by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 29. Also, check out that amazing rendition of the national anthem at the Lincoln Memorial by G. Star Swain.
- At least 36 killed in suicide attack at Istanbul airport, officials say
- Farewell To Fox News’ Benghazi Hoax
- Republicans’ Benghazi goose chase comes up empty
- Two years, $7 million, still no smoking gun on Clinton and Benghazi
- With Warren on Clinton’s stump, it’s double trouble for Trump
- CNN’s hiring of Corey Lewandowski insults the press — and women (CNN is an utter disgrace, cesspool, you name it.)
- Trump is giving a speech in front of a massive garbage pile and the internet can’t stop laughing (Perfect.)
- Bernie Blew It (“Elizabeth Warren is the surrogate he was supposed to be. His supporters have become Clinton’s. How Sanders overplayed his hand.”)
- Sorry, George Will: The GOP became the party of Trump long before he became the nominee (“Trump’s white identity politics are nothing new for the GOP, which cynically exploited racism for decades”)
- The Left’s Beef With Tim Kaine
- Defamation lawsuit over debunked Rolling Stone story tossed
- Back to the old Virginia way (We never left it.)
- Gov. McAuliffe pitches rights restoration in Hampton Roads as partisan battle rages over his actions
- Virginians embarrassed
- Bob McDonnell might not learn his fate for months – unless U.S. drops prosecution
- McAuliffe promises action on carbon, climate change, sets task force in motion (For real action, basically need to tell Dominion Power to go f*** itself.)
- FERC issues schedule for environmental review for Mountain Valley Pipeline (McAuliffe also needs to block new fossil fuel infrastructure.)
- McAuliffe seeks to curb climate change in face of criticism from left and right (The “left” has nothing to do with it, it’s science and the need to switch to clean energy, not ideology.)
- Brat: Gingrich would be Trump’s smartest choice for running mate (If Brat says it, you know it’s completely bonkers.)
- Ralph Stanley funeral draws reverent musicians, fans
- Developers plan to borrow $200M from Chicago bank to build Virginia Beach arena
- With a new mayor, Norfolk gets a new generation of leadership
- Paul Fraim bids a quiet farewell in his last meeting as Norfolk’s mayor
- Our view: New business accelerator could ramp up Roanoke, New River valleys
- Magnificent midweek; forecast a bit fuzzy this weekend
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