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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, June 1.
- Trump defies close advisers in deciding to threaten Mexico with disruptive tariffs
- U.S. won’t ‘tiptoe’ around China with Asia stability at threat: defense chief
- 5 Ways Trump’s New Plan to Seal the Border by Putting Tariffs on Mexico Could Backfire
- Trump Ends India’s Trade Designation as a Developing Nation (All these trade wars are going to kill the great Obama/Democratic economy Trump inherited. Just like Trump squandered his personal inheritance, except on a much larger scale?)
- Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat Has Clear Penalty But Vague Demands
- S&P 500 Wipes Out $4 Trillion in Its Second-Worst May Since ‘60s (Thanks a lot Trump!)
- “DISASTROUS”: DOW Sinks as Markets Realize Trump Really Is This Stupid (“The president is dragging the U.S. into a second unwinnable trade war, this time with Mexico.”)
- Mueller’s punt keeps looking worse (“The special counsel’s decision not to say whether Trump broke the law sets a bad precedent.”)
- In Terrifying Interview, William Barr Goes Full MAGA (“Barr’s long, detailed interview with Jan Crawford suggests the rot goes much deeper than a simple mania for untrammeled Executive power. Barr has drunk deep from the Fox News worldview of Trumpian paranoia. It is hard to convey how far over the edge Barr has gone without reading the entire interview, which lasted an hour. But a few key comments illustrate the depth of his investment in Trump’s perspective. Barr, as he has done repeatedly, provides a deeply misleading account of what Robert Mueller found…Everything Barr has said and done during this investigation tells us he is not lying about this belief. The terrifying truth is that he all but surely believes every word.”)
- Why Mitch McConnell Outmaneuvers Democrats at Filling the Supreme Court (“Democrats are different. Consider what happened after McConnell blocked the Garland nomination. After a few days of perfunctory outrage, most Democratic politicians dropped the issue. Neither President Obama nor Hillary Clinton, in their speeches before the Democratic National Convention, in July, 2016, even mentioned Garland—or the Supreme Court. Its future was apparently something that neither of them wanted to discuss, or thought that their party, or the nation, wanted to hear about.” Yep, in this way, Democrats completely suck.)
- Black voters sue Mississippi over Jim Crow-era laws that benefit white candidates (“The plaintiffs are being represented by former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder’s group tasked with helping re-envision the U.S. electoral map”)
- John Kasich Throws in the Towel, Admits It’s Trump’s Party Now (“The unapologetic Never Trumper says ‘there’s no path’ for him to run in 2020.”)
- AOC, Ted Cruz look past partisan gulf to tackle lobbying by ex-lawmakers
- Potential DHS immigration director Ken Cuccinelli praised diatribe from anti-Muslim leader Brigitte Gabriel
- A New Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign: Biden Was Part of a Deep State Plot Against Trump (“The evidence? The veep attended meetings about Russia’s attack on the 2016 election.” Demented.)
- Fox News stands by Laura Ingraham after she defends white supremacist, other extremists on her prime time show
- Senators Warner, Kaine Slam Trump Administration Decision to Increase Tariffs on Mexican Imports
- Reactions to VA Beach Mass Shooting: “Unspeakable acts of violence like Virginia Beach experienced today can not be our new normal.”
- ‘Today is Virginia Beach’s darkest hour’: 12 killed in shooting at municipal complex; assailant dead
- Virginia Beach mourns as police look for answers after gunman kills 12
- 13 killed including shooter at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center
- Rampage in Virginia Beach: 12 Are Killed at Municipal Center (“A city worker fired on colleagues as he stalked several floors of the building before dying in a shootout with the police.
Nine other people were injured. “This is the most devastating day in the history of Virginia Beach,” Mayor Bobby M. Dyer said.”) - 12 killed in shooting at Virginia Beach office complex (“Shooter also dies after fierce gun battle with officers, police say”)
- Virginia Beach shooting suspect identified
- Editorial: What Northam could do in response to Virginia Beach
- Richmond’s top prosecutor, Michael Herring, resigning to take job at McGuireWoods (This epitomizes the revolving-door “Virginia Way”)
- Attempt to Cancel HD97 Voting Fails; Why Saturday’s Canvass is Still On
- Vicious Virginia Republican Infighting Continues in HD-97. Is Tomorrow’s “Firehouse Primary” Still On? Is It Legitimate? Does Anyone Know?
- Video: Ghazala Hashmi for Virginia State Senate Campaign Releases First TV Ad
- Republican Mega-Donor, CEO of Comstock Companies, Pushing Hard to Nominate Maggie Parker in Fairfax County/Hunter Mill District Supervisor’s Race
- Endorsement: Ray Morrogh for Reelection as Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney
- McElveen strives to stand out in Fairfax County chairman race
- Candidates battle for top Fairfax County leader position (Notes: 1) post the entire video; 2) try “Democratic” – capital “D” – not “democratic”)
- Thomas T. Cullen column: Violent crime reduction in Danville
- Fairfax Police Chief Shares Vision for Urban Policing, New Station in Tysons
- Is Arlington Without Bar Crawls Even Arlington at All?
- A warm weekend with plenty of sun, and a late-day storm risk Sunday
