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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, May 22.
- 6 die in post-election rioting in Indonesia, government restricts social media
- Brexit: PM under fire over new Brexit plan
- May’s Brexit gambit fails as her premiership fades (“Prime Minister Theresa May’s final Brexit gambit was in tatters on Wednesday just hours after her offer of a vote on a second referendum and closer trading arrangements failed to win over either opposition lawmakers or many in her own party.”)
- May Faces Pressure to Abandon Vote on Brexit Law and Resign
- US investigating possible Assad chemical attack in Syria (We should have hit them hard the first time we caught them doing this s***.)
- Iran ‘threat’ has diminished, says US defense secretary (Did it ever exist in the first place?)
- U.S. Weighs Blacklisting Up to Five Chinese Surveillance Firms
- The New German Anti-Semitism (Disturbing.)
- Confidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless president invokes executive privilege
- I.R.S. Memo Undercuts Mnuchin on Withholding Trump’s Tax Returns
- Judge orders public release of Michael Cohen search warrants
- Rex Tillerson Secretly Meets With House Foreign Affairs Committee to Talk Trump (“The former secretary of state talked with lawmakers about his time with the president and the frictions he had with the president’s son-in-law.”)
- The Congress-White House fight pauses for Pelosi and Trump to meet
- Trump to Democrats: No infrastructure without trade deal
- Special counsel’s team hesitant about Mueller testifying publicly, part of hold up securing testimony
- House panel issues subpoenas for Hope Hicks, Annie Donaldson
- Slow-walking impeachment may look weak. But restraint is Democrats’ greatest strength. (“Americans crave a return to stability.Can Democrats deliver?”)
- Trump is ruining America. Do the 2020 Democrats have a handle on how to fix a broken nation? (“Joe Biden is mistaken if he thinks he or any other Democrat can force GOP lawmakers to act normal”)
- Right-wing plutocrats try to rebrand in face of rising support for progressive policies (“But the Koch empire keeps funding the destruction of the climate.”)
- Democratic Reluctance to Even Utter “Impeachment” Is Becoming Untenable
- Under mounting pressure from House Democrats, Pelosi to hold closed-door impeachment meeting
- The number of Democrats who want an impeachment inquiry is growing. Pelosi isn’t among them. (“Democrats say they’re at an ‘inflection point’ in their subpoena war with Trump.”)
- While Testifying Before Congress, Ben Carson Confuses His Job With an Oreo Cookie
- Trump’s Family Separation 2.0 comes at a cost to immigrants and the government
- Brutal new 2020 numbers for Beto O’Rourke and Bill de Blasio
- Beto busts out at CNN town hall (“Lagging in the polls, the Texan delivers a strong performance onstage in Iowa.”)
- Internal emails reveal how the chemical lobby fights regulation (“Messages to the Environmental Protection Agency from lobbyists show tactic of sowing doubt in science, critics say” Corrupt.)
- Ex-Ohio State students don’t believe GOP Rep. Jim Jordan is vindicated (“Ohio State abuse victims said Tuesday they’re not buying GOP Rep. Jim Jordan’s claims he did not know what Dr. Richard Strauss was doing.” Typo: should be “Gym” Jordan, lol)
- Here’s Why The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Escalating
- Majority of Americans don’t want Roe v. Wade overturned, CBS News poll finds (“Two-thirds of Americans want Roe v. Wade left in place, and most who hold that view would be disappointed or angry if the ruling were to be overturned someday”)
- Warner introduces bill on reporting foreign election contacts
- Senator Tim Kaine introduces bill to support survivors of sexual assault on college campuses
- Nicotine does not belong in teenage hands
- BREAKING: Trump to Name Former Virginia AG Ken Cuccinelli as Choice to Head Up Administration’s Immigration Policies. Let’s Review Cooch’s (Bat***-Crazy, Bigoted) Record.
- Cuccinelli, a righteous, faith-driven warrior who delights in provocation, will join Trump administration (Bizarre headline. In fact, Cooch is a bigot, extremist, climate science denier, someone who compares immigrants to rats, etc, etc.)
- Right-wing pundit Ken Cuccinelli is an anti-LGBTQ bigot, and Trump is set to appoint him to a senior DHS position
- Czar Cooch? Let’s Look at How Ken Cuccinelli Embarrassed Virginia (“Just how bad of an Attorney General was Trump’s likely new ‘Immigration Czar’? Really bad…”)
- Va. Dems: Cuccinelli ‘too extreme’ to lead on immigration
- Andy Beshear wins Democratic nomination for governor
- Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Calls For Impeachment Inquiry Into Conduct of Donald Trump (“Beyer, who had not previously backed an impeachment inquiry, is the first member of Virginia’s Congressional delegation to do so.”)
- Probe of racist photo on Virginia governor’s yearbook page completed
- Northam’s medical school to announce findings Wednesday on racist yearbook photo
- Report on Northam’s yearbook photo finished
- ‘We all want to do this faster:’ Library of Virginia needs money to speed production of governors’ records
- Video: NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia “Power of Choice Gala” Emphasizes Threats, Need to Fight Back Hard
- Chesapeake Bay health dips, but still rates a C in annual report card
- Jeff McKay for Fairfax County board chair (Exactly as expected, the WaPo endorses Jeff McKay for Fairfax County Board Chair, writing, “The best by a mile is Jeff C. McKay, one of the region’s most knowledgeable, effective and experienced local leaders.”)
- Tim Chapman for Fairfax County Board Chair Campaign Files Conflict of Interest and Improper Gift Complaint Against Supervisor Jeff McKay
- Chapman pursues ethics complaint against McKay in bitter Fairfax board race
- No “Peace” for Virginia Republicans…at Least Not in HD97 Between Del. Chris Peace and Scott Wyatt
- RESULTS: Fairfax County Democratic Committee Endorses Karen Keys-Gamarra, Abrar Omeish, Rachna Sizemore-Heizer As At-Large School Board Candidates (Along with other Dem endorsees, will face far-right Fairfax GOP slate this fall.)
- Chaz Nuttycombe Analyzes HD31: “The Likely D rating is the worst it can get for Democrats”
- Endorsement: Raheel Sheikh for Prince William County Board of Supervisors, Coles District
- What You Need To Know About Metro’s Big Blue And Yellow Line Summer Shutdown
- Portsmouth judges have been dismissing most marijuana cases. Now they say that could change. (“The city’s top prosecutor and public defender accused General District judges of backing out of a deal they struck last month.”)
- Who’s best on housing and transportation in Fairfax’s Braddock District?
- D.C. has the nation’s best park system, study says. Arlington isn’t far behind.
- Editorial: Beach focus on ending contract disparity
- Somali ex-colonel, who had been working as an Uber and Lyft driver in Virginia, ordered to pay $500K for ’87 torture
- Lovely weather today before summerlike heat and humidity return for the holiday weekend.
