by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, August 12.
- Trump Tweets Tough (“That’s our best hope: That the guy with the nuclear football is not necessarily the same person as the one sending out loopy messages on his smartphone. People who’ve dealt with the private Trump often say they found him less crazy than the public version.”)
- Scott Pruitt Is Carrying Out His E.P.A. Agenda in Secret, Critics Say (It’s not just “critics say,” it’s fact.)
- Trump Warns North Korea U.S. Military ‘Locked and Loaded’ (And this over-the-top rhetoric accomplishes…what exactly?)
- Despite Rhetoric On North Korea, U.S. Military Posture Hasn’t Really Changed
- Trump Won’t Rule Out Military Option for Venezuela (Wait, I thought Trump was all about “America First,” not “nation building”)
- 5 things Trump did this week while you weren’t looking (“Interior relaxes Obama-era Sage Grouse rules…EPA eases the approval process for new chemicals…DOJ switches sides in Ohio voting case…The fiduciary standard gets punted… The nuclear waste storage fight warms up”)
- Trump barrage stuns McConnell and his allies (Really? They’re stunned that Trump’s acting like this? Alrighty…)
- Trump refused phone call with Venezuelan president
- THE MEMO: Trump’s base cheers attacks on McConnell
- Twitter users want Trump’s account suspended for ‘threatening violence’ against North Korea
- White House Aide Causes Uproar at Journalism Event (“Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s appearance at a gathering of black journalists devolved into a shouting match after she refused to discuss President Trump’s remarks endorsing harsh police tactics.” Of course…)
- Firing Jeffrey Lord Doesn’t Fix CNN’s Jeffrey Lord Problem (“He was only the most obnoxious embodiment of false balance at the network.”)
- After Trumpcare debacle, congressional GOP leaders are trying to avoid a debt ceiling fiasco
- Trump’s Reckless Nuclear Bluffing
- At Netroots, liberal activists demand full-throttle approach to Trump-Russia ties (“Progressives resist calls to de-emphasize focus on Russia probes.”)
- White supremacy in the age of Trump (“Never forget that this country has a long history of upper-class whites using racism to their advantage”)
- Will the Rift Between Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell Last?
- ‘Extraordinary flim-flammery’: Rachel Maddow connects the dots on ‘ugly audit’ of Trump finances
- ‘Don Jr. is a traitor already!’: Maher unleashes epic rant over Democrats fearful Russia ‘doesn’t poll well’
- The Vise Is Tightening On Paul Manafort, The Mueller Probe’s Linchpin
- Dear Bros. Koch: A letter to the editor would be cheaper (“In case you don’t know where the conservative Americans for Prosperity, the advocacy group founded by billionaire David Koch, stands on the Virginia gubernatorial election, we can tell you it is not for Ralph Northam.
- Warner, Kaine Blame Trump For Anthem’s Departure from Virginia
- Anthem to Stop Selling Individual Plans in Much of Virginia (“A third insurance company says it will stop offering individual health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act throughout much of Virginia next year, affecting about 200,000 people.”)
- Virginia House candidate who falsified educational credentials drops out of race (Too bad; I was hoping he’d stay in and lose by 30 points or whatever to Democrat Jennifer Carroll Foy.)
- LOSING PEACE, GAINING A VOICE: THE FACES OF THE ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE
- Home To University Of Virginia Prepares For Violence At White Nationalist Rally
- Citing extremist groups and violence, McAuliffe urges residents to ‘stay away’ from white nationalist rally in Charlottesville
- Hundreds of white nationalists march through Virginia campus with flaming torches, sparking violence (“A cowardly parade of hatred, bigotry, racism, and intolerance.”)
- Religious Leaders Prepare for the Unite the Right Rally
- Judge Grants Injunction, Jason Kessler Can Have Unite the Right Rally at Emancipation Park
- March of white supremacists at University of Virginia ends in skirmishes (“Chanting ‘White lives matter!’ ‘You will not replace us!’ and ‘Jews will not replace us!’ several hundred white nationalists and white supremacists carrying torches marched in a parade through the University of Virginia campus ahead of Saturday’s Unite the Right rally.”)
- McAuliffe, Hogan and Bowser to meet Aug. 28 to try to narrow differences over Metro (Dedicated. Funding. Now.)
- Women rally outside Henrico court while judge hears abortion lawsuit
- Virginia city stops using animals to mow field after 16 goats and sheep vanish, likely dead (“City officials said they were likely killed by coyotes or other wildlife.”)
- Storms slam Northern Virginia (“Thousands of homes and businesses lost power for a time in the region.”)
- Some more showers and storms today, but nicer by Sunday
