Wednesday News: Trump Said “Shoot Them in the Legs”; “Don’t Stop With Donald Trump, Democrats: Impeach Attorney General Bill Barr”; “Support for impeaching Trump hits new high”; Nats Win Wild Card, Head to L.A.

by Lowell

Here are a few national (or should I say “Nationals?”) and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, October 3.

• North Korea fires missile days before resuming US talks
• Boris Johnson Issues Ultimatum as EU Balks at His Brexit Plan
• Irish officials dismiss Boris Johnson’s Brexit offer as ‘unacceptable’ (“Prime minister’s ‘take it or leave it’ proposals described as unworkable and illegal”)
• William Barr discussed FBI Russia inquiry with UK intelligence
• Impeachment inquiry: Pompeo defies Congress as battle lines drawn
• U.S. Slowdown Spurs Concern Economy Is Near Stalling
• Shoot Them in the Legs, Trump Suggested: Inside His Border War (Add that to the articles of impeachment?)
• Standoff on Impeachment Inquiry Comes as New Evidence Is Expected
• If Trump Goes Down, He’s Taking Everyone With Him (“The impeachment inquiry is laying him bare. It’s not a pretty sight.”)
• Was There Another Cover-Up In Response to the Whistle-Blower? (“The Justice Department should have shared a campaign-finance investigation with the Federal Election Commission.”)
• Support for impeaching Trump hits new high (“For the first time in POLITICO/Morning Consult polling, more voters back beginning impeachment proceedings to remove Trump than oppose.”)
• The Memo: Polling points to warning signs for GOP on Trump
• Trump brands impeachment inquiry a ‘coup’ as troubles mount (Wildly irresponsible and dangerous.)
• Three Chairs Statement on Secretary Pompeo Stonewalling House Impeachment Inquiry
• Poll: Only 4 in 10 Republicans think Trump mentioned Biden on Ukraine call even though he acknowledged doing so
• State Dept inspector general requests ‘urgent’ Ukraine briefing on Capitol Hill
• Pompeo Pushed Out His Own Ukraine Rep to Squash a Growing Scandal
• Trump Has Disqualified Himself From Running in 2020
• Barr Went to Rome to Hear a Secret Tape From Joseph Mifsud, the Professor Who Helped Ignite the Russia Probe
• More than 50 former female ambassadors call on administration to protect Yovanovitch
• Congress Should Go to the Supreme Court Right Away (“The country needs to know the limits of executive privilege.”)
• Will Trump Ever Leave the White House? (“It’s a loaded question — with no obvious answer.”)
• Acting homeland security chief frustrated and isolated — even as he delivers what Trump wants at the border
• Trump used his office for political gain. Now Barr appears to be using his authority to help him. (Barr is very, very bad.)
• Donald Trump Is Pressuring U.S. Allies To Endorse His Favorite Conspiracy Theory (“A wounded president who lost the popular vote is seeking foreign help to validate himself and attack his enemies.”)
• Don’t Stop With Donald Trump, Democrats: Impeach Attorney General Bill Barr (Absolutely; Barr is lawless, out of control, etc)
• Amber Guyger guilty of murdering black neighbor Botham Jean in his own home
• Fact checking Trump’s ‘Impeach this’ map
• Farm-state fury creates pressure for Trump as trade, energy pain collide
• On Ukraine, It’s Hard to Tell Fox News and 4Chan Apart
• Elizabeth Warren Is Living Rent-Free in Mark Zuckerberg’s Hoodie
• On Fox, Trump Is Not At The Center Of The Ukraine Story (Fox is simply a right-wing propaganda network.)
• Warren gets ‘dramatic shift’ in support from black voters (“After struggling to win over African-Americans in the early stages of the primary season, polls show the Massachusetts senator is gaining traction with a pivotal constituency.”)
• Senators pressure social media giants to crack down on “deepfakes”
• Virginia freshman Congresswomen, all centrist Democrats, set to play leading role in impeachment inquiry
• GOP group launches impeachment attack ads against Elaine Luria, other Democrats
• Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says “Under the law, whistleblowers are protected… and the President has violated that law” (Also: Barr “needs to resign”; Trump was “clearly extorting”; Giuliani “putting himself at grave risk”)
• Former Trump defense official to seek GOP nod to challenge Va.’s Spanberger
• Audio: Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Demonstrates the Depths to Which Republicans Have Sunk in Defense of Trump’s Indefensible (Riggleman rants about media, “socialism,” the “far left,” “justice Democrats.” Riggleman also rips the Virginia GOP, says they’re going to lose the Virginia legislature in 35 days.)
• Elaine Luria visits Yorktown, saying nary a word about impeachment — but showing off her push-up skills
• Virginia Pro-Choice Coalition Reacts to Mixed Decision In Abortion Access Lawsuit (“We are disappointed that Judge Henry Hudson’s opinion disregarded the expertise of the vast majority of the medical community”)
• Virginia abortion laws upheld requiring ultrasound, waiting period, doctor-only procedures
• All In to Flip Virginia: DLCC Announces Additional $300,000 Pledge to House Caucus
• Shad Plank: Cleaning up Virginia’s voter rolls
• What accreditation tells us about how Virginia schools are performing
• Virginia teacher sues over firing for refusing to use transgender student’s new pronouns
• Stickers advertising white-supremacy group appear on CNU campus
• Aircraft carrier Kennedy opens for business in Newport News
• Interstate 81 work plan includes more cameras, message boards
• Browning: You might be surprised by Virginia’s private colleges
• Editorial: The C-word at George Mason (“George Mason University has made the news and likely in a more controversial way than the school would like.”)
• Video: Ghazala Hashmi Releases Second Ad About Health Care
• Jess Foster, Democratic Candidate in the 88th House District, Responds To Mark Cole’s Misinformation On the Equal Rights Amendment
• Video: Sexual Assault Survivor Condemns John Gray, Says He Is “The One Who Should Make You Want to Vomit – NOT Us!” (Supervisor Caddigan (R) calls Gray a “disgrace,” says he’s “lost the election”; Supervisor Nohe (R) says Gray shows a “complete lack of judgement”)
• Gray won’t drop out of chairman’s race over tweets, 3 fellow Republicans respond
• ‘Shame on you’: Caddigan, GOP supervisors condemn Gray’s tweets
• Northern Virginia Justice Happy Hour
• Alexandria, Arlington take first steps to collaborate as Amazon growth looms
• Audio: Sen. Amanda Chase, Kicked Out of the Chesterfield GOP, Reiterates She Will NOT Be Voting for the GOP Nominee; Cites Anti-Immigration Hate Group for False “Sanctuary City” Claim (Sheriff says Chase’s claim a “total lie”)
• Fairfax Firefighters Ditch Tim Hugo (R), Endorse Dan Helmer (D) for Virginia House of Delegates
• Fairfax County officer suspended for turning driver over to ICE after accident, police say
• Hampton Roads economy in 2018 was a “year to remember,” new ODU report says (“The report’s authors warn of the unknowns that could pull Hampton Roads down just as it’s ‘hitting its stride,’ including a presidential impeachment inquiry and Hong Kong protests.”)
• Senator Tim Kaine Visits Shenandoah Valley to Discuss Vaping and Politics
• EDITORIAL: Virginia voters’ $6 billion decision (This editorial is absolutely wrong, truly godawful. And with that, we can write off the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star editorial page as utter crap, Winchester Star-level for spewing fossil fuel industry propaganda.)
• Editorial: Portsmouth must seize development opportunity
• Nationals storm back late in wild-card game to stun Brewers, 4-3, advance to NLDS
• The Nationals’ wild-card win was both thrilling and emotionally exhausting. Of course it was.
• D.C.-area forecast: Sizzling heat today with record highs likely, then starting to feel more like fall (Very consistent with what you’d expect in a climate crisis, which we’re clearly in.)