Sunday News: Trump’s Russia Scandal Grows; Trump Budget “Wicked, Cruel and Ugly”; RIP Gregg Allman

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 28.

• Trump considers major changes amid escalating Russia crisis (The major change really needed is for Trump to step down.)
• Trump Returns Home to Face Growing Crisis Over Kushner (“The White House was putting together a damage-control plan to wall off a scandal that has jeopardized Mr. Trump’s agenda and now threatens to engulf his family.”)
• Two Killed in Portland While Trying to Stop Anti-Muslim Rant, Police Say (Horrific. Also note: “In a blog post, the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups, said that ‘a review of Christian’s Facebook page shows an individual all over the political spectrum but indicates that he holds some racist and other extremist beliefs.’”)
• Suspect in Portland Hate Crime Murders is a Known White Supremacist
• Out of step: G7 leaders take a stroll, Trump takes a golf cart (Low energy/stamina!)
• The Most Cringe-Worthy Moments From Trump’s First International Trip
• President Delays Decision on Paris Climate Accords (This is the biggest no-brainer ever; first, stay in the Paris Accords; second, go all-out for clean energy NOW.)
• Donald Trump will make ‘final decision’ on Paris climate deal next week
• Editorial: Trumpcare’s Cruelty, Reaffirmed
• Trump’s Hand-to-Hand Combat (“Donald Trump is not a tough guy. He’s a faux tough guy. That is not even in the American tradition. All of our famously tough icons, on screen and in life, were able to exude strength without using brute force. And they did it while standing up for people, not smacking them down.”)
• What is the political vision behind Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget? Wicked, cruel and ugly (“It’s worse than we could have imagined — Trump’s budget is a sociopathic assault on the vast majority of Americans”)
• Musicians from Cher to Jason Isbell Post Heartfelt Tributes to Gregg Allman
• Why Would Jared Kushner Trust Russian Officials So Much?
• Trump Remains a NATO Skeptic (Trump remains an ignorant buffoon.)
• The World that Trump and Ailes Built (“The measure of their influence lies in the distance between today’s media and politics and those of the years they were born.”)
• Why the Right Should Be Worried About Violence Against Journalists
• Trump team ducks questions on report Kushner wanted secret line with Russia
• Unexpectedly competitive Democratic primary features two strong candidates
• Schapiro: The House, a new ad and Howell’s nightmare (“Because you can’t defeat someone with no one, the wave of Democratic challengers will require both parties to make tough decisions about where to spend money, dispatch operatives, place radio and television advertising, run telephone banks, and generate snail- and e-mail.”)
• Virginia lags behind in national push for Pre-K
• Tanner Council: Do something for our waters on Clean the Bay Day (“For nearly 30 years on the first Saturday in June, Virginians have rolled up their sleeves and volunteered for three brief but powerful hours on Clean the Bay Day.”)
• Racist, Fascist Fliers Pop Up in Alexandria; Del. Mark Levine Calls It “shocking wake-up call to see such filth”
• Congress, Right This Wrong Against Virginia’s Tribes
• Police: State police special agent felled by single shot while trying to engage Mosby Court resident who killed him (Horrible.)
• Slain Virginia Officer Was a Father of 3, Former Marine
• 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats seek retiring Del. Farrell’s seat
• Wise County, the beacon of the coalfield school divisions, closes another school
• Weather should cooperate through much of today and Memorial Day