by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, March 6.
- Why the Center Collapsed in Italy: Recession, Austerity, and Immigration
- Israeli prime minister praises Jerusalem decision, compares Trump to Persian king (Bibi is a bozo.)
- Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg says he will refuse to go before grand jury
- Former Trump campaign aide burns everything down in epic series of cable news interviews (“All he had to say was, ‘yeah, we met with the Russians.'”)
- The Fix: After speaking with The Post, Nunberg talks to MSNBC, CNN in even more unfiltered interviews
- Why Europe and Canada may retaliate against bourbon, Harleys and Levi’s jeans
- EU Raises Stakes for Trump With Tariffs Targeting GOP Heartland
- Trump’s Panama debacle comes to an embarrassing close (“After two weeks of riot police and water shortages, the Trump Organization appears on the outs in Panama.”)
- Ryan splits with Trump on trade as GOP lawmakers move to block tariffs (I love it. THIS is what they stand up to Trump on, not any of his far worse things.)
- The 42 craziest quotes from Sam Nunberg’s absolutely bonkers CNN interviews
- Ex-Trump aide says he’ll likely cooperate with Mueller (“In an interview with The Associated Press, Sam Nunberg said he was angry over Mueller’s request to have him appear in front of a grand jury and turn over thousands of emails and other communications with other ex-officials, among them his mentor Roger Stone. But he predicted that, in the end, he’d find a way to comply.”)
- ‘What The F*ck?’ Former Trump Aide Sam Nunberg’s Mueller Meltdown Leaves Friends Petrified (“Those close to Nunberg said they fear he was drunk while going on a cable news blitz”)
- Dodd-Frank might just survive Republicans. Good.
- Trump disrespects the presidency. So I don’t respect him.
- The Trump presidency could cost the nation more than we realize
- President Trump is blessedly weak (“He couldn’t be a Xi-style autocrat in a million years.” No thanks to Republicans, who are perfectly fine trashing our democracy, not to mention our environment, etc.)
- Trump Lawyer’s Payment to Stormy Daniels Was Reported as Suspicious by Bank (Again, just imagine if this were Clinton or Obama; Fox and “friends” would be going nuts!)
- North Korea Says It Is Open to U.S. Talks on Denuclearization
- If Texas Turns Blue, It Starts Tonight: Three Districts to Watch
- Can the Democrats Ride a Blue Wave to Midterm Election Wins? (“Why conditions could be right for Democrats to take back the House and Senate”)
- Trump’s Hopes of Being the ‘Neutral Guy’ in the Mideast Seem Long Gone
- Donald Trump Sure Has a Problem With Democracy
- A Ranting Old Guy With Nukes
- Sam Nunberg on Mueller, His Media Spree, and His Message for Trump
- Schiff And Warner: “Stay Tuned” For More Information About Trump-Russia Collusion
- The Lamb Surge: Democrat Looking Strong in Trump-Country Special Election
- Thad Cochran to Resign From Senate, Shaking Up Mississippi Politics
- Trump attacks Canada and Mexico over trade (Yep, attack our closest allies and praise our enemies – that’s Trump!)
- Trump breaks with GOP, sparking new tensions
- Tim Kaine: ‘I’ve got some concerns’ about single-payer healthcare (“Chief among my concerns is, with more than 100 million Americans getting health insurance through an employer-provided plan, and 80 percent of those are generally happy with their plan, I don’t think they’re going to feel good when we tell them, ‘We’re going to do a single-payer system, but don’t worry, you’ll like it just as much.’ For some reason I just don’t think they’re going to believe us when we say that.”)
- Democrats clash on Dodd-Frank rollback bill
- There is no audience for Boris Epshteyn’s pro-Trump propaganda, so Sinclair forces it on people (Again, do NOT WATCH any Sinclair-owned “news,” such as WJLA-7’s garbage.)
- Sam Nunberg Starts Talking. You Know Who’s Listening. (“Speak your mind, Sam.”)
- Would You Like Some Russia with Your Russia? (“At what point does circumstantial evidence become something else entirely?”)
- Millions of Americans’ Right to Vote Is at Stake in This Case (“Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach required proof of citizenship to register to vote. Now he’s being sued.”)
- Opinion/Editorial: Ethics report comes too late to be effective (“Virginia law rightly requires lawmakers to list employment, stock holdings and similar data about themselves and immediate family members so that voters can determine if the lawmakers are legislating in ways that show favoritism for said employers, companies, etc. There’s just one problem. Voters can’t even see the list in time to take action — at least, not while laws are currently being made.”)
- Virginia Democrats to Jefferson and Jackson: Your invitation is not in the mail
- As Freitas’ guns speech goes viral, Virginia Democrats say slavery remarks reopened racial wounds (The phrase, “gone viral,” is wildly overused, but not in this case, as Freitas’ gun-crazy, racist speech video had 11 MILLION views on Facebook as of last night.)
- House of Delegates drives new Medicaid vehicle onto the legislative freeway
- The Chesapeake Bay’s ‘secret garden’ is thriving again, but Trump could end that (“The robust resurgence of underwater grasses shows that the bay’s cleanup program is working, scientists say, but the president’s 2018 budget seeks to eliminate its funding.” To the contrary, that funding should be increased if anything.)
- Amazon tours D.C., Maryland and Virginia in search for new headquarters
- Larry Hogan leads a breakthrough for Metro (“The Md. governor’s shift on transit broke a logjam, but now Virginia must do its job.”)
- Bill making it legal to drive drunk at home makes it halfway through Virginia General Assembly, but fails late
- Judge allows Mountain Valley Pipeline work to proceed on private property
- Tony Suarez: Virginia’s education plan needs improvements (“Virginia’s education plan calls for the use of a “combined rate” that merges academic proficiency with academic growth. More precisely, each school will have the goal of reaching 80 percent of students either at grade-level, or growing in proficiency. This is problematic for a variety of reasons.”)
- Virginia’s General Assembly may eventually allow speed cameras. Lead-footed motorists, beware.
- Northam opposes offshore drilling in forum at ODU (Great, so now what about the fracked gas pipelines???)
- 4 independent candidates certified to appear on Roanoke council ballot with 3 Democrats
- Money for mental health (“Hampton Roads Regional Jail is in dire need of two key resources: money and leadership. Neither of which the General Assembly seems to be willing to provide”)
- There were many verbal fireworks at Monday’s City Council meeting
- Norfolk Republicans’ meeting devolves into angry dispute, prompting a call to police (“Highlights of Norfolk Republicans’ Saturday breakfast meeting: yelling, angry obscenities, pushing, shoving, threats of fisticuffs, cops being called and the restaurant owner permanently banning the group.”)
- Fairfax police arrest man they said threatened high school
- Two show up naked at Loudoun County hotel, sheriff says>a
- Wintry mix arrives this afternoon and hangs around through the morning
