
Tim Kaine cosponsors bill to crack down on illegal robocall scams
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Ed Markey (D-MA) to cosponsor the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Ed Markey (D-MA) to cosponsor the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act.

Virginia is part of a coalition of 21 states who will challenge the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s new “gag rule” altering the Title X family planning program.

A group of conservation organizations today asked a federal judge to block the start of harmful seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean, a precursor to offshore drilling, until the case can be fully heard in court.

Attorney General Mark Herring today joined a coalition of 14 states in a letter to the FDIC urging the agency to ensure strong consumer protections in guidance on small-dollar loans.

Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) announced that he has completed the hiring of staff for his Washington and District offices.

Rep. Don Beyer led 45 House members today in writing to President Donald Trump urging him to drop his support for Texas, et al v. U.S., et al.

Attorney General Mark Herring today called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to continue protecting military servicemembers against predatory lenders under the Military Lending Act.

Americans rallied at the White House Friday to deliver a citizen citation to President Trump for rolling back fuel economy standards that are working to protect human health and the environment.

Attorney General Mark Herring filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from undermining the 2020 decennial census with a “poison pill” citizenship inquiry that the U.S. Census Bureau has said is likely to depress response and compromise the accuracy of the census.

A group of 18 prominent Virginia conservative politicians, activists and advocates have joined together to support legislation that would establish an exemption from the death penalty for people with a severe mental illness (SMI).
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