by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 4.
- ‘Pure madness’: Dark days inside the White House as Trump shocks and rages (Yeah, this is really going to end well…not.)
- Angela Merkel set for fourth term after months of political deadlock
- Donald Trump suggests he will talk to Pyongyang as South Korea sends envoy to North Korea
- ‘Tipping point’: Americans organizing more than ever after Florida shooting (“Outraged by their country’s mass shooting epidemic, gun reform groups say they have seen a leap in members and in activity”)
- Man Shoots and Kills Himself in Front of White House
- Mueller’s Focus on Adviser to U.A.E. Indicates Broader Inquiry
- Trump on China’s Xi consolidating power: ‘Maybe we’ll give that a shot some day’ (Yeah, you can try it from prison, a**hole!)
- Trade War, What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing
- Let’s Bag Plastic Bags (I always bring reusable bags to the supermarket; not hard at all.)
- Trump Divides His Blue-Collar Base With Steel Tariff Plan
- Trump threatens E.U. with tax on car imports, slams ‘very stupid’ trade deals (Speaking of “very stupid,” look in the mirror dude.)
- Trump hits Bush: Invading Iraq ‘the single worst decision ever made’ (Actually, the worst decision ever made was anyone who voted for Trump.)
- The most memorable jokes from Trump’s Gridiron Dinner speech (The biggest joke? Trump himself.)
- The GOP’s worst ideas for responding to mass shootings
- GOP Pushes 80 Anti-Environment Riders, Dark Money Rule Changes in Spending Bill (Have I mentioned recently that these people are evil incarnate?)
- Schapiro: High court quiet – for now – on redistricting (“This past Thursday morning, the Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments in the appeal of a March 2017 decision by a Richmond Circuit Court judge, Ry Marchant, upholding 11 legislative seats — five in the House of Delegates, six in the Virginia Senate — that opponents allege violate the redistricting requirements of the state constitution.”)
- Virginia Democrats rename annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, becoming latest state party to stop honoring slave-owning presidents
- New Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel tube will create a mountain of contaminated soil
- U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor spoiling for a fight in his re-election bid: “Bring it on” (“For whoever wins the primaries, the race will be expensive. Democratic candidates have been advised privately by party leaders that they’ll need to raise $1 million to $2 million to be competitive against Taylor.”)
- Gordon C. Morse: A time of political uncertainty at the Capitol
- Henrico eyeing $110 million upgrade to its water and sewer system
- Roanoke County’s Sen. David Suetterlein gains attention as ratepayer advocate
- Editorial: Would Apple look at rural Virginia?
- Ed Snyder and Sean Brickell: A plan to achieve regionalism in Hampton Roads
- Pesky winds persist today; midweek storm still a question mark
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