by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, July 18.
- U.S. removing Turkey from F-35 program after its Russian missile defense purchase
- No-deal Brexit would plunge Britain into a recession, says OBR
- Kyoto Animation studio fire: at least 23 dead after arson attack in Japan (“Dozens more injured after ‘man threw liquid and set fire’ to building, police say”)
- Trump and Xi Are Struggling to Find Path Forward in Trade Talks (“There’s been one phone call since late June but no meetings. Both have different views on what was promised in Osaka”)
- Thousands protest at mass rally in San Juan, demanding Puerto Rico governor’s resignation
- House votes to block Trump’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia, setting up a likely veto
- Effort to force Trump impeachment vote fails in House of Representatives
- Impeachment Bid Fizzles as Trump Escalates Attack on Democrats (“The House killed an attempt to impeach President Trump for tweets against four congresswomen of color that the chamber condemned this week as racist. The president brushed off the vote as a victory, and hours later, at a rally in North Carolina, he showed no signs of toning down his vicious language.”)
- House Holds Barr and Ross in Contempt Over Census Dispute
- At Rally, President Accuses Liberal Critics of Seeking the Nation’s ‘Destruction’ (Totally false, wildly irresponsible and very dangerous.)
- Trump Rally Crowd Launches Into ‘Send Her Back’ Chant Over Ilhan Omar
- ‘Send her back!’ chant shows Trump’s ugly plan to get reelected
- Trump’s “Go Back” Smears Are a Dangerous Escalation of His Bigotry (“This isn’t even about immigration anymore. It’s about dividing all Americans.”)
- Trump leans on issue of race in bid for a 2nd term in 2020 (He’s not leaning on the “issue of race,” he’s going all-out RACIST in order to rally his “deplorable” base. This AP headline sucks.)
- AP fact check: Trump assails and misquotes Omar at rally
- Racist to the Bone (“Trump’s hate is evident from his jawbones down to his thumbs and little toes.”)
- Trump’s racist tweets and the ‘politics of distraction’
- Moderate Democrats are getting skittish about confronting Trump’s racism. Seriously? (“Moderate Democrats: No matter how purple your district is, if you can’t explain to swing voters why Trump’s racist and white-nationalist displays and provocations are unacceptable in terms that they’ll understand — if this isn’t a fight you want to have — then you should ask yourself what the heck you’re doing there in the first place.” Agreed.)
- Congratulations, George Wallace, There’s a Party for You (“The longtime Dixiecrat would recognize today’s Republican Party. It is made in his image.”)
- Trump’s Rally Seals It: “Send Her Back” Is the Official Position of the GOP
- Trump resurfaces degrading rumor about Ilhan Omar amid racism controversy (“The president offered no proof to back his baseless claim.”)
- Rand Paul blocks Senate from approving 9/11 victim compensation fund (Hard to decide who’s a more disgusting person, Sen. Lindsey Graham or Sen. Rand Paul.)
- Jon Stewart Eviscerates Rand Paul for Blocking 9/11 Victim Funding: ‘It’s an Abomination’
- Senate Republicans pray Trump will take budget deal (“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican senators are pushing Trump to accept an agreement with Democrats that would avoid stiff budget cuts, steer clear of a potential default and provide a huge measure of certainty through the presidential campaign.”)
- NBC Obtained Trump-Epstein Footage After Trump Kissed an Anchor Without Consent
- Democrats Are Winning The Fundraising Race In The Senate
- The Unholy Trinity of Voter Suppression Is Having a No Good, Very Bad Week (“Kris Kobach, J. Christian Adams, and Hans von Spakovsky are all struggling, folks.”)
- Big Dem fundraisers overwhelmingly favor 3 candidates (“Big-money Democratic donors have jumped off the sidelines of the presidential race, and three candidates are the clear winners of their support: Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Kamala Harris…Few high-dollar donors have contributed to Warren and Sanders, despite their top spots in the polls — though some are increasingly curious about Warren’s policy-forward platform.”)
