by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, July 8.
- Growing U.S. isolation on display at G-20 as world aligns against Trump policies (I can’t take all this “winning!” LOL)
- Once Dominant, the United States Finds Itself Isolated at G-20 (Trump has made America…certainly NOT “great again.”)
- Trump Handed Putin a Stunning Victory (“From his speech in Poland to his two-hour summit in Hamburg, the president seemed determined to promote Russia’s dark and illiberal view of the world.”)
- The Trump-Putin Bromance Is Back On (“Putin got what he wanted from the meeting. But, in substantive terms, what did Trump get in return?”)
- Trump’s disturbing exchange with Putin on election interference
- Meeting Putin was necessary — but hardly ‘an honor’ (Nope, nothing “honorable” about Putin…)
- Senate GOP, White House plan last-ditch blitz to pass health-care law before August recess
- Podesta’s response to Trump’s error-filled tweet: ‘Get a grip man’
- The Russian-American relationship is no longer about Russia or America (“It’s about Putin and Trump.”)
- Attack of the Republican Decepticons (” Political spin used to have its limits: Politicians who wanted to be taken seriously wouldn’t go around claiming that up is down and black is white. Yet today’s Republicans hardly ever do anything else. It’s not just Donald Trump: The whole G.O.P. has become a post-truth party. And I see no sign that it will ever improve.”)
- ISIS, Battered but Potent, Returns to Its Insurgent Roots (“The Islamic State’s state-building project is crumbling, but it still has an international reach and an ideology that motivates attackers around the world.”)
- GOP pessimism rising on ObamaCare repeal
- Conservatives revolt over talk of keeping ObamaCare tax
- Trump personally pockets club membership fees, breaking with industry norms (Again, just imagine if Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama did something like this…)
- Gov. Brown unveils plan for global climate summit, further undercutting Trump’s agenda
- From meme wars to death threats: How far-right internet culture turns into political action
- The Republican health bill is stuck in a valley of incoherence (“Is 22 million more uninsured a moral blight? Evidence of freedom? Republicans disagree.”)
- Putin 1, Trump 0 (“At their first meeting, Trump bought Putin’s lies about Russian election meddling.”)
- Why Republicans Let Trump Take Over Their Party (“How did Trump manage this takeover? First, he demagogued the base, simply deploying the anti-establishment lines that had been honed and tuned to perfection in the GOP for years, against the party itself. “)
- Trump’s Travel Ban Is Still a Legal Mess
- Trump humiliates Mexican president again over border wall (“Many Mexicans infuriated by Peña Nieto’s unwillingness to push back”)
- Climate change holds up G20 progress
- Senator Warner’s Banking Aide Joining Law Firm in Washington
- Gillespie rails against transportation deal that was McDonnell’s key achievement (Not just McDonnell; that transportation deal was passed by the Republican-dominated General Assembly as well.)
- How a shadowy nonprofit spent $184K in Virginia’s governor’s race with almost total anonymity (Sleazy, slimy, scummy, should be illegal, etc.)
- Editorial: Open government takes a one-two punch from Virginia courts
- Libertarian Cliff Hyra kicks off campaign for Governor
- KKK marchers say they will be armed Saturday at Charlottesville rally (No other “civilized” country would allow this. Gack.)
- In Virginia, Budweiser putting state motto ‘Thus Always to Tyrants’ on beer labels
- Pathologist says Ricky Gray’s autopsy suggests problems with Virginia’s execution procedure
- Charlottesville police increasing presence for KKK rally Saturday
- Belote stirs action in the 2nd Congressional District race
- Virginia candidate for delegate raises record $284,000 in first period, $2,100 in the second
- Rep. Bobby Scott to host Suffolk town hall on GOP health care bills
- Why Hampton Roads residents could be seeing cheaper, faster internet in the future
- Forecast: Brief storm possible today, but mostly pleasant weekend
