Blue Virginia

See below for video and straw poll results from tonight's St. Patrick's Day fete, the 31st annual put on by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11)...

From the Lexington and Rockbridge and Buena Vista Democrats: Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith, who represents our neighboring Ninth District, says holding in-person town hall meetings...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 16. Climate change could be increasing sewage-associated...

This graphic by Media Matters clearly illustrates the MASSIVE failure of Democrats over the past 15-20 years or so to build an online presence,...

How far off the deep end has the Trumpified, MAGA Republican Party gone? Check out this interview, and see below for audio clips, for...

by John Seymour, a retired attorney living in Arlington, Virginia. During President Theodore Roosevelt’s terms of office he frequently referred to his office as a...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 15. As historian/author Kevin Kruse says, “I...

From the always-excellent Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis: New Report: U.S. House Bill’s SNAP Cuts Could Blow a $352M Hole in Virginia’s Budget New Center on Budget...

See below for two press releases from the Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA); note that the first one draws on this scoop by Virginia...

With Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer apparently throwing in the towel on any effort to stop the House GOP's/Trump's horrendous "CR" (in quotes, because...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, March 14. Trump’s EPA insists climate change isn’t...

From Sen. Tim Kaine:  VIDEO: KAINE SPEAKS ON SENATE FLOOR BLASTING HOUSE REPUBLICAN FUNDING BILL, HIGHLIGHTING REPUBLICAN CONCERNS OVER HARMFUL NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACTS OF THE...

See below for video and a few highlights from Sen. Mark Warner's weekly press availability. "Welcome to Day 53 of the reign of chaos...In...

From the Democratic Party of Virginia: NEW: Jason Miyares Refuses to Stand Up for Virginia’s Students On Thursday, Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares refused to join 21 other...

LOL, this new press release from DPVA is awesome; check it out!  Also, if you want to listen to the full interview by former...

Fascinating information by VPAP: "In the 1996-97 election cycle, candidates for the Virginia House of Delegates raised more than $9 million. In the 2022-23 cycle,...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, March 13. IEA sees global oil market surplus...

Good to see House Oversight Committee Democrats, led by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11), calling out this blatant corruption, kleptocracy, etc. Ranking Member Connolly Sounds the...

See below for a press release from from the House Oversight Committee, where Rep. Gerry Connolly is the ranking Democratic member. Regarding folks who...

See below for some statements/reactions by Virginia Democrats to Trump and Musk (illegally/unconstitutionally) gutting the US Department of Education. Of course, if the law...

The much-anticipated VAPLAN scorecard for the 2025 Virginia General Assembly session is now available. Great work as always to Cindy, both for putting together...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, March 12. ‘Global weirding’: climate whiplash hitting world’s...

More deeply disturbing, unAmerican, thuggish behavior from the Trump administration, this time directed against Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07), who says it's Trump "punishing people...

Check out the following press release from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) about their new report (the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2024 Year...

See below for a new "internal" poll by the Levar Stoney for Lt. Governor campaign. A few thoughts: As far as I'm aware, there...

From the VA House Democratic Caucus: CNN: Virginia House Democratic Caucus “Advertising Blitz” Exposes GOP Delegates for “Following the Leader” on Trump and Elon’s Job-Killing...

by Lowell Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, March 11. Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds,...

Total no-brainer: every House Democrat should join Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) in opposing this crazy "defunding bill." Also, as Rep. Beyer points out: "Anyone who...

From DPVA - this alone should disqualify Earle-Sears from being elected governor. Youngkin and Sears Stand By Trump as Virginia Officials Warn of Major Economic...

From the DPVA: ICYMI: Nonpartisan Analysis Proves GOP Budget Cuts Medicaid as Republicans Continue to Hide from Constituents Last week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed that...