by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 27.
- Every human should be alarmed by the plastic crisis in our oceans
- ‘Crafty and vicious’: North Korea warns US not to ignore deadline for talks (“Pyongyang’s top nuclear negotiator says there are no ‘permanent friends’ and US should heed calls for a new approach”)
- China, U.S. say good progress being made on phase-one deal to end trade war
- How Brexit Will End (“Until recently, it was possible to believe that there was a middle way, or to be in denial that a decisive moment would come. That’s no longer the case.”)
- Ukraine’s President Gets a Taste of Trump’s Swamp
- US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault
- U.S. forces launch operation in Syria targeting ISIS leader Baghdadi, officials say
- ‘This is going to do lasting damage’: Impeachment leaves Ukraine policy in chaos
- Ex-Trump Aide Asks Judge If He Should Follow White House Orders On Impeachment
- Sondland Told House Panels Trump’s Ukraine Pressure Was Quid Pro Quo
- Top State official details chaos after Yovanovitch ouster in testimony (“Philip Reeker, a veteran foreign service officer, became the latest State Department official to defy the Trump administration.”)
- GOP focuses on whistleblower, conspiracy claims, loyalty to Trump
- Bannon: Pelosi’s impeachment strategy is ‘winning’
- They bonded over football years ago. Now Trump sees Romney as his harshest GOP foe.
- It’s impossible to give the Trump administration the benefit of the doubt
- Bolton could have this wrapped up by the end of the year
- In impeachment inquiry, Republican lawmakers ask questions about whistleblower, loyalty to Trump and conspiracy theories
- Hillary Clinton suggests Republicans are grooming Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run (Sure seems like it.)
- Blowback from Trump appearance throws HBCU forum into chaos (“Kamala Harris and other Democrats protested an award given to the president.”)
- In South Carolina, Democrats accuse Trump of sowing racism (Classic media headline about “Democrats accuse Trump” of something verifiably, demonstrably true, yet the media won’t just say that.)
- The President’s Lawyers Are Making a Dangerous Argument for Presidential Immunity (“But it’s different from the argument everyone thinks they’re making.”)
- Trump’s Impeachment Woes Grow In Latest Twitter Rant
- Trump hits out at former chief of staff John Kelly’s warning about impeachment
- ‘Human Scum,’ ‘Lynching’ and Trump’s Tortured English (“The president needs a thesaurus and a therapist, though not necessarily in that order.”)
- ‘SNL’ takes aim at Trump’s Colorado wall (“‘Hello, New Mexico,’ Trump says in the comedy sketch, ‘by far my favorite Mexico.'”)
- Who Is Bill Barr? (“The attorney general? Trump’s protector? Both?”)
- Massachusetts Sues Exxon Over Climate Change, Accusing the Oil Giant of Fraud (Virginia should do the same, unless there’s some reason it can’t.)
- How much credit does RGGI deserve for the Northeast’s progress on emissions? (“It’s been a hugely important piece of the decarbonization puzzle…It doesn’t work alone, but it helps accelerate progress to reduce pollution and accelerate the clean energy economy.”)
- Extra, Extra! Prez Won’t Read All About It (“Snowflake Trump wants us off his lawn.’)
- ‘I took a stand’: the centrist Democrat navigating impeachment in a divided district (I’d say “purple district Democrat” rather than “centrist Democrat,” since the vast majority of Democrats are “centrist,” based on where the majority of Americans are on the issues.)
- After mass shooting, guns key issue in Virginia elections
- What’s At Stake Nov. 5th: Voting Rights
- New “Climate in the Boardroom” Report: Dominion Energy Needs “independent chair policy to provide additional oversight” (“Dominion’s current decarbonization targets fall short of what is required”)
- Black students in Virginia are far more likely to face criminal charges for acting up in school
- Senate race pits Sen. David Suetterlein against Flo Ketner
- Milde and Cole clash in high-stakes battle for 28th District House seat (Go Josh Cole!)
- Video: Did Nick Freitas Threaten Beto O’Rourke? Really?
- Photos: With 10 Days to Go Until Virginia Votes, Democrats Fan Out Across the Commonwealth
- Voter Guide: A Q&A with candidates in 18 Richmond-area legislative contests
- Opinion/Editorial: Hickey would add new ideas to the House (“For House of Delegates in the 59th District, let’s give Albemarle County resident Tim Hickey a chance.”)
- ERA activists are eyeing a win in Virginia. Is now the time?
- Environment and flooding are key issues in a Virginia Beach delegate race
- As election nears, candidates in Lynchburg-area delegate contests offer competing messages on gun reform
- Kiser, Wampler seek Virginia’s 4th District House of Delegates seat (Go Starla Kiser!)
- Passions run high in the closing stretch of Fairfax County’s Board of Supervisors race (“Next Tuesday, Northern Virginia’s largest jurisdiction will hold potentially transformative elections, presenting an opportunity for its governing board to go completely blue for the first time in at least 50 years.”)
- The Post’s endorsements for Fairfax County’s school board (The WaPo nailed it about Fairfax Republicans having “taken a page from President Trump’s playbook of trafficking in fear, misinformation and demonization” and engaging in “wedge politics at its worst.” The WaPo also nailed it on all their endorsements…except for the one in Springfield District, where they should have just wholeheartedly endorsed Democrat Laura Jane Cohen over the far-right Elizabeth Schultz, rather than their usual shtick of picking an “Independent” just to show that the WaPo didn’t only endorse Democrats.)
- Sturtevant: How to end surprise medical billing (Sturtevant is all over the place on health care, almost completely incoherent in his approach.)
- FBI joins search for 14-year-old Virginia girl believed abducted from her home
- Opinion/Commentary: History, memory and the (de)merits of Mr. Jefferson
- Editorial: Regulating e-scooters calls for regional consistency
- Virginia Beach reaches deal with developer on how to pay for surf park, entertainment venue at Oceanfront
- Virginia Beach Human Rights Commission member says he will resign after derogatory Facebook posts
- Hundreds gather in Virginia Beach to walk to promote suicide prevention, treatment of depression
- Astros pummel Nationals in Game 4, 8-1, to even World Series (“The Nationals’ two-game lead in the World Series, built by stealing both contests in Houston, has vanished just as quickly.”)
- Scattered showers and storms this morning, then afternoon warmth; superb start to the workweek (“We clear out in plenty of time for tonight’s Game 5, followed by a splendid start to the workweek.”)
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