
Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (8/16/26)
Wittman, Kiggans, McGuire let Trump abuse US military members; Youngkin goes Trump-level unhinged, calls for "revote" of 2025 GOV election; ICE agent pulls gun on U.S. citizen in Bailey's Crossroads
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Wittman, Kiggans, McGuire let Trump abuse US military members; Youngkin goes Trump-level unhinged, calls for "revote" of 2025 GOV election; ICE agent pulls gun on U.S. citizen in Bailey's Crossroads

Six-month delayed data centers' water usage report; Sen. Mark Warner says it's "full-alert time" for midterms; Political winners/losers from 8/4 primaries; “Yes on #3” voting rights campaign launches

R.I.P. to fmr. VA Sen. Janet Howell; Gov. Spanberger restores 66k Virginians' voting rights; Guide to Tuesday's primaries; Sen. Kaine condemns "3 illegal wars"; Youngkin - VA's "Pretty Darn Blue Blue"

Sen. Kaine comments on DSA; VA moves to early 2028 presidential primary status; Rep. Griffith (R-VA09) “don’t give a shit”; Gov. Spanberger warns against “indictment of a whole people” on Israel/Gaza

Thoughts on Gov. Spanberger's polling, performance after six months in office; campaign finance numbers for 2Q26; Sen. Lucas Says Data Centers Are “not a fight that I wanted to pick with the governor"

Tom Perriello on how to win Trump district VA05; ICE Brutality in Suffolk; Rep. James Walkinshaw says "Mr. Platner should look in the mirror"; Virginia rises to #3 in Top States for Business ranking

“The True Meaning of Democracy Ahead of America 250”; Kaine warns SCOTUS decision will have “grave consequences for America’s dedicated civil servants"; Trump regime sues VA over assault weapons ban"

Gov. Spanberger offers 14 budget amendments; Sen. Kaine on Trump's "goofy word salad" about Dems; Rep. Subramanyam says democratic socialist candidates "would not have won in Virginia where I live"

VA House, Senate reach budget deal w/new tax on data centers, plus "safe, legal & well-regulated cannabis market"; Sen. Warner says US-Israel relationship "fractured"; Here Are the VA01 Dem Candidates

Virginia as “wild west” for data center industry; Dominion “selling control of [its] monopoly role to an outsider [NextEra]”; Gov. Spanberger interviewed by Jen Psaki; Still no Virginia budget deal

With Budget Deadline Looming, “Black Smoke” on VA Budget Talks; Sen. Mark Warner on Graham Platner, concerns with 2026 elections, Bill Pulte; Sen. Tim Kaine Calls Out R's for Demonizing Trans People

Evaluation (good and not-so-good) of Gov. Spanberger 4+ months in; Gov. Spanberger Removes VA Tech Rector John Rocovich; VA Dems Announce Official List of 8/4 Primary Candidates

Leader Jeffries Vows to Restore 10D-1R Map in VA “in advance of 2028”; Gov. Spanberger signed 1,132 bills ("the donut") also issued some major vetoes ("the hole"); NextEra wants to buy Dominion Energy

SCOTUS kills VA redistricting - "one set of rules for [Dems], another set of rules for [R's]”; Labor angry at Spanberger's veto of collective bargaining legislation; Kiggans agrees with racist remarks

VA Supreme Court Kills Redistricting Amendment - Political Winners/Losers, Furious Dems Search for Options to Respond; Trump/Patel FBI Raids the Portsmouth Office of VA State Sen. Louise Lucas

Still waiting for a decision by the VA Supreme Court in redistricting case; Virginia Democrats slam SCOTUS for dealing "devastating blow to one of America’s most hard-won civil rights achievements"

Political Winners/Losers: Redistricting Referendum; “Next Stop: VA Supreme Court”; Sen. Louise Lucas Says "You cannot allow the bullies to beat you down" "If you try to rig the system, we fight back"

Redistricting referendum election Tuesday - make sure you vote (YES)!; “The ‘Trolley Problem’ and Why I Voted YES on the VA Redistricting Referendum”'; “Shy Yes Voters vs. Skeptical No Independents"

"Misinformed & Inept" Trump spews out wild lies re: Gov. Spanberger; Trump puppet Mike Johnson tries to "subvert the will of Virginia voters"; Gov. Spanberger vetoes skill games, Fairfax casino bills

New poll has redistricting referendum up 9 pts. among RVs, 4 pts. among LVs; Top Trump Donor Peter Thiel Revealed as Funder of False, Racist “NO” Ads; NAACP Virginia Confronts Jim Crow Disinformation