by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 20.
- Government shuts down on one-year anniversary of Trump presidency (A fitting conclusion to a disastrous first year for “mango Mussolini” or whatever nickname you prefer for this f’tard.)
- The government is shutting down because Donald Trump doesn’t know what he’s doing (“Welcome to 2018.”)
- Too Late: Republicans’ failure to govern has pushed government to the brink.
- Whose Fault Is the Shutdown? (“’The shutdown rests at the feet of the GOP and it appears a majority of Americans agree’ – Michael Steele is a former chairperson of the Republican National Committee.”)
- How Trump Gave Schumer His Shutdown Leverage (“Republican clumsiness and chaos are helping Chuck Schumer and other Democratic leaders hold their party together.”)
- How Trump and Schumer Came Close to a Deal Over Cheeseburgers
- Government funding expires amid furious negotiations
- Trump: Democrats gave me anniversary ‘present’ of government shutdown
- Congress looks for way out of government shutdown
- Tabloid held porn star’s 2011 interview after Trump threat
- In the Trump Era, Crises Pass in Flash (“Who will pay the political price for the shutdown? With the rapid-fire news cycle, it may be forgotten by November.”)
- Jared Kushner Is China’s Trump Card (“How the President’s son-in-law, despite his inexperience in diplomacy, became Beijing’s primary point of interest.”)
- The Other Women’s March on Washington (“What’s the fastest way to fix a broken system? Take it over, say the record number of female candidates running for office in 2018 for the first time.”)
- Another Trump appointee resigns after racist comments come to light (“Carl Higbie, a top official in the agency that oversees AmeriCorps, is the latest Trump nominee toppled.”)
- #ReleaseTheMemo is the next phase in the anti-Mueller campaign (“The new line of attack revolves around a four-page classified memo drafted by Republicans on the House intelligence committee that GOP members claim shows malfeasance on the part of the FBI and Justice Department during the early phases of their investigation into improper communications between Trump associates and Russia.” And of course it’s complete bullshit.)
- Trump Twitter-rages at Democrats after GOP-controlled House and Senate fail to stop government shutdown
- Trump Whines: Shutdown Fight Could Make Me Miss ‘My Party’ (“You would tweet too if it happened to you.” LOL)
- Over 100 women spoke out about Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse this week. Cable news barely covered it. (“MSNBC, Fox News, and CNN spent less than 20 minutes combined this week covering Nassar’s abuse”)
- What’s so extremely, uniquely wrong about Trump’s presidency (“It’s neither ideology nor temperament. It’s that he doesn’t believe in American ideals and institutions.” I’d say it’s ideology and temperament as well, but I get Ruth Marcus’ point…)
- How senators voted on the government shutdown
- Tom Petty Family Reveals Singer’s Cause of Death (Petty “passed away due to an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications.”)
- The truth about the new ‘top secret’ memo Republicans can’t stop talking about (“House Intelligence Chair Devin Nunes has already been involved in discredited efforts to run interference for Trump”)
- New York Times blames Democrats for ‘blocking’ Senate funding bill only 45 Republicans supported (“Funny math.”)
- Republican senator blames possible shutdown on Trump listening to Tom Cotton, Stephen Miller (“Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) dispelled his party’s talking points.”)
- Senator Kaine Discusses Details of Possible Government Shutdown
- UPDATED: Court rules Incumbent Protection Act Unconstitutional (“Today, federal judge Michael Urbanski, sitting in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of the Virginia statute empowering incumbent election officials to choose the method by which their political party may choose a nominee for their office.” Good!)
- Lawmakers craft bipartisan bills to end Dominion rate freeze, promise rebates (One Virginia energy/enviro expert emailed me last night about this that they were “not impressed,” that it appears to give “Dominion everything they want with precious little for ratepayers and makes Dominion do nothing they didn’t already want to do.” Of course, what else would we expect from a Dominion/Dick Saslaw/Frank Wagner/Terry Kilgore production? LOL)
- On the brink of a federal shutdown, region braces itself
- The Washington region knows how a shutdown feels. And it’s not good.
- Virginia will take legal action to recover almost $5 million from Tranlin (“Virginia is preparing for legal action to recover the remainder of a $5 million grant to Tranlin Inc. for a once-promising plan to build a $2 billion paper manufacturing plant in Chesterfield County.”)
- Former FBI Director James Comey to teach at William & Mary
- Closing out first week as governor, Northam says he’s optimistic about Medicaid expansion, state budget
- Virginia governor to still see patients at medical practice
- Virginia Senate backs ‘ban the box’ legislation for public employment (Wait, they actually did something good for once???)
- Agency grants request to begin tree cutting for Atlantic Coast Pipeline (F*** FERC)
- Groups Challenge Key Approval for Atlantic Coast Pipeline (“A coalition of community and environmental groups has filed a legal challenge to Virginia regulators’ decision to grant a conditional water quality permit for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.”)
- Bill seeks to repeal ‘racist’ wage law (“The Code of Virginia makes it legal for employers to pay less than minimum wage to ‘newsboys, shoe-shine boys, caddies on golf courses, babysitters, ushers, doormen, concession attendants and cashiers in theaters.'”)
- How an Amazon headquarters would affect Northern Virginia
- Virginia House speaker rejects Democratic leader’s request for more seats on key committee (Because this is how Republicans act. Don’t forget it in 2019.)
- Developer of failed Virginia Beach arena should look in the mirror
- Warmer air wins out this weekend and into next week. Some risk of rain by late Monday.
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