."
Washington’s response to Charlottesville attack: three questions
President Trump is returning to Washington today as both Democrats and Republicans push him to take a stronger stand against white nationalist violence. President Trump waves as he walks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on his way back to Washington on Monday morning, Aug. 14, 2017.
Progressive Voice: Adios Leni Gonzalez, Arlington Will Miss You
Today's national media attention on immigration is primarily focusing on the deportation of undocumented immigrants and on the building of a border wall and who will pay for it. Less attention is focused on the positive work being achieved in local jurisdictions where immigrants are viewed as an asset, not a liability, and the work that they do to bring a civil tone to the immigration debate.
ADL list of hatemongers highlights Alt Right, ignores US left
The Coalition for Jewish Values , a growing organization representing over 200 US mainstream Orthodox rabbis, on Thursday criticized the Anti-Defamation League for "abandoning its historic mission of defending the Jewish people" by giving a "free pass" to anti-Semitism coming from left-wing activists. The criticism is in response to the production of a new guide by the ADL, " From Alt Right to Alt Lite: Naming the Hate ," listing individuals that the ADL associated with "misogyny, anti-Muslim bigotry and xenophobia."
Meeting with a Russian is not a crime
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Can we lose the liberal jingoism? Loose talk about…
After James Hodgkinson shot Republican congressman Steve Scalise and four other people at the Republican congressional baseball team practice last week in Virginia, it did not take long for right-wingers to start blaming the left. Hodgkinson, who had an anger management problem and a history of violence - yet no trouble getting his hands on an assault rifle and handgun - had also been a supporter of Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, which was more than enough for partisans on the right to denounce the entire left for violence.
White House angling to get House GOP to defang Senate-passed Russia sanctions: Report
The White House is planning to communicate with House Republicans about how to weaken legislation recently passed by the Senate that would enforce new sanctions on Russia for meddling in the 2016 election, according to a report Saturday. The Trump administration is looking to tamp down, but not kill, the legislation that would also set up a congressional review process if President Trump tried to ease sanctions on Russia, an unnamed senior administration official told Politico.
Trump Looms Over Both Democratic And GOP Primaries For Virginia Governor
Virginia Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine campaign for Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam for governor during a canvass kickoff on Saturday in Arlington, Va.
Virginia gubernatorial candidates make final pitches before Tuesday’s primary
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Perriello, left, and rival Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam face off Tuesday in a tight primary race.
Va. governor race widely watched
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Congress needs to reassert itself on use of force
The Trump Administration, like its predecessors, has shown an apparent appetite for the use of force overseas. The "mother of all bombs" dropped on Syrian troops, saber-rattling toward North Korea, deployments of U.S. forces in 10 or more countries -- all of this suggests a growing comfort with the idea of putting our troops in dangerous places.
Q&A: Ralph Northam Aims For the Governor’s Mansion in Virginia
The Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary race between Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam and Tom Perriello provides the biggest political test yet for the Democratic Party forces that have been mobilized by President Donald Trump's assault on American political norms. Northam is a 10-year veteran of Virginia politics, with deep ties to the state's political establishment.
Schiff makes new push for ISIS war authorization
The California Democrat introduced a new version of his bill for a formal Authorization for Use of Military Force against ISIS, al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Schiff's bill would repeal the 2001 and 2002 war authorizations still used to fight terrorism across the globe with a measure that expires after three years and makes it easier for Congress to put a check on the Executive Branch's use of ground combat forces in the terror fight.