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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 5.
- Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency: Exclusive: Listen to Trump’s conversation with Bob
- 5 Takeaways From Bob Woodward’s Book on the Trump White House (“The Russia investigation is a constant source of anxiety for Mr. Trump, and for his lawyers…Mr. Trump’s advisers are repeatedly stunned by the president’s lack of interest in and knowledge of major issues…John F. Kelly, the chief of staff, quickly soured on Mr. Trump”)
- Carl Bernstein: ‘Rage-A-Holic’ Trump Is Now A National Emergency (“Watergate legend is calling on Republicans to stand up to the president.”)
- Trump, White House attack new book from Bob Woodward
- Partisan fury bursts into the open as Kavanaugh hearings begin
- Republicans are rushing Kavanaugh’s confirmation. What are they not telling us?
- Democrats showed a spine in Kavanaugh’s hearing, and Republicans freaked out
- What is Brett Kavanaugh hiding? (A lot!)
- What Did Brett Kavanaugh Know About His Former Boss’s Sexual Misconduct?
- Trump’s War on Democracy Will Be Held in the Department of Justice
- Woodward book renews doubts about Kelly (“The White House chief of staff was already in Trump’s crosshairs after the McCain funeral.”)
- By 2030, We Will Pass The Point Where We Can Stop Runaway Climate Change (“But a big economic transformation now could bring 65 million jobs and save 700,000 from early death linked to air pollution, says a new report.” So what’s it going to be, Ralph Northam?)
- Ayanna Pressley Just Pulled Off a Historic Upset in Massachusetts (“She follows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Andrew Gillum in taking on the Democratic establishment—and winning.”)
- Signs grow for Dem wave in House race
- Pressley takes down incumbent Dem Capuano in Massachusetts primary (“A wave of young, female and non-white candidates is reshaping the Democratic Party in the age of Trump.”)
- McCain’s death didn’t teach Republicans anything. The Kavanaugh hearing proves it. (“The Kavanaugh hearing speaks volumes.”)
- Never have we seen such a spectacle (“What don’t Republicans want the public to see in the nominee’s White House documents?”)
- Southern Republican senators reject Trump’s criticism of Sessions
- Schumer, Democrats wrestled over staging mass Kavanaugh walkout (“The party decided that a made-for-TV moment could backfire, and instead opted for a strategy of maximum disruption.”)
- Trump suggests Woodward is a ‘Dem operative’
- Trump on ‘sonofabitch’ Kaepernick’s new Nike ad: ‘Nike is a tenant of mine’ (Trump yet again has nasty words for a person of color. Gee, wonder why…)
- Mueller Will Accept Some Written Answers From Trump
- Parkland victim’s father and Kavanaugh: The handshake that wasn’t(“‘I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence,’ Fred Guttenberg, father of slain Parkland student Jaime Guttenberg, wrote on Twitter.”)
- The Grotesque Decency of Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings (“Normalcy and civility are a threat to the rule of law.”)
- The Still-Secret Brett Kavanaugh Documents Are a Scandal
- Zina Bash Is the Woman Sitting Behind Brett Kavanaugh (“Bash Has Been Accused of Using a ‘White Power’ Hand Symbol During the Hearing, but Her Husband Says It Was Just the ‘Random Way She Rested Her Hand’”)
- There’s Always a New Low for the Trump White House (“Bob Woodward’s latest book shows the administration is broken, and yet what comes next could be even worse.”)
- Who wins 2018? Predictions for every House & Senate election
- Trump Just Exposed the “Corrupt Intent” Mueller Needs (“In a tweet, of course.”)
- Sorry, Mr. Trump, the Attorney General Is America’s Lawyer (“With his latest attack on Jeff Sessions, the president shows his real problem isn’t with the Justice Department but with the rule of law.”)
- Ayanna Pressley’s Surprise Upset Shows Women Of Color’s Power In Democratic Politics
- A Familiar Republican Face Will Replace John McCain in the Senate (“Former Senator Jon Kyl’s temporary return to Washington will give the GOP majority an immediate boost—and President Trump’s Supreme Court pick another vote.”)
- Trump Flirts With Government Shutdown That Republicans Are Racing to Avoid
- Trump’s White House hiding Kavanaugh documents should be a much bigger scandal
- Facebook, Twitter Heavies Set To Appear At Senate Hearing. Google May Be MIA
- Facebook, Twitter face U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt politics
- Support for Republicans and for Kavanaugh crumbles
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Won’t Seek a Third Term (“A dozen candidates are vying to replace the embattled incumbent.”)
- ‘We really are in Crazytown’: Conservative writer argues new Trump revelations require he be removed by the 25th Amendment
- Trump wants to blatantly politicize the Justice Department, and his Fox News allies are trying to help
- If Gov. Northam Seriously Wants “Protection of Virginia’s Coastal Resources,” He Needs to Push for a Rapid Transition to 100% Clean Energy
- Fake political signs target Democrat in Virginia
- Editorial: Why Virginia’s aging schools are a problem
- Scott Taylor subpoenaed by Democrats to testify in Shaun Brown ballot lawsuit
- Rep. Scott Taylor Subpoenaed to VA-02 Fraud Hearing; “This is looking like the biggest election fraud scandal in VA history”
- A Republican congressman helped a rival collect signatures to get on the ballot. Some of those signatures were fake. (“Rep. Scott Taylor is subpoenaed to appear in court Wednesday about whether his staff helped falsify petitions for another candidate”)
- GOP uses Saudi treatment of women, gays against Democrat who taught at Islamic school (Meanwhile, the Saudis are BFFs with the Trump administration.)
- Like part-timers before him, Virginia’s lieutenant governor gets a gig on the side
- Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax Joins Morrison & Foerster
- Schapiro: Who really has upper hand in redistricting fight?
- ‘I’d prefer they just stay out of it:’ Virginia farmers caught in the middle of trade war
- Fixing a ‘tarnished relationship’ between police and communities
- Last resident leaves institution for disabled in Virginia
- Wherever she may Roem (“The inside story of Danica Roem’s first term in the General Assembly.”)
- Like Bigger Peers, Tronc’s Virginia Newsrooms Set To Unionize
- It’s the first day of school in Hampton Roads. Here’s how the districts celebrated.
- Greg Habeeb to lead Richmond law office following resignation as delegate
- Roanoke may again seek legislative OK to prohibit guns at city council meetings
- Video: Arlington County Board, School Board, VA-08 Candidates Forum
- ‘It just seemed like there was utter chaos’; Chesterfield school buses arrive, depart late on first day back
- Heat wave continues through tomorrow, then cooler with rising shower and storm chances
