by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, June 23. Also, check out the video of Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s Gun Safety Town Hall yesterday. As Rep. Wexton says, “Gun violence touches every part of our society. As your Representative in Congress, I was sent to do everything in my power to ensure the safety of our communities, and that includes tackling the gun violence epidemic…We’ve made significant progress in the House—passing universal background checks & securing funding for gun violence prevention research—but that’s just the start. Tackling gun violence is going to take all of us. So I’m going to continue listening and working toward solutions.”
- Trump-Xi Take Center Stage as Central Banks Shift: Economy Week
- The Hard Part: Getting Iran and the U.S. to Talk to Each Other
- Two Fox News hosts question Trump’s comments about Iran: ‘This just doesn’t add up’
- While imminent Iranian crisis abates, prospect of conflict persists
- Trump says US moving forward on additional sanctions on Iran, willing to help ‘make Iran great again’
- What’s the best way to deal with Iran? The nuclear agreement Trump ditched.
- Amid tough talk, Trump says he could be Iran’s ‘best friend’ (Wait, what???)
- Pompeo, a Steadfast Hawk, Coaxes a Hesitant Trump on Iran
- Trump approved cyber attacks against Iran, sources say
- Ethiopia army chief shot dead in ‘coup bid’ attacks
- Climate protesters storm Garzweiler coalmine in Germany
- White House Unveils Economic Portion of Middle East Peace Plan
- Istanbul mayoral election: Re-run vote is key for Erdogan
- Trump says he will put deportation efforts on hold temporarily
- Trump delays mass ICE raids until the July 4th holiday weekend (This guy is completely f’ed up.)
- Pelosi called Trump Friday, asked him to halt ICE raids: report
- ‘It Hurt. And It Was Against My Will’: Trump Accuser Stands By Her Story
- Donald Trump is trying to gaslight us on E. Jean Carroll’s account of rape
- Republicans believed Juanita Broaddrick. The new rape allegation against Trump is more credible.
- Major newspapers largely leave new report of sexual assault by Trump off their front pages
- Kellyanne Conway’s Husband Says Rape Allegations Against Donald Trump Need to Be Treated Seriously (“What Trump described on the [Access Hollywood] video is exactly what Carroll says he did to her.”)
- Blowhard on the Brink (“Donald ‘I always attack back … except 100x more’ Trump has always been a faux tough guy. In this case, the faux caused a pause — and that was a good thing.”)
- Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children
- The Government Says the People Don’t Need Soap (“Sometimes, as with the British-built camps of the Second Boer War and the migrant detention facilities on the U.S. southern border, history more than rhymes.”)
- Democratic candidates make nice, try to stand out at South Carolina convention
- How Will Biden’s Latest Comments Affect His Standing In The Democratic Primary?
- ‘Credible threat’ forces Senate to cancel Saturday session (“People associated with Oregon militia groups have been active on social media, calling for ‘defense force’ to protect GOP runaways.”)
- 70 climate change protesters arrested outside of New York Times building
- Marianne Williamson, Longtime Wacko, Is Now a Dangerous Wacko (“For decades, Williamson said that medicines don’t cure disease but positive thinking does. Now she’s taking her quackery to a new and dangerous level: the anti-vaxxer conspiracy.”)
- Virginia Congresswoman Wexton hosts at times heated town hall on gun violence prevention
- NY State Legislative Session Shows What Virginia Can Accomplish If Democrats Win Back the General Assembly This November(Gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, aggressive climate action, codifying Roe v Wade, marijuana decriminalization, help for DREAMers, etc.)
- Opinion/Commentary: Build on success; boost Chesapeake protection
- For Congressional Black Caucus members at Richmond forum, solving problems comes down to elections
- The FBI shows contempt for Bijan Ghaisar’s family — and members of Congress
- ‘A spectacular and momentous day’: Richmond celebrates newly renamed Arthur Ashe Boulevard
- Richmond celebrates formal renaming of Arthur Ashe Boulevard
- Video: Ceremony in Richmond Formally Names Arthur Ashe Boulevard; Civil Rights Legend, Rep. John Lewis, Declares “We’ve come too far and we’re not going back”
- CASEY: Census citizenship question rankles Roanoke residents
- Make way for a compromise with marijuana
- Pipeline opponents, spurned by the state, ask federal agency to stop work
- VA GOP State Central Committee Votes 56-17 to Declare Scott Wyatt the HD97 Nominee Over Del. Chris Peace (R)
- A Hate Group Held an Anti-Muslim Event in Warrenton, Virginia: Hate Lost, Love Won (50-60 Christians and Jews join 5-7 Muslims vs. 5-7 bigots)
- Massive new Charles City natural gas plant, which will emit millions of tons of carbon, approved by state air board (So stupid.)
- Editorial: Accuracy, openness should define shooting inquiry
- Charles McPhillips: Choose new path to improve Norfolk schools
- A little warmer today, then hotter and more humid this week
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