by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, February 9.
- Trump says Kim summit will be in Hanoi as envoy hails talks progress
- Saudi Arabia’s Threadbare Cover-Up of Khashoggi’s Killing Unravels Further (When we get a real president again, we need to deal with this situation seriously.)
- Trump Quietly Laying Groundwork for Massive Surrender on Border Wall
- GOP senator mocked for claiming Green New Deal ‘ends with the Gestapo’ (Tom Cotton is insane.)
- Fox News almost single-handedly manufactured anti-abortion outrage before Trump’s State of the Union (“Before the State of the Union, Fox News devoted over 6 and a half hours to inaccurately saying state abortion measures allow ‘infanticide'”)
- Negotiators close to deal as shutdown deadline approaches (“… both parties remained adamant that the government would not shut down next Friday, eyeing another stopgap bill as a backup plan. Lawmakers from both parties have no appetite to shutter the government again after ending the longest shutdown in history just a few weeks ago.”)
- “Trump Is Hated by Everyone Inside the White House”: The State of the Union Left Trump Stoked—But Some of His Staff Are Miserable
- Whitaker interrogation kicks off two hostile years for Trumpworld
- Judiciary Dem asks Whitaker: ‘How the heck did you become the head of the Department of Justice?’ (Great question!)
- Whitaker says he never interfered in Mueller probe (“The hearing offers a window into how the Democrat-controlled House will pursue the Trump administration.”)
- Matt Whitaker takes the stand on Capitol Hill — and Trump’s not happy about it
- Acting U.S. attorney general snaps at Democrats over Russia probe
- Matthew Whitaker Is a Predictable Conservative Meathead of Modern Design (“This con needs better frontmen.”)
- The Only Human Surprised by Brett Kavanaugh’s Abortion Vote Is Susan Collins (“His one-man opinion on a Louisiana abortion law proves he won’t be bound to precedent.” Collins needs to go in 2020.)
- John Dingell: My last words for America (“One of the advantages to knowing that your demise is imminent, and that reports of it will not be greatly exaggerated, is that you have a few moments to compose some parting thoughts.”)
- Staffers, Documents Show Amy Klobuchar’s Wrath Toward Her Aides (“It’s hard to explain the anxiety that permeates the office” Yikes, this is NOT a person we want as president. Cross her off my list.)
- Amazon Is Reconsidering Plan to Put Campus in New York (“Executives re-evaluate $2.5 billion investment in face of opposition from local officials”)
- Jeff Bezos Can Sue the Pants Off the National Enquirer (Please do.)
- Why the National Enquirer’s Attempt to Extort Jeff Bezos Backfired
- The National Enquirer’s Alleged Threats Against Jeff Bezos Have Put It in Enormous Legal Jeopardy (Good!)
- Hugh Hewitt: The Green New Deal “is communism, it is fascism, it is despotism” (Just keep this in mind next time Hewitt says anything about anything. Ignore this nutjob.)
- Pushing a Wealth Tax, Elizabeth Warren to Launch White House Bid (I thought she already launched her 2020 presidential bid.)
- Tom Steyer is so fed up with Donald Trump that he’s prepared to to after Democrats who won’t impeach (What an utter/complete douchbag this guy is.)
- Abortion Debate Reignited as Divisive Issue for 2020 Campaigns
- Scandal and Coup (“In Virginia and in Washington, the line-of-succession laws need to change…There should always be a way to remove an unfit leader from office without flipping the partisan control of that office.” Agreed; the will of the voters should be respected in terms of which political party they voted for.)
- Virginia is on his mind, but Sen. Tim Kaine comes to KC to stump for Steve Miller
- Northam tells state employees he won’t resign as Democratic senator breaks ranks to back him
- You Must Be Kidding. LG Justin Fairfax Accused of Rape by Former Classmate at Duke.
- Virginians Say Northam Should Resign By A 2-1 Margin In New Poll (“Northam has just a 34 percent approval rating in the survey, with 50 percent disapproving. That 16-point gap is similar to the 17-point unfavorable gap President Trump holds in the Democratic-leaning state.” Also according to the poll, Democrats lead the generic Virginia General Assembly ballot by a solid, 46%-38% margin. Among women, Democrats lead 50%-34%.)
- Former students say Virginia Senate Majority Leader taught racially insensitive college course (“Sen. Tommy Norment (R) edited a college yearbook full of racist images, but called on Gov. Ralph Northam to resign for similar issues.”)
- Realism and Repentance in Virginia (“Should we judge people only by their most shameful moments?” I can’t believe I’m linking to conservative Bret Stephens, but I think he has a point here. The question is whether Northam – and Herring as well – can move forward and become champions of racial justice? If they can, should they be encouraged to do so?)
- Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor Faces Impeachment Threat and Calls to Resign
- The Latest: US Sen Kaine calls on Virginia No. 2 to resign
- POLL: Who Should Be Virginia’s Next Lt. Governor?(With 457 votes so far, it’s Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy 41.1%, followed by Sen. Jennifer McClellan with 37.4% and “Other” with 9.2%.)
- Virginia’s week of tumult: Northam hanging on, Fairfax under fire, Herring in hiding
- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam Plans To Survive By Changing His Agenda To Focus On Race (“The governor — reading ‘Roots’ and ‘The Case for Reparations’ — has brought on a new team to help, and is committed to pursuing a bold policy agenda to help make amends.”)
- Richmond may seem to be in chaos, but Virginia lawmakers just reached a bipartisan deal on taxes
- Virginia delegate plans to introduce articles of impeachment unless Fairfax resigns
- Meredith Watson: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
- As second woman accuses him of sexual assault, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax vows to stay in office
- Marques Jones: It’s Time We Started Having a Conversation on Racism
- Cain Turner: The Conversation We’re Having in Virginia About Ralph Northam and Others is Necessary
- With top 3 Democrats embroiled in scandal, local political activists cope with how to respond
- We asked Virginians for their thoughts on the recent political scandals. Here’s what they said.
- Editorial: Selfish politicians prolong Virginia’s humiliating scandals (Maybe, maybe not, but as usual I don’t give a crap what the Republican Times-Disgrace has to say about anything, really.)
- Northam, Republicans agree on deal to return nearly $1 billion to Virginians
- Fourth man found guilty in brutal Charlottesville parking garage assault
- Rail advocate to try again as I-81 road measures lack support
- #PWCBattleground: Mike May to Run for Commonwealth’s Attorney; Paul Ebert Retiring
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