by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 23. Also check out this amazing clip of Charles Blow.
- Trump ‘pivots’ 360 degrees, back into the mud (“His condescending appeal to black voters and his storm of insults prove he cannot change.”)
- Sean Hannity, Trump’s spin ‘Doctor’ (“The Fox News host once fancied himself a journalist. No longer.”)
- What the media doesn’t know about the Clinton Foundation could sink the Titanic
- Extreme weather like the Louisiana floods should serve as a warning
- Donald Trump Cues Up Another Conspiracy
- Al Gore: If You Care About The Climate Crisis, Don’t Vote For A Third Party (“In my experience, it matters a lot.”)
- Days After Breitbart Exec. Becomes Head Of His Campaign, Trump Calls For Clinton Foundation Special Prosecutor (“Trump’s Call For Special Prosecutor Premised On Baseless Lies Promoted By Breitbart’s Stephen Bannon”)
- Don’t fall for Trump’s pivot toward ‘humane’ immigration policies (“Mr. Trump can’t shake his xenophobia. But the country can’t live without its immigrants.”)
- Republicans need to shut down Trump’s election fraud claims (“If left unchallenged, the GOP nominee’s empty charges would fuel dangerous conspiracy theories.”)
- Reports: Trump cancels Nevada, Colorado, Oregon events
- New Clinton Emails Raise Shadow Over Her Campaign (I’m still with Bernie Sanders on this one…sick and tired of hearing about these damn emails.)
- Why Has Only Hillary Clinton Turned Over All Her Emails? (“If FOIA can be used to force the release of every email sent or received by a cabinet member, why haven’t FOIA requests been submitted for all of them? It would certainly be interesting and newsworthy to see all of Leon Panetta’s emails. Or all of Condi Rice’s. Or all of Henry Paulson’s.”)
- One of Donald Trump’s Virginia campaign managers called Islam a “barbaric cult” in Facebook post
- Trump’s Outreach to Black Voters Isn’t About Black Voters (“He’s making a pitch to college-educated white people.”)
- Trump Is Already Helping Putin Consolidate Control of Ukraine (“The GOP candidate’s pro-Russia comments have become must-see TV in both countries—and they’re demoralizing the Ukrainians.”)
- Clinton campaign official: ‘We do not take African American support for granted’
- The Clintons’ ethics test: Government watchdogs weigh in on the Clinton Foundation’s latest maneuvers (“The Clintons moved to prevent ethical conflicts with their charitable foundation, but still more action is needed”)
- With father in tow, Tim Kaine seeks support from union workers
- Experts: New Clinton State Dept. emails show donor ‘access,’ not ‘favors’
- Business owners, environmentalists press governor on clean energy plan (“A pair of environmental groups will deliver letters to Gov. Terry McAuliffe today signed by more than 100 Virginia businesses, health professionals and civic leaders urging the governor to implement ‘a strong Clean Power Plan.'”)
- Terry McAuliffe’s Second Try at Restoring Felon Voting Rights
- McAuliffe restores voting rights to 13,000 felons
- Kaine goes after Trump in Las Vegas, stresses importance of unions
- A Trump comeback in Virginia looks less likely, experts say
- Editorial: Money’s not the only issue at UVa (“Should the University of Virginia admit more in-state students?”)
- Va. retirement panel to take hard look at high-fee alternative investments
- A new academic year begins at U-Va. with grim news of sex assault (“A student reported being assaulted at knifepoint near campus early Saturday as the campus readied for classes to start.”)
- State Central Committee Poised to Drag RPV Into Lasting Civil War (Cool! LOL)
- Convention Supporters Threaten Civil War If Demands Aren’t Met
- Fairfax court approves election date to replace mayor (“Election to be held in February to replace mayor arrested on sex-for-drugs charge.”)
- Lawmakers explore accountability in wake of Jamycheal Mitchell’s death
- Tim Kaine’s wife, Anne Holton, to campaign Tuesday in Henrico
- Special election Tuesday for Norfolk City Council seat
- Roanoke stabbing being investigated by FBI (“Man allegedly shouted ‘Allah Akbar’ during attack on man and woman.”)
- Practically perfect today, then heat builds through the week
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