by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, May 17.
- Trump urged halt to Flynn probe, former FBI director’s notes say (Obstruction of justice is a crime.)
- Trump Asked Comey to End Flynn Inquiry (Impeachable.)
- Did Mr. Trump Obstruct Justice? (Sure looks like it.)
- Is the Comey Memo the Beginning of the End for Trump?
- Comey’s Memo Is the Smoking Gun of Donald Trump’s Watergate
- Trump might have obstructed justice if Comey’s allegation is true, legal analysts say
- As scandals grow, GOP senators say they’re ‘troubled’ but not much else (Profiles in….yeah, NOT courage. Every one of these cowards needs to be voted out of office for putting party and power over patriotism.)
- Trump’s Protective Republican Wall in Congress Cracks
- James Comey: Maker and Unmaker of Presidents?
- Trump is careening toward an inevitable showdown with an undeniable truth
- The country needs to hear from James Comey (“News of a memo pushes the Trump-Russia probe to a new level of urgency.”)
- Comey may have gotten his man
- Trump’s presidency is beginning to unravel
- Former CIA director: Trump proves he’s Russia’s ‘useful fool’
- Trump can do whatever he wants. God help us. (“Trump’s national security adviser presents a frighteningly expansive view of executive authority.”)
- Trump can’t be trusted with sensitive information — and now the world knows (Duh. Many of us knew this wayyyy before he was elected!)
- The End Is Nigh (“House and Senate Democrats warm up to the case for Trump’s impeachment.”)
- Losing Faith (“Senate Republicans have no idea how to continue to cover up for the president.”)
- White House on edge: ‘We are kind of helpless’ (“Recent scandals have left White House staff feeling besieged.”)
- Republicans may be reaching their breaking point with Trump (“There was a distinct shift among GOP lawmakers after news that the president allegedly pressured James Comey to drop an FBI investigation.”)
- The 25th Amendment Solution (“Removal, not impeachment, for an unfit president.” This has been obvious to anyone with half a brain for months.)
- This Would Be as Impeachable an Offense as Anything Nixon Did (“President Trump is outmatched by James Comey.”)
- American Institutions Strike Back (“The president’s incompetence may yet save the country that put him in the White House.” Let’s hope, because pretty much everything else – including the Electoral College, which should have stopped this lunatic – has failed miserably.)
- Trump has lost all credibility on national security matters, Tim Kaine says
- Tim Kaine: Two-Thirds of Senate Republicans Are ‘Deeply Worried’ (DO SOMETHING.)
- Schapiro: When it comes to Trump, strategic silence no longer an option for Gillespie (Gillespie is pathetic.)
- Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls’ debate in Norfolk a study in nuance
- Democratic candidates for Virginia governor running different races (“At debate, Perriello targets Trump and GOP front runner Gillespie; Northam focused on state issues”)
- Tom Perriello Makes a Populist Stand (“The former congressman is running for governor of Virginia—and taking on the Democratic establishment.”)
- Va. governor hopefuls Northam, Perriello clash in Norfolk debate
- Virginia governor orders cap-and-trade regulation for power plants (“McAuliffe specifically asked regulators to propose a rule for the state air pollution control board that would enable the state to participate in a multi-state carbon permit trading program such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for northeastern states.”)
- McAuliffe: Virginia will regulate carbon emissions; ‘the threat of climate change is real’ (Also need to cancel those proposed new fracked gas pipelines — and tell Dominion Power where to shove them.)
- Dominion letter shows why staying neutral on pipeline project could help Northam (“Dominion Energy chief executive Thomas Farrell sent a May 12 letter to the company’s 76,000 employees, retirees and shareholders throughout Virginia that urged them to consider Dominion’s pipeline project when voting in the June 13 gubernatorial primary.” Yes, I absolutely would consider the pipelines — by voting for candidates who clearly OPPOSE them!)
- Virginia Democratic governor candidates split on gas pipeline
- A Virginia politician calls for hate to leave his hometown. Easier said than done. (“Protests over a Confederate statue masks the real battle for retaining supremacy.”)
- Virginia homeowners sue Dominion over contaminated drinking wells (“The two Dumfries plaintiffs claim health concerns from using wells containing toxic coal-ash metals.”)
- House of Delegates candidate’s posting of racist jokes prompts Democratic leaders to call for him to drop out (It doesn’t appear that Brock will drop out, so Democratic primary voters should simply opt for Kelly Fowler as their nominee.)
- Perriello, Platt, in York County Wednesday for Q&A’s
- Hanover attracts second solar farm proposal
- Here comes the heat and the humidity
