by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 18.
- Xi Jinping: ‘Time for China to take centre stage’ (Trump is helping make CHINA great again while trashing America. Heckuva job…)
- Senate GOP prepares for a war with Bannon
- Twelve days of silence, then a swipe at Obama: How Trump handled four dead soldiers
- 2 Senators Have Deal on Health Subsidies That Trump Cut Off
- After Three Tries, Trump Still Can’t Get His Travel Ban Past the Courts
- Trump Is Afraid His Tax Plan Is Doomed. He Should Be.
- Here’s the Alexander-Murray bill
- “A deranged animal”: Trump’s newest lie about Obama is causing fury inside and outside the military (“Trump says he loves the military. His latest assault on Obama shows that he doesn’t.”)
- Senators Crafted a Bipartisan Deal to Stabilize Obamacare (“Does it have a chance?”)
- President Trump admits he’s trying to kill Obamacare. That’s illegal. (If Obama or Clinton did something like this,
Republicans would call for their impeachment.) - President Trump cooks up a soufflé of dysfunction (“If you imagine the White House as a struggling restaurant, how many bad dishes can it serve before we call it flop?”)
- Trump finally calls widow of fallen Army soldier — only to tell her ‘he knew what he signed up for’ (This is disgusting, and again, if Obama or Clinton did this, Republicans would be going Benghazi-level crazy.)
- Donald Trump is really triggered by John McCain’s speech (Trump is the ultimate “snowflake” who badly needs a “safe space.” Ironic, eh?)
- Trump invokes death of John Kelly’s son in furor over calls to fallen soldiers (“The president also says he doesn’t feel a need to clarify his claim that Obama didn’t always call the families of slain service members.”)
- New health deal falls flat with GOP
- How Fox News Turned an Innocuous Comment by Jimmy Kimmel Into an Entire Day of Coverage (This is what the right is so good at. Sick, but it can be effective sad to say.)
- Senate health care deal in doubt as Trump says he’s opposed
- How Far Will John McCain Go Against President Trump? (“We can only hope that, at some point soon, Corker, McCain, or some other influential G.O.P. figure will summon the courage to state publicly the obvious corollary: since the President is a menace to the United States, he ought to be removed from office.”)
- A reporter finally asked Trump to just explain his health care plan. His response was a train wreck. (“A simple question. A disastrous answer.”)
- Dems introduce public option for ObamaCare (I just wish Dems had done this in 2009-2010)
- Sens. Tim Kaine, Micheal Bennet propose new type of Medicare to compete with private insurers
- Will Virginia Stay Blue? It Depends on Black Turnout Next Month. (“Voters of color pushed the state’s current Democratic governor to victory. New campaigns are trying to replicate that this year.”)
- A not quite so big money race in 2017? (“What ever happened to inflation? When it comes to fundraising for their gubernatorial campaigns both Ralph Northam and Ed Gillespie are lagging their 2013 counterparts.”)
- At awards dinner, Northam says he looks forward to having a Republican running the House (Huh??? Just the other day, Northam told InsideNOVA that he thought Democrats could take back the House of Delegates this year. I’m confused.)
- Garrett discusses rallies, statues and the limits of free speech
- Northam campaign flier removes picture of LG candidate Justin Fairfax (I’ll hold off publicly commenting about this – LiUNA in particular – until AFTER the election)
- Protection for our bay
- Older addicts, more deadly heroin pose challenge for Virginia
- Black, disabled students disproportionately suspended in Virginia, report says
- Obama rally with Northam set for Thursday night at Greater Richmond Convention Center
- Northam maintains 2-to-1 cash advantage over Gillespie through September in Va. gov race (“But his financial lead in Virginia’s gubernatorial race hasn’t translated to a big advantage in polls.”)
- Polling shows the Virginia governor’s race is coming down to the wire
- Biden endorses Danica Roem, four other Va. Democrats in House races
- Organizer of Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville arrested again (“Jason Kessler was charged with revealing the address of an activist online.”)
- Manassas approves sale that would save mobile-home park for residents
- Lawyer leading Charlottesville’s review of rally hits roadblocks while seeking access to state records
- Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s political action committee remains active
- Editorial: The Roanoke Valley’s song of ice and fire
- Multiple days of blue skies and bright sunshine
