by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, November 21.
- World’s Current Fossil Fuel Plans Will Shatter Paris Climate Limits, UN Warns (“Within a decade, planned coal, oil and gas production will more than double what’s allowable to avoid 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming, and that gap only grows.”)
- Challenger Benny Gantz fails to form Israeli government, deepening political crisis
- China’s Top Negotiator ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Reaching Trade Deal
- How the Queen Forced Prince Andrew Out, as U.S. Epstein Investigators Draw Closer (“Royal briefings are making it clear the duke was fired—and the termination is permanent, as he prepares to speak to investigators about his ties to dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.”)
- U.S. House passes Hong Kong rights bills, Trump expected to sign
- Putin says US ‘political dramas’ diverting focus from Russia (Yep, Putin is very happy with the Trump administration fiasco.)
- Sondland Has Implicated the President and His Top Men
- What To Watch For In Impeachment Hearing With Fiona Hill, David Holmes
- Scoop: Fiona Hill to warn of “fictional narrative” on Ukraine in testimony
- Impeachment inquiry: Sondland’s bombshell testimony blows holes in Trump’s Ukraine defence
- Stunning testimony links Trump to abuse of power
- ‘Everyone was in the loop’: Gordon Sondland makes two stunning points (“Trump’s E.U. ambassador confirms he sought a quid pro quo with Ukraine.”)
- Sondland’s dramatic testimony shakes the impeachment debate and undercuts the president
- Sondland implicates Trump in quid pro quo, says Pence, Pompeo knew
- In Gordon Sondland, Trump has met his match
- Sondland was devastating. But Republicans don’t care about the facts.
- Jennifer Rubin: If Pompeo doesn’t testify, he should be impeached
- Sondland’s bombshell testimony leaves Trump’s GOP allies scrambling
- Gordon Sondland Leaves Us With No Other Option
- Devin Nunes Is Living in a Fantasyland (“The representative’s claims about stories reporting on the Trump administration are part of a universe of untruth”)
- Ambassador Sondland’s Revenge
- Prosecutors Subpoena Trump Fund-Raisers Linked to Giuliani Associates
- Pompeo Emerges as a Major Trump Enabler in Ukraine Affair
- Democrats say new Sondland leads won’t slow impeachment drive
- Gordon Sondland’s Testimony Is Damning for Trump — and Himself
- Photographer captures Trump’s handwritten talking points responding to Sondland
- As Sondland testified, a misleading Ukraine story spread among conservatives on social media
- Gordon Sondland Laid Out Just How Simple the Ukraine Scandal Really Is
- Sondland’s Testimony Was A Bombshell. Republicans Pretended It Was A Dud.
- Read Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman’s letter asking Fox to retract a segment smearing him
- The unbearable impeachment propaganda of FoxNews.com
- The latest GOP defense of Trump evaporates with a whimper (“In an evening hearing, Republican efforts to deny Trump withheld aid to Ukraine as part of extortion campaign fail”)
- Bush-Era Ethics Lawyer Suggests That Pence Should Be Impeached
- Gordon Sondland Is a Smug Plutocrat Who Was OK With All of It Until He Wasn’t
- Donald Trump’s Gordon Problem (“Republicans tried to throw Gordon Sondland under the bus. He took Trump with him.”)
- 5 Takeaways From The 5th Democratic Debate (“Impeachment hearings may have taken some steam out of the debate”; “Buttigieg held up to criticism”; “Biden stumbles — again — but will it matter?”; “Booker, Klobuchar have strong debates”; “Foreign policy, voting rights, child care took a more prominent role”)
- Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate (Cory Booker 6.6; Bernie Sanders 6.6; Amy Klobuchar 6.4; Kamala Harris 6.1; Elizabeth Warren 6.1; Pete Buttigieg 5.9; Joe Biden 5.3; Andrew Yang 5.0; Tulsi Gabbard 4.0; Tom Steyer 3.6)
- Did Anyone Lose the Democratic Debate?
- Democratic debate: 2020 presidential hopefuls tear into ‘criminal’ Trump (“Debate comes hours after a US ambassador gave testimony directly implicating Trump in quid pro quo deal with Ukraine”)
- Democrats focus on beating Trump, rather than beating up on each other
- Harris, Buttigieg and Klobuchar shine in the fifth debate
- A debate that actually covered the issues? This time, we don’t have to imagine. (“The Democratic debate contenders spent far more time in vehement agreement than loud disagreement.”)
- 4 winners and 3 losers from the November Democratic debate
- Who won the Democratic debate in Atlanta?
- At critical moment, Democrats tackle range of issues
- Winners and losers of the debate (“Mayor Pete Buttigieg managed the pressure that comes with being a newly minted polling frontrunner, there was pushback against Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax, and former vice president Joe Biden had yet another shaky performance.”)
- Buttigieg counterpunches as rivals take aim at his rising candidacy
- Everything the Candidates Discussed at the Atlanta Debate
- A Feel-Good Night for Debating Democrats (“Booker, Harris and Klobuchar needed strong performances in the face of lagging poll numbers. They all came through.”)
- Who won the last Democratic debate? Our panelists’ verdict
- Pete Buttigieg, Riding High in the Polls, Gets a Pass in Muddled Democratic Debate
- Peace Among Equals (“With no clear front-runner, Democratic candidates resist the urge to attack.”)
- Obama Moves Off Political Sidelines, Earlier Than He Expected
- Trump hosted Zuckerberg for undisclosed dinner at the White House in October
- ‘His beliefs are appalling’: email scandal sparks calls for Stephen Miller to resign (“Members of Congress, civil rights groups and a conservative columnist among those demanding Trump adviser step down”)
- Women finally have a chance to make history in Virginia. They already have.
- Video: NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, Former VP Al Gore Announce MASSIVE Increase in Offshore Wind Power Development
- Virginia Senate Democrats Announce Leadership, Committee Chairs ahead of 2020 Legislative Session
- Study: Virginia workers’ health insurance premiums are among the highest in the country
- Casino Gambling May Not Be A Revenue Jackpot For The State
- Northam picks private hospital leader as new behavioral health commissioner
- Fairfax County Public School Students Will Strike from School on 12/6 to Demand Climate Action
- Grassley, Warner demand meeting with FBI in Bijan Ghaisar shooting case
- After Democratic victories, rural Virginia counties rush to declare themselves gun sanctuaries
- Could State Democrats Bring Back the Estate Tax?
- What’s the average teacher salary in Virginia? Depends who does the math, lawmakers find.
- Facing mounting opposition for earlier conduct, judge withdraws application for re-appointment (“Facing mounting opposition and the public release of a judicial inquiry of his misconduct several years ago, 11th Judicial District Judge Robert B. Beasley Jr. on Wednesday withdrew his application to the Virginia General Assembly to be elected to a second six-year term.”)
- Dominion Energy Charity Classic named top event by PGA Tour Champions players (Why on eart is a state-“regulated” monopoly allowed to do this?)
- Virginia’s Legislature Will Tackle Gerrymandering In The New Year
- Chesapeake Bay dead zone was “high normal” for 2019
- Newport News School Board seeks interim replacement for Delegate-elect Simonds
- Pipeline opponents say erosion controls are inadequate
- Thanks for the memories, Gerardo Parra. Go make some more, Nationals. (“Baby Shark” swims away…)
- Dry today, but showers at times Friday and again late Saturday
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