by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 10. Also, congratulations to Dan Lagana and his “Stronger Tomorrow” team, who were elected last night to lead the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) for the next two years. And thanks to Sue Langley for her leadership and hard work the past four years!
- Dems roil probe with release of Fusion GPS transcript
- Read Fusion GPS Trump dossier interview full transcript (“Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday released the transcript of congressional investigators’ interview in August 2017 with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, whose firm was behind a controversial dossier alleging ties between President Donald Trump and Russians.”)
- ‘It’s not a fabrication’: Six times the firm behind the infamous dossier contradicted Trump’s claims
- Newly released Senate testimony debunks a key conservative theory on Trump and Russia (“The big news Republicans didn’t want you to see.”)
- Federal judge says DACA can’t end while lawsuit is pending
- Trump Ending DACA Was Never About the Law. A Federal Judge Noticed. (Nope, it’s all bigotry and pandering to bigots.)
- Trump offers to ‘take all the heat’ on immigration, but also appears to contradict himself
- Unrest Shows the Iran Nuclear Deal’s Value, Not Its Danger
- Congress Is Still Very Far Away From a DACA Deal (“But at least they have ‘parameters.'”)
- North Carolina Congressional Map Ruled Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered
- What didn’t Republicans want you to see in the Fusion GPS transcript?
- What Lindsey Graham and the rest of the GOP toadies miss (Lindsey Graham is utterly despicable.)
- Oprah Should Run – for Governor of Wisconsin (I like that idea!)
- Trump’s inner circle escapes televised grillings on Russia (As always, Republicans in Congress are protecting the crime family in chief; as many of them as possible need to be defeated this November.)
- US to loosen nuclear weapons constraints and develop more ‘usable’ warheads (That’s insane.)
- Trump lawyer Michael Cohen sues BuzzFeed over Russia dossier
- Steve Bannon Steps Down From Breitbart Post
- 55 minutes at the table: Trump tries to negotiate and prove stability
- The ‘Oprah in 2020’ talk is proof of our democracy’s degradation (“Trump’s total lack of qualifications shouldn’t lower the bar for anyone.” Personally, I’d like a president who has experience in foreign policy, national security policy, domestic policy, running an organization or legislating, etc. I guess I’m old fashioned like that. Heh.)
- Ivanka tries to have it both ways: Trump’s daughter and #MeToo supporter (Wild, irreconcilable contradiction there.)
- Trump, lawmakers take key step toward immigration deal (We’ll see…)
- Trump’s Remarkable Immigration Meeting (“The president let the cameras roll as he negotiated a DACA deal with Congress. True to form, he said yes to everyone but left lawmakers without the direction they sought.”)
- Americans Can’t Afford to Grow Used to This (“A year into the presidency of Donald Trump, the country is in danger of accepting the unacceptable.” Not me.)
- The Bipartisan Compromise On Immigration Is Clear, But The Parties Are Struggling To Get There (Mostly the Republican Party is struggling to get there.)
- This Is What Happens When You Lose Control of Your Party (“There goes Roy Moore. Here comes Joe Arpaio.”
If anything, Joe Arpaio is even WORSE than Roy Moore – if that’s humanly possible.) - Kaine: ‘Wonder why’ Virginia gov didn’t get same drilling commitment as Fla. gov (Pure politics – classic “swamp” stuff – on the Florida thing.)
- Sen. Mark Warner: Democrats open to enhanced border security
- Senator Tim Kaine Speaks on Trump, CHIP and the Wall
- ‘Trump has taken the party into the gutter’: Terry McAuliffe on the GOP, governing and 2020
- Editorial: Six ways to measure this year’s General Assembly (Medicaid expansion #1)
- Neither Party Has The Upper Hand As Virginia Lawmakers Meet
- Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne used state plane extensively during his tenure (“Layne says the use of the small Beechcraft King Air 350, at $985 an hour, is justified and he’d do it again.” Hmmmm…)
- Cox and Norment column: Virginia is the home of American democracy (That’s lovely, but Cox is a corporate tool and Norment is literally in bed with lobbyists.)
- Northam, McAuliffe highlight Medicaid expansion, student loan debt, absentee voting as top priorities for legislative session (“After campaigning largely on the legacy of outgoing Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Gov.-elect Ralph Northam held a joint news conference with his predecessor Tuesday to outline shared goals for the legislative session that begins Wednesday.”)
- Meet the new class of Virginia lawmakers who are making history
- Dominion Energy Says Recent Cold Snap Illustrates Need For More Pipelines (Dominion,
as always, is COMPLETELY full of shit. First off, they are wildly energy INefficient, so start by maxing out energy efficiency. Second, they don’t need natural gas per se; solar and wind would work just as well. Third, f*** them.) - Wilson: Pipeline endangers outdoors-based economy
- Editorial: State legislators must get to work
- Ralph Northam assembles a majority-female cabinet, a first for Virginia (Nice!)
- Northam picks Fairfax business leader, former Obama appointee as Commerce and Trade secretary
- Legalizing extramarital sex and public swearing? Highlights of interesting bills in Virginia (Those are among the LEAST interesting bills, the headline simply being clickbait. Ugh.)
- Thousands of Virginians
may have voted in the wrong state House districts (“Check to see if you’re one of them.”) - Va. General Assembly convenes after weeks of drama, upheaval
- VCU poll: Nearly half of Virginians want Confederate monuments left in place
- Norfolk delays decision again on gas pipeline that would run under drinking-water reservoirs
- Many Hampton Roads schools to stay closed Wednesday, other area closings
- Seasonable today, then noticeably warmer late week, but possibly wetter too
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