by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, March 11.
- Ethiopia mourns crash victims as investigators seek answers
- Ethiopia Joins China in Grounding Boeing 737 Max Jets After Crash
- Iran’s Rouhani seeks to boost ties on first visit to Baghdad
- Netanyahu to Rotem Sela: Israel Is Not a Country of All Its Citizens (“The prime minister responded to an Instagram post from Israeli actress Rotem Sela, who said the government must stop delegitimizing its Arab citizens.” It’s really sad, but Israel under right-wing governments has gone in the wildly wrong direction for the past few decades.)
- US-North Korea tensions approach boiling point
- With budget, Trump throws opening jab in next funding fight with Congress
- White House readies lean budget with fat nondefense cuts (“Democrats have already rejected plan that even some Republicans say is unrealistic”)
- It’s 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change
- Supreme Court to hear unusual case about the ‘f word’ — but not the one you think
- White parents are enabling school segregation — if it doesn’t hurt their own kids (“This is what happens when anti-racism is no longer a major goal of educational policy.”)
- How Not to Lose to Donald Trump (Rahm Emanuel: “A winning 2020 candidate needs three things: authenticity, credibility, and viability.”)
- Trump tells RNC donors: “The Democrats hate Jewish people” (Can you even imagine Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton saying anything as insane as this?)
- In unearthed audio, Tucker Carlson makes numerous misogynistic and perverted comments (“Carlson, who was hired by Fox News in 2009, also used sexist language to talk about women, including then-co-workers at NBC and public figures. He referred to Martha Stewart’s daughter Alexis Stewart as ‘cunty,’ called journalist Arianna Huffington a ‘pig,’ and labeled Britney Spears and Paris Hilton ‘the biggest white whores in America.’ He also said that women enjoy being told to ‘be quiet and kind of do what you’re told’ and that they are ‘extremely primitive.'”)
- Tucker Carlson says he won’t apologize for comments in resurfaced radio interview
- Scoop: Trump lied to RNC donors about “Tim Apple” video
- ‘Why would you lie about that?’: Republican donors don’t understand why Trump would lie about ‘Tim Apple’ flub
- The Massage Parlor Owner Peddling Access to Trump Has Ties to Chinese Government-Linked Groups
- Everything to Know About the Spa Founder Selling Access to Trump
- Trump campaign adviser dismisses White House diversity question, asks about black people in Lincoln admin
- Trump Is Spoiling for Yet Another Big Fight Over Border Wall Funding (“The president is set to request $8.6 billion for the wall, while seeking to slash the social safety net.” As usual, Trump has it completely backwards.)
- Liz Cheney’s empty words (“So long as she and other Republicans won’t condemn the president’s words, accusing Democrats of bias will always sound hollow.”)
- Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are equally wrong. May Ilhan Omar learn this lesson.
- Juan Williams: The GOP’s cynical Israel ploy
- John Oliver Mocks ‘Dangerously Idiotic’ Trump for Signing Bibles (“The ‘Last Week Tonight’ host had a lot of fun with the president’s latest instance of truly head-scratching behavior.”)
- Senate GOP goes down to wire in showdown with Trump (“Republicans have just days to find a more palatable solution than the House-passed resolution blocking Trump’s actions, which is expected to come up for a vote by Friday.”)
- GOP meddles in Democratic nomination with takedown of O’Rourke (“The Club for Growth sees the ex-Texas congressman as a serious threat to Donald Trump, and they’re treating him accordingly.”)
- Spanberger details role in sweeping elections measure
- How the General Assembly failed Virginia again on clean energy (Absolutely disgraceful, but 100% predictable as long as Dominion Energy controls the General Assembly, and not vice versa.)
- Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05), VA GOP Obsessed with Condemning Anti-Semitism. Only a Few Problems with That…
- Noisy, decisive showdown foreseen for Arlington County Board meeting on Amazon (“An Arlington County Board meeting about Amazon’s new second headquarters this Saturday is shaping up as a potentially decisive showdown between opponents of the project and board members who support it.”)
- Anti-Transit, “Anti-Tax Hard-Liner” Del. Tim Hugo (R) Draws Small Crowd to Kickoff in District Tim Kaine Won by 18 Points in 2018 (“Go Dan Helmer!”)
- Photos: Screening, Panel Discussion in Vienna, VA on Oscar-Winning Documentary “Period. End of Sentence”; Issue of Menstrual Equity
- Photos: 2019 Win Virginia Training Covers Topics Like “How to Identify and Persuade Voters,” “How to Fundraise Effectively,” “Progressive Messaging is Winning Messaging”
- Virginia groups urge governor to veto budget language they say will ‘eviscerate’ contraception program
- Senators join effort to boost funding for Chesapeake Bay cleanup
- Joe Wood column: State investments continue, rivers come off the ‘dirty waters list’
- We must stop the pipeline (“There are many reasons to oppose the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.”)
- State board’s vote in Mountain Valley Pipeline’s favor raises questions for opponents (“A short time later, Lofton waded into the crowd. For more than 20 minutes, he spoke to distressed questioners, trying to explain his position as a cold rain fell on the gathering outside the Doubletree by Hilton in Richmond. In a video posted to the Blue Virginia political website, he can be seen expressing doubts that state revocation would stop construction. ‘It’s not going to happen,’ he said. ‘FERC is not going to revoke it.'”)
- Military housing in Hampton Roads: Complaints of mold, shoddy maintenance and being ignored
- Kevin Hall column: As Virginia considers gambling expansion, focus must remain on responsible play
- Plaintiffs: Neo-Nazi is deliberately stalling lawsuit
- Newport News officials welcome HUD visitors in bid for $30 million
- D.C.-area forecast: Springlike weather takes charge while winter steps back
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