by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 11.
- Krugman: Brexit Meets Gravity (“Theresa May is trying to do a soft Brexit or even, as some say, BINO – Brexit In Name Only; and why the favored alternative of Brexiteers, trade agreements with the United States and perhaps others to replace the EU, won’t fly.”)
- Brett Kavanaugh’s Journey to Becoming a Supreme Court Nominee (“The portrait of Kavanaugh is of a Republican careerist who has pleased his patrons while edging close to, but not over, the line of mainstream acceptability.”)
- One day at a time: Brexit the Theresa May way
- Baltic Nations Are Worried as Trump Calls NATO Obsolete
- Trump says Germany ‘is captive to Russia’ in fiery opening salvo against NATO (Imbecile.)
- Brett Kavanaugh Was a Mistake (“Donald Trump picked the judge who’s most inclined to say the president can’t be indicted. Pro tip: That makes him look guilty.”)
- White House spreads ludicrous spin on Brett Kavanaugh: He’s an abortion moderate! (“Brett Kavanaugh clearly wants to end Roe. Donald Trump and Fox News want to lure you into believing otherwise”)
- What’s Missing from the Supreme Court (“America’s top justices are less like the rest of America than ever before.”)
- President Trump makes good on his threat to target an additional $200 billion in Chinese imports with tariffs, ramping up the trade war (This is bonkers.)
- Trump’s Tariff Barrage Pushes China Fight to Point of No Return
- White House doesn’t deny report Trump made secret deal with Kennedy over retirement, replacement (“It’s not supposed to work like this.”)
- Law Prof. Snape on why you should take his warning that Kavanaugh is ‘Voldemort’ seriously (“‘He is the one who scares me the most,’ says the colorfully named American University law professor.”)
- Will Justice Roberts stand up to the Supreme Court’s potential Voldemort? (“On all things administrative law, energy law, environmental law, he has been pretty much the worst.”)
- Kavanaugh’s Papers Don’t Help Trump Avoid Indictment
- GOP Senators Tell Contradictory Stories About Moscow Trip (“A key Republican came back from the Kremlin seemingly shrugging off Russian aggression. His colleagues are confused as hell by his talk. Inside a controversial mission to Moscow.”)
- Former industry officials are advising new EPA head before they’re confirmed (“Top Democrat says EPA should avoid a repeat of Scott Pruitt’s ‘problematic behavior.'”)
- New polls show Democrats have a narrow path to a Senate majority
- Sarah Palin Claims ‘Evil’ Sacha Baron Cohen Duped Her into an Interview by Posing as a Disabled Vet
- Donald Trump Jr. said he didn’t recall talking to Emin Agalarov. Agalarov remembers it.
- Jordan steps up defense amid sex abuse firestorm (“The Freedom Caucus leader hired a PR firm to help him manage the media furor.”)
- Democrats want Collins and Murkowski to oppose Brett Kavanaugh. That’s looking unlikely.
- Jim Rat (“There’s no middle ground on Ohio State. If the wrestlers aren’t lying, then Jim Jordan is.”)
- Republican strategist Rick Wilson says Trump ‘eager as a schoolgirl’ to hang with Putin and destroy NATO
- Students, Alumni Urge Yale Law School’s Leadership To Denounce Brett Kavanaugh (“The school’s leadership boasted about its alumnus, Trump’s new Supreme Court nominee, in a press release.”)
- Someone Should Go to Jail for This (“The Trump administration* has ignored a federal court order to return toddlers they ripped away from their parents.”)
- Fox News can’t quit Bill O’Reilly (“Jeanine Pirro and Andrew Napolitano are scheduled to be guests on his digital program”)
- Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch Were Raised in the Same Wingnut Terrarium (“And they’ve got the same attitude towards labor and capital.”)
- Endorsing ‘Violence and Extremism Among His Base,’ Trump Pardons Oregon Ranchers Who Inspired Right-Wing Militia’s Armed Takeover of Public Lands (“This pardon is a win only for those with no respect for life and basic decency.”)
- Trump pardons the Hammonds– extremist ranchers
- What If Their Name Wasn’t Hammond, But Hamad? (“The wildness in the country has the president*’s ear.”)
- Tim Kaine makes a splash in Massachusetts’s 3rd District congressional race (“The former Democratic vice presidential nominee is endorsing his ‘longtime friend.'”)
- Kaine’s Coattails, Corey Stewart’s Anchors (“In Virginia, Republican House incumbents are running from Corey Stewart, their party’s enfant terrible and Senate nominee — not running with him. And for good reason.”)
- Virginia GOP asks Supreme Court to delay redistricting deadline: report
- EDITORIAL: Clarification needed in redistricting mess (“EIGHT years of legal bickering over gerrymandered legislative districts in the commonwealth has reached a once-unimaginable level of dysfunction.”)
- Virginia ranks 4th among CNBC’s best states for business (How about being “best” for workers? the environment? quality of life?)
- Family of Nicole Lovell petitioning Gov. Northam to increase sentence for David Eisenhauer(“Eisenhauer sentenced to 50 years in prison for murdering Nicole in 2016”)
- Congressman Taylor Introduces Legislation That Seeks to Stop Continuing Resolutions
- During Raytheon visit, Gov. Northam praises UVA’s Cyber Defense Team for winning national award
- Dominion increased political spending while pushing for law (Of course they did. Legalized corruption.)
- Landslide caused West Virginia pipeline explosion, Columbia Gas reports
- Parents fear proposed regulations could jeopardize co-op preschools in Virginia
- Dominion Energy submits plans for tower on site tied to Coliseum redevelopment proposal
- Two northern Virginia men charged in prostitution ring (Scumbags)
- Landlords, nonprofits discuss eviction alternatives in Hampton Roads
- Editorial: What’s in a name? (“So, Roanoke is getting an indoor football team.”)
- Mainly warm and dry, maybe a storm this weekend
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