by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 3.
- Trump Administration Says It Will Negotiate With Iran With ‘No Preconditions’
- Donald Trump attacks Sadiq Khan as he lands in UK for state visit (“US president tweets call London mayor ‘loser’ before touching down at Stansted” Very presidential, huh?)
- Trump Administration Considered Tariffs on Australia (“The Trump administration considered imposing tariffs on imports from Australia last week, but decided against the move amid fierce opposition from military officials and the State Department, according to several people familiar with the discussions.”)
- Exclusive: Pompeo delivers unfiltered view of Trump’s Middle East peace plan in off-the-record meeting (“It may be rejected. Could be in the end, folks will say, ‘It’s not particularly original, it doesn’t particularly work for me,’ that is, ‘It’s got two good things and nine bad things, I’m out’”)
- Kushner Questions Whether Palestinians Can Govern Themselves (From the worst presidential administration in U.S. history.)
- Stop Trump on Trade (“Congress should rein in the president’s trade-policy powers before it’s too late.”)
- Venezuela’s Two Presidents Collide (“Juan Guaidó’s uprising, backed by the U.S., failed to depose Nicolás Maduro—but his supporters remain loyal. Will the country’s divisions lead to an international crisis?”)
- The Princess vs. the Demagogue (“Trump again shows his attitude toward women who dare to stand up to him.”)
- Key House panel faces pivotal week on Trump
- Top Democrat says the House will impeach Trump, just not yet (“House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn said he believes the president will face impeachment in the days to come.”)
- Schiff: The GOP has turned itself into a “cult” of Trump’s personality
- Dear Robert Mueller: Your report can’t speak for itself
- Unauthorized immigrants are overwhelmingly law-abiding. But it won’t stop Trump.
- It’s 2 primaries now: Biden and everyone else (“The former veep is running against himself. The rest of the field is trying to get within striking distance.”)
- Gillibrand sticks it to Fox News in scrappy town hall
- With debates on horizon, Democrats sharpen attack lines
- Trump visits Virginia church after mass shooting (“The President did not give remarks, and there was no mention of the shooting in Virginia Beach while Trump was at the church.”)
- Trump makes unannounced stop at Virginia church (“The White House said Trump was stopping at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia, ‘to visit with the Pastor and pray for the victims and community of Virginia Beach.’ But the stop on Sunday lasted only a short time, and there was no explicit mention of the shooting victims.”)
- Jennifer Wexton says impeaching Trump ‘on the table’
- Mark Warner: Congress must act to assist food deserts
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Says AG Barr Has “Little Credibility” Because He’s “Time and Again, Not Acting as Our Attorney General But as a Personal Advocate for Donald Trump”
- Gordon C. Morse: At town hall, Luria offers steady outlook
- ‘They forgot about us:’ Thousands of families are doing the same work as foster parents in Virginia, without the support
- Virginia Tech is so popular this year it’s offering financial incentives to delay enrolling
- Chaz Analyzes SD-13: “By far the best opportunity for a flip for Democrats in the State Senate”
- Three seek Democratic nomination in the the 96th House District (“Undaunted by the fact that the 96th House of Delegates district in James City and York counties has been a GOP stronghold for 22 years, three political newcomers are seeking the Democratic party nod to try to swing the district blue in November. Pediatrician Mark Downey, York-Poquoson Democratic Committee chairwoman Rebecca Leser and Marine Corps veteran Chris Mayfield all agree health care remains a critical issue in Virginia.”)
- Editorial: Work yet to do for a healthy Chesapeake
- Fairfax race for prosecutor puts focus on pace of criminal justice reform (“The incumbent and the challenger call themselves progressives, but they have some sharp contrasts in style and experience.”)
- Fairfax County School Board Nominee Encourages Collaborative Reform In Wake of Traumatic Encounter with Law Enforcement
- Amanda Pohl: Reflection After Another Gun-Related Tragedy, This Time in Virginia Beach
- The people of Virginia Beach turn to faith and each other for strength
- Virginia Beach wants to be known for its boardwalk, SEALs and strawberries — not its tragedy
- Keith Cox died trying to save co-workers. A survivor shares what happened.
- Virginia Beach gunman resigned hours before shooting, officials say
- Johanna Gusman: The Jean Jacket Movement
- Move to rural Virginia, and the tobacco commission will help pay off your student debt
- Sunny and delightful through Tuesday, before turning warmer, humid and unsettled
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