by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, September 24.
- Feinstein calls for delay in Kavanaugh nomination after new allegation
- Senate Democrats Investigate a New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct, from Brett Kavanaugh’s College Years (“As Senate Republicans press for a swift vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Senate Democrats are investigating a new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh.”)
- Kavanaugh confirmation in renewed peril after second assault claim
- Second woman alleges sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh, this time in college
- The Kavanaugh confirmation is a festival of misdirection and ugliness (“Republicans intend to prove their willingness to stand up for Kavanaugh, no matter how unseemly or offensive their campaign becomes.”)
- The Note: Defense of Kavanaugh could backfire on GOP
- Brett Kavanaugh and pals accused of gang rapes in high school, says lawyer Michael Avenatti
- Brett Kavanaugh Is Probably a Goner Now
- New tariffs take effect as China accuses US of ‘economic hegemony’ (“Washington imposes $200bn taxes on Chinese goods, while Beijing targets $60bn of US goods”)
- At UN, unrepentant Trump set to rattle foes, friends alike
- Kavanaugh Will Cite His Teen Calendars in Assault Defense (Is this a bad joke???)
- The Supreme Court Is Coming Apart (“It’s not just the Kavanaugh mess. Over the long term, the court risks a crisis of legitimacy.”)
- Thomas, Kavanaugh and Race (“There’s one distinct difference between the Clarence Thomas hearings and the Brett Kavanaugh hearings.”)
- Presidential Lying Is Contagious (“Donald Trump’s chronic dishonesty threatens to infect his entire administration.”)
- Senate Republicans learned of a second Kavanaugh accuser, then they tried to speed up his vote (No woman should vote Republican. Period. Or any man who cares about women.)
- ‘When they go low, we kick ’em in the nuts’ (“When it comes to beating Donald Trump in 2020, Democrats aren’t buying Michelle Obama’s battle cry anymore.”)
- Sen. Lindsey Graham Says He Doesn’t Want “to Ruin This Guy’s Life Based on an Accusation” (“Rep. Steve King’s remarks are even worse.” I’ve seen Democrats say nice things about Graham. I really don’t get it.)
- Thousands at risk from rightwing push to purge eligible voters from US rolls
- Lessons From the 2018 Primaries (“It really was an extraordinary primary season for Democratic women.” We saw this in Virginia in 2017 as well.)
- Donald Trump, Brett Kavanaugh and “hostile sexism”: A concept that shapes our moment (“Sociologist David Smith on the blend of anger, bigotry and authoritarianism that defines the Trump coalition”)
- Michael Avenatti reveals he is now representing a third Brett Kavanaugh accuser
- House control edges toward Democrats – CBS News poll
- Juan Williams: Trump’s war on civil rights
- New Spending Bill Will Avert Government Shutdown But Won’t Pay For Trump’s Wall
- ‘They treated women like meat’: Mark Judge’s college girlfriend calls him out for down-playing Georgetown Prep culture
- Putting a dollar value on one of oil’s biggest subsidies: military protection (If we incorporated all the negative “externalities” into the price of oil, it would probably jack up gasoline to $10 per gallon.)
- In N.C. Hurricane Florence is a “Katrina-like event” where thousands of homes are still underwater
- Scandal Shakes a Virginia House Republican, Adding to Electoral Tremors (“Taylor’s race is emblematic of an emerging problem for Republicans as they seek to maintain an increasingly tenuous grip on the House: A seat once considered relatively safe is now imperiled because of scandal, expanding an already broad field of Democratic opportunity.”)
- Van Valkenburg, Bourne, and Mullin column: The General Assembly must address students’, teachers’ core concerns
- Learning to do a double flip: From red to blue and from reporter to politician (“In rural Virginia, Leslie Cockburn learns a new trade as she tries to catch a blue wave”)
- Hoping for a gold rush: Virginia Libertarian Party sees opportunity in Congressional races
- After Dominion’s big overhaul, how much oversight to regulators retain over utility spending? (“Together these sections give Dominion a good deal of latitude, but they don’t actually force the SCC to approve a project it thinks is a bad deal for ratepayers. In other words, wind and solar may be in the public interest, but that doesn’t mean every wind and solar project has to be approved.”)
- State agency rejects Va. school district’s plan to arm school employees
- Metro is outsourcing some of its operations to contractors. It’s the right move — if done right.
- Arlington board defers decision on Virginia Hospital Center expansion
- University of Virginia Endowment Increases to $9.5 Billion
- Rainy into Tuesday and chances of showers linger through midweek
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