by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 21. Also check out Stephen Colbert doing the “Trump Bump.”
- A week after Orlando, Republicans protect terrorists’ right to bear arms (Yep, this is what Republicans do.)
- Who ‘looks like’ a terrorist in America? (“Mr. Trump thinks he knows. What he doesn’t know — what it means to be American.”)
- Trump fires top aide Lewandowski in urgent move to reboot campaign
- Donald Trump’s paltry fundraising in May is inexplicable (“Despite effectively securing the Republican nomination, the campaign raised a disastrously bad $3.1 million in May and ended the month with $1.3 million in the bank.”)
- How to beat Donald Trump: The simple playbook that will lead to his political demise (“When the press aggressively challenges him, Trump turns into an incoherent adolescent — that will be his undoing”)
- Right-Wing Media Attempt To Spin Trump’s Firing Of Campaign Manager As A Positive
- In Scathing Dissent, Justice Sotomayor Says Supreme Court Just Gave The Green Light To Racist Cops
- New anti-Trump movement grows to include hundreds of GOP delegates
- A delegate revolt has become Republicans’ only option (“Increasingly bleak polling adds a strategic case to the moral case to dump Trump.”)
- President Trump would be the biggest threat to the U.S. economy
- Trump’s special version of Jim Crow — for Muslims
- Warren, Kaine, Castro on shortlist as Clinton’s VP search intensifies
- After Months of Loyalty, Trump Finally Decided to Fire His Campaign Manager After a Bad Answer at a Meeting
- Hillary Clinton Clobbers Donald Trump in Fundraising, Reports Show
- There Is No Donald Trump Campaign (“Firing your campaign manager is not a big deal when there’s nothing to manage.”)
- Campaign Finance Documents Show Donald Trump’s Campaign Is in Disarray
- Child poverty rate on the rise in Virginia
- Gov. McAuliffe to Meet with Community Leaders Over Rights Restoration
- ‘Americans want action’: Sen. Warner reacts to failed gun votes
- Memorial Bridge could close by 2021, local leaders warn
- Virginia’s Most Useless Congressman Strikes Again (Although I’d say Dave Brat has competition for that dubious honor, he’s truly the pits.)
- 1st Senate district race will be contested, as GOP and independent candidates declare (Democrat Monty Mason will win this easily.)
- Democratic Party of Virginia apologizes to Justin Fairfax after saying he wanted to divide the party (Brilliant job by DPVA, eh?)
- Transgender bathroom case headed back to district court as Supreme Court considers appeal
- Judge tosses lawsuit in Newport News traffic stop shooting case
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: In Norfolk, light rail planning moves ahead
- Roanoke City Council praises Rosen at his final meeting
- Anthony Burfoot will face recall trial as petition effort succeeds
- Dominion Virginia Power: Outage count ‘down tremendously’
- Strong storms possible today, then sunshine returns tomorrow
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