by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 14.
- Sessions silent on talks with Trump, denies collusion with Russia (“In a number of testy exchanges with members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Jeff Sessions said he would not discuss his conversations with President Trump, including talks on former FBI director James B. Comey, because of long-standing Justice Department policy that protected private conversations between Cabinet secretaries and the president.”)
- Sessions finds a shield in executive privilege — but it might not be a strong one
- What Republicans are doing while you’re distracted by Sessions and Comey (“The GOP is doing dirty work.”)
- Trump Stews, Staff Steps In, and Mueller Is Safe for Now
- Sessions Denies Collusion With Russians as ‘Detestable Lie’ (Which of course means it’s almost certainly true.)
- Jeff Sessions Clams Up (“He defended his previous false testimony and cited policies that don’t exist.”)
- Is Trump making America mentally ill? (“Psychologists call him a ‘dangerously mad man.’ Let’s talk about his effect on the rest of us.”)
- I helped draft Clinton’s impeachment articles. The charges against Trump are more serious. (“If a Democratic president were in Trump’s position, Republicans would be howling.”)
- The GOP is working stealthily to shred health and financial protections for ordinary Americans
- AP sources: Trump tells senators House health bill ‘mean’
- Senate Republicans crack down on press access (Republicans wage war on a free press.)
- Nearly 200 Democrats sue Trump citing emoluments clause violation
- The Most Shocking Revelation From the Sessions Hearing (“It was about what Trump and his team didn’t do.”)
- Sessions Sticks to His Fiction (“Why the attorney general is still lying about James Comey’s firing.”)
- Kamala Harris Got Shut Down After Asking an Incredibly Important Question. Again.
- Jeff Sessions drags us all toward a slow death — with no answers (“Sessions defended his gentlemanly honor, seemed unconcerned about Russian meddling and otherwise ‘can’t recall'” Sessions is about the last person who should be Attorney General of the United States.)
- Sessions: It’s all Senator Franken’s fault (“He blamed the senator’s question for being ‘rambling.'”)
- Donald Trump Is Making Europe Liberal Again (And, based on yesterday’s electorate in Virginia, he might be making America liberal again too!)
- Va.’s Kaine opposes Saudi arms sale
- Cutting up Bears Ears: The ugly racial politics behind the national monument battle
- What we learned from the Virginia primary (“The outcomes weren’t a surprise, but the results still sent shock waves through Richmond and Washington.”)
- Schapiro: Winning’s not all it’s cracked up to be
- 5 Things We Learned in the Virginia Gubernatorial Primary (“The Virginia Republican Party belongs to Trump now.”)
- Democrats in Virginia made an important choice — but it’s not the one you think
- Who Is Ed Gillespie, Virginia’s G.O.P. Nominee for Governor? (For starters, he epitomizes the worst of the corrupt “swamp” that Trump talks about.)
- Analysis: Northam wins, buoyed for November by splintered GOP (Yeah, Dems had turnout over 540k last night, while Republicans only had about 365k for their crazy-fest.)
- A Trump-Loving Confederate Sympathizer Nearly Pulled Off a Huge Upset in Virginia
- Democrat Justin Fairfax to face Republican Jill Holtzman Vogel for lieutenant governor
- Editorial: Republicans proved more surprising than Democrats
- Ralph Northam, Ed Gillespie to face off in November gubernatorial election after primary wins
- Corey Stewart’s non concession speech
- “Trump Effect” is seismic for both Democrats, GOP in Virginia primary (“Trump energizes Va. Democrats but also leads to strong showing by Stewart in GOP”)
- Northam wins Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia (“Gillespie narrowly wins the GOP primary, but Stewart refuses to concede.” Stewart, classy as always! LOL)
- He sold himself as Trump’s ‘Mini-Me’ and lost in Virginia’s gubernatorial race (But it was close, which is frightening.)
- North Korea’s outrageous mistreatment of a U.S. student must not go unpunished (Yeah, but punish them how???)
- Mayor of Tangier Island says he got a call from President Trump. And they talked about sea level rise. (Utterly bizarre.)
- Dominion gets provisional permit for contentious James River transmission line near historic sites
- Democratic challenger to Marshall would be Va.’s first openly transgender lawmaker (Go git’m Danica!)
- Fraternity chapter at U-Va. to settle suit against Rolling Stone for $1.65 million
- Jeion Ward easily wins 92nd District Democratic nomination
- Charlottesville leaders discuss response to planned KKK rally
- Incumbents on both sides of the aisle cruise to victory in delegate contests
- Two first-time candidates win nominations in 64th House district
- Toscano wins against first opponent in a dozen years
- Howell’s preferred successor Thomas wins GOP House primary
- Steve McBride wins 8th District primary, moves to challenge Greg Habeeb
- In surprise primary loss, Richmond Sheriff Woody knocked out of running for fourth term by Irving
- Roanoke County Republicans oust Al Bedrosian, back Joe McNamara, Jason Peters in supervisors primaries
- Tiffany Boyle wins nomination for Newport News commissioner of revenue
- The heat retreats, as shower and storm chances return
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