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

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

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

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• If Data Centers Are So Good for Fairfax County, Why Are Residents So Opposed?

• Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says Just Because Someone Says They’re DSA, “I don’t think you should use that to throw them out” of the Democratic Party

• DPVA Chairman Sen. Lamont Bagby Praises DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee for Recommending Virginia for Early 2028 Presidential Primary Status

• Video: At Houston Field Hearing, Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Repeats Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s Question, “How many more of our dads have to die?”

• Video: Speaking to France24, Gov. Abigail Spanberger Warns Against “binary choice,” “indictment of a whole people” on Israel/Gaza

• Video, Transcript: 3 of 5 Arlington County Board Members Rip Fellow Member Susan Cunningham Over Her Surprise Motion on “Missing Middle”

• Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Warns of “red flags…by the dozen” in Saudi-U.S. Nuclear Deal; Says Trump’s “triply breaking the law” on Iran War

• Video: New Ad by VA02 Democratic Candidate, Former Rep. Elaine Luria – “Commanding officer, businesswoman, mom”

• REMINDER: Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01) Has Traded $2.5M Worth of Stock in Congress, “boosting his own bottom line”

• Video: Frontrunner for 2026 VA GOP U.S. Senate Nomination Calls Birthright Citizenship “a post-Civil War loophole”

• Virginia Is Fighting Back Against Election Interference

• Iran War — Americans (Including Virginians) Are Paying the Price While the Trump Family Profits

• At VA09 Democratic Forum, Oliver Keene Nails it: Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA09) “don’t give a shit”; Democrats “are the party of people who give a shit”

• Sen. Mark Warner Rolls Out “Framework for Responsible AI Development”

• Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Keeps Working to Protect Federal Workers; the Real Answer Is To Kick MAGA Out of Power

• Clean Virginia Says NextEra-Dominion Merger Filing Is Incomplete, Urges SCC to Delay Review