by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 17.
- Israel votes in repeat election focused on Netanyahu
- Netanyahu fights for his political life as Israel heads to the polls
- Trump Keeps Contradicting Himself on Iran
- Trump has dug himself into a hole with Iran
- Iran’s supreme leader: No talks with the US at any level
- Trump is trapped between two impulses on Iran
- The Saudi-Iran crisis could end Trump’s lucky streak on the economy
- Outside Experts See Iran’s Hand In Attack On Saudi Oil Facility
- Saudi Arabia has ‘a great deal of explaining to do’ on how its oil assets were attacked, says former US diplomat
- Saudis Face Lengthy Oil Halt With Few Options to Replace Losses (“Officials say ‘severe’ disruption will last weeks or months”)
- Team Trump: Saudis See This Attack as Their 9/11 (Note that 15 of the 19 terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia, as was Osama Bin Laden.)
- Trump’s Deference to Saudis in Setting Terms for How U.S. Should Respond to Attacks Touches a Nerve
- Middle East drones signal end to era of fast jet air supremacy
- Is This Clown Really Going to Bumble Us Into a Shooting War? (“The mullahs know what they’re seeing when they behold Trump: a buffoon and a bluffer who just might be dumb enough to start a war with nightmarish consequences.”)
- Heading toward war: The problem with a commander in chief who’s a congenital liar
- How a Revolution in Climate Science Is Putting Big Oil Back on Trial (“The court room is a new frontier around addressing climate change.”)
- The Strike on the Saudi Oil Facility Poses Three Risks to the Global Economy
- Trump’s deference to Saudi Arabia infuriates much of D.C. (Trump is a disgrace to this great nation.)
- An island imperiled (“As their home melts, Greenlanders confront the fallout of climate change.”)
- Ocean Heat Wave Intensifies in Pacific, with Risks for Wildlife and Wildfires
- Amazon deforestation is driven by criminal networks, report finds (“Criminals threaten and attack government officials, forest defenders and indigenous people, Human Rights Watch finds”)
- ‘Trollbots’ Swarm Twitter with Attacks on Climate Science Ahead of UN Summit (“A new tool is tracking automated and otherwise questionable social media accounts as they sow disinformation, discord and division. Climate change is a target.”)
- Republicans Don’t Believe in Democracy (“Do Democrats understand what they’re facing?” Many Democrats don’t understand this and almost seem incapable of understanding.)
- The hardest job for the next president may be fixing Trump’s mess
- A book on Kavanaugh has real news. But it’s lost in the furor over a botched New York Times essay.
- Brett Kavanaugh Turmoil Engulfs the New York Times (“Sources say Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly initially pitched their reporting to the news side, but top editors ultimately felt that there wasn’t enough juice to warrant a story there—punting the scoop to the Sunday Review section.”)
- ‘Get real’: Senior Democrats shut down Kavanaugh impeachment push
- Times’ handling of Kavanaugh story draws widespread criticism
- New York Times’ botched Kavanaugh story the latest in series of blunders from Opinion section
- Trump spurns Dems on universal background checks (More like Trump spurns America.)
- Trump in New Mexico: ‘Who do you love more — the country, or Hispanics?’
- Why Nancy Pelosi says it doesn’t matter whether Trump can be trusted (“She’s just biding her time.”)
- Another Obstacle for Climate Action: A Conservative Supreme Court (It’s more radical right-wing than “conservative,” but yeah…)
- 8 Years of Trump Tax Returns Are Subpoenaed by Manhattan D.A.
- Women’s March cutting ties with three original board members accused of anti-Semitism (Long, long overdue.)
- Trump: I Can’t Be Corrupt Because I’m Losing Money. (He Can.)
- G.M. Workers Say They Sacrificed, and Now They Want Their Due (“Nearly 50,000 union members went on strike for what they see as a fair share of the company’s hefty returns, a decade after its bankruptcy.”)
- McConnell vows to do nothing about latest Brett Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations
- At Her Biggest Rally, Elizabeth Warren Laid Out A Model For Her Own Kind Of Movement
- “Corruption is breaking our democracy”: Elizabeth Warren’s case for the White House
- Lewandowski Cleared for Limited Testimony in House Inquiry, as White House Blocks Others
- Trump Goes ‘Behind Enemy Lines’ To Raise Money In SF Bay Area
- Elaine Chao Under Investigation for Alleged Nepotism
- Trump seeks to expand electoral map with New Mexico rally (Yeah…nope, not going to happen.)
- Susan Collins is in the political fight of her life, and Brett Kavanaugh is a huge factor (Collins MUST be defeated.)
- Mark Warner raises questions about cybersecurity practices
- Spanberger keeps vow on town halls across 7th District
- Connolly sponsors bill to keep military domestic abusers from buying guns
- Virginia Campaign Finance Numbers From July 1 Through August 31, 2019 Coming In…
- State analysts: Va. inspector general failing to fulfill role; jail death reviews on right path
- Trump administration balks at paying for Virginia Medicaid work plan
- Morrissey talks policy, says ‘no scores to settle’ in Senate
- ‘My community doesn’t have a voice’: Are Virginia schools meeting the needs of an increasing Hispanic population?
- Virginia county GOP censures lawmaker who officiated same-sex wedding
- The tide is shifting in Virginia (“Virginia may be weighed down by its history of racism and conflict, just like the rest of us. But the tide is moving in a new direction. One hopes the rest of the country will follow.”)
- Seeking ‘quick wins’ for a distressed region: New economic initiative aimed at Southwest Va.
- Democrats Post Record-Breaking Volunteer Numbers; Republicans Volunteer Numbers SO BAD They Won’t Disclose
- Virginia GOP lawmaker begs NRA for cash after blocking action on gun safety
- Audio: Sen. Amanda Chase (R) Says “I Wish [NRA] Would Write *Me* a Check for $200,000” (Chase: “These values are intrinsic to me and to my core.”)
- ‘Symbols matter’: Richmond School Board officially starts process to rename more schools
- Virginia Lottery says unregulated skill machines could cost agency $140M a year in lost sales
- Cindy Elmore column: A rural, environmental travesty (“A longleaf pine tree, pictured at the Joseph Pines Preserve in Sussex County. They used to be common in southern Virginia. Companies like Enviva burn U.S. trees into wood pellets, which power homes and business overseas in parts of Europe.”)
- ‘Nobody needs a 100-round magazine’: Va. GOP candidate backs gun control
- Fairfax Dems Chair: “FCDC as an organization has become virtually ungovernable”; Time for Major Reform
- No Matter How Much They Try to Blame Others, PW County Republicans Like Pete Candland, Ruth Anderson and Jeanine Lawson Are Responsible for Low Public School Funding
- Fairfax GOP Released an ESOL Plan So Awful, They Had to Delete It From Their Website
- Rosemary Wilson: Beach faces crisis over new school construction
- WDBJ seeks dismissal of lawsuit filed by shooting survivor
- Former UVA student drops lawsuit after school withheld degree amid sexual misconduct investigation
- Blue Ridge Land Conservancy to honor ‘stalwart’ of land conservation in Western Virginia
- The parking garage beating lasted 10 seconds. DeAndre Harris still lives with the damage.
- UVa men’s basketball: ‘Selfless’ Cavs coach Tony Bennett turns down raise
- Lee, Jackson statues vandalized with ‘1619’ graffiti
- Fairfax student accused of sexual harassment loses gender discrimination lawsuit (“It’s the third lawsuit in recent months that went in Fairfax County Public Schools’ favor.”)
- Clouds and light showers early, then partly sunny as a gorgeous stretch begins
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