by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, March 14.
- Brexit has devastated Britain’s international reputation — and respect for its democracy
- U.K. Lawmakers Reject ‘No-Deal’ Brexit, and Defy Theresa May Yet Again (“…the breakdown of discipline in her own Conservative Party renewed speculation that her own cabinet could try to force her from power.”)
- British parliament to vote on Brexit delay, PM seeks to revive her deal
- Senate rebukes Trump with vote ordering U.S. military to end support for Saudi-led war in Yemen
- FAA noted similarities in crashes before grounding jets
- Boeing Planes Are Grounded in U.S. After Days of Pressure
- ‘Extraordinary’: GOP heads for unprecedented clash with Trump (“Republicans are preparing to force Trump to issue the first vetoes of his presidency.”)
- Trump and Dems destroy GOP effort to escape national emergency bind (“The president told Senate Republicans he would not agree to curtail his powers in order to stem defections on the disapproval vote.”)
- America last: How Trump followed the world in grounding Boeing’s plane (“The U.S. found itself leading from behind as other countries made the call to take the 737 MAX out of service following two fatal crashes.”)
- Ethiopian crash black boxes arrive in Paris for analysis
- Trump finally did the right thing on airplane safety — but got there the wrong way (“The president had inappropriately involved himself in a process best left to experts.”)
- Paul Manafort given seven-year prison term and severe rebuke from judge
- New York Prosecutors Are Coming for Trump’s Associates (“The state indictment of Paul Manafort — right after his federal sentencing — signals trouble for the president.”)
- Michael Cohen Has Email Showing Trump Obstructed Justice by Dangling Pardon
- Prosecutors Seek Records on Cohen’s ‘Back Channel’ With Giuliani
- US official reveals Atlantic drilling plan while hailing Trump’s ability to distract public (“Revealed: Interior department official says he is ‘thrilled’ by Trump’s ‘knack for keeping the attention of the media and public focused somewhere else’”)
- Facebook’s Data Deals Are Under Criminal Investigation
- Commerce Secretary To Face Lawmakers In Hearing On Census Citizenship Question
- Don’t focus on impeachment. Focus on Trump’s vile budget. (“Why not drop impeachment long enough to tell more people about what Trump is doing to them?”)
- Trump’s Terrible Budget Plan Is a Game Changing Own-Goal (“Of course the one place where it might have been good if Trump had taken over the Republican Party is the one place where the party took over Trump instead.”)
- ‘What Does It Take?’: Admissions Scandal Is a Harsh Lesson in Racial Disparities
- The college admissions scandal isn’t fair. Nothing about our social mobility system is.
- Beto O’Rourke: I’m Just Born to Do This (“Riding around with Beto O’Rourke as he comes to grips with a presidential run.”)
- Beto O’Rourke is running for President in 2020
- Beto 2020 Has No Reason to Exist (“Of all the major candidates, he brings the least to the Democratic primary.”)
- The Real Theft of American Democracy (“It happens through election fraud and voter suppression. And Republicans are the thieves.” Right, and they rant/rave about FAKE “voter fraud” to distract everyone from what they’re doing.)
- Even Fox News wants to distance itself from Fox News
- Advertisers begin dropping Jeanine Pirro’s show (“Other companies say they’re reconsidering their relationships with the program.”)
- Samantha Bee: ‘Tucker Carlson is a white supremacist’
- Trouble For Tucker: Advertising Plunges After Racist, Sexist Comments Resurface (“This doesn’t seem to be blowing over.”)
- Tucker Carlson Refuses to Back Down in the Wake of Even More Foul Clips (“And Fox News still has his back”)
- These 3 GOP congressmen avoided the wall-to-wall media coverage Rep. Omar faced (“Since late 2018, Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Steve King (R-IA), and Jim Jordan (R-OH) have all tweeted or made comments that were also controversial. On occasions, they even evoked the same tropes. And yet, television news barely paid attention.”)
