by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, November 16.
AG Bill Barr: “It is the left that is engaged in the systematic shredding of norms and undermining the rule of law.” pic.twitter.com/tX7pmHBhNK
— The Hill (@thehill) November 16, 2019
- Venice is drowning. It’s a warning of what’s to come.
- Donald Trump, Corruption Fighter? (“The impeachment inquiry revealed the absurdity of claims that he wanted to clean up Ukraine.”)
- Ukraine Leader ‘Loves Your Ass,’ Aide Heard Diplomat Tell Trump
- Ukraine ambassador describes Trump’s ‘shocking’ smear campaign against her
- The devastating day Trump’s presidency came into sharp focus — in Congress, the White House and court
- Trump attack on Yovanovitch exposes GOP’s muddled impeachment defense
- Republicans Couldn’t Lay a Glove on Marie Yovanovitch, so They Didn’t Even Try (“The second impeachment hearing went badly for President Donald Trump.”)
- Marie Yovanovitch becomes a victim of Trump’s thuggishness again in real time
- In Trump’s Jaded Capital, Marie Yovanovitch’s Uncynical Outrage
- How a Tweet from Trump Scrambled the GOP’s Impeachment Strategy (“But with his tweet, Trump not only buttressed her credibility, but turned her into a sort of martyr. Sources on both sides of the aisle told Intelligencer that it changed the momentum of hearing. She could no longer be painted as a deep-state Never Trumper. Instead, she became a figure almost too sympathetic to be directly criticized.”)
- Impeachment and the Stone Verdict Show Trump Is Surrounded by Criminals (And that Trump himself is a criminal.)
- Roger Stone was found guilty. Now all eyes turn to Trump.
- Nancy Pelosi says Trump’s attacks on witnesses “very significant” to impeachment probe
- Yovanovitch makes it clear: Trump put his personal interests above the U.S.
- Yovanovitch Says Trump Comments In July Call Felt Like A ‘Threat’
- Witness says he overheard Trump demand Ukrainian investigation of Bidens
- READ: State Department aide David Holmes’ opening statement
- Roger Stone’s conviction, and Trump’s ugly response, further demonstrate the president’s corruption
- Trump thinks he’s fighting the deep state. He’s weakening the U.S.
- “This Is the Way Gangsters Operate”: A Hero Is Born as Yovanovitch Gives Voice to Widespread Rage at State (“The diplomatic rank and file believe Mike Pompeo has allowed Trump to pollute the State Department with politics. Marie Yovanovitch made their case. ‘I think people are feeling huge pride in Masha,’ says a former ambassador.”)
- Exclusive: After private White House meeting, Giuliani associate Lev Parnas said he was on a ‘secret mission’ for Trump, sources say
- Analysis: Stone joins the remarkable universe of criminality surrounding President Trump
- Trump confidant Stone guilty on all counts, faces up to 50 years in prison
- Roger Stone should be a footnote in history. Instead, he shows our descent.
- Professional Ratf*cker Roger Stone Has F*cked His Last Rat (“But his crimes against democracy—which the Republican Party abided as long as it was convenient—will never be atoned for.”)
- If There’s a Gun Left That Isn’t Smoking, I Can’t Find It (“The dominoes are stacked up and lead straight to the Oval Office now.”)
- Remember the Applause That Followed Marie Yovanovitch Out of That Hearing Room (She is a hero, no doubt. Very courageous.)
- How to Dislodge the Brute in the White House (“Threatening, malicious, contemptuous of the law and public service: Trump to Ukraine is Trump in all departments.”)
- Labeled ‘Bad News’ by the President, an Ambassador Headlines a Bad Day for Trump (“In an impeachment hearing, Marie L. Yovanovitch expressed disbelief that an American president would call her ‘bad news’ in a call with a foreign leader.”)
- Attorney General Barr defends Trump, assails ‘Resistance’ in fiery speech to conservative lawyers
- Stephen Miller’s Sinister Syllabus (“Leaked emails from 2015 and 2016 show one of Trump’s top advisers trying to teach Breitbart editors a thing or two about white nationalism.”)
- Trump intervenes in three war-crimes cases, despite Pentagon opposition to the move (Basically, with Trump, if can do the right thing or the wrong thing, he *always* does the wrong thing.)
- Trump Betrays the Military (“His intervention in decisions about war crimes undermines the moral standing of the armed forces.”)
- Trump’s Doral resort was a last-minute addition in search for G-7 site, email shows (Emoluments, anyone?)
- Today’s Impeach-O-Meter: There’s Really No Reason Not to Impeach Trump
- How Republicans Tried to Manufacture Outrage During Friday’s Impeachment Hearing
- Obama Says Average American Doesn’t Want to ‘Tear Down System’ (“Former President Barack Obama, in an address to liberal donors, warned candidates not to go too far left and sought to calm those who were concerned about the state of the Democratic primary.”)
