Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (8/16/26)

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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

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• VA Republican-Turned-Independent Matt Walton: “It’s Tragic they [Rob Wittman, Jen Kiggans and John McGuire] let Trump do this to our military. Vote them out.”

• Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) Says He Wants ICE Agents, Like the Ones in Bailey’s Crossroad to “face…criminal charges if you pull a gun on someone”

• Video: Glenn Youngkin Goes Completely, Trump-Level Unhinged, Calls for “a recount and a revote of the original election”

• Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Silent on Accused Domestic Abuser Max Miller, Refuses to Return Miller’s Contributions to Her Campaign

• We Are CASA on ICE Escalations in Virginia; Video of Carolina Molina, Who Says “I think it’s messed up…they should be investigated”

• VA Women’s Summit 2026: Ten Years of Ordinary People Building Extraordinary Power — And This Is the Year That Matters Most

• Fairfax Supervisor Andres Jimenez, Fairfax Democrats Say Video of ICE Officer Pointing Gun at Woman in Her Car “is deeply disturbing and demands accountability”

• Video: Elaine Luria Releases Two Ads Highlighting the Trump-Kiggans Tariffs, Rising Cost of Living, and Access to Reproductive Care

• Video: US Citizen/Wife/Mother Near Bailey’s Crossroads Has Gun Pulled on Her by ICE Agent

• Nate Silver’s Midterm Election Model Has Dems Favored to Take Back the Senate (57.3%) and House (86.6%)

• Video: Asked About Tom Perriello, Rep John “MAGA” McGuire (R-VA05) Spews Unhinged Insanity, Lies (“Soros!” “Communist Russia!” Open Borders!”)

• Video: Gov. Abigail Spanberger Says She’s “not trying to dictate the decision” on the Proposed Dominion-NextEra Merger, But Argues “this is wholly unprecedented in Virginia’s history,” So She Intends to Advocate for Virginians

• As Dominion Seeks a $67B Merger, Why Did Del. David Reid Cuts Ties With Its Biggest Watchdog?

• Compared to Previous Years, How Did Left-Leaning Candidates Fare in the 8/4 VA Dem Primaries?

• VA Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi Launches Energy Costs Listening Tour on Proposed Dominion-NextEra Takeover

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