Tim Kaine

Force in Play

Leading bipartisan war powers resolution in the Senate

The US struck an Iranian air-defense device on Qeshm Island on November 6, and President Donald Trump called the operation 'minor.' Iran said its air defenses destroyed an American MQ-9 drone over the island, while US Central Command described the situation as 'relatively calm.'

Updated 4 days ago

Force in Play

Led bipartisan war powers resolution to restrict Trump's Venezuela authority

Delta Force operators captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in a pre-dawn Caracas raid on January 3, 2026. Maduro pleaded not guilty in Manhattan and is jailed in Brooklyn awaiting a June 1, 2027 trial, while Delcy Rodríguez remains acting president and has not set an election date.

Updated 4 days ago

Built World

As of October 2026: Active

Chesterfield County Airport has secured $4.9 million in federal funding to extend runway 15/33 by 800 feet. The Federal Aviation Administration awarded the money in mid-September 2026 as part of a $1.1 billion nationwide airport grant package, covering part of Phase 7 of the airport's expansion.

Updated Oct 8

Built World

As of October 2026: Democratic senator, co-secured $6M grant for PAC

The Federal Aviation Administration recorded a $6 million grant to the Peninsula Airport Commission on September 11. The money will rebuild part of the main taxiway at Newport News-Williamsburg Airport (PHF) — 1,400 feet, one slice of a 6,250-foot project.

Updated Oct 3

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Led the war powers push; the Senate passed the resolution 50-48 in June, but President Trump ignored it and the Sept. 24 follow-up failed 49-50

The House passed a war powers resolution 215-208 on June 3. The Senate followed 50-48 in late June, the first time both chambers approved such a measure in this conflict. President Trump ignored it, the ceasefire collapsed in July, and the Senate rejected the latest resolution 49-50 on Sept. 24 as the war passed 200 days.

Updated Sep 25

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Led failed effort to require congressional authorization

Congress hasn't declared war since 1942, though presidents have ordered 212 military strikes without formal declarations. On January 3, 2026, U.S. special forces raided Venezuela, captured President Nicolás Maduro in his residence, and flew him to New York to face narcoterrorism charges.

Updated May 22

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Warning about war powers and escalation

The U.S. Coast Guard is now chasing a third Venezuela-linked tanker in international waters near Venezuela—under a judicial seizure order. Two other tankers have already been stopped in the past 11 days, including one dramatic helicopter boarding that the administration amplified on social media.

Updated May 15

Force in Play

As of May 2026: Congressional critic of Venezuela operation as unauthorized war

On December 5, 2025, the Trump administration released a 33-page National Security Strategy declaring a Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. The document formally revives the 19th-century idea of the Western Hemisphere as a U.S. sphere of influence and promises to reassert American preeminence across the Americas.

Updated May 10