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An Army of Nightmares: Virginia Democrats Unleash a Torrent of Horrific Legislation for 2026

It’s a list so long that it’s better to just direct readers to the link rather than provide samples here. Spoiler alert: it includes every wet dream of every Democrat nationwide, and a foretaste of what’s looming on the horizon come next election.

All as promised this past November 5th when Democrats took control

ELECTION 2025: Democrats dramatically expand control over General Assembly

Democrats flipped 13 House of Delegates seats through the statewide election on Nov. 4. The party came out of the night with an impending trifecta — only several seats shy of a supermajority.

Before Election Day, Democrats held 51 seats in the House compared to Republicans’ 49, a slim margin. Democrats now hold 64 seats compared to Republicans’ 36 — the best position the party has held in decades.

The new cast of the General Assembly reflects Democrats’ statewide ticket: Abigail Spanberger, Ghazala Hashmi and Jay Jones — who just became the first female governor of Virginia, first Muslim woman to hold statewide office and first Black attorney general of Virginia respectively. 

Much of Democrats’ legislation did not pass the General Assembly under Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who set a record number of vetoes during his third year in office, opposing 201 bills, according to The Virginia Public Access Project. 

With Youngkin out and Spanberger in, some lawmakers and lobbyists are already preparing to introduce more ambitious legislation during the next session in January.

And for the country?

Schumer reveals 'bipartisan' plans to reverse DOGE cuts as lawmakers work through funding push

House Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he would press to restore funding cut by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and even add to the original amounts.

Schumer made the comments when he was asked Thursday if he would work to replenish funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at a forum held by the Center for American Progress.

"If you look at the budget we’re working on right now, we restore most of the cuts. And even go higher than previous years on many of the programs that DOGE slashed," Schumer said.

The Republicans have done nothing to prevent or even delay this because the trillions of waste and fraud in our social welfare economy stick to their pockets and keep them in power every much as the benefits accrue to their across the aisle.