by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for this frigid Friday, January 5. Stay warm!
- Joe Biden believes U.S. is closer than ever to nuclear war
- Obstruction Inquiry Shows Trump’s Struggle to Keep Grip on Russia Investigation
- Trump Moves to Open Nearly All Offshore Waters to Drilling (Yet ANOTHER move that will have to be reversed by the next administration, assuming we make it that far.)
- Trump’s New Policy on Marijuana Draws Bipartisan Fire (“Lawmakers from both parties see it as a state decision and vow to force the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, to back down.” So much for “states’ rights,” eh “Jeff?”)
- Everyone in Trumpworld Knows He’s an Idiot
- Trump’s Disdain for Science
- Bannon’s hopes of leading a GOP revolt imperiled as allies start to drift away
- Trump’s voter fraud panel is gone, but the threat isn’t (“The Department of Homeland Security shouldn’t abet voter suppression.”)
- Trump’s disgraceful use of ‘dreamers’ as a bargaining chip (Trump is evil.)
- I asked Trump a blunt question: Do you read? (“Author Michael Wolff paints a harrowing portrait of Donald Trump” Yep, so why the hell did Morning Joke and others give Trump massive, free air time – and largely uncritical coverage – in 2016?)
- Trump was right to hope he’d lose (“Michael Wolff’s new book reveals an administration built on a desperate delusion.”)
- The GOP War on Voting Rights Will Rage On (“President Trump disbanded his election integrity commission, but Republicans will keep fighting to suppress Democratic votes.”)
- Unfit for the Bench (“A Trump judicial nominee wrote one of the infamous Bush-era ‘torture memos.'”)
- Inside the faltering Dreamer talks (“Negotiations are increasingly stalled, and a bipartisan Senate group is splintering.”)
- Bannon on the brink (“His political efforts are in doubt after Donald Trump — and now the Mercer family, his benefactor — cut ties.”)
- Trump poised to take action on Medicaid work requirements
- New scrutiny for Trump’s mental fitness after book, tweets
- FBI launches new Clinton Foundation investigation (Seriously???)
- It’s Been an Open Secret All Along (“The scandal of Michael Wolff’s new book isn’t its salacious details—it’s that everyone in Washington has known its key themes, and refused to act.” Bingo.)
- Roy Moore accuser sues him for defamation (“Defamation lawsuits have become a way for sexual assault accusers to hold powerful men accountable.”)
- The Trump administration may have just admitted to violating campaign finance law (“The White House is reportedly considering firing a former employee from a group it cannot legally control.”)
- Jeff Sessions Is Running Out of Friends (“Beauregard III has beef with the White House, and the Freedom Caucus, and Colorado.”)
- OOPS! Stephen Colbert just nailed Donald Trump’s critical error in his attempted takedown of Steve Bannon (“Well, which is it?” Stephen Colbert said during ‘The Late Show’ Thursday. ‘Is he lying or is he disclosing confidential information?'”)
- Fire and Fury released early in defiance of attempt to ban tell-all Trump book
- Oceans suffocating as huge dead zones quadruple since 1950, scientists warn (Hey, no problem right, let’s completely trash the oceans and see how long humans make it. Brilliant!)
- From Medicaid to Broadband, Northern Virginia Lawmakers Prepare for Raucous Session (“Democrats plan to use new numbers to accomplish wide-ranging agenda.”)
- Fight for Virginia House continues with court hearing (“A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday in a federal lawsuit challenging the results of a House race after numerous voters were assigned to the wrong district and thus given the wrong ballots. Democrat Joshua Cole lost the Fredericksburg-area seat to Republican Bob Thomas by 73 votes in a race that went to a recount.”)
- David Yancey wins drawing, will retain 94th District seat
- Yancey wins tiebreaker for key Virginia seat; Simonds says she won’t concede
- Live blizzard updates: Dominion Energy to restore power to most customers, spokeswoman says
- Hampton Roads and North Carolina closings due to winter storm
- McAuliffe announces plan for Biscuit Run park (They spelled McAuliffe wrong in the headline, by the way.)
- Potentially dangerous wind chills–well below zero at times–through at least Saturday night (“Continued brutal the next few days. Could we then see some wintry precipitation before cold air finally retreats?”)
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