by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, November 17.
- Kurds watch their homes burn from afar as picture of ‘ethnic cleansing’ emerges (This is on Trump to a large extent.)
- Hong Kong campus protesters fire bows and arrows, set fires
- ‘Show no mercy’: leaked documents reveal details of China’s Xinjiang detentions (“More than 400 pages leaked to New York Times by Chinese political insider document brutal crackdown on Muslim minority”)
- Aramco Seeks $1.6-$1.7 Trillion Valuation in Pared-Down IPO
- Bolton and Trump Met Privately Over Withheld Aid, White House Official Testified
- Sondland said he was acting on Trump’s orders, aide told investigators
- Sondland discussed sensitive matters with Trump on phone from Kyiv restaurant as waiters circled
- Senior national security official ties Sondland more closely to Trump on Ukraine
- Testimony Ties Trump Closer To Pressure On Ukraine (“Tim Morrison, a former National Security Council aide, told impeachment investigators about revealing conversations with Ambassador Gordon Sondland.”)
- A New Impeachment Witness Made a Bad Week Worse for Trump
- Pence aide said Trump’s Ukraine phone call was ‘unusual and inappropriate’ (“The phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart at the center of Congress’ impeachment investigation was ‘inappropriate,’ an aide to Vice President Mike Pence told lawmakers, according to a transcript released on Saturday.”)
- President Trump’s medical exam was unscheduled, source said
- This Decision Could Be Bigger Than Impeachment (“The Supreme Court has avoided taking sides in what Bill Barr calls a ‘scorched earth, no-holds-barred war’ between Congress and the president. That could end this week.”)
- GOP divided over impeachment trial strategy
- Fox News? More Like Trump’s Impeachment Shield (“Nixon lacked the cable network’s advantage, but are its viewers misled?”)
- Trump Sides With War Criminals
- Ambassador Yovanovitch Led by Example (“But she can’t save our democracy from Trump and his enablers by herself”)
- Attorney General Bill Barr Is Getting Roasted for His Outrageous Speech Blasting Progressives (Barr is a menace, should be impeached ASAP.)
- Action on gun violence depends on Trump: Be very afraid
- Iowa Poll: Pete Buttigieg rockets to the top of the 2020 field as a clear front-runner
- Buttigieg leaps ahead of Democratic rivals in Iowa, new poll shows (“The South Bend, Ind., mayor has 25 percent support among likely caucusgoers; Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are in a three-way tie for second place.”)
- Is Elizabeth Warren looking for safer ground in health care?
- Democrat defeats Trump ally in deep-red Louisiana (“Gov. John Bel Edwards narrowly wins reelection over a GOP businessman in the state Trump won by 20 points in 2016”)
- Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards wins reelection (“The Democratic incumbent was forced into a runoff against Trump ally and businessman Eddie Rispone after neither won an absolute majority in last month’s election.”)
- In Louisiana, a Narrow Win for John Bel Edwards and a Hard Loss for Trump (Hahaha.)
- ‘Saturday Night Live’ gives impeachment hearings a melodramatic twist
- “See Jane Win”: How Democratic women drove the 2018 blue wave (One of them is Abigail Spanberger.)
- Colin Kaepernick throws passes for 40 minutes at workout, urges NFL to ‘stop running’
- At Henrico town hall, Spanberger shares concerns about constitutional overreach by Trump
- Not My Job: Sen. Tim Kaine Plays A Game Called ‘T. Kaine, Meet T-Pain’
- Opinion/Commentary: Historic changes: Democratic women lead capture of General Assembly
- COMMENTARY: Changes in 28th District doomed GOP candidate (“Suburban Virginia is changing and Republican candidates and voters in the 28th District and elsewhere do not seem to recognize the differences in the electorate of 10 years ago and the electorate of 2019. To put it simply, the party cannot do well statewide or in the Fredericksburg area by acting as if the Virginia electorate of 2019 resembles the Virginia electorate of a quarter century ago.”)
- Opinion/Commentary: Looking to build a new Virginia Way? Look to Jerry Baliles (Former House Democratic Leader David Toscano: “Perhaps it is time to create a “new Virginia Way” — one based on inclusion and equity rather than division; one that recognizes that we can be the best state for business while expanding economic opportunities and rights for labor and the middle class; one that celebrates investments in infrastructure that creates jobs and reduces our impact on the climate; one that recognizes the role of education to building a new Virginia economy, and one where partisanship is moderated in service to higher goals for our communities and our commonwealth.”
- Funeral held for former Virginia Governor Gerald Baliles
- Mark Herring: Justice reform a Virginia necessity
- Audio: Matt “Politidope” Rogers Ranks the 2020 Democratic Candidates Purely in Terms of Who’s Most Likely to Beat Trump
- New Study: Virginia Democrats’ Medicaid Expansion Will Save 900 Lives in Just Four Years
- Jess Foster: My Personal List of Criminal Justice Reform Priorities for the 2020 Virginia General Assembly
- VA House Democrats Announce Additional Leadership Positions (Congratulations to Delegates Jeion Ward, Kathleen Murphy, Marcus Simon, Betsy Carr, Delores McQuinn)
- Gordon C. Morse: Leadership team takes shape in Richmond
- Levar Stoney: Use majority to assist Virginia localities (Yep, including relaxation of the Dillon Rule in several cases.)
- Data breach may affect more than 500 Fairfax County police employees, official says
- Tolling on 395 Express Lanes starts Sunday. Here’s what you need to know.
- Editorial: Letter to the General Assembly’s new Democratic leaders
- Norfolk casino needs nearby development to make it a boon for city, expert says. That could be a challenge.
- ‘Like chasing shadows’: Uncovering Colonial Williamsburg’s LGBTQ history
- Still cool today with increasing clouds; slightly warmer midweek
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