- Obama Tells His Party’s Elites to Relax (“We have a field of very accomplished, very serious, and passionate, and smart people who have a history of public service, and whoever emerges from the primary process, I will work my tail off to make sure they are the next president”)
- Jackie Speier erupts at reporter for The Hill (“Angered by the testimony of ousted ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, California Rep. Jackie Speier upbraided a reporter for The Hill and ripped the outlet’s publication of columns by John Solomon, the conservative journalist whose work is at the center of what Yovanovitch described as a ‘smear campaign’ against her.” How on earth is Solomon as “journalist?”)
- John Solomon leaves behind lasting damage at the Hill
- How a bad-faith attack on Schiff made its way from Twitter to Trump’s lips (“Rep. Elise Stefanik is accusing the House intel chair of treating Republicans unfairly, but all he did was try to enforce the rules.”)
- 4 main takeaways from Marie Yovanovitch’s impeachment hearing
- They Had a Triumphal Pity Party for Brett Kavanaugh, and He Vigorously Participated (“Outside, however, Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony sounded in the darkness on loop.”)
- Trump saw the Yovanovitch hearing and just couldn’t bear being left out (“Does Trump know nothing about diplomacy? Never mind.”)
- Fox News joins Trump in trying to intimidate witness Marie Yovanovitch, calling her “Midas in reverse” (Fox should be prosecuted?)
- Trump Insists He Can Intimidate Any Witness He Pleases
- “George Gets All His Power from YOU”: Kellyanne Caught in West Wing Cross Fire as George Goes Full Resistance (“Trump complains, and Jared wants her out, as George Conway fires fierce salvos at the president and parties with Kathy Griffin and Paul Krugman. But he still loves Kellyanne, sources say. “He’s going through a tough time,” says one.”)
- ‘No discipline. No plan. No strategy.’: Kamala Harris campaign in meltdown (“Campaign manager Juan Rodriguez is taking the most heat for the failings, but his defenders point their finger at the candidate’s sister, Maya Harris.”)
- Judge orders Florida to stop rigging the ballot to help Republicans win elections
- Legality of Wolf, Cuccinelli appointments to DHS questioned (“Key House Democrats cite new documents in request for review”)
- Rep. Gerry Connolly to @DNC/@TheDemocrats/@DCCC: “Pay Attention to Virginia!”
- Democrat unveils bill requiring banks to identify suspicious activity related to guns (“Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) introduced a bill requiring financial institutions to identify and report suspicious or illegal financial activity related to firearms on Friday.”)
- Cook Political Report: Spanberger’s Race Moved From “Tossup” To “Lean Democratic” After Virginia Democrats Win Big In 2019 Races
- Virginia could decriminalize marijuana with new Democratic majority in legislature
- Why Virginia’s progress on racism has been slow
- 2020 is the year for Virginia to finally ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (Yep, this is a no brainer.)
- Northam orders highest flood-protection standards in the US for new state-owned buildings
- Virginia Democrats plan swift gun control. Gun-rights groups promise “a big backlash.” (“Universal background checks, a one-gun-a-month limit and a ‘red flag’ law temporarily taking guns from people deemed a danger are among the ideas on the table.” Those are all very popular, actually.)
- Shad Plank: Redistricting? It’s complicated, a CNU politics panel notes
- Shad Plank: Some enthusiasm about CNU’s enthusiasm polling (“Turns out, that 13 percentage point difference is just about the difference between the share of the statewide vote Democrats won versus Republicans, Kidd told the Wason Center’s post-election forum. “)
- Virginia Republicans still have time to make judicial picks
- Virginia trade delegation visiting Israel and United Arab Emirates
- Ghazala Hashmi: From personal crisis to Senate victory
- Graphs: Democratic Performance in Key Virginia State Senate, House of Delegates Districts, 2015-2019
- AG Mark Herring Sues EPA Over Attacks on Clean Air and Climate Change Efforts
- Virginia Candidates Raked In Millions. What Can They Do With What’s Leftover? (Should be “Left Over,” not “Leftover”)
- W. Taylor Reveley IV column: Gerald L. Baliles — A founder for modern Virginia
- Norton, Beyer, Wexton Urge Park Police Internal Investigation on Killing of Bijan Ghaisar
- Can the Bijan Ghaisar case be prosecuted in state court, after feds declined charges? (“Experts said the criteria for federal civil rights charges set a high bar for charges, and a state court prosecution might be possible.”)
- Corey Stewart’s county no more: Virginia county aims to become liberal model
- No punishment for Stoney for $1,000 Hawaii hotel charge on city credit card
- Richmond Mayor Hosts Town Halls On Coliseum Redevelopment Plans
- Charlottesville City Council votes to remove statue of Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea
- Hampton Roads, Eastern Shore under coastal flood warning as weekend storm moves in
- Considerably colder and breezy through tomorrow, then gradually warmer into midweek
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