by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 6.
- Trump World frustrated, angry over new book (Sad!)
- House GOP intensifies assault on Mueller probe (We need to replace as many of these Republicans as possible – 100 would be nice! – in November.)
- Listen: Top Dem says ‘no Republican Senate seat is safe’
- Trump lawyer calls NYT report a ‘nothing burger’ amid talk of obstruction (“Legal scholars say a New York Times story shows Trump is in deeper trouble with special counsel Robert Mueller.”)
- The President Who Doesn’t Read (“Trump’s allergy to the written word and his reliance on oral communication have proven liabilities in office.”)
- Trump seeks $18 billion from lawmakers for border wall (#1, Trump promised “Mexico will pay for it”; #2, f*** this.)
- Trump is desperate to protect himself. But from what? (“His efforts to stymie the Russia probe suggest that something more than his fragile ego is at stake.”)
- No, Donald Trump Has Not Made the Economy Great Again (“Yes, he’s presiding over a gradual, fairly steady expansion left over from the Obama years. And he hasn’t tanked the economy, like some feared he might. But there’s little proof he’s done anything special to significantly boost it.”)
- What Michael Wolff Got Right (“The unifying theory that Donald Trump never actually wanted to win.”)
- Trump is an existential threat — but we can’t give in to pessimism (“Donald Trump could fulfill all the most dire prophecies of 20th-century theory — but there are better paths”)
- The Increasing Unfitness of Donald Trump (“The West Wing has come to resemble the dankest realms of Twitter, in which everyone is racked with paranoia and everyone despises everyone else.”)
- Republican Senators Raise Possible Charges Against Author of Trump Dossier (But not against Trump? Gotcha.)
- EPA chief Pruitt is said to be eyeing attorney general job (Nope.)
- F.B.I. Questioning Clinton Foundation Dealings Again (Banana republic crap, going after your former political rival for b.s.)
- Republicans Turn on Bannon for Telling the Truth About Trump (Brainwashed cultists.)
- What Happens to Bannonism After Bannon?
- Multiple pundits tricked into believing Trump spends all day watching gorilla news channel (“A notorious internet prankster didn’t expect that his Photoshopped book passage would go viral”)
- New allegation could mean big trouble for Jeff Sessions (“Did the Attorney General obstruct justice?” Sessions for Prison?)
- Jeff Sessions tries to revive the war on weed as the pot industry tries not to laugh(“Between the polls and the profits, nobody’s taking the attorney general too seriously.”)
- Only one Atlantic Coast governor has supported opening up the region to offshore drilling (Yep, the insane one.)
- EPA moving quickly to write new climate rule in 2018 (Grrrrrrrrrr.)
- You’re Not NeverTrump Unless You’re NeverRyan and NeverMcConnell (“The Republican Party’s brain disease has seized full control.”)
- Election Emboldens Democratic Caucus (“The shift in numbers means Republicans will find it more difficult to keep their caucus together, says Stephen Farnsworth, political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. Democrats would only need three GOP defections to their side to have any of their measures passed in the House. In the Senate, where Republicans have a 21-19 majority, one Republican voting with Democrats and a tie-breaking vote by Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax would do.”)
- Editorial: What Northam faces when he becomes governor (The argument by the Roanoke Times editorial board is that Ralph Northam should not push aggressively for progressive policies, but should basically triangulate with Republicans.)
- Kaine kicks off campaigning with Danville stop
- Virginia to broadcast and archive General Assembly committee hearings for the first time
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-hole-in-virginias-climate-plan/2018/01/04/ecedfb8a-e511-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html?utm_term=.03697e3a4bbd
- Kaine supports reconsideration for controversial Virginia pipelines
- Judge won’t block Republican in tight Virginia House race tainted by ballot mix-up (“Republican Bob Thomas beat Democrat Joshua Cole by 73 votes in closely watched district”)
- Federal judge refuses to overturn close Fredericksburg-area House race tainted by voting errors
- Lieutenant governor-elect Justin Fairfax names former Kaine aide as chief of staff
- Trump to tap McConnell aide for Appalachian Regional Commission post
- Snow totals range from 5 to 15 inches in Peninsula area; ‘arctic cold’ remains through weekend
- Richmond Mayor Stoney nominates 6 community leaders for Education Compact
- Extreme cold continues today, slight easing Sunday, then turning warmer next week
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