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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, September 11.
- Scottish court rules Johnson’s suspension of Britain’s Parliament was illegal (“The ruling does not mean Parliament will immediately come back into session. But it does give the prime minister’s opponents hope ahead of a Supreme Court case next week. In an earlier ruling last week, judges had declined to challenge the legality of the suspension.”)
- Trump’s trade war has killed 300,000 jobs
- John Bolton’s turbulent tenure comes to a Trumpian end
- Trump Ousts John Bolton as National Security Adviser
- As frustration with Bolton mounted, Trump reached out to ex-adviser McMaster
- Speak Up, John Bolton (“The national-security professionals who have left this administration owe the American people the truth about the president.”)
- How John Bolton Broke the National Security Council (“He weakened one of the few constraints that kept Trump from running foreign policy by the seat of his pants.”)
- John Bolton left because Trump wouldn’t let him start a war
- John Bolton Will Hold This Grudge (“His dismissal by tweet came after an unusually long prelude of disrespect, both by President Trump and by favored allies.”)
- Why John Bolton had to leave and what to expect next
- “Everyone Should Be Concerned”: With Bolton Out, Trump’s National Security Council Is Thrust Back Into Chaos (“Insiders weren’t surprised that the odd-couple marriage didn’t work out. Still, Bolton’s departure creates a power vacuum inside the White House—and makes it even harder for the president to respond to a crisis. “We’ve shredded pretty much every trace of collegial interagency cooperation in foreign policy,” says a former top U.S. official. “Trump is now doing just about everything out of his hip pocket.”)
- The Padded Room Wasn’t Big Enough for Both Donald Trump and John Bolton (“The warmongering charlatan has been 86’d from Camp Runamuck by way of Twitter.”)
- John Bolton Goes Down With the Ship (“The United States — with the largest military and intelligence establishments the world has ever seen, diplomats abroad in 290-some missions and troops in more than 150 countries, embroiled in a trade war with its main peer competitor and many of its own allies — currently has no effective mechanism to coordinate its actions. Let that sink in. “)
- What John Bolton’s Ouster Says About Donald Trump (“No matter who advises this president, chaos will reign”)
- John Bolton’s legacy: Chaos, dysfunction and no meaningful accomplishments
- Bolton is out, proving blind loyalty to a narcissist never works
- Bolton lost the latest Trump administration factional battle, but not the last
- Why Republicans shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief after N.C. win (“Republicans held onto a district Trump carried by 12 points in 2016, while Democrats’ sagging rural performance also drew notice.”)
- Republicans Won Both Elections In North Carolina — But It’s Not All Bad News For Democrats (“But there was also a silver lining for Democrats — their final vote margin in the night’s marquee race was much bluer than the district’s baseline partisanship.”)
- Republican Bishop pulls out narrow win in N.C. House race (Of course, would have loved the win, but that’s not an impressive victory at all for the Republican in this district that’s got a Partisan Voting Index of R+8)
- Wilbur Ross’s threat to fire NOAA officials over a tweet turns Sharpiegate into a real scandal (“Ross threatened to fire officials if they didn’t back an incorrect tweet sent by President Trump.”)
- Share Of Uninsured Americans Rises For 1st Time In A Decade (“The Census report found that 27.5 million people, 8.5% of the population, lacked health insurance coverage in 2018.” Thanks, Trump.)
- Fox News has basically ignored stories related to Trump’s corruption (“Both the ‘news’ and opinion sides at Fox downplay or ignore stories about Wilbur Ross, the NOAA, and government officials staying at Trump properties”)
- The Republican Party Is (Probably) Not Doomed
- Fox News has spent months demonizing homelessness in California. Now Trump wants a major crackdown.
- GOP congressman claims Trump’s record deficit is somehow Pelosi’s fault
- This is how the Trump administration quietly incapacitates the government (“But while everybody was watching those fireworks, Trump’s underlings — some far more competent than he — were toiling in the shadows to hand over public lands to the tender mercies of oil and gas companies.”)
- Warren Continues to Emerge As a Potential Democratic Unity Figure
- ThinkProgress to Be Archived After Union Threatens ‘Legal Options’ Against CAP (“The recently closed progressive news site will no longer exist as a sounding board for think tank scholars after union complaints.” What a fiasco.)
- Invasive Vines Are Trying To Take Control Of Mid-Atlantic Parks — And It Looks Like They’re Winning (“Park managers, nonprofits and volunteers have been fighting the invaders for decades. But it’s a battle to just hold the line.”)
- Team Biden beats the press (“The vice president’s allies say neither detractors in the media, nor his rivals on the stump, understand the root of his appeal.”)
- Judge Promoted by Trump Administration Threatened a 2-Year-Old With an Attack Dog (Sick.)
- NBC News wanted a part of the Russian spy story. So it did something really stupid.
- California passes landmark gig economy workers’ rights bill (“Law would make it more difficult for firms such as Uber to deny workers are employees”)
- She Fled the 68th Floor. She’s Finally Dealing With 9/11 Trauma.
- The Continuing Legacy of 9/11
- AG Mark Herring and Bipartisan Coalition Investigating Google for Potential Antitrust Violations
- CNU Prof. Rachel Bitecofer: “Hard to Imagine a Scenario” in Which Virginia Dems Don’t Take Back House of Delegates
- Audio: With 56 Days to Go Until They Lose Their Majority, Panic-Stricken Virginia House Republicans Ratchet Up Hysteria, Fear-Mongering to DEFCON 1
- PAC to spend $500,000 to help Democrats running for Virginia House (“Forward Majority’s donation comes on top of other big donations from national Democratic groups.”)
- DLCC Launches New @DLCCPress Twitter Account, Virginia GOP Hall of Shame
- Clean Virginia: Dominion Asks Regulators to Ignore the Voices of Virginian Customers and Legislators in Boosting its Profits
- UVa promises changes after report on medical debt collection (“Changes to collections processes may not impact the fees charged for emergency care and chronic conditions, and outstanding fees can also affect university students’ classes.”)
- I got a Virginia concealed-carry permit. No one made me prove I actually can fire a gun and hit a target.
- Virginia’s poverty rate drops to 10.1%, new data show
- Pamunkey casino deal could mean nearly $33 million annually for Norfolk
- Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Jr. says he was target of ‘attempted coup’ related to Trump, asks for FBI probe (What the…?)
- After handing over documents on Coliseum plans, Stoney administration appeals Goldman FOIA decision to Virginia Supreme Court
- A Virginia seminary is the first school to create a reparations fund (“Virginia Theological Seminary used enslaved labor. Now it is spending $1.7 million on reparations.”)
- Slaves helped build Virginia Theological Seminary. The school will spend $1.7 million in reparations.
- Dan Helmer looks to help Democrats take the Virginia House. Here’s what he said about our issues.
- ‘This matters’: Loudoun County confronts racism in its schools
- Two weeks after Virginia Beach’s city manager resigned, the council talks about building trust
- Richmond City Council symbolically bans conversion therapy
- Chesterfield parents rally outside School Board meeting to protest Legionella, mold conditions
- Summer surges back today and tomorrow; a few chances of showers and storms through the weekend
