Blue Virginia

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, December 19. Food becoming more calorific but less...

See below for video and highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's weekly press availability (bolding added by me for emphasis of key points). First, Sen....

From Governor-elect Spanberger: Governor-Elect Spanberger, General Assembly Leaders Announce Key Legislative Priorities to Lower Costs for Virginia Families Governor-Elect Spanberger: “My Overarching, Unrelenting Focus in 2026...

On the Inside Scoop show last night, former VA Del. Mark Levine (D-Alexandria) really nailed it on why it’s essential that Virginia fight back...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, December 18. 2025’s AI boom caused huge CO2...

With just a few weeks left in Glenn Youngkin's single term as governor (thank god!), this morning he presented proposed budget for 2026-2028 (video...

From former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02), who's running to take back this seat from the deplorable Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02), most definitely NOT a...

Last year around this time, I posted my "25 Things to Keep an Eye On as Virginia Heads Into 2025." Among the top items...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, December 17. Arctic endured year of record heat...

Today, Democrats in HD11 (Fairfax City/Fairfax County) and  HD23 (Prince William County/Stafford County) held "firehouse primaries" to select their nominees for the January 6,...

From Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA03):  https://youtu.be/-a7B2M7I1tY?si=43Ne95V99TMpKHpg&t=3280 WARNER, SCOTT HONOR CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER BARBARA JOHNS AT U.S. CAPITOL STATUE DEDICATION WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen....

From the DCCC...pathetic but 100% unsurprising coming from the odious Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02). Next November, it's long past time to boot her the...

It was just 11 months ago that Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, speaking at Trump's inauguration, promised a new "Golden Age" for America.  How has...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, December 16. Glaciers to reach peak rate of...

See below for video and highlights from Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA11) on CNN and on MS NOW earlier today. Rep. Walkinshaw: "Well, look, Republicans...

From So Lim, one of the five Democratic candidates for the HD11 nomination (firehouse primary tomorrow); note that other Democratic candidates are welcome to...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 15. One Big, Shining Beacon for Climate...

UPDATE 12/14 8:41 pm from DPVA  (Congrats to Charlie Schmidt on his victory; in the end, he got enough of his voters out, despite...

Thanks to VAPLAN/Cindy for this video and highlights of VA Speaker Don Scott speaking earlier this evening at Del. Marcus Simon's "Latkepalooza" event (which...

See below for a video feed of this afternoon's one-and-only candidate forum for the HD11 Democrats' "firehouse primary" being held on Tuesday. The candidates...

See below for video and highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's appearances today on ABC ("This Week") and CBS ("Face the Nation"). First, here's a clip...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, December 14.  The World's Dangerous New Balance of...

The following is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but these are 25 (I know, kind of a random number – 25 for...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, December 13. ‘A shift no country can ignore’:...

From Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine: Sens. Warner and Kaine Endorse Former Reps. Luria and Perriello Warner and Kaine back proven national security leaders in...

UPDATE Saturday morning - Also, check out this video of Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) talking about what types of materials are in the Epstein...

With Gov.-Elect Abigail Spanberger's appointments of Del. Candi Mundon King as Secretary of the Commonwealth and Del. David Bulova as Secretary of Natural &...

From Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger: Spanberger Inaugural Committee Announces Inauguration Weekend Schedule of Events The Theme for the Inauguration of the 75th Governor of Virginia, “United for...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, December 12. Economic growth no longer linked to...

See below for video and highlights/partial transcript (bolding added by me for emphasis of some key points that jumped out at me) from Sen....