| Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... |
by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 23.
- Israel’s Netanyahu to play Trump card in tight election
- Last ISIS Village in Syria Falls, and a Caliphate Crumbles (“American-backed forces took the last remnant of territory under Islamic State rule in Syria, but signs of the group’s resurgence are already visible.”)
- Trump Overrules Own Experts on Sanctions, in Favor to North Korea
- Trump botches North Korea sanctions announcement, sparking widespread confusion
- Theresa May isn’t the adult in the room. She’s part of the problem. (“Her secrecy and incompetence have caused lasting damage to Britain.”)
- March for a Second Brexit Vote Is Just the Start for Young People
- It’s Mueller Time (“The special counsel’s report is in, and other investigations are accelerating. And yet it is impossible to imagine the President changing his behavior, much less giving up his office.”)
- Democratic leaders demand full Mueller report be released to public (“Pelosi and Schumer: ‘It is imperative for Mr. Barr to make the full report public.'”)
- I wrote the special counsel rules. The attorney general can — and should — release the Mueller report.
- Mueller has submitted his report. Now Barr must share it with the rest of us.
- After Mueller: The Ongoing Investigations Surrounding Trump (“Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has wrapped up, but Trump and his associates may not be out of legal jeopardy yet.”)
- What Mueller Leaves Behind (“The attorney general says he may be able to advise Congress of the special counsel’s principal conclusions as early as this weekend.”)
- Everything We’ve Learned From Robert Mueller’s Investigation (So Far)
- Even If Mueller Whiffs, Trump’s Not Out of the Woods Yet (“He faces multiple legal threats even if the Mueller probe ends with no consequences”)
- What does the Mueller report say and what does it mean for Trump?
- Will the Mueller Report Be Made Public? Answers to 6 Key Questions
- 2020 Candidates Demand Full and Immediate Release of Mueller Report
- For Trump and the System, Mueller’s Report Is a Turning Point and a Test (“It will be a reckoning for President Trump, to be sure, but also for Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, for Congress, for Democrats, for Republicans, for the news media and, yes, for the system as a whole. The delivery of Mr. Mueller’s report to the Justice Department on Friday marked a turning point that will shape the remainder of Mr. Trump’s presidency and test the viability of American governance.”)
- Explainer: Why Trump’s legal woes go beyond the Mueller report (“Other ongoing investigations and litigation are focusing on issues including his businesses and financial dealings, personal conduct, charitable foundation and inaugural committee.”)
- A List of All the Trump Figures Who Apparently Won’t Be Indicted by Robert Mueller
- Get ready for Trump to spin the Mueller report (“Analysis: The president can’t hide the special counsel’s findings — and he may not want to — but no matter what they are, he will frame them as a vindication.”)
- Trump Jr. Escapes Mueller Probe Despite the Trump Tower Meeting (“He’s denied any wrongdoing and may not have been interviewed” WTF???)
- McConnell, Graham leave wiggle room for Barr to withhold parts of Mueller report (“Other congressional leaders, Trump call on attorney general to release full report to public”)
- Robert Mueller’s Reputation Will Be Put to the Test (“We’re in for a ton of leaks and speculation and presidential attacks on the special counsel. Will cooler heads prevail?”)
- Shanahan’s nomination to head Pentagon on ice (“An investigation into the acting defense secretary has stalled his hopes of winning President Donald Trump’s nod.”)
- Mueller Is Done. Trump Is About To Go Nuclear.
- No Collusion Day! (“Fox News didn’t need to read the Mueller report to declare total victory for Donald Trump.”)
- Donald Trump Just Picked A Laughingstock For A Huge Federal Reserve Job (“Stephen Moore is a joke in the economics profession.”)
- Trump is naming the nation’s worst economist to the Federal Reserve
- Trump Nominates Famous Idiot Stephen Moore to Federal Reserve Board
- 2 years after tax bill’s passage, corporate revenue has plummeted (“Trump’s corporate tax cuts have helped fuel the largest monthly deficit ever.”)
- A signal of recession flashes for first time since 2007 — and Dow drops 460 points (“One of the most closely watched predictors for recession just sent an alarm signal, sending stock markets plummeting. An indicator that investment pros call the ‘yield curve’ flipped on Friday for the first time since 2007 during the Great Recession. Stocks dropped in response. The wave of selling knocked 460 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a near-1.8% loss for the day, and the benchmark S&P 500 index saw its biggest one-day drop, 1.9%, since Jan. 3.”)
