by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 16.
- The Brexit Deal’s Historic Defeat (“For years, British Prime Minister Theresa May insisted that ‘no deal is better than a bad deal.’ Her adversaries used those words against her in Parliament.”)
- Britain is left without a Brexit plan. It’s headed toward disaster. (“Parliament rejects Theresa May’s E.U. exit plan; the best option now may be going back to square one with a new referendum.”)
- May and Brexit Face Uncertain Future After Crushing Vote in Parliament
- May’s Crushing Loss Is Proof Brexit Has Failed (“Two options remain: Leave with no deal, or no Brexit at all.”)
- Britain Is a Nation in Desperate Need of a Driver (“Too bad it has Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn.” Agreed, two horrible choices.)
- Shutdown’s Economic Damage Starts to Pile Up, Threatening an End to Growth
- McConnell blocks second bill aimed at reopening the government (“The government shutdown is now the longest in history.”)
- Republicans finally noticed Steve King’s bigotry. What about Trump’s? (“King is called out for his remarks on white supremacy, but Trump remains above reproach — for now.”)
- Trump and Putin Have Met Five Times. What Was Said Is a Mystery. (Totally unacceptable.)
- Take William Barr’s Serious Opening Statement Seriously (“The attorney general nominee signals that his loyalties lie with Mueller and the Justice Department, and not just Trump.”)
- Bill Barr Breaks With Trump on the Mueller Probe (“The attorney-general nominee attempted to assuage Democrats’ fears that he would be beholden to the president, but parts of his testimony still left them unnerved.”)
- To blunt shutdown’s impact, Trump administration calls nearly 50,000 back to work, unpaid
- Federal workers’ morale plunges as impasse threatens the promise of government jobs
- Steve King’s Fall Offers Three Lessons for Conservatives (“…the frequency and offensiveness of King’s provocations have grown as Donald Trump has become the dominant force in the Republican Party. That is probably not a coincidence.”)
- 5 takeaways from Barr’s testimony
- Dems spurn Trump on shutdown talks (“Moderate House Democrats feared the White House was simply trying to divide the party while scoring a valuable photo-op.”)
- The good, the bad and the uncertain from William Barr’s testimony (“For those concerned about the Mueller probe, Barr’s first day before the Senate was a mixed bag.”)
- Why would William Barr take this job? The answer should alarm Trump. (“The nominee to be attorney general praises the special counsel. But will he protect him?”)
- Trump is teaching Democrats how to win (“A winning strategy for Democrats starts with a message and a personality that a healthy majority of Americans can embrace.”)
- Trump’s Fox advisers keep telling him that he’s winning the shutdown, which is why it won’t end any time soon
- With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the right-wing media playbook doesn’t work (“Right-wing media are obsessed with insulting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and she’s playing them like a fiddle”)
- Party Unity Hasn’t Cracked Under The Weight Of The Shutdown
- The Trump administration’s racism was just blocked by its incompetence (“The bad news is that the rule of law doesn’t necessarily apply in the Supreme Court.”)
- NBC News Tells Staffers Not To Call Steve King’s Racist Remarks Racist (UPDATE: NBC Changes Guidance) (The corporate media is totally f’ed up, part infinity.)
- The Register’s editorial: Steve King should resign for the good of Iowa (And so should Trump, for the good of America.)
- Editorial: Forecasts predict grim climate future
- Chris Christie Airs Beef With Jared Kushner, Describes Trump’s Comments About His Weight in New Book (“Kushner then told Trump that his father’s alleged sex-tape and blackmail number was ‘a family matter, a matter to be handled by the family or by the rabbis’ that did not need to be brought into federal court.”)
- Leaders nix recess with no shutdown deal in sight
- ‘The gang concept almost never works’: Senators struggle to end shutdown
- Abrams and Gillum target Trump in 2020 (“The progressive African-American pols have emerged as early kingmakers for Democratic presidential hopefuls.”)
- Gillibrand’s 2020 path: ‘Women are pissed off and they’re fired up’ (“The New York Democrat is poised to put gender at the heart of her pitch to voters in the 2020 presidential race.” That’s fine, but there are lots of other women running…so why Gillibrand?)
