by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 12. Also see Rep. Don Beyer demanding that House Republicans allow an up-or-down vote on measures to prevent gun violence.
- In major blow to Beijing, international panel rejects South China Sea claims
- Theresa May to become British prime minister in fast-track political transition
- Senators Launch Resolution, Speech Blitz Calling Out #WebOfDenial Blocking Climate Action
- Clinton and Sanders unite for the war on Trump (“Clinton operatives have been quietly working to court Sanders supporters in battleground states.”)
- GOP operatives dread Trump convention (“‘This ship can sink without me as a passenger,’ said one party strategist.”)
- Republicans press to keep Clinton investigation going (These Republicans are truly obsessed, not to mention demented.)
- Clinton survives another Salem trial (“The Republican obsession with investigating alleged Clinton scandals verges on psychotic.”)
- So, about that ‘good guy’ with a gun (“Saturating the nation with firearms primes the country for deadly violence.”)
- Christie and Trump tout law and order at Virginia rally (Just like George Wallace, Richard Nixon, etc.)
- Exxon Is Still Helping Fund The Spread Of Climate Denial
- Trump closes in on running mate, says he seeks experience to unite GOP
- Sanders’ final win: Climate action in the Democratic platform (“The draft language agreed to Sunday morning includes an endorsement to support ‘every tool available to reduce emissions now,’ which most significantly includes an endorsement for pricing carbon.”)
- Trump: ‘A Lot Of People’ Feel That Black Lives Matter Is ‘Inherently Racist’ (Here we go again with Trump’s slimy, slippery “some people” or “other people” or “lots of people” formulation. The guy is pathological.)
- Trump University Taught Students How to Exploit Disabled Homeowners (“Looking to make a buck? Target the poor, unemployed, and disabled.”)
- On MSNBC’s All In, A Former NYC Officer Says Giuliani “Hits A New Low” “Every Time He Speaks On Race”
- War on federal parks: Radicalized Republicans try prevent turning Bears Ears in Utah into a national monument (“Tribal leaders want Bears Ears to be a national monument, but Tea Party Republicans resist federal land protections”)
- Anti-Trump GOP delegate seeking to vote his conscience in Cleveland scores ‘symbolic’ win (“But the ruling may be moot because the nominations process is governed by RNC rules, not state law.”)
- Environmentalists, utilities eye Virginia coal ash trial
- Pay, not pension reform, may be first priority for state work force
- A decent idea on disclosure
- Virginia Retirement System estimates 1.5 percent return on investments in just ended fiscal year
- Bill Moody caught in debate over saying “thug” after calling for Portsmouth protesters’ arrest
- Local Black Lives Matter leaders, police praise one another after peaceful protests, hope to build on success
- Mayor Kenny Alexander wants new focus on crime for Norfolk council
- A seasonal summer day, then thunderstorms loom tomorrow