- Controversial agency relocation slammed as attack on science by lawmakers, employees
- Former Interior scientist calls out ‘culture of fear, censorship, and suppression’ under Trump (“The American people lose when we end up with manipulated, suppressed, or distorted information.” Exactly.)
- Senior Bureau of Land Management official is a right-wing pundit who has said climate change isn’t real and diversity is killing people (Freak show.)
- Monica Crowley, Fox promoter of bigoted conspiracy theories, named to top Treasury post
- Just a random group of ‘Republicans’? CNN doesn’t tell the whole story about a Trump-loving panel
- FaceApp adds decades to your age for fun, but popular, Russian-owned app raises privacy concerns (Bad idea to give them this data.)
- CNN hosted panel of Trump’s “female supporters” to discuss his racist tweets without revealing their history of Republican activism (“CNN presented the segment as a focus group-style panel on Republican women “)
- Cuccinelli bores his way into Trump’s inner circle (That right there tells you all you need to know about this hideous administration.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine says Trump’s ‘go back’ language violates federal anti-discrimination law (“The EEOC cites ‘go back to where you came from’ as a classic form of discrimination that violates civil rights…The President’s bigoted words are so contrary to who we are as a country that we literally have laws against them.”)
- Senator Tim Kaine Calls on FBI to Open Khashoggi Investigation (“This investigation is more important than ever to achieve true accountability and justice for this horrific crime”)
- Rep. Don Beyer Statement on Impeachment Vote; Rep. Jennifer Wexton Statement on Contempt of Congress Vote
- Ineffective Rob Wittman Lacks the Moral Courage and Integrity to be Our Congressman
- Scott’s minimum wage bill reaches House floor
- Schapiro: High stakes in Virginia demand both sides play race card (The *only* reason I’m including this link is because the headline has got to be the ultimate, ridiculous, absurd, beyond-parody example of “both-sidesism.” The Republican Times-Disgrace strikes again!)
- Court strikes down Va. law for ‘criminalizing an illness’ in targeting homeless alcoholics
- Governor Northam Signs Executive Order Establishing Virginia STEM Education Commission
- Virginia needs more information about children diverted from foster care, report says
- Virginia’s Anti-LGBTQ Laws May Finally Come to an End Thanks to Some Clever Campaigning (“LGBTQ groups are going all out to unseat the Republican speaker of the House”)
- Jen Kiggans Was Hard Right (“Infanticide!” “Socialism!”) During the SD7 GOP Primary, Now Pretends to be Moderate for the General Election
- Construction materials for pipeline washed into Smith Mountain Lake
- SCARY and EXTREME Republicans Taking Over Loudoun?
- Researchers to quit USDA rather than leave Washington metro area
- Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring fights to get Blackjewel miners paid
- Two rural Virginia towns were saturated with opioid pills over four years, dataset shows
- Bill to name post office after Virginia Beach shooting victim Keith Cox passes House
- New veterans health centers must become a priority (“Congress should expedite the construction of a veterans health center in South Hampton Roads. U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner is, again, raising Cain over complications that have slowed construction of two veterans health centers in Virginia.”)
- A hint at an unexpected Senate fight (“Norment also gave $10,000 to Elizabeth Lankford. She’s challenging state Sen. Lynwood Lewis, D-Accomack, in the district that Northam himself turned Democratic in 2007 — a district that went 60% for Kaine and 58% for Northam.”)
- An Early Look at Two Big House GOP Funds
- Virginia Beach mass shooting independent probe to be led by Chicago firm
- Amazon to build new warehouse in Virginia
- Loudoun Board Joins Metro Funding Lobbying Push
- “H-E-L-P me please”: Family of inmate who died files lawsuit against Norfolk and regional jails
- Third person has died after respiratory illness outbreak at Greenspring Village, Fairfax officials say
- Muggy with thunderstorms possible today; excessively hot Friday through the weekend
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