by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 11.
- Trump Jr. Was Told of Moscow’s Link (“Email Said to Indicate Clinton Dirt Was Part of Russian Plan to Aid Trump”)
- White House tries to play down meeting of Trump Jr., Russian lawyer as new details emerge
- Military Plane Crashes in Mississippi, Killing at Least 16
- The Senate Health Care Charade (“Some senators are surely eager to make a deal and will accept whatever Mr. McConnell offers them. But conscientious lawmakers who care about the health care of millions of Americans should know that tinkering around the edges will not make this bill any less dreadful or any more deserving of their vote.”)
- Republicans Are Still Seven Votes Shy On Health Care
- GOP lawmaker: Universal health care is too expensive but tax cuts for the rich are necessary
- GOP Researcher Who Sought Clinton Emails Had Alt-Right Help (“Alt-Right”=White Supremacist)
- America hits peak anti-intellectualism: Majority of Republicans now think college is bad
- GOP Senators Return From Recess to Find Even Worse Prospects for Their Health Care Bill
- Alarmism Is the Argument We Need to Fight Climate Change (“New York magazine’s global-warming horror story isn’t too scary. It’s not scary enough.”
- Are We as Doomed as That New York Magazine Article Says? (“Why it’s so hard to talk about the worst problem in the world”)
- America Last (“Trump will choose his ego over democracy every time.”)
- Donald Jr.’s meeting is a legal game-changer (“After admitting to talking with a Russian lawyer, the president’s son is wise to find one for himself.”)
- On his trip abroad, Trump left America’s values behind (“The president failed to address the real threat to the West: not an Islamic horde, but a drift toward repression.”)
- So that’s why Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants the cameras off (“With his reckless tweets and nonsense claims, the president leaves his spokespeople in an impossible position.”)
- The latest Russia revelations lay the groundwork for a conspiracy case (“Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer isn’t proof, but it’s part of the way there.”)
- How a Music Publicist Connected Trump’s Inner Circle to a Russian Lawyer Peddling Clinton Dirt
- Conservatives bet on risky plan that could tank Obamacare markets (“Critics say it could price sick people out of coverage.” Evil.)
- The Memo: Russian cloud casts new shadow over GOP agenda
- Donald Trump Jr. may well have committed a federal crime, experts say
- “Borders on treason”: George W. Bush’s former ethics lawyer blasts Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting (“What Trump Jr. should have done, the former Bush administration member said: ‘call the FBI.'”
- Kellyanne Conway struggles mightily to defend Trump Jr.’s lies — and her own (“It’s hard to defend the indefensible.”)
- Kaine lobbies against Republican health-care plan (“The senator addresses the potential negative effects on Virginians, with an eye toward boosting Democrats in upcoming statewide elections.”)
- Key Republican vows to shut down government unless Congress funds Trump’s border wall (“The shutdown would renege on Trump’s pledge that Mexico would pay.”)
- The Culture of Dishonesty (“As disheartening as Mr. Trump’s record of dishonesty is, his team’s willingness to share in it is worse.”)
- For Trump’s Deregulation Teams, Deep Industry Ties (Massive corruption.)
- Donald Trump Is Dragging Down America (“For whatever reason, he still appears to see Putin as a potential partner—maybe even one who can be trusted with some of America’s most sensitive secrets, such as the workings of its voting systems. If this is indeed the case, it matters little whether Trump is a Russian dupe or a Russian stooge: he needs to be stopped.”)
- While Kobach Commission Bumbles, DOJ Sends Its Own Voter Suppression Signals (Should be DOI – Department of Injustice.)
- Warner: ‘Clear evidence’ that Trump officials met Russians to get info
- Virginia first to join public safety broadband network
- With Obamacare battle raging, Virginia’s health insurance marketplace remains stableMichele Canty
- Many at health care town hall say Democrats need to fight GOP plan with specific proposal of their own
- GOP attorney general candidate Adams offers proposals to fight drug abuse
- Virginia Retirement System hits historic high of $74 billion at the right time for lawmakers
- Federal government cancels decade-long plan to replace crumbling FBI headquarters (“For years, bureau officials have raised alarms that decrepit conditions at the J. Edgar Hoover building constitute serious security concerns. But the plan to move to a new site in the Washington suburbs grew mired in a pit of government dysfunction and escalating costs with no end in sight.”)
- Metro proposal to sell naming rights to stations is just wrong
- Planners to weigh second Potomac River crossing from Montgomery to Northern Virginia — again (Stupid idea.)
- In Charlottesville, NAACP panel looks beyond KKK rally for healing
- Dominion revives offshore wind project, will build two turbines
- Independent opposing Del. Charles Poindexter fails to qualify for ballot
- Officials say blood donors urgently needed across Virginia
- Loudoun County chairwoman’s chief of staff to resign
- Brace yourself. It’ll be a scorcher of a few days starting today.
********************************************************
Sign up for the Blue Virginia weekly newsletter
