by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 3.
- Merkel, to Survive, Agrees to Border Camps for Migrants
- Trump Criticizes NATO Allies for Not Increasing Defense Budgets
- No One Knows What Kim Jong Un Promised Trump (“North Korea is reportedly continuing nuclear work. But it’s not clear that’s a violation of what it agreed to in Singapore.”)
- Krugmam: Trump’s Taking Us From Temper Tantrum to Trade War
- Trump meets with Supreme Court contenders, two in focus (“Federal appeals court judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett have gained the most interest from Trump and his team, said the person familiar with the selection process.”)
- The list won Trump the White House. Now Democrats are using it against him. (“Trump’s highly publicized list of potential Supreme Court nominees has given liberals plenty of time to craft a campaign against his pick.”)
- Michael Cohen Apparently Flipping Is Extremely Bad News for Trump
- Republicans are trying to make Democrats self-implode (“At a time of loudmouth politics, the one thing Democrats can’t afford to do is muffle their voices.”)
- Is ‘Abolish ICE’ a Winning Midterm Message for Democrats? (Not sure if it’s a good message or good policy. Note that ICE was created after 9/11, as was the “Department of Homeland Security,” so these aren’t exactly old agencies.)
- For Democrats, Immigration Is a Political Problem Without a Policy Solution (“The rise of the nativist right in the U.S. coincided with a steep decline in illegal immigration.”)
- How Amy Coney Barrett vaulted onto Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist (“If chosen as the nominee, she will be the deciding vote to overturn Roe v. Wade and to strike down pre-existing conditions protections in the ACA. #WhatsAtStake”)
- Will the GOP become the party of white backlash? (“The moral implications of Republicans’ embrace of extremism.” It already IS the party of white – and evangelical – backlash.)
- Of course Trump’s Supreme Court nominee will overrule Roe v. Wade! (“Don’t talk to us like we’re stupid, Susan Collins.”)
- Rhode Island goes after 21 fossil fuel companies over climate change impacts (Virginia and other states should join in.)
- Trump goes to war with corporate America (“The president’s widening trade war is pushing longtime GOP allies to the front lines of a fight against the Trump administration.”)
- Sanders: Trump ‘didn’t lie’ when he tweeted he never supported immigration bill he urged Republicans to pass (Sanders lying about Trump’s lying.)
- As deadline looms, Trump officials struggle to reunite migrant families (“‘It’s been really difficult to start the reunification process because we just don’t have a lot of direction from leadership,’ said one official.”)
- Schumer faces heavy pressure from left on Supreme Court
- Woman confronts Pruitt at restaurant, tells him to resign
- Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement Is Probably Making Scott Pruitt Very, Very Happy (“It could help the EPA chief on his quest to weaken clean air and water regulations.” Evil.)
- In U.S., Record-Low 47% Extremely Proud to Be Americans
- ‘I’d like to kill ‘em’: GOP takes on Trump tariffs (“Republican lawmakers are losing their patience with the president’s trade war, saying it’s hurting their states and the party’s chances in the midterms.”)
- Ron Paul tweets racist cartoon, faces backlash (Ron Paul has been a racist and anti-Semite for decades; not sure why anyone would be surprised at this.)
- Ron Paul Becomes Latest Republican to Post Literal Nazi Content
- The midterm elections are shaping up to have a giant gender gap (“Just one-third of women say they would pick a Republican this fall.”)
- Trump declines request to lower flags in memory of Capital Gazette shooting victims (“This was an attack on the press. It was an attack on freedom of speech. It’s just as important as any other tragedy.”)
- Pruitt aides reveal new details of his spending and management at EPA
- Kellyanne Conway proclaims Mike Pence is pro-woman after retweeting fake Mike Pence Twitter account
- Court-packing, Democrats’ nuclear option for the Supreme Court, explained (“Why an FDR plan from the 1930s is suddenly popular again.”)
- Justice Kennedy Wasn’t A Moderate (No, but whoever Trump picks could still be worse.)
- Tell Me More About Civility (“The Trump administration* found a disgusting new way to use the official White House Twitter account.”)
- Thank You, New York Times, for This New Definition of ‘Family Values’ (“A new op-ed extolling Donald Trump’s family values is beyond comprehension.”)
- Maria Bartiromo’s embarrassing Trump interview (“On Sunday morning, Fox Business aired host Maria Bartiromo’s interview with President Trump — one that at various points was more akin to a piece of propaganda than journalism.”)
- A new role for Kaine — and his campaign fund (“Kaine says he’ll be taking a new role — a first for time — of making sure that down-ticket Democratic hopefuls for the House of Representatives have the financial resources they need to run effective campaigns”)
- As goes Virginia, so goes the country? (“Stewart’s hard-edged opposition to immigration, his defense of Confederate statues and his unsubtle winks at white nationalists are eerily reminiscent of the 2016 campaign in which Trump, whom Stewart clings to, pushed beyond the bounds of prior GOP races, using language and imagery that was offensive to many voters who thought they were conservatives.”)
- How Corey Stewart is helping Democrats in Virginia (“The flame-throwing Trump acolyte could damage the prospects of other Republicans in November”)
- Williams Aims to Make History in First Congressional District
- Army Corps approves deepening, widening of Virginia’s port
- Virginia and New York enact first laws demanding mental health education
- Governor Ralph Northam announces broadband advisors to research internet access
- How Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wound up on ‘The Bachelorette’
- W&M swears in first woman president in 325-year history
- Gilmore urges Va. GOP to craft more inclusive image as it seeks new chairman (It’s not their “image” that’s the problem, it’s the reality.)
- Virginia regulators approve Alexandria sewer repair plan (“Tunnel construction to start at end of 2020, engineer says.”)
- Richmond monument panel urges removing Jefferson Davis statue (“After a year of public debate, the commission says the city should use signs and statues to put history in context.”)
- Salem City Council reappoints Randy Foley as mayor, selects Jane Johnson for vice mayor
- Editorial: Richmond commission offers a wise plan for Monument Avenue
- Williams: Jefferson Davis must be removed from Monument Avenue if we’re serious about reconciliation
- Mid-90s with higher humidity today, but nicer weekend ahead
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