Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (8/23/26)

Blue Virginia Weekly News Roundup (8/23/26)

Hearing on dubious NextEra-Dominion merger; “Beth Macy Goes to Washington” song; “Deeply disturbing” ICE incidents in Northern Virginia; VA05 moves to tossup, “red-to-blue” program for Tom Perriello

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• Video, Photos, Highlights: Big ($120k or so) Fundraiser in Fairfax with Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11), Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi, Shannon Taylor (VA01), Elaine Luria (VA02), Tom Perriello (VA05)

• VIDEO: Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04), VA Deputy HHS Secretary Lauryn Walker Discuss New State Data and Response to GOP Healthcare Cuts

• Video: “Pro-Tech” Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), Whose District Has “the most data centers…in the [USA]”, Warns We’ll Lose AI Race with China “if we continue to do what we’re doing on data centers”

• VA02 Democratic Nominee Elaine Luria Releases Plan to Make Health Care Affordable & Accessible for Every Virginian

• Video: New, Original Bluegrass Song “Beth Macy Goes to Washington” Reminiscent of “Mark Warner Country”

• Video, Highlights: Experts on Public Utilities Regulation Argue Proposed NextEra-Dominion Merger Should Provide BENEFITS to Virginians, Not Just “Do No Harm”

• After Poll Finds VA05 Race a Tossup, DCCC Adds Tom Perriello to Its “Coveted ‘Red to Blue’ Program”

• Reps. Don Beyer (D-VA08), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10), James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Call for “Immediate” FBI and DOJ Investigation “Into ICE Agents Threatening U.S. Citizen with Gun” in Falls Church

• Video: Speaking to the General Assembly’s Joint Money Committees Gov. Abigail Spanberger Rips “Catastrophic” Trump Policies - and the Damage They’re Doing to Virginia

• Arlington/Falls Church Commonwealth’s Attorney Parisa Dehghani-Tafti: “This is deeply disturbing”

• Sen. Mark Warner Presses Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Ads Featuring Child Sexual Abuse Material, Non-Consensual Intimate Images

• Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says the “Art of the Deal” Guy Is “unable to make a deal to end his own mistake” with “Stupid” Iran War

• Don’t Be Fooled by Rob Wittman’s Attacks on Shannon Taylor

• Winsome Earle-Sears’ Virginia “Life and Marriage Tour” Map Is About as Successful as Her Candidacy for Governor in 2025 - LOL

• NEW POLL: Tom Perriello Moves Virginia’s 5th District Into a “Toss-Up” Race

• NEW: Gov. Abigail Spanberger Formally Intervenes in Proposed NextEra-Dominion Merger, Outlines Focus on Energy Affordability

• Fmr. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Slams “corrupt Jen Kiggans [R-VA02] and Mike Johnson” for “meet[ing] with wealthy donors today” in Hampton Roads

• Sen. Mark Warner on Donald Trump Siding with “Rogue State” North Korea, Betraying Our Ally South Korea and Cozying Up to His “new bestie, Kim Jong-un”

• VA06 Democratic Nominee Beth Macy Challenges MAGA Rep. Ben Cline (R) to Three Debates