by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, April 24.
- After Trump intervenes, Senate panel narrowly endorses Pompeo (And of course the godawful Rand Paul caves.)
- Mike Pompeo Barely Avoids an Unprecedented Reproach
- Trumps Throw Out Tradition for Their First State Dinner (“As Melania Trump oversees preparations to welcome Mr. Macron, her advice to her staff before the high-profile event is not to worry.”)
- Trump tweeted a strange, racist term and Sarah Sanders has no explanation (“I think that it could mean a lot of things to a lot of people.”)
- The more we learn about Pruitt, the clearer it is he needs to go (“The EPA chief’s behavior, past and present, is evidence he’s unfit to lead the agency.”)
- Trump calls the Russia lawsuit ‘funny.’ He once sued to prove he wasn’t an orangutan. (“We’re no longer a nation of laws, as John Adams said. We’re a nation of lawsuits.”)
- Tax cuts were supposed to save the GOP from Trump. Oops. (“Voters were meant to be distracted by all that extra pocket money. They weren’t.” No, but Republicans DID manage to explode the deficit and debt. Cue up the Tea Party marches…oh wait, there’s a WHITE guy in the White House now, so of course they don’t care.)
- Will the Court Stand Up to Donald Trump? (“The travel ban case is the first major legal challenge to the president’s authority that the justices have heard.”)
- Macron Hopes Bond With Trump Will Help Save Iran Deal
- Democrats reviewing allegations against VA nominee Ronny Jackson (“The accusations include ‘excessive drinking on the job, improperly dispensing meds'”)
- Scramble for answers as Ronny Jackson allegations threaten to upend nomination (“Committee members have been told about allegations related to improper conduct in various stages of his career, two sources said.”)
- Toronto van attack: Suspect quizzed after 10 pedestrians killed
- House Republicans favored in Arizona special election (“But the race in a deep-red district outside Phoenix has also underlined the difficult environment facing the GOP.”)
- The myth of an ending: why even removing Trump from office won’t save American democracy (“It feels like this moment in history deserves a definitive ending. It won’t get one.”)
- Everything You Need To Know About The Arizona 8th Special Election
- Trump Misunderstands What “Denuclearization” Means. That Gives Kim Jong-un a Big Advantage.
- Trump’s CIA pick facing brutal confirmation fight
- Milo Yiannopoulos shouted out of NYC bar by crowd chanting ‘Nazi scum get out’
- Poll: Coal baron Blankenship fading in W.Va. Senate primary
- New Report Details Dozens of Corrupt Border Patrol Agents—Just As Trump Wants to Hire More (“They have a de facto immunity because they have no meaningful oversight.”)
- Laura Ingraham attacks companies that stopped advertising on her Fox show after she insulted Parkland survivor
- The Trump Administration Wants To … Nationalize the Coal Industry? (“This won’t end well for the planet.”)
- Trump Reportedly Uses Private Cell Phone More Often Amid Kelly’s Waning Influence (“’This is potentially a gold mine of intelligence,’ James Clapper said.”
- Saraland Police Stand By Controversial Arrest Of Woman At Waffle House (“The incident ended with 25-year-old Chikesia Clemons handcuffed and topless on the restaurant floor.”)
- This Is Nothing Short of Cruelty Disguised as Law (“Scott Pruitt is James Watt without the tasteless humor, and Republicanism is Trumpism with an inside voice.”)
- I Don’t Understand Gun Culture and I Never Will (“The father of the alleged Waffle House shooter gave his son’s AR-15 back to him after authorities took it away.” That father should be facing serious charges.)
- Female veterans fight for a new mission: Fixing Congress
- You’ll be able to text 911 in Virginia, thanks to these teenagers
- Pictures: Sen. Tim Kaine tours NASA Langley Research Center
- Fundraising by GOP Senate candidates in Virginia doesn’t come close to Tim Kaine’s
- Editorial: Why Corey Stewart hurts the Republican Party (“What is wrong with Corey Stewart?” Uh, everything?)
- How not to beat a Republican in a swing district
- Editorial: Let federal law keep saving birds
- Roanoke County police deliver pizza, sandwiches to pipeline protesters in tree stands
- Greene County Democratic chairwoman resigns, alleging ‘harassment and intimidation’ from Leslie Cockburn congressional campaign (WTF is going on here?)
- Richmond City Council snuffs cigarette tax, spurning schools advocates
- Northam to speak at SW Va. Economic Forum at UVa.-Wise (Good opportunity to protest about the pipelines.)
- Opinion/Editorial: Rethinking the reality of our city
- Video shows Portsmouth police officer shoot armed man in back as he runs from burglary (That’s called murder.)
- Former city councilman and hotelier plans to run for mayor of Virginia Beach (“Linwood Branch, who also sits on the Development Authority, said on Monday he thinks it is a good time for him to step up and lead the city.”)
- Richmond prosecutors to stop seeking cash bonds for criminal defendants
- Alex Ovechkin delivers in the clutch, and ‘a huge opportunity’ awaits (“What the Capitals’ 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 6 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series gave the hockey world is what the hockey world wants, another matchup between Ovechkin’s Capitals and their chief nemesis, Sidney Crosby’s Pittsburgh Penguins.”)
- Cool and rainy through tomorrow afternoon, sun returns by Thursday
********************************************************
Sign up for the Blue Virginia weekly newsletter
