by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, September 15.
- Could Trump Betray His Party on Taxes Next?
- Why Trump’s Immigration Deal with Democrats Could Unravel
- How Many Supporters Do Trump’s Conservative Critics on DACA Have?
- Does the GOP Base Love Trump More Than It Hates ‘Amnesty’? (“We’re about to find out.”)
- Parsons Green: London Underground blast is terror incident
- North Korea Crisis Grows as It Launches Yet Another Missile
- Democrats Dare to Trust Trump on DACA (“Republican leaders recoiled from the president’s agreement on immigration, and now Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are relying on him to see it through.”)
- ‘Amnesty Don’: Trump tests faith of supporters with talk of immigration deal (Trump’s supporters are more extreme than he is? Sure looks like it.)
- Nuclear Deal Stays as Trump Pursues New Path With Iran
- Kris Kobach is the real fraud (“The voter-fraud conspiracy-monger strikes again, this time in New Hampshire.” This guy’s definitely one of the worst people in America.)
- Did Trump and Democrats strike DACA deal or not? In Trump’s world, confusion reigns.
- Cassini: Saturn probe heads towards destruction (“Scientists, however, hope to gain new information on the chemical composition of Saturn’s gases just before Cassini loses radio contact with Earth.”)
- The Loneliest President (“He’s increasingly isolated in the White House, but for Donald Trump, being alone is not a liability. It’s where he’s most comfortable.”)
- Krugman: Politicians, Promises, and Getting Real (“Given Republican control of the White House, single-payer is going to be at best an aspiration for the next three-plus years. But what if rigid support for single-payer — as opposed to somewhat flexible support for universal coverage, however achieved — becomes a litmus test? In that case, Democrats could eventually find themselves facing a Trumpcare-type debacle, unable either to implement their unrealistic vision or to let it go.”)
- 4 Theories To Explain Why Trump Is Suddenly Working With Democrats
- Democrats cling to the impossible: Winning the Senate in 2018 (“Capturing the majority would mean prevailing in deep-red terrain like Texas or Tennessee.”)
- ‘Burned’ Trump finds comfort with Democrats (“After failing to strike deals with Republicans, it should come as no surprise that the New York businessman is turning to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.”)
- Trump’s DACA deal with Democrats is “political suicide,” conservatives say
- Trump and the Democrats: What’s next: a deal with Bernie? (“Mr. Trump’s wild ride: Will he support Sanders’ “Medicare for all” next? How much more will his supporters stand?”)
- Since Trump’s Big Photo Op With Black College Leaders, He’s Delivered on Nothing, They Say (“Unfulfilled promises—and Charlottesville—leave HBCU leaders doubting the president.”)
- The spacecraft that found for the first time where life could exist now
- House passes Comstock bill targeting immigrant members of MS-13 gang
- Why Isn’t Hillary Clinton Even Angrier? (“In What Happened, Clinton takes on the obsessive demand that she assume responsibility for the 2016 election. But we can’t move on.”)
- US gun makers battle ‘Trump slump’ as sales fall compared to 2016 (“American Outdoor Brands, formerly Smith and Wesson, reported a 48.5% decrease in firearms revenue compared with the same quarter last year” Hahaha.)
- Harvard rescinds Chelsea Manning’s visiting fellowship after CIA chief protests (“University withdraws honorary title, but still invites whistleblower to ‘spend a day’ speaking on campus, after CIA director cancels event over ‘traitor’”)
- Trump officials eying replacement for key Obama climate rule (“The Trump administration is planning to pursue a less ambitious, more industry friendly climate change rule for coal-fired power plants as it works to scrap the one written under former President Barack Obama.” Idiotic.)
- Rep. Dana Rohrabacher: Charlottesville protests a ‘setup’ (The f***???)
- Trump cuts to ObamaCare outreach to hit red states most
- California legislature passes bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns (“The California State Assembly on Thursday passed a bill that would require all presidential candidates to release their tax returns prior to being placed on the state’s ballot.” Every state should do that.)
- Facebook Enabled Advertisers to Reach ‘Jew Haters’ (“After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring.” Facebook is turning out to be increasingly problematic, to put it mildly.)
- Trump Humiliated Jeff Sessions After Mueller Appointment (“Ashen and emotional, Mr. Sessions told the president he would quit and sent a resignation letter to the White House, according to four people who were told details of the meeting. Mr. Sessions would later tell associates that the demeaning way the president addressed him was the most humiliating experience in decades of public life.”)
- Kaine, Taylor keep pushing on military force authorization
- Liberal groups pour $2M into Virginia governor digital ads
- Terry McAuliffe: How Trump is sabotaging the Affordable Care Act in Virginia
- 19 protesters issued summonses after anti-pipeline demonstration outside Virginia DEQ main office
- Editorial: Some new ideas for Appalachia (“…, the report details what are by now familiar problems — a workforce whose skills don’t match the jobs being created, a lack of broadband internet, a rugged terrain that makes transportation difficult, and a lack of investment capital to encourage start-ups.”)
- Virginia Gov. McAuliffe faults Hogan’s plan on Metro funding — but is open to a compromise (“McAuliffe sees flaws in his Maryland counterpart’s plan for Metro, but does not rule out a short-term deal.”)
- Editorial: Pipeline is still a cause for concern
- Five Southwest Virginia localities forced to scrap touchscreen voting machines in a hurry
- Jesse Jackson to rally voters in Roanoke Monday
- This lawmaker won’t debate his Democratic challenger. He says her supporters will call him a bigot.
- Virginia Supreme Court upholds law freezing electric rate reviews, but with strong dissent
- Study: Dan River farms and crops are untainted by coal ash (I’d point out there’s no such thing as “energy efficiency ash,” “solar ash” or “wind ash.”)
- Williams: Richmond’s leaders, community must rebuild relationship from the ground up
- At community forum on rally, Richmonders press concerns, but police chief says hands are tied
- Plenty of sun today through the weekend, also muggy and maybe a few showers
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