by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 19.
- First Family Vacations In National Parks, President Obama Prioritizes Climate Action
- Putin Downplays Support for Trump, Says U.S. is “Probably the Only Superpower” (Not “probably,” no doubt about it – America is by far the greatest country on earth, no matter what Donald Trump and his America-bashing supporters think.)
- Suspect in British Lawmaker’s Killing: ‘My Name Is Death to Traitors’ (Right-wing terrorism.)
- It’s not worth it, Mr. Ryan (“The House speaker implied that endorsing Donald Trump was worth it because of the GOP’s reform agenda; he was wrong.”)
- Trump accuses Jeb Bush of plotting against him (Pretty impressive for someone with such “low energy,” huh? LOL)
- How Donald Trump May Have Wasted A Monthlong Advantage Over Hillary Clinton
- Dem blasts ‘most homophobic senator’ Rubio for ‘exploiting’ Orlando shooting to run for re-election
- After Republicans Refuse, Democrats Hold Their Own Hearing On The Malheur Wildlife Refuge Takeover (Shocked that Republicans don’t want to talk about right-wing terror.)
- Companies Bow Out Of Convention And Delegates Try To Change Party Rules To Dump Trump
- Senate race rankings: Trump tilting the map (“Donald Trump hasn’t reshaped the battle for the Senate, but Democrats and Republicans agree that he’s affecting it.”)
- Virginia Democrats gear up to stop Trump (” State Sen. Mamie Locke lit into Donald Trump Saturday at the Virginia Democratic Party’s state convention, comparing him to a plantation overseer. ‘Donald Trump is a bigot, a racist, a misogynist and an anti-intellectual who will not be good for this country.'”)
- Trump is ‘a train wreck,’ Cabinet secretary says as Democrats gather
- Labor Secretary Perez delivers fiery anti-Trump speech in Richmond (“The potential Clinton running mate rallies Democrats with a rousing call for optimism.”)
- McAuliffe and statewide Democrats endorse Northam for governor
- Appeals court orders lower court to consider transgender bathroom case (“A Virginia school board sued for its restrictive bathroom policy plans to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.”)
- Virginia pulls 132 confined sex offenders from list of eligible voters
- After McAuliffe order on voting, felons try faster path to gun rights
- Schapiro: Setting a fatherly example
- With Richmond’s ‘credit card’ maxed out, mayor hopes to resolve city’s debt problem before term ends
- Editorial: Infusion of road funds a jump start for area
- Alexandria, Va., puts on ice a plan to extend water park lease, buy historic home
- Warmer today and hot tomorrow; next thunderstorm chance on Tuesday
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