Thursday News: “Trump’s Obama Obsession”; “Perriello, wealthy donors team up to help Democrats chase seats in Va. House”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, June 29.

• Travel ban 2.0 set to begin Thursday
• Blow: Trump’s Obama Obsession (“Trump was sent to Washington to strip it of all traces of Obama, to treat the Obama legacy as a historical oddity. Trump’s entire campaign was about undoing what Obama had done.”)
• No, the Republican health care bill isn’t dead — and it amounts to a crime against humanity (“Some version of this bill will likely still pass — and it’s a vicious attack on the poor, children and the elderly”)
• “Dead.” “Dying.” “Gone.” (“Trump is trying to erase Obamacare so that everyone will stop comparing it to Trumpcare.”)
• Portman and McConnell clash over health bill(“If McConnell cannot win Portman’s vote, there’s no way Senate Republicans will be able to repeal Obamacare.”)
• Key Republicans Want to Scrap Health Bill’s Tax Cuts for Wealthy
• Republicans, step away from the brink (“Senators should use the delay on a health-care vote to come up with a new, bipartisan bill.”)
• Let The Caving Begin! Senate GOP Health Care Surrender Watch
• Evan McMullin: Republicans are risking becoming the party of Putin (“The GOP controls the White House and Congress, so ultimately its leaders must step up to prevent future Russian attacks on American democracy.”)
• Hating government doesn’t solve problems (“The GOP’s health-care bills would come at a very real cost.”)
• Senate health care bill more expensive for seniors
• Trump rips media, mocks Pelosi at closed-door fundraiser (Verrrrry presidential, eh?)
• Republicans frustrated as their to-do list grows (If they worked with Democrats in a good-faith way, they could get a LOT done. But noooooo…)
• Sean Spicer reveals how stupid he thinks you are in one tweet
• Fox News host argues stripping coverage from millions is no biggie since ‘we’re all going to die’ (“That’s one way to look at it.”)
• Why the GOP’s Plan for Health Care Hit a Wall (“The House and Senate proposals benefit those at the top explicitly at the expense of the lower middle class—and voters are beginning to notice.”)
• The False Premise Behind G.O.P. Tax Cuts (“Republicans base an incessant call for tax cuts on the notion that the poor receive lavish benefits.” How about start by cutting all welfare to rich people and corporations???)
• MSNBC Hires Conservative Columnist Bret Stephens As Contributor (MSNBC continues to disgrace itself.)
• Why Mitch McConnell and the Republicans Can’t Fix Health Care
• Fox News Poll: 27 percent favor Senate GOP health care plan, as vote gets delayed
• Warner: Senate Intel has “commitment” to get Comey memos “very soon”
• Sens. Kaine and Warner say GOP senators don’t understand how their health care bill will hurt people
• Warner, Kaine urge Republicans to sit down with Democrats on health care bill
• CNN’s Jim Acosta: Trump lied about birtherism, Inauguration crowds, and Comey tapes, but “nobody had to resign” (“It seems for this White House, when it comes to fake news, nobody ever gets in trouble, namely the president”)
• Trump-like Stewart’s advice to ‘Establishment Ed’: Quit being boring. And lose the sweater.
• Perriello, wealthy donors team up to help Democrats chase seats in Va. House
  (“Party insiders think voters’ disapproval of Trump can help them beat the odds this fall”)
• Stewart to Gillespie: ‘Nobody cares that your dad owned a grocery store.’ (“Some unsolicited advice for the GOP candidate for Virginia governor from the guy who almost beat him.”)
• Group Delivering Petitions Urging Governor to Halt Execution (“Advocacy groups are preparing to deliver petitions urging Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to halt the execution of an inmate who killed two men during an escape in 2006.”)
• Virginia caregivers collaborate on treating opioid-dependent moms and babies
• Two independent candidates make ballot to run for Richmond sheriff
• Editorial: Once again, efforts to reform Richmond schools leave the children behind
• Henrico County officials to take Essex Village operators to court over building code violations
• Virginia Beach council’s message is loud and clear: City Hall will not move to Town Center
• Loudoun County supervisors eye resolution opposing Metro sales tax (This is totally wrong.)
• Alexandria council tries to find compromise in heated Old Town BID debate
• Editorial: Turn abandoned schools in Southwest Virginia into tax-free zones
• Seasonably warm today with limited storm chances over weekend