by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 11. Also, check out last night’s NewsHour discussion of “the House Republican bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor had ordered a wiretap of Trump Tower and how it ties into potential investigations of Trump ties to Russia.”
- The Republican health plan is a huge betrayal of Trump’s campaign promises (“And Trump’s voters will pay the highest price.”)
- How President Trump has already hurt American democracy — in just 50 days
- Flynn told Trump team he might register as foreign agent over ties to Turkey (“Michael Flynn’s revelation raised no alarms during the transition, but the former national security adviser’s work potentially benefiting Turkey meant he was representing the interests of a country other than the United States while he was advising Trump on foreign policy during the election.” Again, if this had happened with Obama or Clinton, Republicans would already have impeached them.)
- Calls flood Pruitt’s office after EPA head questions link between human activity and climate change (Sadly, it’s not just Pruitt; the goal of most of the Republican Party, as David Roberts of Vox notes, “is to block or reverse any policy that would negatively affect its donors and supporters, who are drawn disproportionately from carbon-intensive industries and regions… so they have to retrofit a set of beliefs that justify inaction on climate change.” Bottom line: climate science denial is a form of evil.)
- American Indians from around the U.S. march on White House in rally for rights (Go Native Americans!)
- Will Trump make a real crisis worse? (“Trump’s fury over everything from paltry inaugural crowd counts to falling poll numbers does not portend a trusty hand when the challenge comes, whether from China, Iran, North Korea, Russia or elsewhere.”)
- Trump Abruptly Orders 46 Obama-Era Prosecutors to Resign
- Wealthy Would Get Big Tax Cut Under G.O.P. Health Plan (Just what we need, make the rich richer and income inequality worse. Great job, Trump voters!)
- Republicans loot the palace: GOP’s plan to govern looks a lot like the way it “rebuilt” Iraq
- Conservative Media Split On Who To Blame For Trump’s Attempt To Destroy Health Care
- Roger Stone doesn’t “like Russian dressing,” says his chat with Guccifer was innocuous
- This week in Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest: Everything is coming up Trump
- GOP congressman says we need to repeal Obamacare so men don’t have to pay for prenatal care
- Does the Trump administration want a holy war against Islam? It’s a terrifying but reasonable guess
- Trumpcare’s Only Fan Is a Massive Insurance Company That Really Needs a Favor Right Now
- How a Crazy Idea About Islam Went From the Fringe to the White House (“Ladies and gentlemen, we have to recognize that Islam is not a religion.”)
- Spicer claims that jobs numbers ‘may have been phony’ before, but now they’re ‘very real’ (This administration is so horrible it’s beyond words…)
- What’s a legitimate news outlet? A new face in the White House press pool raises questions.
- Fox News Radio correspondent confronts Gateway Pundit reporter in White House briefing room (One thing’s for sure – the horrendous “Gateway Pundit” is not legitimate in any way, shape or form.)
- Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is heaven — for spies (“The president’s semi-public Florida retreat doesn’t follow the same strict background check protocol as the White House, creating an espionage risk.”)
- Trump Appointee Who Tweeted About “Some Muslim Piece Of Shit” Is Out From Energy Department (How did this bigot get a job in the first place???)
- Gun bust spurs call for tighter legislation in Virginia
- Virginia’s sudden turn to progressivism (“Virginia is seeing a sudden and unexpected burst of progressive political activism in the weeks after the inauguration of highly polarizing President Trump. The phenomenon is remarkable and positive because it reflects how Virginia’s political scene is now more modern and diverse than ever. It promises to shape the state’s off-year elections in November.”)
- Virginia earns bragging rights — as the best state for illegal gun trafficking (Thanks a lot NRA and GOP.)
- Del. Peter Farrell of Henrico won’t seek re-election
- McAuliffe: Trump cutting Coast Guard budget to fund border wall ‘foolish’
- Rep. Scott Taylor calls out ACLU for criticizing his removal of negative Facebook comments (“ACLU of Virginia does the same thing on its Facebook page, Taylor said in a text message to The Pilot. ‘Dear pot, this is kettle,’ he wrote.”)
- State Democrats are the majority party in accepting gifts
- Poverty growth in Richmond suburbs continues to outpace city’s
- Puncture wounds found on man who died in police custody, state police say (“Preliminary autopsy results revealed that a Roanoke man who died in police custody Wednesday night had two puncture wounds, according to Virginia State Police.”)
- Johnson files counter motion in ABC suit
- Hits & Misses: Get The Tide moving again
- Sheriff, councilman leave Portsmouth Democrats after party misses primary deadline
- Editorial: Why isn’t Roanoke happy?
- Feeling like midwinter as a significant snow threat looms Monday night into Tuesday
