Tuesday News: “NASA Did It Again”; Trump Blames Media (of course!) for His Anti-Semitic Tweet

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 5.

• ‘NASA did it again’: Juno orbiter enters a dangerous dance with Jupiter (“The space agency confirmed that the spacecraft is now orbiting our solar system’s largest planet. ‘Tonight in tones, Juno sang to us,’ project manager Rick Nybakken said. ‘And it was a song of perfection.'”)
• Juno’s Triumphant Night (“After completing a high-risk maneuver, NASA’s spacecraft is officially in the gas giant’s orbit—and humankind is closer to Jupiter than ever before.”)
• Saudi crown prince seeks to assure Saudis after triple bombings
• Trump campaign continues to defend tweet that drew charges of anti-Semitism (It’s indefensible.)
• Putin’s Puppet (“If the Russian president could design a candidate to undermine American interests—and advance his own—he’d look a lot like Donald Trump.”)
• Trump Blames “Dishonest Media” for Sparking Controversy Over “Sheriff’s Star” (Yet another Big Lie by Trump.)
• Protesters, white nationalists and armed delegates: What could possibly go wrong at the GOP convention?
• The GOP stoops for scandal
• Obama and Clinton rally against Trump (“The joint campaign event in Charlotte is a reminder that their alliance remains the Democratic Party’s defining partnership.”)
• Donald Trump Versus The Declaration of Independence (“It was a Declaration of Interdependence, a declaration of unity among the original colonies. It is the exact opposite of everything Donald Trump stands for. His campaign is a cynical effort to divide Americans by race, religion, ethnicity, and gender. It’s an anti-American effort to pit one group against another.”)
• Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Calls Donald Trump’s Star of David Tweet Anti-Semitic (No question about it.)
• The Trump Files: His Football Team Treated Its Cheerleaders “Like Hookers”
• How Tim Kaine went from ‘wild card’ vice presidential pick to shortlist favorite for Clinton
• Tim Kaine’s abortion predicament (“Once again, the Democratic VP prospect’s record on abortion rights is under scrutiny.”)
• Brat by the book — Freshman Rep. pens book on victory, Congress, political philosophy (Brat’s a nut.)
• McAuliffe Preparing for Trade Mission Trip Overseas
• Study: Business experience no predictor when it comes to local politics
• Richmond-area judge elected chief of 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
• Editorial: A principled stand on guns
• Pr. William School Board seat up in the air ahead of reservist’s deployment (“Trenum suggests potential replacements; board chair wants attorney general to weigh in.”)
• Suffolk hits restart on troubled financial software project
• Showers and storms today, hot weather tomorrow