Tuesday News: Something “Seriously Off” About Trump; Fight Brews Over “DREAMers”; “Welcome Back, Congress?”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 5.

• Political fight brews as Trump prepares to end protections for ‘dreamers’ (Evil.)
• Kim Is ‘Begging for War,’ U.S. Says, Urging U.N. Diplomacy
• Ending DACA would be Trump’s most evil act
• Congress Faces a Tense Agenda, With Little Margin for Error
• Something is seriously off about this president (“One wonders how long we can muddle on with a president this unsuitable without provoking a constitutional or international calamity.”)
• Trump’s punt to Congress on DACA threatens new GOP rift (“A growing number of Republican lawmakers are softening toward Dreamers, but others say Trump can’t end the program fast enough.”)
• Sessions to make DACA announcement Tuesday (Hard to believe that anything good can come from this…)
• Impeaching Trump is a long shot. There’s another way to protect the country. (“Congress could take control of the government, much like what it did under President Andrew Johnson.”)
• Let ‘dreamers’ live the American Dream (“If Trump follows through on his threat to end DACA, Congress should pass legislation to allow ‘dreamers’ to remain.”)
• Congress’s most important assignment after summer vacation (“So much to do, so little time.”)
• Pessimism abounds on Trump tax reform effort (For starters, it’s not really “reform,” it’s mostly just a tax cut for rich people.)
• Welcome Back, Congress (“All you have to do is fund the government, raise the debt ceiling, pass Harvey relief, and avoid a border wall fight with the president. What could go wrong?”)
• Pundits still fall for it: Trump does bare minimum in Texas, and suddenly he’s presidential
• Undocumented Workers Will Help Rebuild Texas After Harvey
• Putin Echoes China in Rejecting Tougher North Korea Sanctions
• CNN identifies white nationalist as supporter of ‘immigration reform’ (“Bigotry gets a patina of respectability.” Yep, that’s CNN.)
• Democrats’ blindspot: Our political system is rigged – and partisanship can’t unrig it (“The reason? Our broken and corrupt political system has rendered government unable to address these and other pressing issues. This rigged system gives us mediocre and polarized politicians stuck in gridlock and beholden to special interests.”)
• Hurricane Threat Grows for Florida as Irma Heads for Caribbean
• 2018 Could Be The Year of the Angry White College Graduate (“And that’s bad news for Republicans.”)
• Editorial: Where the governor’s race stands (No, Gillespie’s “facts” are not right. And no, he’s not an acceptable choice for Virginia in any way.)
• Gov. McAuliffe welcomes new dog to the first family (I hope they adopted/rescued the dog and certainly didn’t buy it from a breeder.)
• Law firm of Jill Vogel, candidate for lieutenant governor, specializes in dark money (Slimy.)
• Can anti-Trump fervor win elections? These Democrats aren’t seeing the money (“Virginia Democratic House candidates lag 2-to-1 in fundraising for races against GOP”)
• Virginia Democrats take heat for missing Labor Day parade in Buena Vista
• Removal of Jackson statue on council agenda for Tuesday (“Charlottesville city councilors on Tuesday evening will try getting back to business after an emotional crowd of constituents and protesters took over their last meeting two weeks ago to chastise officials for failing to prevent the white nationalist rally that resulted in three deaths.”)
• Stump speeches draw cheers in Buena Vista (As usual, you don’t get this type of coverage from the corporate media for whatever reason…)
• Educators, politicians make pitches at Scott’s annual Labor Day cookout (“The afternoon was the 41st annual cookout at the Scott family home at the southern tip of Newport News. What started as an event to thank Scott’s volunteers has grown into a political must-stop for Democrats vying to hold office come November.”)
• Editorial: Lacey E. Putney, a champion for Virginia
• Levar Stoney column: Make this the year for real success at RPS
• Nearly 2,700 low-cost apartments in Alexandria were just sold to a new owner. What does it mean for the tenants?
• Warmer with showers or storms this afternoon and evening, much cooler tomorrow