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Kaine predicts small chance of a Senate vote to extend health care subsidies in community roundtable

Published December 12, 2025 at 2:45PM | Updated December 12, 2025 at 3:06PM

(Left to right) Neighborhood Health CEO Dr. Basim Khan, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and Katie Baker of Protect Our Care at a roundtable discussion on healthcare at Neighborhood Health in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County, Dec. 12, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

In a roundtable near Alexandria today, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) said there is a small chance that the Senate will coalesce around a deal to prevent premium health care hikes for millions of Americans before next month.

Kaine made the statement surrounded by health care professionals at a Neighborhood Health clinic just south of Alexandria, in the wake of Thursday’s rejection of health care bills in the U.S. Senate to extend Affordable Care Act subsidy extensions passed in 2021 that will expire at the end of this year.

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Warner, Kaine announce committee passage of aviation safety bill

By Ryan Belmore

Published October 21, 2025 at 5:00PM

At Gravelly Point, a man in a folding chair reads a book as planes land at National Airport (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday that crucial aviation safety legislation has passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee in response to the Jan. 29 mid-air collision near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people.

The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act, or ROTOR Act, passed unanimously and addresses systemic failures identified in the crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River.

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Virginia senators demand Education Department restore funding to Northern Virginia schools

By Ryan Belmore

Published September 15, 2025 at 6:25PM | Updated September 17, 2025 at 1:15PM

Alexandria City High School (staff photo by James Cullum)

U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday demanding the immediate reversal of federal funding cuts to Alexandria City Public Schools and four other Northern Virginia school districts over transgender student policies.

The letter represents the latest escalation in a monthslong standoff between the Trump administration and Northern Virginia schools that has put more than $300 million in federal funding at risk for more than 386,000 students across the five districts.

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Warner, Kaine slam Trump administration for threat of federal funding cuts to Alexandria schools

By Ryan Belmore

Published August 18, 2025 at 1:30PM

Alexandria City High School (staff photo by James Jarvis)

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine condemned the Trump administration Monday for beginning the process to cut federal funding from Alexandria City Public Schools and four other Northern Virginia districts over their refusal to change transgender student policies.

The senators released a joint statement Monday as the U.S. Department of Education began suspending federal aid to the districts after they rejected demands to rescind policies allowing transgender students to use facilities matching their gender identity.

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Beyer, Kaine condemn Trump’s DC police takeover

By Ryan Belmore and The Associated Press

Published August 11, 2025 at 5:45PM

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Alexandria’s congressional delegation joined a chorus of regional lawmakers Monday condemning President Donald Trump’s decision to federalize Washington D.C.’s police department and deploy National Guard troops, with U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine calling the move a “waste of taxpayer dollars” designed to distract from other issues.

U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.), who represents Alexandria, joined eight other members of the National Capital Region delegation in a statement released hours after Trump’s announcement that he would temporarily take control of the Metropolitan Police Department through Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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Advocacy group wants Alexandria to divest itself from Israel

By James Cullum

Published August 7, 2025 at 6:30PM | Updated August 9, 2025 at 1:20AM

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators disrupting an Alexandria City Council meeting (photo courtesy Alexandria for Palestine)

The group Alexandria for Palestinian Human Rights isn’t going to stop disrupting political events any time soon.

You might’ve noticed members of the growing group disrupting all manner of political events in the city since the war between Israel and Hamas erupted in October 2023. In addition to asking Alexandria to approve a ceasefire resolution, the group wants the city to divest itself from Israel and boycott companies it says are profiting from the conflict.

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Warner, Kaine say GOP budget bill would strip insurance from 323,000 Virginians

By Ryan Belmore

Published July 1, 2025 at 2:30PM

(Left to right) Del. Charniele Herring, Lamice Albaayno, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Lance Collins, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus ribbon cutting, Feb. 28, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Virginia’s two Democratic senators voted against a Republican budget package that passed the Senate Tuesday morning in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after an all-night session.

The nearly 1,000-page legislation now returns to the House where its passage remains uncertain. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine released a joint statement opposing the measure.

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EXCLUSIVE: Warner, Kaine, Beyer demand answers on NSF’s forced exit from Alexandria headquarters

By Ryan Belmore

Published June 27, 2025 at 3:00PM | Updated June 27, 2025 at 3:20PM

(Left to right) Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, HUD Secretary Scott Turner, and GSA Commissioner Michael Peters announce HUD would be taking over NSF headquarters on June 25, 2025. (Staff Photo by Ryan Belmore)

Alexandria’s congressional delegation is escalating pressure on federal officials regarding the controversial decision to relocate the National Science Foundation (NSF) from its Alexandria headquarters to accommodate the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to a letter obtained exclusively by ALXnow.

Just one day after Senator Mark Warner criticized the move and demanded a full cost-benefit analysis during a media availability, the Virginia delegation has now formalized their concerns in writing.

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Senators Warner and Kaine hosting back-to-back virtual town halls

By James Cullum

Published June 16, 2025 at 11:15AM

(Left to right) Del. Charniele Herring, Lamice Albaayno, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Lance Collins, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus ribbon cutting, Feb. 28, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Both of Virginia’s U.S. Senators will host back-to-back virtual town hall meetings on Monday, June 23.

The events are sponsored by several local chambers of commerce, including the Chamber ALX. The topics for discussion include the Trump administration’s impact on the federal workforce, government contracting, federal programs, trade, and tariffs.

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Notes: Senators Warner and Kaine push for probe into fatal D.C. plane crash

By ALXnow.com

Published June 13, 2025 at 8:00AM | Updated June 13, 2025 at 11:53AM

Response to aircraft crash in the Potomac near National Airport, as seen from Gravelly Point (staff photo by James Cullum)

Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Friday, June 13, the 164th day of 2025. There are 201 days left in the year.

⛈️ Today’s weather: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89 degrees. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 60%—new rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.

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ALXnow’s top stories this week in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published March 14, 2025 at 3:00PM | Updated April 19, 2025 at 3:13AM

Proposed renovations show a Van Leeuwen ice cream shop at 400 King Street (via City of Alexandria)

What a busy week it’s been in Alexandria.

Our top story was on big changes planned for 400 King Street in Old Town. The building takes over an entire city block and is currently home to The Alexandrian Old Town Hotel at 480 King Street and Southern restaurant King & Rye.