by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 26.
- Macron treats Congress to a full-scale takedown of Trumpism
- After hugging Trump, Macron tears down Trumpism (” In his speech to American lawmakers, he offered a comprehensive rejection of the main tenets of Trumpism, excoriating ‘extreme nationalism’ and protectionism, championing climate-change science and defending the international liberal order. ‘You can play with anger and fear for a time,’ Macron said, alluding to the themes that fuel right-wing nationalist movements in the West, ‘but they do not construct anything.'”)
- Macron Says He Thinks Trump Will Pull Out of Iran Nuclear Deal
- North Korea nuclear test site has collapsed and may be out of action – China study (“Report builds on evidence that site is unstable after sixth nuclear test and puts Kim Jong-un’s pledge to no longer use site in a new light”)
- Kim Jong Un wants you to know that he’s a totally reasonable global leader (Yeah…no.)
- What makes the Muslim ban a Muslim ban? Trump.
- Trump’s bet on a North Korea summit is looking riskier than ever (“The president needs a plan, or he’ll get played in his meeting with Kim Jong Un.”)
- Supreme Court appears ready to uphold Trump’s travel ban (Ugh!)
- Mick Mulvaney personifies pay-to-play
- Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller, but cautions special counsel that Trump remains resistant
- What’s Robert Mueller’s next big move? Here are 9 possibilities.
- The sadism of white men: why America must atone for its lynchings (“The new National Memorial for Peace and Justice – along with the related Legacy Museum – aims to shine a light on America’s history of enforcing white supremacy through racial terrorism in the form of lynching”)
- A new study confirms that support for Trump was driven by white fears, not economic anxiety (“Those who were skeptical of the dominant media narrative from the start receive fresh confirmation.”)
- What to Watch as Scott Pruitt Testifies Before Congress
- Editorial: Trump’s ‘Best People’ Are the Worst (As always, if Trump says something is “good” it is bad; and vice versa.)
- Key Justices Seem Skeptical of Challenge to Travel Ban
- Giuliani Meets With Mueller, Tries to Determine If He Has an ‘Open Mind’
- Cohen to plead the Fifth in Stormy Daniels lawsuit
- Fox News poll: Majority think Mueller will find Trump committed criminal or impeachable offenses
- Make-or-break moment for EPA chief Pruitt
- Republicans want Trump’s VA nominee to withdraw
- GOP advances proposal to change Senate rules (“Republicans could pass the rules change with as few as 60 votes, but that would still require the support of at least nine Democrats.”)
- The Memo: Jackson ‘fiasco’ casts pall on White House
- Michael Cohen to Plead Fifth, Though Trump Once Said That’s for Mobsters
- Ronny Jackson Shouldn’t Head the V.A. Should He Even Be Practicing Medicine? (“He’s been accused of handing drugs out like candy.” Isn’t that a crime?)
- This Is Trump’s Washington, Where Corruption and Misbehavior Are a Constant Fog
- Did Kanye West Just Kill His Brand?
- Fox News blacks out Mick Mulvaney’s admission that he sold access to lobbyists
- The Center For American Progress Staff Was Shocked After Neera Tanden Named The Anonymous Harassment Victim In An All-Staff Meeting (“The meeting comes after BuzzFeed News reported on allegations of sexual harassment and retaliation against those who reported at the progressive organization. ‘People audibly gasped when she did that.’” Ee gads.)
- The Golden State Killer Who Terrified California Has Been Arrested, Officials Say (“Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, is facing capital murder charges after being identified as the suspected serial killer and rapist responsible for 51 rapes and 12 murders in California between 1974 and 1986.”)
- Virginia GOP candidate freaks out after learning kids in California may learn LGBTQ people exist (“Corey Stewart doesn’t want kids to learn LGBTQ people exist.”)
- Medical marijuana legislation gets support of key House Republican (BADlatte does something GOOD for a change?)
- Kaine: Pipeline approval process was flawed, leading to protests (“If you have a bad process, you’re going to end up in a situation where the public has a hard time accepting the outcome”)
- Kaine and Warner express deep concerns about Trump’s Veterans’ Affairs nominee
- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on WTOP: Budget showdown, Metro funding, Trump tweets
- Virginia student’s death prompts drug charge
- FEC complaint: GOP official who put congressional candidate Cynthia Dunbar on his payroll was helping plan her campaign
- Va. governor says tree sitters’ pipeline protest is ‘unlawful,’ cites health concern (What a joke.)
- Racing group buys Colonial Downs for more than $20 million, promising to revitalize Virginia horse racing
- Comey comes to William and Mary for CNN town hall
- Editorial: The teacher-pay fracas in Henrico exposes a systemic flaw
- Dominion Energy needs to illuminate the locations of streetlights in Portsmouth
- Virginia Beach city managers apologize for “5 percenter” texts, say they meant no racial slight
- Teacher placed on leave as Albemarle school system investigates controversial sex-ed video
- Editorial: Beach decision on class rankings gets an A
- Focused path for Hampton
- UPDATE: A blind dachshund and his seeing-eye pit bull have been reunited at Richmond shelter
- Spring sunshine today, but the next batch of rain awaits Friday morning
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