by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 16.
- Protesters Fill the Streets of Hong Kong Calling for Leader to Resign
- How Hong Kong’s Leader Made the Biggest Political Retreat by China Under Xi
- U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid
- Trump’s consistent criticism of Iran pushes U.S. to point of potential conflict
- The Goal for Now Is Not Diplomacy With Iran, But Avoiding War
- Saudi seeks oil supply protection as U.S. and Iran face off
- Trump’s Iran Accusations Put U.S. Credibility on the Line
- Trump inches closer to war with Iran (“The administration is using tanker attacks to drum up support for more military pressure.”)
- The U.S. needs backup when it comes to China (“A trade war between the two global giants threatens to escalate into a new Cold War.”)
- GOP in disarray as budget impasse threatens shutdown, deep cuts — and default
- Democrats are seriously tackling the climate crisis: No more half-measures or neoliberal compromises
- Anticipation builds for final Supreme Court rulings (“With just two weeks left in the month of June, the justices have yet to issue rulings in 24 cases, including high-profile decisions that will affect the census citizenship question and partisan gerrymandering. The final stretch may also signal how the new conservative majority will rule on other major cases down the line, providing a glimpse of some of the issues the justices could take up when their next term starts in October.”)
- A Down and Dirty White House (“…what he’s doing is altering domestic and foreign policy in terrible ways while running up huge deficits. The Trump White House may be a clown show and a criminal enterprise. But it’s also an actual presidency. It’s turning out to be a genuinely reactionary administration led by a wannabe authoritarian who refuses to recognize constitutional checks on power.”)
- A Scientist Took Climate Change Deniers to Court and Wrested an Apology From Them (Michael E. Mann: “I’ve settled my claims in BC Supreme Court against The Frontier Centre for Public Policy Inc. on a basis which includes the following retraction & apology. I have not settled my claims against Tim Ball, who remains a defendant in that lawsuit.”)
- Donald Trump Just Found Another Infuriating Way to Undermine Science
- Trump’s order to slash number of science advisory boards blasted by critics as ‘nonsensical’ (“‘It’s no longer death by a thousand cuts. It’s taking a knife to the jugular,’ one science advocate said of the order to eliminate a third of the advisory boards.”)
- As Passions Flare in Abortion Debate, Many Americans Say ‘It’s Complicated’ (“The 2020 election could be the first in recent memory in which the issue of abortion is as galvanizing for Democrats as it is for Republicans. But the nuance in how most Americans think about it has all but disappeared from the political conversation, some voters say.”)
- Trump isn’t a president, he’s a gangster (“Russia, if you’re listening, La Cosa Nostra has moved into La Casa Bianca”)
- What would life be like in a zero-carbon country? (“According to opinion polls by YouGov, the number of Brits who think the climate is among the top three most pressing issues the country is facing has been growing steadily. The trend was noticeable in recent European and local elections in which Green parties posted big gains.”)
- Elizabeth Warren Downplays Rise in Polls: `It’s Way Too Early’
- What a Biden-Trump Presidential Race Might Look Like
- Wall Street Donors Are Swooning for Mayor Pete. (They Like Biden and Harris, Too.)
- Kellyanne Conway is well-versed in rules and ethics. She just doesn’t care. (“Calling out her behavior would serve as a rebuke to both the offender and to the president.”)
- Video, Photos: Pete Buttigieg in Alexandria, Arlington
- Video, Photos: Virginia Democratic Blue Commonwealth Gala Dinner
- Citing donation denial, Fairfax decides to skip Democratic fundraiser
- Buttigieg, Klobuchar headline Blue Commonwealth Gala fundraiser in Richmond
- Far-Right VA State Sen. Amanda Chase (R), Who Berated Capitol Police, Rails Against “Evil” Liberals, Falsely Claims Dems Support “murder of innocent babies”
- When Is the Time to Put People Before Party? More on Joe Morrissey
- Delays raise new questions for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (“…delays in construction, caused in large part by legal challenges from environmental groups opposed to plowing such a large pipeline across rugged mountain slopes and through clear-running streams, have raised questions that were not anticipated when the project was announced five years ago.”)
- Mark Herring OpEd: Virginia must begin to decriminalize marijuana
- Most top-tier students in Peninsula area will stay in-state for college
- Gibson: Virginia revives the study of civics
- Chafin: Pumped storage project would transform coalfields
- Regional branding is an effort worth doing right
- Keisha Pexton: Reforms will show “Virginia is for Learners”
- Gordon C. Morse: Practical focus proves a winning strategy (“Morrissey struck on matters close to home for Petersburg area voters, focusing on the things that immediately touch their lives. That’s Politics 101.”)
- CASEY: Some voters in Tuesday’s primary felt stung by Republican pledge
- Sisters’ lawsuit over injuries from Charlottesville car attack returns to court Tuesday
- Route 7 road project near Tysons aims to deliver relief for commuters in Virginia (“The widening work stretching to Reston will also add pathways for cyclists and pedestrians and is expected to be completed by 2024.” Road widening just induces more traffic.)
- Sunday will be muggy, with a threat of late-day thunderstorms
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