by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, March 29. Oh…and play ball! 🙂
- Who is Ronny Jackson, Trump’s pick to run Veterans Affairs? (“Jackson, a rear admiral who’s been White House physician since 2013, described Trump’s health in glowing terms after president’s recent physical”)
- With a Year to Go to Brexit, U.K. Economy Falls Behind (“Uncertainty hinders investment in Britain, which is set to exit the European Union in March 2019” “Brexit” is so stupid.)
- North and South Korean leaders to meet for historic summit on April 27
- Why Did Kim Jong Un Just Visit China? (“His surprise visit to Beijing underscores China’s influence.”)
- Trump taps his doctor to replace Shulkin at VA, choosing personal chemistry over traditional qualifications (“Trump said he would nominate Ronny L. Jackson, 50, an active-duty rear admiral in the Navy who has served for the past three administrations as a White House physician.”)
- Trump’s Lawyer Raised Prospect of Pardons for Flynn and Manafort (Can we say “obstruction of justice?”)
- A judge just ruled a lawsuit accusing Trump of violating the Constitution can go forward (“The lawsuit over the emoluments clause just had a big break.”)
- Fox News host mocks Parkland survivor for college rejections (“Stay classy”)
- Blockbuster story on pardons in Mueller investigation leaves White House walking a tightrope (“How to make it seem like you are denying something without actually saying anything.”)
- Why Is Trump So Quiet? (“This might be the slowest period of news since the president took office—despite ample material to get him fired up.”)
- Donald Trump personally called Roseanne Barr to congratulate her on revival show’s ‘huge’ ratings: report (Gack.)
- Parkland survivor calls on Melania Trump to intervene after Fox’s Laura Ingraham ‘cyberbullies’ her brother (Nice move, not that Melania Trump will do anything.)
- The Supreme Court Seems Befuddled, Again, on Gerrymandering
- Trump’s empty trade victory (“With his revised pact with South Korea, the president can take credit for fixing a problem he helped create.”)
- Trump’s transgender troop ban is as insidious as ever (“Let’s hope courts see through it.”)
- Inside the Cutthroat Battle to Be the Next Hope Hicks
- Enough is enough. Scott Pruitt needs to go. (“He’s wasting taxpayer money and putting American lives in danger.”)
- Trump Is ‘Obsessed’ With Amazon Because He Wants to Crush the Washington Post
- Sanders tried to justify Trump saying nothing about police shootings of black men. It made no sense. (Does anything Sarah Huckabee Sanders say ever make any sense?)
- John Bolton’s knife-fighting skills alarm his critics
- GOP seeks to avoid Dem upset in Arizona
- The Trump campaign and the RNC are advertising on Alex Jones’ YouTube channel (That says it all about Trump and the RNC.)
- It’s Time to Stop Yammering About Liberal Bias (“The right has plenty of representation in the nation’s opinion pages.”)
- Defenseless (“Trump desperately needs a crack legal team. But his lawyers are no match for Mueller, and no sane attorney would join them now.”)
- Facebook Could Be Fined Millions for Violating Consent Deal (Should be billions at least.)
- Opinion/Editorial: Northam’s savings plan is laudable
- Northam: Tax increases could be part of Metro funding package
- Tree-sit protest of Mountain Valley Pipeline escalates, drawing police response
- CASEY: State party saves 6th District GOP from potential disaster (“…in Richmond on Saturday, the state Republican Central Committee axed that plurality provision from the convention call, said John Findlay, executive director of the Republican Party of Virginia. That occurred after a formal appeal by a Lynchburg Republican, and a subsequent debate.”)
- Editorial: Tim Kaine’s bad-faith accusation (Yet again, the ONLY reason I’m including this crazy RTD editorial is to demonstrate how absurd – and right wingnut – that paper’s editorial board is.)
- With tough election season ahead, Virginia Republicans wage war on each other in Trump-friendly congressional district (God bless the VA-06 Republicans, a never-ending font of sliminess and lunacy.)
- Democrats hold potluck, hear from Huffstettler
- Dominion Energy makes moves to boost credit profile including selling 20 million shares of stock
- Legislators in Roanoke, New River valleys see little change in budget impasse as special session nears
- To protect birds and endangered bats, feds reject pipeline bid to continue cutting trees
- Judges rule Morrissey violated conduct rules in charge related to his then-17-year-old employee (“A three-judge panel found Wednesday that Richmond lawyer Joe Morrissey violated a rule of professional conduct stemming from his 2013 relationship with a 17-year-old employee who is now his wife.”)
- NC governor makes good on his beer bet with Virginia leader. Here’s what he bought.
- Two pro-Confederate leaders agree to court order barring group’s militia-like activity in Charlottesville
- The ‘crying Nazi’ from Charlottesville now says he’s an FBI informant (“Chris Cantwell has infuriated his supporters on the far-right.”)
- NASA tries again to test Mars supersonic parachute at Wallops
- Opening Day 2018: Complete MLB Schedule For Baseball Season’s Best Day
- Temperatures try to reach 60 today, with light showers possible; 70 tomorrow?
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