by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 24.
- Trump’s whims and last-minute reversals on Iran and immigration (“The President’s impulsive leadership style is sending the world on a wild and sometimes dangerous ride”)
- Susan Rice: How Trump Can Avoid War With Iran (“His process of ordering and then canceling military strikes was a mess. But he now has an opening to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program.”)
- Trump warns Iran of ’obliteration like you’ve never seen before’ (Who talks like this? Dr. Evil?)
- Trump Warns of More Iran Sanctions, But Not Much Is Left for U.S. to Target (“U.S. has already hit key sectors such as oil, banks, steel”)
- Turkey’s opposition strikes blow to Erdogan with Istanbul mayoral win (“Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his ever tighter grip on power.”)
- Erdogan Is Weakened by His Party’s Loss in Istanbul Mayor’s Race
- Boris Johnson ‘could face Tory coup’ over no-deal Brexit stance
- Global Population Could Peak Sooner Than We Think (Let’s hope.)
- Can Emmanuel Macron Stem the Populist Tide? (“France’s young President is now Europe’s most forceful progressive. But violence at home and the success of right-wing parties throughout the Continent threaten his ambitions.”)
- Trump’s erratic policy moves put national security at risk, experts warn
- Trump brushes off calls to investigate Jamal Khashoggi’s death (Of course he does.)
- Mike Pence repeatedly refuses to say climate crisis is a threat to US (Demented.)
- Exclusive: Leaked Trump vetting docs (“The massive trove, and the story behind it, sheds light on the slap-dash way President Trump filled his cabinet and administration, and foreshadowed future scandals that beset his government.”)
- Road ahead: House and Senate seek to pass dueling border funding bills (“Defense policy, election security and spending also on the agenda ahead of July Fourth”)
- Meet the Press let Trump lie about his family separations policy — and then spread it further (“Todd not only let Trump’s demonstrably false claim go unchallenged while taping the interview, but he also didn’t provide any pushback while offering live commentary on June 23, days after the interview was recorded. Moreover, Meet the Press irresponsibly amplified and spread Trump’s lie by repeating it without context or pushback on Twitter while the show aired, an act of journalistic malpractice in which news outlets instead become ‘propaganda distribution systems.'”)
- Trump, Pence falsely blame Democrats for detained children suffering at the border (“In a terrible week for immigration policy, the administration also threatened deportation raids and argued that kids in detention don’t deserve toothbrushes.”)
- Agriculture Department buries studies showing dangers of climate change (Criminal, really.)
- Thursday will be a big deal for both Biden and Sanders
- What We Know About The Impact Of Primary Debates (“And what that could mean for 2020.”)
- Juan Williams: Warren on the rise
- Trump’s ‘Concentration Camps’ (“The cruelty of immigrant family separations must not be tolerated.”)
- Doctor compares conditions for unaccompanied children at immigrant holding centers to ‘torture facilities’
- Scoop: Bipartisan senators want Big Tech to put a price on your data
- 8 Political Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Debates (“Twenty of the candidates will debate over two nights — Wednesday and Thursday — in Miami on NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo. Some lesser-known candidates will be hoping for a boost, and those who are better-known have pressure on them to perform.”)
- How Democratic Candidates Are Preparing for the Debates (“In hotel conference rooms and campaign offices across the country, presidential contestants are holding simulations and rapid-fire policy drills. The debates this week represent the best (and for some, the only) opportunity for Democrats to stand out in a large primary.”)
- At Town Hall, Pete Buttigieg Confronts Tensions Around South Bend Police Shooting
- Sanders to propose canceling entire $1.6 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, escalating Democratic policy battle (“These proposals have faced fierce objections, including from some moderate Democrats, for giving taxpayer subsidies to educated Americans who, on average, have higher earnings than those with only a high school degree.”)
- Tesla takes a win against auto dealers in Virginia
- Video: Former Rep. Jim Moran Speaks in Sudan; Alexandria City Council Member Mo Seifeldein, Who Is From Sudan, Says He’s “Extremely Disappointed”
- Virginia State Senate Partisan Voting Index Show Opportunities and Challenges for November Elections
- Take…Er, Don’t Take Your Guns to Town, Son
- Editorial: Virginia takes a big step on rural broadband
- A ‘long, creeping change’: As climate warms, Virginia fisheries struggle to adapt
- ‘We still have lots of work to do’: Panel talks ‘State of Black America’ in Richmond
- Editorial: Marijuana opinions shifting in Virginia
- Hampton Roads girls among the growing Boy Scout population since it began accepting female members
- Man convicted in Charlottesville attack asks for “mercy”
- Fairfax student accused of sexual misconduct loses discrimination case
- The hottest week of the year so far begins today, with perhaps some late storms to launch it
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