by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 24.
- Saudis Pledge Decisive Oil Supply Boost to Comfort Consumers
- High Stakes for Turkey, and Erdogan, in Sunday’s Elections
- Kushner rips Abbas, says Mideast peace plan due ‘soon’
- You’re on your own, US tells Syrian rebels, as Assad goes on offensive (“Russian jets make first foray into south-west as government ramps up campaign to regain strategic area”)
- Chinese leaders ‘absolutely confused’ by Trump’s demands on trade (“Beyond the feints and jabs, Trump has raised so many different issues that it’s hard to know what his priorities might really be.”)
- Pompeo warns Iran on nuclear arms; hopes military force will never be needed
- Editorial: How the G.O.P. Built Donald Trump’s Cages
- Trump embraces hard-line immigration policies as linchpin of GOP’s midterm strategy
- Protests spread, outcry continues against Trump administration’s harsh immigration crackdown
- As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper
- The New York Times keeps confusing die-hard Republicans with persuadable voters.
- The main election strategy of vulnerable House Republicans: Prove they’re not Trump (Like Barbara Comstock, who has voted 97% of the time with Trump?)
- Corey Lewandowski receives ‘hero’s welcome’ at Trump Vegas rally days after mocking caged migrant girl (Ugh, these people are just…fill in the blank.)
- A Prophet of Doom Was Right About the Climate
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the lost art of shunning (Conservative Jennifer Rubin: “If you don’t want to provoke wrath, don’t continue to work for someone whose cruel and inhumane treatment of others rivals the internment of U.S. citizens and noncitizens of Japanese descent during World War II. And yes, I’d have hollered at then-California Attorney General Earl Warren, who pushed for the roundup of people of Japanese ancestry, even American citizens.”)
- Republicans prepare bill allowing migrant children to be detained more than 20 days
- Trump calls Nevada Dem Senate candidate ‘Wacky Jacky,’ renews ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Warren (Classy.)
- Trump mocks McCain at Nevada rally (A draft dodger – Trump, that is – mocks a dying war hero. Niiiice.)
- What the Heck Is Wrong With Mike Huckabee? (“Former Arkansas governor draws flack for an immigrant-scapegoating tweet.” A lot of things are wrong with him, including being a racist.)
- Reviewers pounce on online report Virginia restaurant refused to serve Sarah Sanders (“The Red Hen’s Facebook and Yelp pages were soon bombarded with reviews from people on opposite ends of the political spectrum.”)
- Gov. Northam signs bill creating new cabinet position focused on flooding, sea-level rise (The key is to slash greenhouse gas emissions – carbon dioxide, methane, etc. – ASAP! Without that, all else if futile.)
- Editorial: Southwest Virginia is further away from Richmond than you think
- A Va. restaurateur asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave — and says she would do it again
- Steven T. Corneliussen column: Senate candidates should debate slavery, Civil War controversies
- Facebook ‘rolling big-time’ on Henrico data center, buoyed by new solar tariff
- In Fairfax, a lesson on why words matter, especially in sexual health class
- Richmond’s long-awaited, $65 million rapid bus line, the Pulse, launches Sunday with free rides for a week
- Alexandria renames Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway
- Vogler: The Danville comeback
- Alexandria council raises next council’s, mayor’s pay by about $10,000
- Summery Sunday with chance of late-day storms; comfortably warm Monday and Tuesday
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