by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, January 13.
- In one night, the GOP voted to take away these 6 essential health benefits (“Republicans showed exactly where they stand.”)
- ‘It’s Game of Thrones, the Apprentice, and Survivor all mixed into one’ (“Republicans like Chris Christie are counting on lots of turnover in the Trump administration.”)
- GOP governors fight their own party on Obamacare (“Several who expanded Medicaid look to protect health coverage for residents.”)
- Trump’s inauguration to shatter Washington norms (“The city’s hotels, restaurants and event spaces will be packed with a potent mix of Trump’s supporters and protesters.”)
- C-SPAN coverage mysteriously overtaken by Russia state television (“The interruption came as a Congresswoman delivered a speech critical of Trump and Russia.”)
- Krugman: Trump’s Medical Delusions
- Rubio’s Revenge? (“The Florida Republican has the power to sink Rex Tillerson’s nomination for secretary of state and deal an early blow to a president-elect who belittled him a year ago.”)
- Obama surprises Biden with Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Trump’s Cabinet nominees contradict his campaign vows
- After his rebuke of Trump, federal ethics chief called to testify before House lawmakers
- Trump has stacked the deck against himself (“As he takes office, he will face a leadership vacuum of his own making.”)
- Trump could be the best thing that’s happened to China in a long time
- The Obamas leave a vivid image that will never fade (“For eight years we have had the privilege of seeing a black family live in the White House.”)
- Is affordable health care a basic right? Believe it or not, Republicans think so. (“They quibble with Obamacare’s mechanisms, but no longer its premise.” Bizarre, since the main mechanism – the individual mandate to maintain health insurance – is a conservative/Republican idea based in large part on the concept of individual responsibility.)
- The Trump and Pony Show (“I’m going to believe this same Donald Trump who urged Russia to interfere with an American election, because to believe otherwise, without irrefutable evidence, is a pretty damn horrific thing to imagine. It would mean that in a week, the Russians will have installed a stooge — and done it with the right wing of this country cheering them on.”)
- Trump’s Cabinet So Far: White and Male
- What do we know about Donald Trump’s outrageous “dossier”? Almost nothing — except that it exposes his most serious weaknesses (“Trump got this far by smashing political norms — now he’s left with few real friends and little political capital”)
- The Right Man for This Particular Moment (“Gen. James Mattis is our last defense against a crazy, dangerous Trumpian foreign policy.”)
- Ben Carson Knows Nothing (“His total lack of expertise about the issues HUD confronts was on full display at Thursday’s confirmation hearing.”)
- One tiny sign of hope: At least Donald Trump’s defense secretary seems to live in the real world
- Ben Carson’s quietly surreal hearing: The HUD nominee’s grilling was dull, weird and uninformative
- EDITORIAL: Candidates shake up Va. politics
- Haas: Northam stands for safety
- Official: ‘unprecedented’ increase in number of babies born with exposure to dangerous drugs in Virginia
- Glenn Davis stays out of Reeves-Vogel tussle in lieutenant governor’s race
- Glenn Davis Wins LG Candidates Forum in Hanover County
- ‘It’s time for men to be men:’ Conservatives pressure GOP lawmakers to pass Virginia transgender bathroom bill (And “Sideshow Bob” is a weird, weird man.)
- Va. lawmaker presses fellow Republicans on transgender ‘bathroom bill’ (“Del. Robert Marshall does not want legislative leaders to quietly kill his legislation”)
- Fairfax superintendent proposes teacher pay raises in $2.8 billion budget
- Richmond Notebook: Along with spring weather, comity in the Virginia Capitol building
- Potomac River sewage puts Alexandria in crosshairs (“State senate, environmentalists and the EPA all are pressuring the city about its cleanup plans.”)
- Anti-racism, pro-Confederate groups plan dueling parades this weekend in Lexington
- Local leaders fear proposed bill could derail Roanoke valley municipal broadband
- An Alt-Right Leader Sets Up Shop in Northern Virginia (“This month, Spencer’s rebooting again: He is renting a ‘hub’ for the alt-right movement in a townhouse in Alexandria, Virginia.” Go away.)
- Editorial: The most anti-growth bill in Richmond
- Stuck with a paperless ticket to a game or show? Albo bill would make it easier to sell in Va.
- Pipeline company files revised request to cross 10 conservation easements
- Anthony Burfoot’s attorney asks for a new trial, says jurors rushed to judgment
- Editorial: Departing Mayor Jones dealt incoming Mayor Stoney a bad hand
- Much cooler today, and even colder tomorrow as a wintry mix moves in
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