by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 2, 2017.
- ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack at Istanbul Club
- Krugman: America Becomes a Stan (“Americans used to find the antics of these regimes, with their tinpot dictators, funny. But who’s laughing now?…The only question now is whether the rot has gone so deep that nothing can stop America’s transformation into Trumpistan. One thing is for sure: It’s destructive as well as foolish to ignore the uncomfortable risk, and simply assume that it will all be O.K. It won’t.”)
- Editorial: Why Corporations Are Helping Donald Trump Lie About Jobs
- GOP Congress maps plans for sweeping conservative agenda (Dems had better have plans to slow this down or stop a lot of it.)
- As New Congress Convenes, Obama’s Policies Are in Peril
- Weak Federal Power Could Limit Trump’s Agenda on Climate (“The renewable energy transition is well underway and will not be easily reversed. But President-elect Donald J. Trump can still set back efforts to slow climate change.”)
- Ex-Bush official: Trump ‘like an addict’ for press coverage
- Trump questions quest for cybersecurity: ‘No computer is safe’ (The guy’s a drooling imbecile.)
- Conspiracy theory’s big comeback: Deep paranoia runs free in the age of Donald Trump (“Donald Trump rode a wave of conspiracy theory all the way to the White House. His opponents must avoid its allure”)
- Editor of nation’s second-biggest newspaper says he will not report Trump lies, even if he lies (“I think you run the risk that you look like you are, like you’re not being objective.”)
- Wilbur Ross’s Chinese Love Affair (“Donald Trump’s commerce secretary pick is talking tough on Beijing now, but he has a long history of admiration for China and its culture.”)
- NPR’s Michele Norris: ‘Make a America Great Again’ is deeply encoded ‘promise of white prosperity’
- Virginian-Pilot editorial: Forecast 2017: Even higher temperatures
- State Needs to Address Its Pay Gap
- Nicer, roomier home planned for Richmond’s police horses
- Kirk Cousins interception ends Redskins season short of playoffs
- A rainy start to the week, turning much colder by Thursday
![Tuesday News: “Zelenskyy says Putin has ‘not broken’ Ukrainians as country marks 4 years of Russia’s all-out war”; “U.S. women’s hockey team declines Trump’s invitation to the State of the Union” (and We Shouldn’t Watch It Either); “After beating Trump, [Virginia] offshore wind project aims to produce power next month”](https://bluevirginia.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/montage022426.jpg)
