by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 20.
- Fossil fuel production on track for double the safe climate limit (“‘We’re in a deep hole over the climate crisis and we need to stop digging,’ warn experts”)
- Stalled U.S.-China Trade Talks Raise Threat of Impasse
- U.S. military aid bolsters Ukraine’s front lines, but the Trump drama makes Kyiv nervous
- As Tensions Rise Over Defense Costs, U.S. Walks Out Of Talks With South Korea (WTF???)
- U.S. Senate Passes Hong Kong Democracy Bill, Drawing China’s Ire
- Trump is spreading his ‘fake news’ rhetoric around the world. That’s dangerous.
- Israel opposition leader nears deadline to form coalition government (“Benny Gantz must strike deal by midnight, but suggests no progress made in negotiations”)
- Ukrainian gas executive cooperating in US probe of Giuliani
- As Oil Prices Drop And Money Dries Up, Is The U.S. Shale Boom Going Bust?
- A very bad impeachment hearings day for Donald Trump
- Even Republicans’ preferred witnesses are implicating Trump
- Impeachment Day 3: Republicans Continue Their Attack on Reason and Reality
- Why the Republican attacks on Alexander Vindman mark a new low
- GOP-Requested Witness Rejects Trump ‘Conspiracy Theories’
- A White House Now ‘Cannibalizing Itself’
- Tuesday’s impeachment hearings were a disaster for Republicans (“Even their own witnesses said damaging stuff.”)
- Jennifer Rubin: Republicans should have thought twice before calling Volker and Morrison
- Republicans portrayed Vindman as disloyal. They have no sense of decency.
- Lt. Col. Vindman’s uniform spoke loud. His humanity spoke louder.
- Volker makes a big correction, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s testimony
- Witnesses undercut Trump’s defense about Ukraine phone call
- ‘Comes down to one guy’: In impeachment probe, all eyes turn to Gordon Sondland (“The U.S. ambassador to the European Union, who is set to publicly testify Wednesday, could solidify the case against President Trump, though doing so would require that he revise his previous testimony or acknowledge significant omissions.”)
- Five Parts of Gordon Sondland’s Story That Don’t Fit (“The EU ambassador needs to reconcile his pro-Trump claims with what the other witnesses have testified.”)
- Colonel Vindman’s America (“It’s not a place that Donald Trump knows much about.”)
- The Trump Presidency Is in Free Fall
- Here’s why discrepancies in Mr. Sondland’s testimony loom large ahead of his public appearance.
- Trumpists to Alexander Vindman: ‘Fuck You for Your Service’ (“Once the party stood for strength. Now, it’s the GOP mocking the testimony of a decorated military officer. Now, it’s the GOP in bed with the darkest forces in the world.”)
- The GOP’s Witnesses Aren’t Helping Trump (“If Republicans thought Kurt Volker and Timothy Morrison would bust the Democrats’ case for impeachment, they were likely disappointed by what they heard today.”)
- Fact Checker: The contradictions and discrepancies in Sondland’s initial testimony
- Analysis: The 5 questions Gordon Sondland needs to answer
- Gordon Sondland: witness White House fears most to testify
- Coach Jordan goes to war for Team Trump (“Jim Jordan has put on his wrestling singlet and he’s ready for a no-holds-barred takedown.”)
- Alexander Vindman’s Family Under 24-Hour Security Monitoring After Twitter Targeting By Trump
- Trump White House Blasts Out Anti-Vindman Talking Points to Surrogates
- Democrats Should Stop Making ‘Ukrainegate’ About Ukraine (“The focus should be on defending American democracy”)
- Kurt Volker, impeachment witness requested by Republicans, debunks many of their arguments
- Republicans Have Rolled Out at Least 22 Trump-Ukraine Defenses, Many of Which Contradict Each Other (“It never happened. It happened, but no quid pro quo. The Process! Read the Transcript! It’s a coup!”)
- Does Jim Jordan Really Want to Criticize Someone for Failing to Alert the Proper Authorities?
- Trump press secretary faces backlash over claim that Obama aides left ‘you will fail’ notes (“The White House is facing fresh allegations of dishonesty after press secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed without evidence that aides to former president Barack Obama left behind disparaging messages around the White House on the day President Trump was inaugurated.”)
- NY Times gives credence to GOP stunt during impeachment hearings (The NY Times needs an Ombudsman, new editors, etc.)
- Who Runs The Department Of Homeland Security? Thanks To The Trump Administration, It’s Unclear.
- Navy Wants to Eject From SEALs a Sailor Cleared by Trump, Officials Say
- Jim Jordan Trips Over His Asshole Trying to Malign Lt. Colonel Vindman
- Healthcare tangles in Democratic White House race could carry risk in 2020, polls show (“The dueling data reflects the extent to which many Americans are still fuzzy on Medicare for All’s details, some strategists said.”)
- Trump’s tax cut didn’t just disappoint. It flopped.
- Republicans’ extreme positions open the door for Democrats in Georgia (Stacey Abrams: “The state where candidates will debate Wednesday is on the precipice of political change.”)
- Warren seizes control of her Medicare-for-all story. Is it too late?
- The Danger of Elizabeth Warren (“Even if she wins the presidency — hardly a sure bet — she may jeopardize Democrats in the House and the Senate.”)
- Which Democrat Will Most Savagely Attack Mayor Pete at Wednesday Night’s Debate?
- Who Will Win The Fifth Democratic Debate?
- Saint Anselm poll: Buttigieg surges to 10 percentage point lead over Biden, Warren in NH
- ‘Everyone’s going to come for Pete’: Buttigieg faces debate spotlight
- Guards Accused of Napping and Shopping Online the Night Epstein Died (“The two jail staff members were charged with falsifying records and conspiring to defraud the United States.”)
- Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07), Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Issue Statements on House Vote to Prevent Government Shutdown
- Virginia Democrats’ priorities will soon meet the Republican resistance (Eye roll.)
- Restoring Virginia’s Estate Tax Would Increase Funding for Services and Reduce Inequality
- Virginia’s state psychiatric hospitals say they’re in “crisis,” with beds filled and not enough money
- Medicaid expansion may be the most important thing the General Assembly has done in a generation
- Fifteen Va. Superfund sites threatened by climate change, watchdog agency says
- ‘Our job is to protect the pocketbook’ – outgoing Virginia House budget chairman cautions delegates
- Virginia Counties Declare They Are ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuaries’ as Dems Plan Gun Reforms
- Green Power for Suckers Program Wins Regulatory Approval
- Enviro Groups to Governors Northam, Hogan: “Not So Fast on American Legion Bridge”
- Mountain Valley Pipeline Companies Stock Prices – How Low Can They Go?!?
- Joshua Johnson Will Leave WAMU’s “1A” for MSNBC (“The popular daytime public radio show will look for a new host”)
- Selling Metro station’s name? Not so fast, Fairfax County says
- Franklin County crowd urges supervisors to support gun rights
- Finally feeling more like fall; rain chances Friday and Saturday (“We’re in the midst of a mini-streak with temperatures near normal, after a noticeably colder-than-normal November up until this point.”)
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