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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 20.
- Two teenagers arrested in the killing of journalist Lyra McKee (“McKee, who was a prominent journalist, was killed in the Creggan area of Londonderry on Thursday in what police in Northern Ireland have described as a ‘terrorist incident.'”)
- The Mueller Report and the Danger Facing American Democracy (“A perceived victory for Russian interference poses a serious risk for the United States.”)
- Democrats Subpoena The Full Mueller Report And Supporting Evidence (“It ‘falls to Congress to determine the full scope of that alleged misconduct and to decide what steps we must take going forward,’ Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler said.”)
- The counterintelligence investigation of the Trump team and Russia hasn’t stopped (“Officials say they’re still looking into whether any Americans helped the Russians interfere in the 2016 election, or are still compromised by Russia.” Start with Trump himself!)
- What’s missing? The clues to Barr’s 1,000 Mueller report redactions (“Nearly 40% of the 448 pages have parts blacked out but that content – including remarks by Trump – is not a total mystery”)
- Mueller Hints at a National-Security Nightmare
- All the president’s men and women: how disobedient aides saved Trump (“Mueller report reveals how staff told to do illegal things did not, but some say that doesn’t mean Trump is not guilty of a crime”)
- Why the Infamous Trump Tower Meeting Didn’t Take Down Trump (“Trump Jr. escaped charges because promised dirt didn’t pan out…Mueller says campaign-finance violation was too hard to prove”)
- Mueller Report Likely to Renew Scrutiny of Steele Dossier (“Mueller’s report contained over a dozen passing references to the document’s claims but no overall assessment of why so much did not check out.”)
- Trump seethes after Mueller paints unflattering portrait with notes from White House aides (“Much of President Trump’s ire was directed at former White House counsel Donald McGahn, whose ubiquity in the report’s footnotes laid bare his cooperation in chronicling the president’s actions.”)
- Investigate Trump or impeach? After report, Democrats split over endgame.
- Trump’s Post-Mueller Euphoria Gives Way to Anger and Recrimination (“President, aides said to be particular angry at McGahn, Porter”)
- Donald Trump Is Weak and Afraid. The Mueller Report Proves It
- Romney says he is ‘sickened’ by Mueller report (But won’t do a damn thing about it, of course.)
- How Barr and Trump Use a Russian Disinformation Tactic (“They were able to define ‘collusion’ to benefit themselves. Don’t let them twist meanings again with their ‘spying’ investigation.”)
- The Mueller Report Could Alienate the Voters Republicans Need (“The special counsel’s findings validate the concerns of anyone who feared how Donald Trump would wield presidential power.”)
- The Investigations That Will Haunt Trump’s Presidency (“With 14 potential cases referred by the special prosecutor, investigators are zeroing in on the president, his family, and his business dealings.”)
- 4 times Barr twisted and cherry-picked Mueller’s report (Barr should be impeached immediately, but of course McConnell and Company won’t do shit.)
- Journalists Were Right (“The Mueller report reads as a 400-page confirmation of years’ worth of reporting on Donald Trump.”)
- The Mueller Report Is an Irrefutable Case That Trump Is Unfit for Office
- Pelosi Pressured as Progressives Demand Impeachment Post-Mueller (Trump’s not going to be convicted in the U.S. Senate, but Democrats should definitely continue aggressive oversight and investigations.)
- Trump campaign punishes Don McGahn’s law firm (“The Trump campaign has hired its own in-house attorney for its 2020 reelection bid — shifting future business away from Jones Day, the law firm, that has represented Trump since his first run for president.” This is how vindictive, petty autocrats behave.)
- Sanders’s ‘Slip of the Tongue’ Would Be a Problem in Some White Houses. Not Trump’s.
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders stands by ‘sentiment’ of misleading comments revealed in Mueller report (The perfect spokesperson for the sociopathic liar-in-chief.)
- Here’s how Fox News is spinning the Mueller report
- Should a White Man Be the Face of the Democratic Party? (“Interviews with several dozen Democrats show how the party is grappling with questions about race and gender in the Trump era. The strong diversity in the Democratic field has become somewhat overshadowed by white male candidates.”)
- Warren, Castro are the first 2020 candidates to call for Trump’s impeachment (“The severity of this misconduct demands that elected officials in both parties set aside political considerations and do their constitutional duty.”)
- Trump Says ‘Game Over,’ but Winter Is Coming (“Congress now gets its bite of the apple, and the hidden secrets of Trump’s 2016 campaign and his reign of misrule will continue to come into the light.”)
- Impeachment Is Going to Hit This Congress Like It Did in 1974 (“With Jerry Nadler’s subpoena of the unredacted Mueller Report, the wheels are finally beginning to turn.”)
- Mueller Redactions Raise Questions About Stone, Trump, and the “No Collusion” Claim (“Tantalizing clues to an enduring Russiagate mystery.”)
