by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 28.
- Foreign officials sought leverage over Kushner via his business dealings and debts, U.S. officials say
- Kushner’s Security Level Downgraded, Official Says
- Cyber chief says Trump has given him no new authority to combat Russian interference
- Why did it take so long for Jared Kushner to lose access to the highest security clearance? (“There were huge red flags from the moment he stepped foot in the West Wing.”)
- How Trump’s 2020 campaign manager is connected to the Russia scandal (“Brad Parscale is linked to a data firm that has become a focus of the Trump-Russia investigation.”)
- Cutting N.R.A. Ties Pits Companies Against the G.O.P.
- Big and Small, N.R.A. Boycott Efforts Combine
- Mueller is reportedly interested in Trump’s Russia business dealings before his presidential run
- Ryan throws cold water on gun control push (There goes Lyin’ Ryan again.)
- Dems surge in generic ballot as economy fades from spotlight (“A new CNN survey released Monday put the Democratic advantage in the congressional generic ballot at an eye-popping 16 points. The margin in the RealClearPolitics average has returned to nearly 10 points, after Republicans crept to within 7 points earlier this month.”)
- Supreme Court rules immigrants can be detained indefinitely (That’s what we get with a stolen Supreme Court seat and a couple other wackos – Thomas and Alito in particular.)
- After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat. Utilities are freaking out. (Poor Dominion Energy…LOL)
- ‘Corrupt, entitled snake’: GOP strategist Rick Wilson drags ‘beta-male’ Kushner over ‘greedy, sloppy’ business dealings
- Gun control push complicates Sanders’s 2020 ambitions
- Manafort Joined Trump as Ukraine Work Dried Up, Cash Woes Rose (“Fixer said to visit 17 times in 2014-15, with unpaid bills”)
- Science Is Proving Inconvenient for EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt (“Here’s the latest from one of Trump’s most brazen appointees.”)
- Update on the Rich: They’re Still Getting Richer (“Trump’s tax plan has some very specific side effects.”)
- This Is a Crueler Country Than It Was 20 Years Ago (“We see it every day in the activities of ICE.”)
- EXCLUSIVE: FedEx’s secret deal with the NRA and the gun industry (“While publicly trying to distance themselves from the NRA, FedEx has made a secret agreement with the association and other major players in the firearms industry.”)
- Trump Endorses Another GOP Senator Facing a Perilous Primary Battle
- Ben Carson’s HUD, Planning Cuts, Spends $31,000 on Dining Set for His Office
- Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump
- NRATV host says Parkland shooting is just like Benghazi, and liberals are to blame (Demented.)
- Roger Stone’s Secret Messages with WikiLeaks (“Transcripts obtained by The Atlantic show Donald Trump’s longtime confidante corresponded with the radical-transparency group.”)
- Donald Trump Is Gearing Up for His Next Campaign (“Most commanders in chief run for the White House to get something done, but the incumbent has always been more interested in running for office than running the government.”)
- When the Supreme Court Doesn’t Care About Facts (“The conservative justices seem prepared to decide Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, a case that could harm public sector unions, without so much as a factual record.”)
- Parts of the Arctic Spiked to 45 Degrees Above Normal (Ditch fossil fuels as rapidly as possible!)
- Sen. Tim Kaine co-sponsors bill to ban assault weapons
- Virginia and New York tell Delta: You’re welcome here
- Top Virginia lawmaker attacked in downtown Richmond after stepping in to help homeless woman (Ee gads, hope he’s ok.)
- GreenTech, the electric car company once led by McAuliffe, files for bankruptcy
- Bill banning Virginia sanctuary cities advances on 7-6 vote
- Suspicious mail triggers illness at Virginia military base
- Editorial: Virginia’s immigration history more complex than we think
- Governor Northam talks healthcare in Lynchburg
- Opinion/Editorial: Mental hospitals lose so Medicaid can win?
- Tarps must come down from Confederate statues in Charlottesville, judge says
- Wrongful incarceration claim bumps up against tight Senate budget
- Clouds on the comeback today, rain likely tomorrow; fierce winds for Friday
