Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (6/7/26)

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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

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• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says If Allegations Against Graham Platner Are True, “They are disturbing,” But “That seemed not to stop Trump getting elected”

• Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says “Republicans are full steam ahead to give the Trump family immunity from tax audits - and it’s outrageous!”

• Ivy Main: “One thing is abundantly clear: NextEra and Dominion are focused on data centers, not residential ratepayers”

• “Black Smoke” on Virginia Budget Negotiations, Largely Over the Issue of Data Center Tax Breaks

• Transcript: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Question Pam Bondi About Trump and the Epstein Files

• Virginia’s Water Supply Is Under Threat – and AI Data Centers Are Making the Problem Worse

• Prince William County Supervisor Kenny Boddye: “I am disgusted by the White House’s new ‘Aliens” website”

• Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says His Concerns About a “Corrupted Election” in 2026 Goes Up “Five-Fold with Bill Pulte” as DNI

• Sen. Tim Kaine Unveils Amendments to Republican Budget Resolution

• Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Calls Out Republicans for Demonizing Trans People, Cruelly and Irresponsibly, for Political Purposes; Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Responds, “I actually take offense at that!”

• Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin “should be ashamed of himself” After His “bizarre opening statement,” etc.

• After Horrific Bus Crash on I-95, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA09) Gets Slammed on His FB Page for “Rage Baiting,” Conspiracy Theories, “racist fear mongering”

• Sen. Mark Warner: “Elevating [Bill Pulte] to oversee the Intelligence Community makes clear that this president is not looking for an intelligence leader who will follow the facts or speak truth to power”

• Prices Are Rising—and Virginians Are Still Footing the Bill for Data Centers

• Small Win In Suffolk’s Fight to Keep ICE Out

• Gov. Abigail Spanberger Sends General Assembly Leadership Updated Revenue Forecast (an increase of $1.5B for FY26-FY28)

• VA Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi: “Some Commonwealth’s Attorneys across Virginia are refusing to enforce recently signed gun legislation banning assault weapons, a direct violation of their oath…”

• A Nickel Off the Commissary Bill Won’t Fix Veterans’ Healthcare Costs

• Republicans Want You to Forget About Medical Abortion Rights Until After the Midterms. Let’s Not.

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