by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 18.
- Blow: Trump and the Baby Snatchers (“I don’t have a long treatise to issue here, no meandering argument. I am simply outraged beyond my ability to articulate it. This practice of family separation must end, and Trump and every other politician who was silent about it or worse, endorsed it, must be held to account at the ballot box.”)
- ‘The fool builds walls’: China takes aim at Trump trade war threats (“State media attack US president’s actions as selfish and rude after $50bn in tariffs are unveiled”)
- The Climate Litigation Threat Is Getting Credible (“With more climate laws, and more precedents, oil companies and governments face greater risks in the courts.”)
- Homeland Security chief denies Trump administration policy of ripping kids from their parents at the nation’s border (She. Is. Lying.)
- Trump’s Family Separations Bedevil Republicans as Public Outrage Grows
- Extinguishing the Beacon of America (“The Trump administration’s policy of separating families is designed to erase hope—with devastating consequences for thousands of children.”)
- Trump Picks Economic Winners, Guided by Nostalgia (From the party that used to rail against “picking winners and losers,” comes LOTS of picking winners and losers.)
- Democrats intensify fight for immigrant children — and bash Trump, GOP ahead of midterms
- ‘Zero-tolerance policy means zero humanity:’ Democrats decry Trump immigration policy after tour of detention center
- Laura Bush: Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’ (“The zero-tolerance immigration policy is cruel and immoral, the former first lady writes.”)
- Right-wingers kill clean votes on ‘dreamers’ — and bring up two worse bills instead (“Moderates have failed young immigrants again.”)
- Juan Williams: The GOP’s deal with the devil (“The message from last week’s GOP primaries in Virginia and South Carolina was encapsulated in the words of one upset winner, Katie Arrington: ‘We are the party of Donald J. Trump.'”)
- It’s Not Collusion, It’s Corruption (“Democrats want to highlight Trump scandals in their push for Congress this fall—just not the one that has dominated headlines and threatens his presidency.”)
- The GOP’s Rapid Retreat in the Midwest (“Republicans have abandoned Senate races in states Trump carried, and could lose several key governorships as well. Trump’s boasting of crashing the blue wall is rapidly becoming ancient history.”)
- Senate braces for Trump showdown over Chinese telecom giant
- Steve Bannon Says MLK Would Be Proud of What Trump’s Done for Blacks And Hispanics (“Of course he did.” Bannon is totally unhinged.)
- A Decade at Obama’s Side: An Interview With Ben Rhodes
- Even Scott Pruitt’s Friends Have Given Up on Him (“A rush for the exits at the EPA.”)
- Trump encourages Post employees to strike, hours after paper breaks bombshell Russia collusion story (“I think a really long strike would be a great idea.”)
- Trump accidentally admits everything he’s been saying about North Korea’s nukes is a lie (“Days ago, Trump said the North Korean threat was ‘no longer.’ Now, he’s worried that talks could ‘break down.'”)
- ‘Moderate’ Susan Collins sides with Trump on family separation (“The Maine senator also says Trump’s border wall should be part of any immigration solution.” Yeah, she’s not “moderate” in any way/shape/form.)
- “Nits Make Lice” (“America has a long history of casting suspicion and blame on nonwhite children.”)
- Separation at the border: children wait in cages at south Texas warehouse
- ‘It’s not a f*cking law!’: John Oliver rains hellfire down on justification for tearing families apart in Jeff Sessions takedown
- Cory Booker rallies Democrats in Virginia, where he could help the party, and vice versa
- Tim Kaine: Senator Of Dad Jokes
- ‘My opponent likes to praise and encourage white supremacists,’ Kaine tells crowd
- Gordon C. Morse: Corey Stewart? Only time will tell (“Corey Stewart. Yikes.”)
- Port of Virginia, major shipping hub for US commerce, plans big expansion
- Police: Shooting in Newport News early Monday leaves one man dead
- Barack Obama Elementary School? It’s a possibility in Richmond
- Governor to swear in William & Mary’s first woman president
- PETA Urges Arlington Residents Not to Set Off July 4 Fireworks, Avoid Scaring Local Pets
- Scorching heat today and Tuesday before storms bring relief for rest of week
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