by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, August 14.
- Turkey’s currency plunge fans fears of new global financial crisis (Of course, Trump is making this situation worse.)
- Turkey could go ‘belly-up’ as Trump escalates tariff fight (“Here’s why that is incredibly dangerous.”)
- Driver arrested for terrorism after crashing into barrier at British Parliament
- FBI agent Peter Strzok fired over anti-Trump texts
- Strzok Shock (“The FBI agent’s firing sets a dangerous precedent for the abuse of power.”)
- ‘Everyone signed one’: Trump is aggressive in his use of nondisclosure agreements, even in government
- Supporters Raise Nearly $200,000 For Fired FBI Agent Peter Strzok
- Signs grow that Mueller is zeroing in on Roger Stone
- Trump Goes for Broke on Claim Military Received No Money Before His Watch. (He’s Still Wrong.) (Lies, lies, and more lies. Did I mention lies?)
- Trump says “Apprentice” producer told him there’s no “N-word” tape
- Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries to gauge strength of opposition to Trump
- What to Watch for in Tuesday’s Primaries (“Democrats will select from a crowded field of eight to take on Walker, who has been a white whale for the left since he began decimating organized labor shortly after taking up residence in the governor’s mansion back in 2011.”)
- Every August 14 primary election you should know about, briefly explained (“Voters head to the polls in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Vermont to pick their general election candidates.”)
- Welcome to the Resistance, Omarosa (“She’s a venal scammer, but she’s right to tell all about Trump.”)
- Trump, Omarosa and ‘Only the Best People’ (“We are yet again reminded of how this president has hired people who reflect and reinforce his nastiness, neediness and narcissism.”)
- Trump Hires the Worst People, According to Trump (And the worst people are attracted to Trump.)
- Omarosa Slams Her Former Colleagues in Forthcoming Tell-All (“The former senior White House official describes the Trump administration as a ‘cult’ of ‘worshipful’ followers.” Seriously, if you STILL support Trump at this point, there’s something seriously wrong with you.)
- Omarosa Is Just Another Clown Leaping Out of the Car (“This is someone who shouldn’t ever have been in the White House except as part of a tour.”)
- Michael Drejka charged in Florida ‘stand your ground’ killing. But why wasn’t it murder? (The person absolutely committed murder.)
- Wisconsin Dems jump at chance to finally beat Walker
- Trump’s Sabotage of Obamacare Is Illegal (“A president doesn’t have the right to dispense with laws he dislikes.”)
- Interior Secretary Zinke Says Climate Change Isn’t to Blame for Raging Forest Fires, but Environmentalists Are (Members of Trump’s cabinet like Ryan Zinke are evil, demented and corrupt, part infinity.)
- Uncle of Trump adviser Stephen Miller voices ‘horror’ at immigration policies (Something really bad must have happened to Stephen Miller as a child…)
- Giuliani tries to clean up his contradictory comments about Comey, creates bigger mess (“Giuliani now argues Trump never made any requests of the FBI — but even if he did, it’s not a crime”)
- Trump acknowledges it’s dishonorable to attack media during speech to troops, then does it anyway (“He can’t help himself.”)
- Alex Jones names his allies in the fight against the globalists: Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey
- New database shows how Russian tweets inflamed tensions around Charlottesville (“One year later, we’re finally learning about how Russian accounts targeted both sides during last year’s violence.”)
- Corruption wafts into the Situation Room (“How could White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly not recognize that misusing the space was an indefensible violation of our code of values?”)
- There’s no need to fear Mueller, Mr. President — if you’ve nothing to hide (“This silly game has gone on far too long.” I wouldn’t call it “silly,” and I wouldn’t call Trump “Mr. President.”)
- President Trump called Donald Jr. ‘a f–kup’ after he released emails about controversial meet with Russian lawyer, book says (Don Jr. certainly IS a “f**kup.” As an added bonus, he is evil incarnate.)
- Governors’ races take on an understated but outsize role in 2018 landscape
- You Want Nancy Pelosi Out? Find Somebody Better. (“And before all that, give an accurate accounting of her not-inconsiderable accomplishments.” Agreed.)
- Republican Thanksgiving Dinners Are in Peril (“Families are fighting on the medias!” BADlatte vs. GOODlatte!)
- Sen. Tim Kaine and Elaine Luria discuss national security threats (“Sen. Tim Kaine said the Trump administration isn’t taking the threat of election hacking seriously amid allegations of Russian hacking in the 2016 presidential elections.”)
- Family Feud Breaks Out Between Judiciary Committee Chairman and Son (Kick his ass, Bobby!)
- Bob Goodlatte’s Son Raises Money For Democrat, Slams Dad’s ‘Grandstanding’
- Democrats sue to remove independent ‘spoiler candidate’ from tight House race
- Rep. Taylor drops out of debate as Democrats file suit to block to Shaun Brown from 2nd Congressional District ballot
- Democratic Party sues to get independent candidate off 2nd District ballot following fraud allegations (copy)
- Democratic Party of Virginia Sues State Board of Elections to Stop Voter Petition Fraud by Rep. Scott Taylor (R-VA02)
- Va. probe finds no evidence of abuse at facility for young immigrant detainees
- Migrant Teens Restrained But Not Abused, Virginia Report Finds
- Son of prominent House Republican endorses the Democrat running for his father’s seat (I love how the Post is routinely 12, even 24 or more hours behind Blue Virginia on Virginia political stories…)
- Anthem offers insurance in 42 more local markets – but not Richmond area
- GOP candidate John Childrey will face Democrat Scott Miles in election for Chesterfield top prosecutor
- Alexandria businesses are bracing for a summer without Metro (“Six Metro stations south of Reagan Airport will be closed for 98 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day next year.”)
- Griffith: Coal in Salem? (Morgan Griffith is basically a PR guy for the coal industry.)
- Small businesses are Peninsula’s backbone
- Virginia Beach candidate’s vanity project is hard to take seriously
- Nationals get walked off again, this time in a disheartening 7-6 loss at St. Louis (“A night after a stunning defeat at Wrigley Field on a walk-off grand slam, the Nationals rallied to tie the Cardinals in the top of the ninth but lost on Paul DeJong’s solo home run to lead off the bottom half.”)
- A little less humid, chance of afternoon storms. Sun through end of workweek.
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