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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 7.
- U.S. and Mexico Make Progress on Border Talks to Avoid Tariffs (“Diplomats on both sides of the border and immigration experts say Mexico could step up enforcement but cannot completely stop all immigration into the United States.”)
- Trump’s words on D-Day are at odds with his actions (“Rarely did a speech and the speaker seem so much in conflict.”)
- Trump family’s European trip raises questions of impropriety, costs for taxpayers (“As the president has hopscotched on official duties between three European nations this week, his four adult children have been prominently involved in many high-profile moments”)
- Fed headed for an unusual U-turn as Trump’s trade conflicts escalate (“The Federal Reserve has signaled it may cut interest rates to counter the effects of a trade war. But doing so would serve almost as an insurance policy that could facilitate the president’s use of tariffs.”)
- Trump probably has the edge in his trade war — until September (“If the president’s tariffs are still in place when retailers import goods for the holiday season, it will be nearly impossible to keep from passing costs to consumers.”)
- House Backs Off Holding Barr in Contempt in New Resolution
- Inside Jerry Nadler’s private push to open up impeachment inquiry
- Trump blasts ‘fool’ Mueller, ‘Nervous Nancy’ Pelosi at Normandy cemetery
- Trump plans to declare new national emergency to impose tariffs
- Nancy Pelosi tells Democrats: I want Trump ‘in prison’ but not impeached
- Only Trump can pack this much ignorance into a few words (“The president is often wrong but never in doubt, a know-it-all on subjects about which he knows nothing.”)
- Everyone’s got a climate plan. So where’s the carbon tax? (“Candidates are taking their eyes off the prize, which is fighting warming.”)
- U.S. Jobs Report Eyed for Impact of Trade Tensions
- Republicans Make Trump the Exception (“The G.O.P. is against the kinds of tariffs that the President has threatened to impose on Mexico—until it isn’t”)
- Nancy Pelosi and the Debate About How to Get Trump Out of Office
- Senate GOP revolts over Trump DHS pick (“Ari Melber examines Trump’s possible new pick for a top immigration job at The Department of Homeland Security, Former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli.”)
- Automakers Say Trump Pollution Rules Could Mean Instability and Lower Profits (“A group of leading automakers told President Trump his plans to weaken pollution standards would hurt the industry. Mr. Trump’s new rule would all but eliminate one of President Barack Obama’s signature policies to fight climate change.”)
- Biden says he no longer supports the Hyde Amendment, reversing his long-held position
- Jay Inslee Says He May Defy the DNC on a Climate Change Debate (“He claimed the DNC is effectively ‘blacklisting candidates who want to have one.'”)
- Poll: Majority Want To Keep Abortion Legal, But They Also Want Restrictions (75% of Americans “want the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade.”)
- Tucker Carlson’s Praise for Elizabeth Warren Should Scare Democrats
- Two of Fox News’ most vitriolic hosts just lost a major advertiser: Bayer
- The hate, lies, and misinformation of Laura Ingraham
- Conservatives cry censorship after YouTube rolls out new anti-extremism policy (“The policy is littered with problems and YouTube itself is struggling to defend the move.”)
- Newly Discovered Files Suggest GOP Lawmakers Lied in Court About Racial Gerrymandering to Stop An Election
- Two cases show the astounding breadth of the Supreme Court’s war on democracy (“Why have a democracy when you can be ruled by five men in robes?”)
- A stain on the Lincoln Memorial (“President Trump’s insistence on speaking there on the Fourth of July is an affront to a sacred American space and its history.”)
- NBA suspends Warriors minority owner after incident with Raptors player
- Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine speak about Virginia Beach shooting
- A left-leaning human rights lawyer is trying to take out a giant of Va. Democratic politics (“Yasmine Taeb, whose backers in her state race include Run for Something and Democratic Socialists of America, is challenging Senate Minority Leader Richard L. Saslaw.” Wow, the WaPo actually wrote an article about Virginia politics? And they even managed to shoehorn a narrative about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in there! LOL)
- Issues of race and scandal pulse through Virginia primary contest (“State Sen. Rosalyn Dance is facing primary challenge from Joe Morrissey, former lawmaker and lawbreaker.”)
- FWIW Virginia: “Senate Primary Edition!”
- Final Results of Polls on Who BV Readers Think Is Going to Win the Dem Primaries for House of Delegates on June 11
- Chaz’s #VALEG Primary Predictions for This Coming Tuesday
- Primary Tuesday: Republicans fight over abortion and guns, a Democrat tries for an AOC-style upset and Soros pours $1M into prosecutors races
- Virginia Explained: State’s primary process is ‘something of a free for all’ (We need ranked choice voting desperately.)
- Maryland and Virginia plan to expand roads, in defiance of their own climate goals (Expanding roads is exactly the wrong way to go.)
- Tobacco commission approves student loan repayment program
- Editorial: Did Democrats just a big mistake in not opposing Stanley?
- Del. Debra Rodman’s run for Senate boosts her role in the Democratic Party. But it came at a cost.
- Virginia Beach vigil sends a message of ‘unity’
- Editorial: One week on, live for those we lost (“TIME MARCHES ON, the adage goes, and its ceaseless progression seems especially evident today as we mark one week since the tragedy at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center.”)
- Thousands flock to vigil for Virginia Beach victims (“In a memorial to those killed in last week’s shooting, officials and faith leaders offered messages of healing and unity for a city reeling from the devastating loss of life.”)
- “This will not define us”: At Virginia Beach memorial service, sadness and resilience
- Thousands attend public memorial service in Virginia Beach for mass shooting victims
- Hampton NAACP host prayer vigil for Virginia Beach victims
- Virginia investigates a possible measles case as it continues to battle hepatitis A and STDs
- Senators introduce bill to save Flatwoods Job Corps
- In an old mobile-home park in Charlottesville, the residents get a say in the redevelopment (“Opportunity-zone funding helps Habitat of Humanity revive this neighborhood with the people who live there in mind.”)
- Dockless electric scooter company Bolt launches in Richmond
- Warm but rather cloudy with a shower or two around through the weekend