- Sen. Mark Warner: I’d ‘Love to Hear’ From Tillerson About Trump’s Meeting With Putin
- Here’s How You Make a Deal, Mr. President (Sen. Mark Warner: “Free advice from one businessman-turned-politician to another.”)
- How Will the Shutdown End? (“A look at five principal possibilities.”)
- Ocasio-Cortez Poised to Join Panel Overseeing Wall Street
- Senate Republicans stand with McConnell on the sidelines of shutdown fight
- Sears chairman prevails in bankruptcy auction for retailer with $5.2 billion bid: sources
- Shutdown shadow grows
- Schapiro: Northam one year on – the good, the bad and the ugly
- Abigail Spanberger column: End the Shutdown, Protect the Livelihoods of Federal Workers & their Families (Not a single mention of Trump, McConnell and the other Republicans who are 100% responsible for this shutdown and could end it in a minute.)
- Video: Virginia House Democrats Announce Legislative Priorities for 2019 Session
- Some conservative Republicans get on board with certain LGBT bills in Virginia (“Banning discrimination in housing is an easier sell than repealing the state’s defunct marriage ban.”)
- New House panel formed to shepherd Amazon package through assembly
- House Republicans break impasse on bill to expand insurance coverage for autistic children
- Virginia’s foster care system has needed reform for decades. Will a new effort last long enough to really make a difference?
- Video – BREAKING: Virginia State Senate Votes 26-14 In Favor of ERA Ratification; Now On to Virginia House of Delegates!
- Virginia Could Soon Place the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution
- Virginia Senate passes federal Equal Rights Amendment (“The measure faces tougher odds in the House of Delegates.”)
- Virginia Senate passes ERA resolution by 26-14 vote
- Virginia 4Q18 Fundraising Numbers Start Coming In [UPDATED 1/16]
- Some school districts may struggle to find local match for proposed teacher pay raise
- Luria named to Armed Services committee
- Garrison Coward Launches Campaign for HOD-68 (Del. Dawn Adams has a Republican opponent.)
- How One Socialist Lawmaker Is Trying to Change His State’s Pro-Business Policies
- “Why is a sitting State Senator in Virginia carrying while presenting at a Committee Hearing?”
- Audio: Virginia GOP Supporters of ERA Take Fire from Their (Far) Right (Susan Stimpson, Ken Cuccinelli)
- Timing of federal case could add $1B to Atlantic Coast Pipeline costs (“Two recent rulings federal court rulings could delay construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline for up to a year and add as much as $1 billion more to costs already estimated at up to $7 billion. That could push completion of the 600-mile project — designed to transport natural gas from shale fields in the North and Midwest from West Virginia, through coastal Virginia and to eastern North Carolina — back to mid-2021. And that is only if the pipeline ultimately wins current court challenges.” This monstrosity never made economic sense. Now, it REALLY doesn’t.)
- Senate Republicans strip Norment’s opponent of appointment; remove DeBoer as agency director (“With his caucus making this move, Tommy Norment proved today he values his own political skin more than Herb Jones’ two tours of duty in Iraq and decades of military service”)
- Editorial: In pushing solar schools, Stanley thinks out of the box. Why is he alone?
- Waugh: Virginia deserves a better I-81
- Second lady Karen Pence to teach art at a Virginia elementary school
- The school that hired Karen Pence requires applicants to disavow gay marriage, trans identity
- Karen Pence Is Working At A School That Bans LGBTQ Employees And Kids (“The school discriminates against LGBTQ people in its job application and says LGBTQ kids aren’t welcome.” Appalling.)
- Lee County board sues state over decision blocking educators from carrying guns at school (And guess who’s in the middle of this? Yep, crazy Cooch.)
- Franklin County supervisors approve permit for natural gas gate station (“The gate station will be located on a 2.9-acre parcel in the county’s 550-acre Summit View Business Park, where it will tap the Mountain Valley Pipeline.”)
- EDITORIAL: Repeal archaic Kings Dominion law
- Casino wars: Portsmouth, Norfolk are battling for Virginia’s first casino (Dumb.)
- Virginia Beach approves initial agreement to build entertainment center and surf park on Dome site
- 4.7 magnitude earthquake recorded off coast of Virginia
- Light snow or wintry mix possible tomorrow afternoon and night; Arctic blast arrives this weekend
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