by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, July 1.
- North Korea plotting to deceive U.S. on nuclear program, officials say (They must figure Trump is an idiot; wonder why. LOL)
- ‘Nobody in the bullpen’: White House approaches North Korea talks without envoy (“Critics argue that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can’t give the topic the explicit, sustained attention it requires.”)
- U.S. cuts to global climate funding take a steep toll (“As the Trump administration scales back aid, developing countries suffer.” The Trump administration seems largely to be about inflicting gratuitous, mindless cruelty.)
- The Other Russia Collusion Scandal Is Breaking Wide Open (“Putin schemed to support Brexit just like he did Trump, and his British partner’s cover story is falling apart”)
- Marchers around the country protest family separations
- Family Separation Protests Shift the Narrative (“Saturday’s march against family separation grew into a much broader appeal for moral high ground.”)
- It’s official: The Trump administration has replaced family separation with indefinite family detention (“In a new court filing, Trump’s Department of Justice says it’s now legally allowed to detain migrant families — no matter how long their cases take.”)
- The Most Powerful Scenes From the Families Belong Together Protests
- Krugman: Trump’s Potemkin Economy (“Trump’s actual policy initiatives aren’t doing so well. His tax cut isn’t producing the promised surge in business investment, let alone the promised wage gains; all it has really done is lead to a lot of stock buybacks. Reflecting this reality, the tax cut is becoming less popular over time.”)
- The Cosmic Joke of Donald Trump’s Power (“Donald Trump barely won the White House, under circumstances — a tainted opponent, three million fewer votes than she received, James Comey’s moral vanity and Russia’s amoral exertions — that raise serious questions about how many Americans yearned to see him there. But he’s virtually assured of appointing as many judges to the Supreme Court as each of his three predecessors did and could reshape Americans’ lives even more significantly. It’s the craziest dissonance. The cruelest, too.”)
- HHS official celebrates Kennedy retirement with anti-choice activists: ‘We’re just getting started’ (“With Justice Kennedy on the way out, the assault on women’s rights is fully underway.”)
- Trump wants to Finlandize the United States (“He appears determined to subordinate U.S. foreign policy to the Kremlin’s imperatives.” Treasonous?)
- How Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Could Undo Kennedy’s Legacy (“Upon Justice Kennedy’s retirement, the President is unlikely to nominate a moderate. What rulings would a brazen conservative majority produce?”)
- Fox News Once Gave Trump a Perch. Now It’s His Bullhorn.
- The practically cost-free way to slow global warming that Trump won’t adopt (“A study shows methane leaks are negating the climate benefits of burning natural gas. But there’s an easy fix.”)
- Maxine Waters Just Tore Up Trump’s Threats in a Fiery Speech at the LA Immigration Rally (Good for her – courageous!)
- U.S. Backs Off Trump Tweet on Saudis Helping Lower Oil Price (“Saudis, U.S. now say oil supply discussed with no targets set”)
- Rudy Giuliani calls for Iran regime change at rally linked to extreme group (“Trump lawyer speaks at Paris event staged by MeK, once listed as terrorist organisation and widely seen as a personality cult”)
- As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks
- Riot in Portland as far-right marchers clash with anti-fascists
- A Lesson for Democrats From a Republican Dethroned by the Tea Party (“I was on Eric Cantor’s staff when he lost in 2014. The parallels to Joe Crowley’s loss aren’t exact. But they are there.”)
- Abolishing ICE becomes Dem litmus test (I’m not sure it has to be abolished, but it needs some serious reforms at least.)
- Trump vs. Trump: President Claims He Never Said Something He Tweeted Three Days Ago (More “gaslighting”)
- Head of Virginia GOP resigns rather than run ‘vicious campaign’ for Trump-loving pro-Confederate US senate candidate
- You can now make bulk data requests for Virginia criminal court records
- Head of Virginia GOP steps down amid Corey Stewart’s Senate campaign (“Chairman John Whitbeck said he is leaving to explore ‘other political opportunities.’” And perhaps “spend more time with his family,” as the political cliche goes? LOL)
- With Corey Stewart atop the ticket, Virginia Republicans are in turmoil (“Bobbie Kilberg, a Northern Virginia fundraiser and veteran of three Republican presidential administrations, said she will not open her checkbook — or home — to Stewart.”)
- Creigh Deeds column: State budget addresses mental health reform – but the work goes on
- Editorial: Will Virginia get a windfall from an opioid settlement?
- Hundreds protest Trump immigration policies at ‘Families Belong Together’ rally in Richmond
- Virginia explores extending the 495 Express Lanes to the American Legion Bridge
- David Trinkle helped seal Victory Stadium’s demolition, bring new energy to downtown Roanoke via amphitheater
- Ray Ferris, city council’s pragmatist, doesn’t regret calling it as he saw it
- Pride flows at Danville’s first public LGBTQ event
- Sweltering conditions will persist through Independence Day (“This heat wave is still getting hotter.”)
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