- Wisconsin Dem governor removes 82 Scott Walker appointees added during lame-duck session
- Southern Poverty Law Center chief Richard Cohen announces resignation amid internal upheaval (What a nightmare.)
- Scott Walker, Finally a Former Governor, Is Still Causing Trouble for Democracy (“He has dedicated himself to protecting gerrymandering and voter-suppression schemes.”)
- EPA’s ‘secret science’ proposal being used by Big Oil to undermine clean water rules (“Fossil fuel trade groups don’t want the EPA to update a 1970s-era list of polluting petroleum chemicals.”)
- BREAKING: Sen. Mark Warner Statement on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Report [UPDATED] (“Any attempt by the Trump Administration to cover up the results of this investigation into Russia’s attack on our democracy would be unacceptable.”)
- ‘You’re Not Supposed to Betray Your Race’: The Challenge Faced by Black Women Accusing Black Men (“‘You’re not supposed to betray your race,’ Ms. Watson, 39, said in her first interview since she accused Mr. Fairfax last month of assaulting her when they were in college together at Duke University nearly two decades ago. Mr. Fairfax has denied her allegations.”)
- Does grass green when a ‘lukewarmer’ visits your backyard?
- Audio: In Our Quest to Win the VA General Assembly in November, THIS Is the Crap We’re Up Against
- Governor Northam Signs Legislation Establishing Virginia African American Advisory Board
- Anti-ERA, Anti-Choice, Pro-Gun Virginia Del. Brenda Pogge (R) Announces Her Retirement; Three Dems Vie to Succeed Her in HD96 (James City, York Counties)
- Morgan Griffith no fan of ‘Green New Deal’ (This is the corporate media epitomized. Why on earth would a climate science denier and fossil fuel industry tool like Griffith be a “fan” of the Green New Deal, and how is it “news” that he is???)
- Charlottesville residents say ‘ethnic cleansing’ threat proves ongoing danger of white nationalism (“The threats originated from the same online ecosystem that endorsed the New Zealand mass shooter.”)
- Video: Virginia House of Delegates Candidate Tristan Shields Asks Why Fighting the Opioid Crisis Isn’t a “Top Priority for Our Rural State Leaders”
- Charlottesville police charge teen in racist school threat
- AG Mark Herring’s Office’s Official Advisory Opinion Paves Way to Change Name of Jefferson Davis Highway in Arlington
- Arlington can rename Jefferson Davis Highway without going through legislators, AG opinion says
- Northam signs casino bill into law (“Northam signed SB 1126, which directs the Joint Legislative and Review Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of casino gaming regulations and submit its report by Dec. 1. It also establishes the framework for the Lottery Board to oversee gaming and would allow certain localities to conduct voter referenda on the subject.”)
- AAA urges Northam to revive bid to bar drivers from holding cellphones
- After Blackface Controversies In Virginia State Government, Activists Dig Into More Yearbooks
- Wary of Amazon: Latino neighborhood in Virginia vows not to be pushed out (“All of that means change is probably coming to this mostly Salvadoran enclave of aging apartments and modest storefronts, where property remains relatively cheap compared with other Alexandria neighborhoods such as Del Ray, Potomac Yard and Old Town.”)
- Senators address systemic complaints at Fort Belvoir, say legal action possible
- Waterfront houses, cars and bonuses fill contracts of college presidents in Hampton Roads
- UPDATED: Chesterfield officer is charged with soliciting sex online from detective posing as minor (“A Chesterfield County patrol officer was arrested Friday on charges of soliciting a minor online for sex, just four days after another county officer was suspended for his alleged activities with a white supremacist organization.”)
- Mason District candidates talk about revitalizing Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners (Uh guys? You spelled “Taeb” wrong.)
- Loudoun County supervisors approve sprawling Silver District West project near future Metrorail stations (“The Silver District West project, a 158-acre mixed-use community, will be located south and west of the Dulles Greenway at Loudoun County Parkway. The project, developed by Soave Enterprises, includes up to 3,706 residences and more than 1 million square feet of non-residential uses.”)
- Police: Fairfax Co. burglaries target victims of Asian, Middle Eastern descent
- Sunshine dominates this weekend, and temperatures warm up somewhat for Sunday