- Howard Schultz’s Latest Bipartisan Pipe Dream Shows He’s a Political Idiot (“It’s a recipe for years of absolute governmental paralysis.”)
- Francesco Cali, Reputed Gambino Crime Boss, Shot and Killed on Staten Island
- George Conway Urges ‘Serious Inquiry’ Into Trump’s Mental Health After Latest Lie (“The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway slams the ‘brazen, pathological mendacity’ of the president.”)
- Sen. Warner questions rescinding Payday Lending Rule
- Dem, Republican join in effort to control how Trump grants, revokes security clearances (“The bill, expected to be introduced Thursday by Sen. Mark Warner, D.-Va., and Republican committee member Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, would bar the executive branch from revoking security clearances for purposes of political retaliation or based on expressions of political opinions or personal views. It also would prohibit agencies from using security clearances to punish whistleblowers or discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, religion, age, handicap, or national origin.”)
- Kaine aims to help defend Hampton Roads military readiness with Climate Security Act
- Kaine introduces bipartisan bill to address teacher shortages
- Two very different Virginia congressmen will be key players in climate fight on Capitol Hill (Morgan Griffith is nothing but a buffoon and a tool of the fossil fuel industry.)
- Rep. Wexton: “Let’s extend the full promise of this nation to every LGBTQ American. Let’s pass the Equality Act now.”
- New Poll Shows Democrats Well Placed to Take Control of Virginia Legislature This Year (“Democratic enthusiasm, low approval numbers for Trump continue to imperil Republicans”)
- Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA06) Continues in His Predecessor’s Disgraceful Footsteps
- AG Mark Herring Now Joined by 19 Other AGs for Suit Against Trump’s Fake National Emergency
- Another State, This Time New Mexico, Shows Dominion-Controlled Virginia How Pathetic, Corrupt It Is on Energy Policy
- Gary Szymanski: Consider coal ash alternatives (“Instead of the billions forecast for hauling the ash to landfills, it would be better to have Dominion do a risk analysis of possible failures at each site, create a risk mitigation response team, and establish a risk proportional escrow account to address the potential cost of a considerable slope failure or release of contamination. Transferring the risk to other sites makes little sense unless homes and families are threatened by a failure. “)
- Newsboys, shoe-shiners and doormen will now have to be paid at least minimum wage
- Virginia spends hundreds of millions every year on wasteful medical services. A study is looking to put a dent in that figure
- Schapiro: Northam’s not the only pol with an image problem. Just ask Republicans
- No moratorium on death penalty imminent in Virginia, but no new death sentences in almost 8 years
- Northam signs bill to crack down on spam calls
- Military families deserve better housing
- Stroud: Northam’s RGGI move would add injury to insult (It’s absolutely APPALLING that the Roanoke Times would publish anything by the climate-science-denial “Heartland Institute.” What next, are they going to publish a column by someone who denies that men walked on the moon? Point is, science denialism should have no place in our public discourse, except for scorn and ridicule.)
- Sachs and Flores column: A call to action on the risk of toxic floodwaters in Virginia
- Northam signs bill to prevent university board members from negotiating jobs for themselves
- With EVMS campus culture under a microscope, school wins national diversity award
- Women “seen and not heard”: Inmates at Virginia’s Goochland prison fear lack of medical care
- Shaun Brown sentenced to 3 years in prison, 1 of home confinement in federal fraud case (Now, what’s going on with Scott Taylor, whose campaign team appears to have committed voter registration fraud in order to try and get Brown on the ballot?)
- Richmond Education Association Backs Proposed Budget, Tax Increases
- Charlottesville, Albemarle Work to Set Goals to Address Climate Change
- Graduation Ceremony Held for Charlottesville’s First GO Solar Class
- HQ2 Critics In Arlington Are Still Trying To Delay The County Board’s Vote
- William and Mary fires men’s basketball coach Tony Shaver
- PM Update: A big taste of spring on the way Thursday
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