- GOP congressman climbs ‘border’ wall, doesn’t actually make it to Mexico (“GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter is facing backlash for pretending to cross the U.S.-Mexico border — something his Democratic opponent says would have violated the terms of the congressman’s parole stemming from federal charges of misusing campaign funds.”)
- 20 Years On, The Background Check System Continues To Miss Dangerous Gun Buyers
- Twenty Years After Columbine (“Physicians speak out about treating the victims of mass shootings.”)
- Trump approval drops 3 points to 2019 low after release of Mueller report: Reuters/Ipsos poll (It’s only one poll, and I usually go with polling averages, but it’s “the first national survey to measure the response from the American public after the U.S. Justice Department released Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page report that recounted numerous occasions in which Trump may have interfered with the investigation.”)
- Reports: Biden could announce White House bid in Charlottesville next week
- A look back at Elaine Luria’s first 100 days
- Seventh District Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger’s Fourth Town Hall Meeting (“As Washington scrambled to unravel the Mueller report, Seventh District freshman Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger came home to Henrico Thursday night for a town hall meeting, to answer questions about the report and other issues on constituent’s minds.”)
- Homophobia and the Republican Party: E.W. Jackson Rants About Two Men Kissing, Says Pete Buttigieg Wants a “Homo-ocracy”
- BREAKING: Virginia Air Pollution Control Board Votes 5-2 to Limit CO2 Pollution, Participate in RGGI
- Virginia Admits Biomass Isn’t Carbon Neutral, But Treats It As Zero Emissions in Climate Plan
- Virginia regulators vote to limit carbon emissions, but face GOP roadblock (“Environmentalists call on the governor to change the state’s budget language so the caps can go into effect.”)
- State air board recommends joining regional carbon reduction group; new members appointed by Northam take seats
- NRDC: Virginia Advances Climate Action, but Snags Remain
- Virginia becomes first southern state to cap carbon: Will GOP budget language hamstring the program?
- Virginia trails nation in placing foster children with relatives
- Endorsement: Ghazala Hashmi for Virginia State Senate
- Are Northern VA Commonwealth’s Attorneys Races Going to Be Another Soros-Funded Slugfest? (“How have Soros-funded DA and CA candidates fared in the past?”)
- Q&A: Are Virginia schools safer now than before Columbine? An expert answers
- 2 Virginia police officers fired for alleged ties to white supremacist groups
- It’s a REAL Problem That Well Over a Dozen Parks Are Slated for Future Development by Fairfax County
- Liberal Democrats in Va. hope small-dollar donations can sway more voters (“Nearly 40 percent of the $54, 350 Taeb collected during the first four months of the year have come through contributions of $100 or less. Some of those donations made it seem as if the sender went looking through couch cushions and change drawers for amounts such as $2.86 or $1.43. Taeb also had a $25,000 donation from the Mid-Atlantic Laborers Political Education Fund. Most of the $185,200 Saslaw, 79, raised since January came from political action committees and businesses, with the Baltimore Washington Construction Public Employees Laborers PAC chipping in $35,000. The senator collected $465 in small donations since January, records show.”)
- War on Peace: In Hanover-based House district, conservative faction tries to oust GOP incumbent over Medicaid expansion (Good headline!)
- Richmond City Council to weigh cuts to Stoney’s budget; public hearing scheduled for Monday night
- Fairfax County Ranked 4th For Population Growth In Virginia
- Fairfax County creates an environmental task force (“The task force will be compiled of school board members as well as supervisors.”)
- Several Loudoun County incumbents to see intra-party challenges in upcoming primaries (“In arguably the marquee primary race, Catoctin Supervisor Geary Higgins and Broad Run Supervisor Ron Meyer will face each other in a state-run June 11 Republican primary for the state Senate’s 13th District seat…For the Board of Supervisors, incumbent Koran Saines will face challenger Ibrahim Abdul Moiz in the Sterling District. In the 87th House District, Akshay Bhamidipati, Hassan Minhaj Ahmad, Suhas Subramanyan and Johanna Gusman are seeking the Democratic nomination.”)
- Norfolk will plan a whole new arena, won’t expand Scope, mayor says (“In a low-key State of the City address, Mayor Kenny Alexander floats potential of a new arena.”)
- Arlington’s justice system is not progressive (It’s a very interesting question about “prosecutorial discretion” – how much should Commonwealth’s Attorneys exercise, and how much responsibility should rest on the shoulders of others in the system, including the legislature?)
- Editorial: No to the mayor’s tax proposal (Yep, the RTD editorial page has gotten less horrible, but it’s still right-leaning.)
- Tornado hits Franklin County; tornado activity spotted in Louisa area; Richmond metro area sees little damage
- Heavy rain and storm threat exits region. Tornado causes damage in Reston.
- Gusty but pleasant today, and a little cooler with a shower possible Easter Sunday
