by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, June 6. Virginia polls open in under 120 hours…when and where are you voting? (if you don’t know, click here).
- D-Day 75: Nations honor veterans, memory of fallen troops
- The Donald Thinks D-Day Is About Him (“To have Trump commemorate the Normandy landings is to understand the word impostor.”)
- A chance for democracy in Sudan is being snatched away. The world must act.
- D-Day 75th anniversary marked by Trump and world leaders
- The President* Is Traveling the World Finding New Problems to Make Worse (“Donald Trump weighs in on the coming Brexit border between Ireland and Northern Ireland with predictable results.”)
- Trump threatens China with tariffs on further $300 billion of goods
- Editorial: Mark the bravery of D-Day soldiers
- Trump Says No Deal With Mexico Is Reached as Border Arrests Surge (“High-stakes talks failed to immediately resolve President Trump’s demand that Mexico prevent Central Americans from crossing the southwestern border. New figures showed illegal border crossings reaching a seven-year high, underscoring the roots of the president’s rage.”)
- U.S., Mexico Extend Talks After Trump Claims Lack of Progress
- Anxious GOP seeks to delay Trump’s Mexico tariffs
- There is a sheer nastiness to Trump’s Mexico tariffs (“If the tariffs do go into effect, the impact on Mexico’s economy could be devastating.”)
- Trump has failed the heroes of D-Day (“During World War II, we fought in defense of the values that our president now derides.”)
- For D-Day, Trump recalls the heroism of … Donald Trump (“D-Day is, after all, a day for ‘celebrating our president.’”)
- Tick tock goes the political clock as Dems weigh impeachment
- Trump administration cancels English classes, soccer, legal aid for unaccompanied child migrants in U.S. shelters (Sadistic.)
- It’s LGBT pride month, but three guys in Boston want a permit for a ‘Straight Pride’ parade
- Senate Republicans don’t have much more credibility than Trump
- Pelosi tells Dems she wants to see Trump ‘in prison’
- Democrats’ extremely uphill battle to retake the Senate majority in 2020, explained (“Senate Republicans hold a three-seat majority and will have to defend 22 seats in 2020. Democrats, meanwhile, are up in just 12 states. But the map still doesn’t look good for them…Just three Republican seats seem truly competitive, as far as the Cook Political Report is concerned: Colorado, Arizona, and Maine. The rest is a sea of red, including the seat Democrats have to defend in ultraconservative Alabama.”)
- It’ll be harder for Republicans to smother gun control this time
- Biden puts Texas in play, pulling ahead of Trump 48-44 in new poll and exposing 2020 peril for GOP
- Could Biden’s Opposition to Federal Abortion Funding Bring Him Down?
- On abortion, Biden shows he is out of step with his party (“The Democratic front-runner stands alone when it comes to the Hyde Amendment.”)
- Warren wishes handcuffs for Trump, says Biden wrong on abortion
- Beto O’Rourke: Biden “absolutely wrong” on Hyde Amendment support
- Biden faces first crisis as front-runner
- Joe Biden, Ukraine, and the NY Times’ desperate need for a public editor
- Misinformation dominates abortion news coverage on Facebook
- Bowing to pressure, YouTube will reconsider its harassment policies
- Kaine calls for ‘common sense’ gun reforms after Virginia Beach mass shooting
- Watch: Rep. Luria leads moment of silence on House Floor for Virginia Beach mass shooting victims
- Democrats See Shift In Gun Control Attitudes, But Not Laws
- Virginia GOP responds with skepticism, anger to Northam’s call for special session on gun violence (Yep, *that* is what the VA GOP gets angry about…not the gun violence epidemic, but the fact that most Virginians want to do something about the gun violence epidemic.)
- Washington Post’s “Dude-Fest” Endorsement Process on Kojo Nnamdi Today
- How Gov. Northam’s Proposed Gun Control Measures Might Play Out In Virginia
- After a Mass Shooting, Virginia Is Rethinking Its Gun Laws—and Rewiring the 2020 Race (“Gov. Ralph Northam’s special session will test the GOP’s resolve on gun rights.”)
- Eric Loth column: Offshore wind will drive America’s future in energy technology and manufacturing (“Eric Loth is the chair of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and head of an Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy project team that is designing the next generation of extreme-scale offshore wind turbines.”)
- Virginia adds new lands to old-growth forest portfolio
- VA GOPer Finds ‘Silver Lining’ In Northam’s Session On Virginia Beach Shooting (“Virginia state Sen. Jill Vogel (R) thinks Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D) special session to address gun violence is a good opportunity to hand out her yard signs.”)
- Virginia Beach killer matched the cliche: quiet, polite, unassuming
- Police thwarted by electronic doors during Virginia shooting
- Chaz Analyzes HD-96: Tough, but “Trending Blue, and on a Great Night for Democrats, There’s a Possibility”
- CASEY: Roanoke County board won’t be dull if RoxAnne Christley gets on it
- ACLU claims criminal record screening at Va. apartment complex is racially biased
- Fairfax County Board Chair Dem Candidate Tim Chapman Airs TV Ad Attacking Fellow Dem Candidate Jeff McKay for (Supposed) “Shadowy Corruption” (In response, McKay rips Chapman as a “Republican” and “one of the biggest Ken Cuccinelli donors in the country””)
- Audio: In Robocall, Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey Kincaid Blasts “Complete and Total Lie” in Commonwealth’s Attorney Race
- Del. Alfonso Lopez Has Stood Up for Disability Rights. Vote for Him on June 11th!
- Defeat Death Penalty Democrat Dick!
- Endorsement: Justin Hannah for Loudoun County Sheriff
- In Arlington, veteran prosecutor under fire from the left (“The divide is one that has become increasingly central to Democratic politics: whether the criminal justice system needs sweeping change.”)
- Inside the Fight Over Access to Criminal Case Documents in Arlington
- Governor Northam Awards Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing $700,000 for American Legion Post 139 Affordable Housing Project
- Moderately muggy today, nice start to weekend but ending could be wet (“By some time Sunday, tropical moisture comes barreling back in for a soggy start to next week.”)
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