by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 28.
- Trump faces make-or-break meeting with congressional leaders
- CBO: the Senate Republican tax bill takes billions from the poor
- Krugman: The Biggest Tax Scam in History
- Senators Race to Pass Tax Bill by Sweetening Gains for Rich (Wait, seriously? MORE for the rich??? This is completely f’ed.)
- The GOP tax bill just keeps looking worse
- The big short: Why the Senate doesn’t have the votes it needs to pass GOP tax plan (“The upper chamber can only afford to lose two votes, yet has at least seven maybes.”)
- Here’s ‘what about’ Roy Moore that is different (“No one else has been accused, repeatedly and credibly, of preying on children.”)
- Trump has ushered in America’s darkest hour (“Churchill rallied his countrymen. Under Trump, we’ve become a meaner, smaller people.”)
- Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act. Will she be charged?
- Why are Republicans in such a rush to pass tax reform? To outrun the truth.
- We will all pay a price for Trump’s nihilism (“Whether out of spite or cluelessness, he is creating an inadequate, incompetent government.”)
- What the New York Times’ Nazi Story Left Out (“The history of America has been written by normal white racists living in normal towns.”)
- Where the New York Times article on an American Nazi went wrong (“Why is it a surprise that Nazis love muffins?”)
- Operation ‘Please Get a Win’ Is Underway (“And it’s not going so well.”)
- Trump Refers to Elizabeth Warren As ‘Pocahontas’ at Event Honoring Native Americans (Just when you think Trump can’t get any more horrible, he does.)
- Trump’s Most Egregious ‘Pocahontas’ Joke Yet (“The president jabbed at Elizabeth Warren using an offensive nickname during a White House event honoring World War II Navajo code talkers.”)
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Was Designed to Stop Donald Trump
- A woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore. She appears to be part of undercover sting operation.
- Here Are Some Facts and Questions About That Nazi the New York Times Failed to Note
- Conservative Tries to Prove the Washington Post Is Fake News, Proves Opposite by Mistake
- If Your Nazi Story Is Bad, Kill the Story (“A lesson for some editors at The New York Times.”)
- This Is What Dictators Do (“President Trump is stuffing the government full of reliable cronies.”)
- Sexual harassment bill gets new energy from Conyers settlement
- A Trump-backed conservative group is trying undermine real sexual assault victims with fake ones (“All in the name of electing an alleged serial child molester.”)
- Koch insists it will just be a passive investor in Time Inc. The fine print reveals that’s not true.
- Trump Paid Over $1 Million in Labor Settlement, Documents Reveal
- ‘Are you insane?’: Seth Meyers torches our ‘neediest and most insecure president’ Trump
- GOP strategist Steve Schmidt: ‘Autocrat’ Trump endangering real journalists and hyping ‘fake news’
- Sen. Al Franken Apologizes for Groping Allegations, Says He Has No Plans to Resign
- Sen. Warner said Uber must explain why it kept quiet about customer data theft, payoff to hackers
- Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Angus King: Do tax reform the right way
- Uncertainty Reigns In Battle For Virginia House Of Delegates (“As NPR’s Sarah McCammon reported on All Things Considered, the Democrats are likely to ask for recounts, especially in another close race, the 94th district, where Republican Del. David Yancey holds a 10-vote lead over Democrat Shelly Simonds.”)
- Editorial: Change to “three-strikes” law serves Virginia
- Virginia Republicans anticipating state Del. Nick Freitas to announce run for U.S. Senate (Seems like Freitas would be a much stronger candidate for Republicans than bats***-crazy, neo-Confederate Corey Stewart, but knowing Republicans, they’ll nominate Corey. LOL)
- Virginia elections board certifies two state House races despite irregularities
- Editorial: Virginia proves that “Department of Corrections” is no oxymoron
- Dimitiri to retire from State Corporation Commission in February
- Deeds subcommittee to consider financial restructuring of Virginia mental health system
- Williams: Empower Richmond community to police the police
- University of Virginia investigates sexual harassment allegations against English professor
- Editorial: Tax bill is a missed opportunity for Appalachia
- Tranquil times with warmer than normal weather
********************************************************
Sign up for the Blue Virginia weekly newsletter
