by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 7.
- Senate leaders see two-year budget deal within their grasp
- EU will only make trade deals with nations that ratify Paris climate agreement (“The United States would be excluded.” Yep, Trump turning us into a pariah nation…)
- A Trump-Appointed Coal Lobbyist Is Inching Closer to Drastically Remaking the EPA (“Andrew Wheeler’s approval would be a testament to how extreme other nominees have been.”)
- Volatility Rattles Stocks, and Investors Who Bet on Calm
- Congress Nears Budget Deal Even as Trump Issues Threat
- Trump’s Talk of Unity Replaced by ‘Treason’ and ‘Shutdown’ (“After suggesting Democrats were treasonous for not applauding his speech, he said he would welcome a government shutdown if Congress couldn’t agree on a spending bill that tightened immigration laws.” Demented.)
- Inspired by French military display, Trump has the Pentagon planning a large-scale parade in Washington
- With Yellen Out of the Picture, Get Ready for Trump vs. Powell (“The new Fed chief will butt heads with the president if rate increases cool economic growth.”)
- A Triumphant First Launch for Elon Musk’s Giant Rocket (“SpaceX’s 27-engine Falcon Heavy successfully blasted off from Florida with a cherry-red Tesla convertible in tow.”)
- Speak up, Paul Ryan (“The Republican leader should call for the prompt release of the Democratic memo.”)
- Trump Meets Rosenstein About Democratic Surveillance Memo
- Trump allies urge compromise with Mueller (“Associates of Donald Trump say the president shouldn’t talk freely to Mueller — but that he shouldn’t force a Supreme Court fight either.”)
- Trump Picks Up Shutdown Threat Over Immigration After Dems Drop It (What a nut.)
- Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor just sent a big signal that partisan gerrymandering is going down (“House members may soon have to compete in democratic elections again.” My god, what will they do???)
- ‘It will be an intraparty war’(“House Democrats contemplate a post-Nancy Pelosi world.”)
- Dems shrug off recent good news for GOP
- Steve Wynn Out As CEO And Chairman Of Wynn Resorts
- Dems pick up deep-red legislative seat in Missouri (“Voters in Jefferson County appeared to choose Mike Revis, a 27-year old Democrat, to fill a seat left vacant when the incumbent quit to run for county executive. With all ten precincts within the district reporting, Revis led Republican David Linton by 108 votes, or about three percentage points.” Nice!)
- White House suggests 10-page memo is ‘too lengthy’ for Trump to read (“The president is busy watching Fox News.”)
- Paul Ryan was asked to defend his comments about the Nunes memo. It was a disaster. (“Ryan ended the news conference within 20 seconds.”)
- Mitch McConnell broke the Senate — and fixing it will be painful (“Maybe the only way to save the Senate from its profound dysfunction is to let Mitch McConnell kill it first”)
- Let’s Check in With Moderate Influence John Kelly (“The good general is hard at work.” Barf.)
- Sen. Warner: Cryptocurrencies could be as transformational as cellphones
- Kaine hits Trump over shutdown threat: If you don’t want to work, take some extra ‘executive time’
- Senator Kaine Aims to Increase Job Opportunities for Military Spouses
- Breaking logjam, Virginia House panel advances bill to establish redistricting criteria
- Rep. Tom Garrett files to seek re-election in 5th District (This guy badly needs to be replaced.)
- General Assembly panel kills pipeline bills by Dels. Chris Hurst and Sam Rasoul (Of course they do!)
- Former Roanoke County leader Charlotte Moore enters congressional race (“Moore, a former Roanoke County supervisor who served the Cave Spring District from 2008 to 2016, announced she’s seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House seat.” Good to see!)
- Editorial: Light versus darkness on court records (“The General Assembly is headed for a showdown between the forces of light and darkness.”)
- Editorial: Fairfax is an astute lieutenant governor
- Three candidates emerge to succeed Dimitri at SCC
- Republicans strip Democratic Party chair Swecker from Virginia Compensation Board
- Comstock to Trump: ‘We don’t need a shutdown over this’
- Henrico Superintendent Patrick Kinlaw retiring after four years
- Editorial: Two more steps forward, on Dominion and redistricting (The RTD editorial board strikes again!)
- A tsunami warning for Hampton Roads was supposed to be a test, but no one will accept blame
- Councilwoman wants sunset clause to proposed meals tax hike; Stoney calls idea ‘fiscally imprudent’
- Patchy wintry mix this morning with icy spots possible, plain rain by afternoon
