Last night’s 60 Minutes reported on the lingering impacts of the Great Recession, as long-term unemployment continues to devastate families across the country:
Thanks to school nutrition programs, children from struggling families can at least count on solid meals at school. But what does it say about the morals of today’s GOP when Republicans in places like Colorado and Montana are trying to slash food assistance (and national Republicans are trying to cut Head Start) for children in need?

![Sen. Tim Kaine on Appropriations Bills: “we shouldn’t give [Trump’s] deranged decisions the imprimatur of congressional approval by passing this legislation without significant amendment.”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/kaineblasts-238x178.jpg)
![Thursday News: “Europe draws red line on Greenland after a year of trying to pacify Trump”; “ICE Agent Kills Woman, DHS Tells Obvious, Insane Lies About It”; “Trump’s DOJ sued Virginia. Our attorney general surrendered”; “Political domino effect hits Alexandria as Sen. Ebbin [to resign] to join Spanberger administration”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/montage010826-238x178.jpg)





![[UPDATED 1/29/26] Audio: Sen. Tim Kaine Talks to Blue Virginia About His “Five-Point Plan” to Fight Trump’s Orban-Like Assault on US Democracy; Civil Disobedience a la MLK Jr.; Trump’s Bogus “Energy Emergency”; the Crucial Importance of the 2025 VA Elections; etc.](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/kaineinterview2-100x75.jpg)

