by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 1.
- Devin Nunes’s wiretapping claims came from his former lawyer and a 30-year-old Trump aide
- Is Star Trek Actor George Takei Really Running for Congress? ‘The Cat’s Out of the Bag’ (“This better not be an April Fool’s joke.”)
- Fake news websites targeted Trump, Bernie Sanders supporters to spread conspiracy theories (“It turns out that Bernie Bros and Trump supporters have something in common: Russian trolls”)
- Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Still Benefiting From Business Empire, Filings Show
- Every day a new Russian revelation. That’s not as bizarre as it sounds. (“Russian meddling is ubiquitous — and hitting France hardest.”)
- This Watergate lawmaker set the standard for slavish loyalty. Then came Nunes. (“The House Intelligence Committee chairman demonstrates he’s in over his head.”)
- Robert Redford: 45 years after Watergate, the truth is again in danger (“Trump is taking Nixon’s war on the media to new and dangerous heights.”)
- You’re the puppet: Spicer revives Trump’s unhinged attacks on Clinton as Russia scandal grows
- This one weird trick can solve all of Trump’s problems (“If you can’t eliminate an issue, just eliminate any mention of it.”)
- New EPA documents reveal even deeper proposed cuts to staff and programs (Absolutely unacceptable.)
- Bannon’s Fortune Built on Shaping Right-Wing Thought (“Right-wing thought” is an oxymoron.)
- What Is Michael Flynn’s Game? (“Why is Trump’s former national security adviser seeking immunity?”)
- Patience on Flynnghazi: Be extremely wary of whatever Michael Flynn offers to say in public (“Treat Michael Flynn’s testimony-for-immunity offer skeptically, given how he’s lied about everything else”)
- Why Are Businesses Still So Giddy About Donald Trump? (“The economy hasn’t changed much, and Trump may fail to deliver the tax breaks companies crave. But there’s something else at work.”)
- Vice President Pence’s “never dine alone with a woman” rule isn’t honorable. It’s probably illegal. (“An employment lawyer weighs in.” Pence is a bizarre human being on almost every level.)
- Schiff slams White House after reviewing controversial intelligence
- White House ponders reorganization after health care debacle (Start at the top.)
- Sanders defends Trump voters: I don’t think they’re racists, sexists or homophobes (Of course not all of them are, but a LOT are. Not sure why Sanders is doing this.)
- Trump leaves photo op before signing executive orders (Can you imagine if Barack Obama had done this?)
- Trump takes risk with Freedom Caucus attack (“Trump’s usual bullying tactics don’t appear to have fazed the roughly three dozen members of the Freedom group.”)
- Dem opposition to Trump court pick grows; Schumer warns GOP (Again, remember that Republicans blocked a superb pick – Merrick Garland – by President Obama for almost a year, for no good reason, wouldn’t even give him a hearing let alone a vote.)
- Trump’s White House struggles to get out from under Russia controversy (This is not going away.)
- Watch Fox Host Get Ridiculed For His Sad Attempt To Give Trump Credit For The Obama Economy (Eric Bolling is either an imbecile or a pathological liar.)
- Terry McAuliffe: Republicans are out of excuses on Medicaid expansion (They never had any serious excuses to begin with.)
- In the Trump era, Dems are searching for a way forward. Tom Perriello thinks he’s cracked the code.
- More Virginians have health insurance, data show
- Attorney general election likely to get more cash, higher profile
- Editorial: A rural agenda for either Democrats or Republicans (I love all these things Democrats are supposed to do here in Virginia, when it’s Republicans who control the General Assembly!)
- Circuit judge rules against Virginia gerrymandering claims, says districts ‘debatable’ (“An advocacy group is likely to appeal the decision that leaves legislative districts intact.”)
- No parole for Jens Soering, German diplomat’s son convicted in 1985 double murder in Virginia
- John Adams is presumptive Republican nominee for Virginia Attorney General (This guy is not even close to being acceptable.)
- Hundreds come out to support or protest Tom Garrett’s town hall (“One topic that had many people riled up was his position on the ACP. Garrett says that he is a firm believer in pipelines, but says that he doesn’t feel comfortable supporting the ACP. Specifically, he says that he doesn’t agree with how the ACP operators are approaching landowners about eminent domain and land surveys.”)
- Rep. Garrett says he can stand up to Trump and GOP (What. Ever.)
- Laborers union sends letters to Kaine, Warner supporting Atlantic Coast Pipeline (They need to focus on growing CLEAN energy jobs, which are in fact booming across the country, and ditching dead-end fossil fuels.)
- Latino prosecutor in Chesterfield: Violent illegal immigrants should be deported, not protected
- 2017 GOP Primary Candidates Listed, Chuck Smith Fails to Make Ballot for AG
- Tornadoes reported in Hampton Roads; damage to homes, church reported
- GOP primary challengers file in 3 Roanoke County board races
- Breezy with some clouds around today, but Sunday should be spectacular
