by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 7.
- We’re killing off our planet, and our enlightenment may come too late
- Business as usual is not acceptable when it comes to protecting our planet
- Trump Is Prepared to Hit China With More Tariffs on Friday, Advisers Say (“Emboldened by strength in the American economy, President Trump may prolong his monthslong trade war, his advisers said. He was angered by China’s attempts to renege on previous commitments and insistence that the U.S. lift tariffs on $250 billion worth of imports.”)
- U.S. accuses China of ‘reneging’ on trade commitments
- Top China Trade Negotiator to Visit U.S. to Face Tariff Threat
- ‘We’re freaked’: Trump startles US businesses with fresh tariff hike
- Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar after more than 500 days in jail
- John Bolton is inflaming US-Iran tensions for no good reason (“The move ‘raises the stakes for everybody’ in the region.”)
- Let Robert Mueller Testify (“Enough with William Barr’s obfuscation.”)
- Two sentences perfectly explain why Trump deserves an obstruction charge (“Turns out William Barr has not been especially candid with the American people.” Yeah, who knew?)
- Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert (“The statement — signed by myriad former career government employees as well as high-profile political appointees — offers a rebuttal to Attorney General William P. Barr’s determination that the evidence Mueller uncovered was ‘not sufficient’ to establish that Trump committed a crime.” Barr is a complete disgrace.)
- Steven Mnuchin Refuses to Release Trump’s Tax Returns to Congress (Lock him up!)
- The fight for Trump’s tax returns just escalated
- Trump pardons former soldier who was convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner (WTF???)
- The 2020 Election’s Approach Is No Reason to Avoid Impeachment (“Democrats are repeating a mistake they should have learned in 2016.”)
- Trump pulls out rug from GOP on trade
- Bipartisanship Is Useless in a Political Age Where Donald Trump Can Prosper
- Let’s give Trump cash reparations — in exchange for his retirement
- Nancy Pelosi Still Does Not Fully Grasp That the Trump Crisis Is Here and Now (“Not in 2020.”)
- Trump Helps Bigots Go Viral (“As Facebook tries to ban extremists, the president amplifies them.”)
- New NRA president dismisses Lucy McBath as a ‘female minority’ (“Carolyn Meadows hopes to reelect Trump and believes in arming teachers.”)
- Liberals attack Biden, seeking to blunt his momentum
- Even Trump’s Advisers Are Worried By What He Said About Mueller
- Sure, Bill de Blasio, Why Not? (“The latest candidate poised to enter the 2020 Democratic primary is a head-scratcher.”)
- Before reporting to prison, Michael Cohen told actor Tom Arnold he ‘had a mission’
- BREAKING: Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA04) Announces Endorsement of Joe Biden for President
- Virginia federal judge: Physicians aren’t only medical providers who can perform early abortions
- Virginia Political Analyst Chaz Nuttycombe Draws “Fair House of Delegates Map”; Would Have 60 Won by Clinton, 40 by Trump
- Va. state Sen. McClellan launches PAC — possibly signaling a bid for governor (“McClellan said she is focused on flipping the legislature but did not rule out a run.”)
- We’re FINALLY Seeing Some Movement on the Scott Taylor #Petitiongate Scandal; Two Indictments Presented
- Prosecutor accuses one person of election fraud, clears former Rep. Scott Taylor in signature scheme (“Taylor, defeated last fall by Democrat Elaine Luria, claims vindication”)
- Former U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor campaign staffer indicted in petition forgery scandal (“The full explanation of what happened will hopefully be answered in the months to come.”)
- Why Terry McAuliffe is focusing on Virginia (“The former governor wants to help the Democrats regain complete control of the state government”)
- Former Scott Taylor staffer indicted in election fraud case as special prosecutor continues review
- SD7 Dem Candidate Kim Howard Challenges Cheryl Turpin to Rescind Demand for Governor Northam’s Resignation (“It is time Democrats come together and work for the betterment of the Commonwealth.”)
- Democrat in contested state Senate primary makes support for Northam an issue
- CASEY: Is Jerry Falwell Jr. the funniest comedian since George Carlin? (“On weekdays, the Lynchburg native has a serious gig running Liberty University. But on weekends — and some other occasions — he lets his hair down and plays comedian. In that, he displays true genius.”)
- Eat a Biscuit and Win An Election
- Supreme Court places ‘a heavy thumb on the scale’ for keeping records secret
- RPV Chairman Jack Wilson: A Profile In Courage (Meanwhile, at the far-right “The Bull Elephant,” they’re saying Wilson Must Resign. LOL)
- Chesapeake Bay blue crabs are at their most plentiful in 7 years, scientists say (“With nearly 600 million crabs in the bay, the species is close to or above benchmarks that indicate a healthy and sustainable population.”)
- Kennedy: Virginia’s airports are the gateway to a strong economy
- No excuse for deplorable military housing
- Man extradited from Ethiopia, charged with 2 Fairfax Co. homicides (“Nessibu was indicted in the deaths in March 2017, at which point a ‘long series of negotiations and legal wrangling’ began, said Commonweath’s Attorney Ray Morrogh. He was taken into custody in Ethiopia in February of this year, the police said in the statement, and sent to Fairfax County on Friday.”)
- Sunny and warm today, but it’s cloudy and cooler Wednesday
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