by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 17.
- Trump puts pressure on deputy attorney general, a key figure in Russia probe (More obstruction of justice. Again, if this were Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, Republicans would have impeached them a loooong time ago.)
- Officer acquitted in shooting of Philando Castile, whose traffic stop was live-streamed (“No justice, no peace.”)
- Trump allies hit Mueller on relationship with Comey
- Rosenstein friends say he won’t be influenced by Trump tweets (“The president appeared to attack the deputy attorney general, who oversees the special counsel investigating Russian election meddling.”)
- Donald Trump Is Proving Too Stupid to Be President (“‘You know, I’m, like, a smart person.’ Uh huh.”)
- Trump reports assets of at least $1.4 billion in financial disclosure (How much of that money came from ripping off taxpayers? My bet is a ton of it.)
- Amazon to buy Whole Foods Market in deal valued at $13.7 billion
- The Latest: Japan coast guard leads search for Navy sailors
- Everyone said Old Europe was dying. Sure doesn’t look like it now. (“But something is rotten in the Anglo-Saxon world, as the United States and Britain remain convinced of their own exceptionalism.”)
- What Megyn Kelly says in leaked audio from Alex Jones (“Kelly soothes Jones’ fragile ego, assures him the interview will not be contentious, tells him that her show is about “fun,” and even promises to let Jones review any clips they use.” Absolutely disgraceful; NBC needs to fire her immediately)
- Kellyanne Conway blames ‘resistance’ to Trump for Virginia shooting (As always, Kellyanne Conway is completely wrong.)
- Is Mike Pence pulling a Gerald Ford or a Spiro Agnew? (“Pence is either getting ready to become an incoming president or an outgoing vice president” He definitely looks more like Agnew than Ford.)
- Donald Trump Reverses Barack Obama’s Cuba Policy (“Rubio’s sudden transformation into a Trump loyalist, during last week’s questioning of James Comey by the Senate Intelligence Committee, hinted that a deal had been struck between the two men. And so it was.” Rubio is truly heinous.)
- Donald Trump Reports He’s Getting Rich as President (“The president’s submission to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics claims tens of millions of dollars in income from his real-estate empire.”)
- Collins: Pick TrumpWorld’s Worst Cabinet Member (“You have to give extra attention to the people who actually appear capable of getting a load of terrible things done, like Scott Pruitt of the Environmental Protection Agency.”)
- Why Trump Attacked His Own Deputy AttorneY General
- How the AHCA Could Cause an Economic Downturn (“A new report argues that the Republican health law would slash jobs and perhaps trigger a recession.”)
- We asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do (“Senate Republicans can’t answer simple and critical questions about the health care bill they’re crafting in secret.”)
- Education Dept. to Scale Back Civil Rights Inquiries (Appalling.)
- Trump’s Derangement Deepens (“His authoritarian streak won’t allow him to accept any oversight.”)
- Close Manafort Ally Is Latest Trump Campaign Figure Caught In Russia Mess
- For Trump voters, everything is still awesome. This may be why. (“Seriously. At this point, the sunny economy — with the unemployment rate at 4.3 percent and GDP growth expected to accelerate this quarter — might be the only thing keeping Trump’s approval rating from collapsing.”)
- Lesbian Police Officer Hailed a Hero After Virginia Shooting
- NRA rips 2020 presidential hopeful McAuliffe as ‘anti-gun crackhead’ (And the NRA is a “nutjob, extremist organization,” so there you have it.)
- Was defeat of Sanders-backed candidate in Va. a loss for progressives? Not quite (“Tom Perriello couldn’t overcome Ralph Northam’s financial and endorsements advantage”)
- Pence’s new outside lawyer has strong ties throughout Virginia
- Virginia’s Wake-up Call to the GOP Establishment (“Republican elites in the commonwealth thought their base would reject Trumpist politics. Instead, the establishment favorite nearly lost to a Trump-style provocateur.”)
- Editorial: primary spells trouble for the GOP (“On primary night, central Virginia delivered bad news to the state’s Republicans. Turnout in the Democratic race exceeded turnout in the Republican race in Henrico and Chesterfield. Henrico has turned blue in statewide elections; Chesterfield may be headed in the same direction.”)
- Lessons from Virginia’s primary as gubernatorial race heats up
- Danica Roem Is Making Trans Political History In Virginia (“She’s the first trans candidate to win a primary for Virginia’s House of Delegates, but will Danica Roem become the first openly trans state legislator ever elected and seated?”)
- Timm’s tenure as forest supervisor immerses him in pipeline controversies
- Army, county break off land swap talks over Arlington Cemetery expansion
- Six file for special election to fill 3rd District Richmond School Board seat
- Facebook live posts preceded quadruple shooting that killed teen in Richmond
- Humid and toasty through the weekend, with the best rain chances today
