Perriello, Luria get endorsements from Kaine, Warner for congressional bids
Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are putting their weight behind the campaigns of a pair of former Members of Congress in two 2026 Democratic Party congressional primaries.
Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are putting their weight behind the campaigns of a pair of former Members of Congress in two 2026 Democratic Party congressional primaries.
The gambit by U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to force a U.S. Senate vote on extending Obamacare healthcare premium subsidies failed, as predicted, with the Senate voting 51-48 Thursday in favor of a bill that would extend the subsidies by three years.

Beth Macy, the Roanoke-based journalist and author running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in what is now the Sixth District, picked up the keyest of key endorsements – from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
Beth Macy, the Roanoke-based journalist and author running for the Democratic nomination for Congress in what is now the Sixth District, picked up the keyest of key endorsements – from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va.
Sam Rasoul, a Democrat has represented Roanoke in the General Assembly since 2014, is now publicly mulling over a run for a seat in Congress in the 2026 midterm cycle.
Mark Warner is leaving nothing to chance, rolling out a list of endorsements from pretty much every elected Democrat in the Commonwealth of Virginia as he launched his 2026 U.S. Senate re-election bid on Tuesday.
For President Volodymyr Zelensky, the worst possible world stares him in the face – a world in which Ukraine must sacrifice territory and self-defense to gain something resembling peace.
Consumer electronics and toys will cost more this holiday season due to tariffs that continue to increase prices for American consumers.
We have a second candidate about to enter the race for the Democratic Party congressional nomination in the Sixth District, with a third maybe on the way – amid uncertainty about what the district will even look like next fall.
Data centers are eating up the energy grid, and pushing up our electricity prices. And our politicians can’t get enough of them.
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