Monday News: “Don’t Wait for Trump for Fire Mueller”; Kamala Harris, Eric Holder Campaign for Virginia Dems

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 30.

• Republicans, desperate for a win, already face setback as they prepare to unveil tax bill
• Trump needs to say something — and do something — about the assault on the Rohingya (Agreed, this is beyond outrageous.)
• Dread, expectation hang over Washington before Mueller sweep
• Trump’s Approval Rating Hits New Low as He Loses Support in Key Demographic (“Support from whites declined from 51 percent to 47 percent, and it was even more steep among whites without a college degree—from 58 percent to 51 percent.”)
• Don’t Wait for Trump for Fire Mueller (“The time to start fighting back is now, not after the president crosses another red line.”)
• Puerto Rico utility canceling $300 million contract with Montana firm hired to repair electrical grid (People need to be fired and/or go to jail over this massively corrupt deal.)
• Republicans’ tax-cut proposal is politics at its most cynical
• What Will Mueller Do? (“What’s known—and what remains unknown—about the special counsel’s first indictment”)
• After owner calls NFL players ‘inmates,’ most Houston Texans players take a knee (“The players did not accept Bob McNair’s apologies.” Bob McNair is a big Ed Gillespie donor —
  of course.)
• Clinton: Fox News seems to think I live in the White House
• Juan Williams: Trump’s war on media is truly dangerous
• ‘The Russians Have Succeeded Beyond Their Wildest Expectations’ (“Former intelligence chief James Clapper says President Trump is dead wrong about Russian interference in America’s elections. And they’re going to get away with it again, he warns.”)
• John Boehner Unchained (“The former House speaker feels liberated—but he’s also seething about what happened to his party.” “Donald Trump’s not a Republican. He’s not a Democrat. He’s a populist. He doesn’t have an ideological bone in his body.”)
• The Silence of the Democrats (“Why aren’t the potential 2020 contenders taking a stand on the way the country is heading?”)
• Forget Washington. Facebook’s Problems Abroad Are Far More Disturbing. (Would we all be better off without Facebook? Sure seems like it to me.)
• Kushner took unannounced trip to Saudi Arabia
• Russia inquiry: Donald Trump sends barrage of angry tweets as charges reported
• Kevin Spacey apologizes after accusation of sexual misconduct
• The ecological disaster that is Trump’s border wall: a visual guide (“The wall could cut off a Texas wildlife refuge and the habitat of big, beautiful cats.” This thing is evil in every way.)
• Blow: Checking My Male Privilege
• Mark Warner: Tech Millionaire Who Became Tech’s Critic in Congress (“The Democratic senator from Virginia is emblematic of the shifting politics
  for big technology companies, which face congressional hearings this week.”)
• Facebook struggles to contain Russia narrative
• McAuliffe to travel to Germany for climate conference (Good – while you’re there, please announce that you’re going to use all your power as governor to stop these @W#$@#$! pipelines. Thanks.)
• Don’t equate the political sins of Gillespie and Northam (“The Daily Progress Editorial Board’s unnuanced condemnation of campaign tactics on both sides is irresponsible and wrong…This is not the first time that the Progress Editorial Board has displayed whataboutism and misleading false equivalencies when it comes to the gubernatorial race.”)
• Kaine campaigns with Northam in Roanoke
• Environmental groups say Virginia State Water Control Board must deny pipeline water permits
• Ed Gillespie Just Gave a Speech to the NAACP. It Sounded Nothing Like His Real Campaign. (“The Virginia Republican’s ads have been all about MS-13 and Confederate statues.”)
• Senator Kaine Campaigns for Northam, Discusses President Trump in Charlottesville
• Tim Kaine visits Northam campaign office in Charlottesville
• Vogel, Fairfax in tight race for lieutenant governor (Fairfax is infinitely better than Vogel; no brainer here!)
• At Women’s Convention, Virginia activists urge fellow progressives to help in gubernatorial race (“In Detroit, local attendees talk about what’s at stake in Nov. 7 contest between Northam and Gillespie.”)
• Bikers for Trump rallies for Gillespie — without Gillespie (Freak show. Also note that the faaaar-right Republican Times-Disgrace endorsed Jill Vogel, who hung out with Corey Stewart and the Bikers for Trump yesterday. Really says it all about the RTD.)
• Virginia’s governor’s race draws big names from both parties
• Virginia church to move plaques honoring Lee and Washington (I understand moving the Lee statue. But George Washington? Really?)
• Economy dominates NRV’s 7th District state House race (“’My biggest goal is to expand broadband … to ensure we have Internet at every single household and every single business,’ said Flourette “Flo” Ketner, a Democrat challenging Del. Nick Rush, R-Christiansburg.”)
• Democratic newcomer challenging Minchew in 10th District (“Frustration over Trump’s presidency has inspired many Democrats around the country to run for elected office, including Minchew’s opponent — Wendy Gooditis — a newcomer to politics and longtime Clarke County resident, realtor and educator who co-founded the anti-Trump Indivisible movement chapter in her county. “)
• He Was the Beloved Mayor of a Tidy Washington Suburb. Then He Got Busted for Meth. (“Scott Silverthorne is out of jail and ready to tell his story.”)
• Metro budget sees no fare hikes, service cuts through mid-2019, but seeks more from governments
• Making renters more welcome: Arlington revisits ‘granny flat’ regulations (“As housing demand grows, governments want to encourage ‘accessory dwelling units’ without irritating neighbors.”)
• Nationals agree to three-year deal to make Dave Martinez their next manager
• Quite brisk today, but it’ll be more tranquil and mild as the week progresses