by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 28.
- Clinton, Warren team up to trash Trump (“Warren calls Trump a man ‘who wants it all for himself’ while Clinton blasts him for controversies he has sparked.”)
- In McDonnell case, Supreme Court makes it harder to prosecute corruption (They should be making it easier, not harder.)
- In 5-to-3 decision, justices throw out Texas abortion law
- European leaders to confront Cameron over U.K.’s departure
- Poll: Majority of GOP voters want someone other than Trump
- Anthony Kennedy restores a liberal Supreme Court (Not quite, but it’s much better without Scalia.)
- Brexit is a cautionary tale for Trump supporters (“Just as proponents of the leave campaign knowingly misled voters, Trump is making promises he won’t be able to deliver on.”)
- A resistance strategy for Republicans (“It’s hard to reason with people who don’t care about good policy, logic or sound information.”)
- The Supreme Court saves reproductive freedom
- Ruling: Domestic abusers can be banned from owning firearms (Amazing that anyone would dissent on this, but Clarence Thomas is gonna Clarence Thomas I guess.)
- The Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Is An Unmitigated Disaster For Abortion Opponents (And Ewwwww Jackson is not happy – lol)
- Monday brought the Supreme Court’s strongest defense of abortion rights since 1992. Here’s what it could mean for Virginia (Time to get rid of other “undue burdens” on a woman’s right to choose.)
- Pro-choice victory: The Supreme Court strikes down Texas abortion law, further shredding the religious right
- A leap for women’s rights: The Texas abortion case and the end of reproductive Jim Crow laws
- It’s going to be hot in Cleveland: Why the GOP convention will almost certainly be a trainwreck (“This is as big as the stage gets in politics — and many Republicans either want to disrupt it or stay miles away”)
- SCOTUS Sure Picked an Appalling Decision to End the Term With (“Dietary supplement peddlers: They’re just like you and me.”)
- Scott Brown: Warren Should Take DNA Test To Prove Her Native American Roots (Yep, this guy’s a Trump surrogate/supporter. Of course.)
- What Donald Trump’s New Communications Director Really Thinks Of Donald Trump, In 11 Deleted Tweets(#SleazyDonald)
- Herring seeks dismissal of Republican challenge to felon voting order
- McAuliffe doesn’t want to serve in U.S. Senate should Kaine become vice president
- Schapiro: McDonnell beats corruption rap – on a technicality
- McDonnell case reveals the Supreme Court’s squishy corruption standard (“Mr. McDonnell’s conviction is squashed, and sleazy politicians breathe a sigh of relief.”)
- McDonnell may be in the clear with the Supreme Court, but the public is another story (“The former governor’s transgressions go beyond the legal implications for the average worker”)
- McDonnell says he hopes Supreme Court verdict allows him to rebuild his life
- Editorial: McDonnell ruling clears way for politics as usual
- Bob McDonnell: ‘It is a day in which my family and I rejoice and give thanks’
- Supreme Court settles federal law, but ethics questions remain for state lawmakers
- Casey: Legal or not, McDonnell’s actions were sordid, sleazy (Big time.)
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: McDonnell’s latest gift comes from court
- Rep. Morgan Griffith says McDonnell ruling shows federal corruption law was too vague (Actually, it shows we need a lot tougher state ethics laws.)
- REACTION: Bob McDonnell, Virginia pols, others, on Supreme Court decision
- Metro’s job cuts seem like good call but are also nothing to cheer about
- Dave Brat describes defeat of Eric Cantor in ‘American Underdog’
- Montgomery County to add ‘In God We Trust’ to meeting chamber (Here we go again…)
- Arlington, Virginia Named Best Place to Retire: Study (Whatever that means.)
- Muggy today with showers and storms; big improvement starting tomorrow
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