Blue Virginia

02/01/2026

Video: Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) Says “Republicans in Washington don’t want to acknowledge Donald Trump’s culpability with respect to January 6,” But “This will hang over him for the rest of his life and long beyond the end of his life” https://bluevirginia.us/2026/01/video-rep-james-walkinshaw-d-va11-says-republicans-in-washington-dont-want-to-acknowledge-donald-trumps-culpability-with-respect-to-january-6-but-this-will-hang-over-him-for-the-rest-of/

02/01/2026

Several Upcoming Virginia Special Elections in January – for SD15, HD77, HD11, HD23, HD17; Also a Dem “Firehouse Primary” for Fairfax County School Board (Braddock District); All of these are in safe-blue districts, but still, let's never take anything for granted!

Now that we're in 2026, it's time to focus on several upcoming special elections stemming from vacancies resulting from stuff that happened in 2025. See below for information, in chronological order, for these elections. First, safe-blue Virginia State Senate District 15 (Chesterfield County/Richmon...

02/01/2026

Friday News: “Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Locked and Loaded’ if Iran Kills Protesters”; House GOP “Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve”; Trump Wants “Nice, Thin Blood”; “MAGA Voters F-Ed Around. In 2026, They’re Finding Out.”; “Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center”

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 2. Cop30, Trump and the fragile future of climate cooperation ("In this week’s newsletter: From geopolitics to populism, multilateralism is under pressure – but climate acti...

01/01/2026

A New Redistricting Amendment Is One of the First Items VA Dems Will Take Up Starting 1/14; Should They Shoot for a 10D-1R or 9D-2R Map? (Currently, VA's US House delegation is 6D-5R, but Spanberger won two of those GOP-held seats - VA01, VA02 - in November)

With the new year now having arrived, it's definitely time to start thinking about the 2026 Virginia General Assembly, which is set to kick off in just 13 days (on January 14). Presumably one of the first items on the agenda for Democrats - who will have a massive majority in the House of Delegates,...

01/01/2026

New Year’s Day 2026 News: Full Video of Jack Smith Testimony – “The attack that happened at the Capitol…does not happen without [Trump]”; Trump/RFK Jr Make Measles Great Again; Right-Wing YouTuber Nick Shirley Definitely Not a Real Journalist; Musk Did Enormous Damage in 2025

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, New Year's Day 2026. What kind of year will 2026 be politically? To a large extent, it's up to all of us in the actions (or inactions) we take, specifically against Trump's fascistic....

31/12/2025

“All of you carrying grief into the New Year, whatever your politics, I wish the same for you – Get busy living; we’re all on borrowed time.” - Susan Ahern of Midlothian, VA

by Susan Ahern of Midlothian, Virginia I am not alone. I’ve learned of so many of us, regardless of our political beliefs or affiliations, are reaching, yearning for a new year. To turn over a new leaf. Say good riddance to 2025, a year marked by grief. I’ve heard it said that "grief is a...

31/12/2025

New Year’s Eve News: CIA Strike in Venezuela; “ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push”; “When Trump’s Term Is Finally Up, We Must Burn His Legacy to the Ground”; “Why corporate media won’t come to save us”; “Trump’s Golden Age of Awful”

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, December 31 - let's hope for a happier New Year in 2026 nationally, although certainly Democrats did well in Virginia in 2025 (let's keep that latter part going next year)! ‘A Wake...

30/12/2025

Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Dr. Sesha Joi Moon as Virginia’s Next Chief Diversity Officer, Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (Dr. Moon "most notably served as Chief Diversity Officer of the U.S. House...during the 117th & 118th Congresses")

Good to see Virginia going back to PROMOTING diversity, as a positive thing, rather than suppressing it, demonizing it, etc., as the MAGAs have been doing... Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Chief Diversity Officer Appointment Governor-Elect Spanberger: Dr. Moon's "Experience Across Government, E...

30/12/2025

Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Matt McGuire as Counsel to the Governor ("McGuire brings a broad record of experience across public and private practice, including his service...as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the Office of the Attorney General")

With just 18 days until her inaugurating, Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger is rapidly filling out her Cabinet and top advisor positions... Governor-Elect Spanberger Announces Counsel to the Governor Appointment Governor-Elect Spanberger: Mr. McGuire “Will Help Ensure My Administration Works Effec...

30/12/2025

Tuesday News: Trump Continues Defending Putin, “Not Worried” About China’s Simulated Taiwan Blockade; “CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast”; “Kennedy Center Hit With Last-Minute New Year’s Cancelations”; Jay Jones Cleared in Reckless Driving Case

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 30. Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa ("Chinese panels are now so affordable that businesses and families are snapping them up, slashing their bill...

29/12/2025

With Just 19 Days Until Youngkin’s (Mercifully) No Longer Governor, Here Are Ten Examples of the “Mainstream” Political Media’s Whitewashing, Sanewashing, Stenography, etc. of this Supposed “Moderate” Non-Trumpian Republican

With just 19 days until Glenn Youngkin's pathetic failure of a governorship comes to an end. Of course, part of the reason Youngkin even HAD a governorship to begin with is that the media has relentlessly whitewashed/sanewashed him, acted as his stenographer, wishcasted super hard that he'd be the "...

29/12/2025

Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger Announces Jessica K. Looman as New VA Secretary of Labor ("At the U.S. Department of Labor, Ms. Looman was entrusted with protecting the nation’s foundational federal labor standards laws for 165 million workers")

Another Cabinet pick by Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger; today, it's Jessica K. Looman for Labor Secretary. According to the press release (see below): "Ms. Looman was appointed by President Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage a...