by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 12.
- FBI obtained FISA warrant to monitor Trump adviser Carter Page
- CNN Exclusive: Classified docs contradict Nunes surveillance claims, GOP and Dem sources say
- A Republican Wins in Kansas. It’s Still a Loss for the G.O.P. (“The small and imperfect lesson of Tuesday’s special election in Kansas is that the Republicans might be in quite a bit of trouble.”)
- A Kansas Special Election Just Shook Up Washington (“A last-minute intervention by national Republicans in one of the reddest districts in America was enough to stave off what would have been a crushing upset Tuesday in Kansas’s 4th Congressional District ― but the unexpectedly close race still portends major problems for Republicans in 2018.”)
- Bill O’Reilly Is Going on Vacation. Will His Show Return? (For the good of America, let’s hope not. More broadly, Fox needs to die.)
- Spicer apologizes for claiming Hitler didn’t use chemical weapons (Spicer is by far the worst White House spokesperson since…ever? I can’t remember anyone even remotely as stupid, incompetent, buffoonish, etc.)
- Spicer apologizes for Hitler comparison: ‘It was a mistake to do that’ (There is something really, really wrong with this guy.)
- Sean Spicer praises Hitler for his restraint, falsely claims he never gassed his own people (“His comments echo Holocaust deniers.”)
- The Trump team’s history of flirting with Holocaust deniers (“This White House has a long history of thinly veiled anti-Semitism.”)
- Efforts Intensify to Deter North Korea From Nuclear Test (“China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and Mr. Trump spoke by phone about the escalating tensions with North Korea, while a Chinese state-run newspaper warned the North that it faced a cutoff of vital oil supplies if it dared test a nuclear weapon.”)
- Trump’s Choice of Pro-Immigration Adviser Riles Base (“Mr. Trump selected Kevin Hassett, who believes that immigration spurs economic growth, to lead his Council on Economic Advisers.”)
- Time for Republicans to start worrying about 2018: analysis
- Trump Declines to Say He Supports Bannon, Declares ‘I’m My Own Strategist’
- There’s a quick and easy way to see Trump’s tax returns (“State lawmakers could disclose state tax documents, which largely mirror federal returns.” Do it already.)
- The Twitter mob serves a purpose. Bill O’Reilly and United prove it. (“It didn’t look like they’d face justice until the Internet called them out.” So sometimes the techno-optimists are proved to have been at least a tiny bit correct?)
- ‘Talking is hard’: In brutal takedown, Rachel Maddow says it’s clear Sean Spicer can’t ‘handle this’
- Ex-State official: Trump administration can’t even handle their Easter Egg Roll much less Russia or Syria
- The Hawks Are Winning (“H.R. McMaster and James Mattis are steering the Trump administration away from ‘America First.'”
- After the United Incident, Democrats Could Win a Lot of Votes by Running on Consumer Protection
- After United’s stock tanks, CEO finally apologizes to brutalized passenger (“All it took was three tries and a nearly billion-dollar hit.” That CEO needs to be fired ASAP. Totally incompetent.)
- James Murdoch, CEO Of Fox News’ Parent Company, Reportedly Wants Bill O’Reilly Off The Air Permanently
- Sessions signals immigration crackdown: ‘This is the Trump era’ (The white supremacist licks his chops.)
- Donald Trump and Paul Ryan are the problem — a staff shake-up won’t fix anything (As our old friend-turned-enemy Jim Webb likes to say, “the fish rots from the head down.”)
- What Do We Know About The 2018 Midterms Right Now? (“Republicans are off to a terrible start.”)
- BREAKING: Q-Poll Has Perriello Leading Northam 25%-20%; Either Perriello or Northam Demolish Gillespie
- GOP governor hopeful Ed Gillespie swings by Spotsy business ahead of primary (“During his tour of the hospital, he attempted to greet a mixed-breed dog in its kennel, but the animal growled in return.” Smart dog!)
- Gerney: The NRA has changed, and not for the better (“Northam, as a state senator, voted to take away power from Virginia cities seeking to crack down on illegal guns and voted for a ‘shoot-first’ law to allow property-owners to shoot trespassers, much like the now-infamous Florida ‘stand your ground’ law. Perriello, as a member of Congress in 2009, got an NRA A-rating and signed onto a bill to undermine standards for carrying concealed guns. But, today, both candidates have become opponents of the NRA leadership’s extreme agenda and ardent advocates for stronger gun laws.”)
- Conservatives urge McAuliffe to spare life of Ivan Teleguz
- Terry McAuliffe Is 32nd Among Most Popular Governors
- Va. poll: Perriello has slight edge over Northam in Democratic primary for governor (“Poll also finds that Ed Gillespie has a strong edge in three-candidate Republican field.”)
- Did a Republican running for Va. governor really dress up like a Confederate gent? (“Corey Stewart did the best he could for the Old South Ball, making do with a kilt jacket.”)
- Rolling Stone settles with former U-Va. dean in defamation case
- A Jewish community center and a church in Virginia hit with swastika graffiti (Ah, yes, the age of Trump…)
- Va. Tech tragedy had little impact on gun control agenda and increased firearm restrictions
- Schapiro: Va. Democrats’ funny math (Yeah, Schapiro is back to his George Allen imitation, with the “not a from-here” b.s., reminiscent of Allen’s “real” Virginia idiocy.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine tours Danville Goodyear plant, talks expansion, safety
- Mark Warner lands laughs with political zingers during talk with business leaders
- Perriello makes stops at JMU, EMU
- Bloomberg BNA expanding northern Virginia location
- Richmond Jewish congregation welcomes refugees to Passover ritual (Nice!)
- Boosting police pay, restoring leaf collection, avoiding library cuts are among Richmond City Council’s proposed budget amendments
- On the warm side through the weekend, with a few showers along the way
