by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 20.
- Death of U-Va. student could lead to North Korea travel ban
- Trump faces a high-stakes political test in Georgia House race (“President Trump acknowledged that a Republican defeat in the district, which the party has held for nearly four decades, could have wide implications. He began tweeting about the race before 6 a.m.”)
- Trump’s agenda on the line in hard-fought Georgia House race
- Court Case on Gerrymanders Could Reshape Politics in U.S.
- Democrats Will Try to Run Out Clock on G.O.P. Health Bill
- More and more in the Trump era, business in Washington is happening behind closed doors
- Senate GOP Plans Health-Care Vote Next Week
- Trump’s handling of Russia investigations weighs on approval ratings (“At 36 percent, Mr. Trump’s approval rating is now his lowest in CBS News Polls since becoming president. Fifty-seven percent now disapprove.”)
- Democrats Protest Health Care Bill With Late Night in the Senate
- Spicer searching for candidates to take over White House briefing
- A frantic scramble before possible healthcare vote next week
- Here’s the Real Lesson of Georgia’s $51 Million Special Election
- Georgia’s Women and Trump Just Might Propel Jon Ossoff to Victory Today
- McAuliffe on European trade mission
- Virginia deserves applause for its work to eliminate a rape kit backlog
- Bloomberg’s gun-control group to endorse Ralph Northam for Virginia governor
- US Sen. Kaine Argues for Robust Diplomacy Budget in Remarks at UVA
- Senator Tim Kaine comes to Charlottesville (“Kaine hosted roundtable discussion on Medicaid, delivered address to Mandela Washington Fellows”)
- Gillespie calls for 10 debates with Northam in Virginia governor’s race
- Killing of Muslim teen near Va. mosque stemmed from road rage, police say
- Nabra Hassanen’s death may not legally be a hate crime, but it sure feels hateful
- More than 30,000 without power in Virginia as storms roll through D.C. region
- Editorial: Two questions about the pending pipeline decision (“Why does FERC so adamantly refuse to look at the broader context of pipelines?”)
- The final SafeTrack surge is here, but Metro riders aren’t any happier
- Opioid Crisis Summit being held Tuesday in Hampton
- Humidity takes a holiday for now, but muggy weather returns late-week
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