by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 23.
- Iran’s spy claims raise tensions another notch with Trump
- Iran not seeking confrontation, Tehran says in message for Boris Johnson
- Boris Johnson Is How Britain Ends (“Not with a bang, but with a burst of blond ambition.”)
- Next U.K. Prime Minister Faces Crises at Home and Abroad
- Boris Johnson’s rise could be a preamble to his fall
- Warplanes from four countries face off in Asian confrontation
- Trump’s ignorance was on full display in his meeting with Imran Khan
- Trump attacks ‘socialists’ at home, but in Hong Kong he just sided with the Communists
- ‘The People Can’t Take It Anymore’: Puerto Rico Erupts in a Day of Protests
- “It’s just astonishing to see”: Puerto Ricans unite in call to have embattled governor resign
- Trump announces support for two-year bipartisan budget deal that boosts spending, suspends debt limit
- Deficit Don? Red ink gushes in Trump era (“The president endorsed a bipartisan budget deal without any of the spending restraints previously demanded by Republicans.”)
- Federal Budget Would Raise Spending by $320 Billion
- Democrats want Mueller to tell swing voters what Trump did wrong (“Analysis: Dems want to make more swing voters aware that the Mueller report, far from exonerating Trump, contains significant evidence of wrongdoing.”)
- Trump and His Aides Seek to Dismiss Mueller Hearings as a Desperate Act
- DOJ tells Mueller to limit testimony to his report (“The Justice Department argues that anything outside the report is covered by ‘presidential privilege’ that hasn’t been waived.”)
- Mueller’s testimony is vital — not just for 2016 but for the future, too
- With Three Simple Answers, Mueller Can Speak Volumes (“For those who have read it, the special counsel’s report speaks for itself. For those who haven’t, he can speak for it in Congress.”)
- The media is getting a second chance to cover Robert Mueller’s findings — and this time get it right
- The Language of Climate Reporting Is Heating Up, Too (“At one newspaper, ‘climate change’ is out. ‘Climate crisis’ is in.”)
- Wilbur Ross Is Sleeping Through the Burglary (“The Secretary of Commerce can scarcely be found awake, but his department is still up to (incompetent) mischief.”)
- Al Franken’s Defenestration Is a Portrait of the Democratic Party (“And Jane Mayer paints the picture well for The New Yorker.”)
- We can’t pretend this is a normal election
- Republican leaders are shilling for a bigot
- Biden announces criminal justice policy sharply at odds with his ’94 crime law
- ‘Another white guy in the race’: Dems perplexed by Tom Steyer’s run (“Some Democratic lawmakers wish the billionaire impeachment advocate would drop his presidential bid.”)
- Poll: Americans Not Sold On Trump — Or Democrats
- Coal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits Tax
- Trump’s Hardline Immigration Chief Was Unlawfully Appointed, Advocates Say (“What they’ve done here is given the president unlimited power to install whoever he wants in a position. He knew Cuccinelli couldn’t be confirmed through the Senate.”)
- The Cop Who Said AOC “Needs A Round” Just Got Fired
- Marine veteran Rob Jones of Virginia seeks to challenge Wexton
- Northam: ‘I won’t be there when President Trump is here’
- Commonwealth’s Attorney responds to call for marijuana decriminalization
- AG Mark Herring Secures $600 Million from Equifax in Largest Data Breach Settlement in History
- Graphs: Top Funding Sources for Virginia Democrats, Republicans
- Representation Matters: Why and How Virginia Should Diversify its Teacher Workforce
- Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder contests finding that he kissed VCU student without her consent
- Direct Energy Files Petition with State Corporation Commission: “Dominion has taken its hostility towards competitive suppliers to a new level”
- Dominion Energy’s new programs are really about limiting choices
- Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban is back in court
- ‘Sleeping in puddles of their own sweat’: Loved ones say Va. inmates suffering during heatwave (“Former corrections officer shares conditions at Virginia’s prisons”)
- Fairfax County School Board Member Ilryong Moon (D) Quits Dem Committee Amid Concerns He Could Stay on Ballot, Lead to 1-2 Rs Winning
- Roy Fauber column: Richmond and Norfolk — a statistical tale of two cities
- Richmond City Council approves Monroe Ward rezoning to boost development on surface parking lots
- Cabell Rosanelli column: Continue Richmond’s transportation evolution
- An architect of space program, Hampton native Chris Kraft dies days after 50th anniversary of moon landing
- Amazon’s HQ2 threatens to displace up to 10,000 Latinx residents
- Hard work pays off for Newport News Shipbuilding
- Charlottesville considering policy on FOIA requests, costs
- Cooler with showers today, then comfortably warm and bright through Friday
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