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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, December 20.
- India marks a new low for a democracy
- US watching North Korea for ‘Christmas gift’ missile launch
- Trump’s Dingell insults disrupt GOP unity amid impeachment
- ‘I’m never afraid and I’m rarely surprised’: Pelosi emboldened
- Ex-officials say they feared Putin influenced Trump’s views on Ukraine and 2016 (“One former senior White House official said President Trump even stated so explicitly at one point, saying he knew Ukraine was the real culprit because ‘Putin told me.'”)
- Trump Should Be Removed from Office (by “Christianity Today”)
- Evangelical Magazine Christianity Today Calls for Trump’s Removal
- Al Franken mocks McConnell: ‘Like listening to Jeffrey Dahmer complain about the decline of dinner party etiquette’
- Pelosi’s delay sparks standoff with Senate GOP over Trump impeachment trial
- How Trump Lost an Evangelical Stalwart (“The editor in chief of Christianity Today explains his scathing editorial about the president’s behavior—and the damage he argues his fellow Christians are doing to the Gospel.”)
- Turns Out Mitch McConnell Might Have More Soft Spots in His Caucus Than Nancy Pelosi Does
- Trump Isn’t Impeached Until the House Tells the Senate
- Why doesn’t McConnell want witnesses at Trump’s trial? Because he’s guilty.
- Schumer Joins Pelosi in Backing Plan to Sit on Impeachment Articles
- George Conway: Republican senators run the risk of being shamed by Trump himself
- Here’s how long Pelosi should hold onto the articles of impeachment
- White House braces for Mulvaney’s post-impeachment exit
- Democrats May Save Us Yet (“America’s defenders of democracy take a stand.”)
- The Tyranny of the 63 Million (“Impeachment didn’t undermine democracy. It vindicated it.”)
- McConnell declares ‘impasse’ in talks with Democrats over Trump trial in Senate
- Sarah Sanders apologizes after mocking Biden’s stutter (Sarah SLANDERS, as usual.)
- The White House’s defense of Trump’s Dingell comments shows there’s no bottom
- Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate (Klobuchar 7.1; Sanders 7.1; Biden 7.0; Warren 6.7; Buttigieg 6.6; Yang 6.3; Steyer 4.8)
- Joe Biden Has Strongest Debate Yet as Pete Buttigieg Gets Roughed Up
- An issue-by-issue recap of the Democratic debate
- The Democratic race has shifted toward the realists
- 5 takeaways from the last Democratic primary debate of 2019
- The Democratic Debate Showcased a Fight for the Moderate Lane
- Joe Biden Gets Off Easy, Again
- 6 Takeaways From The 6th Democratic Debate (“1. Biden was steady; 2. Buttigieg came under attack; 3. Money remains a key divide — and potential problem for Democrats; 4. Some issues came up that hadn’t and others got attention in different ways; 5. Health care didn’t come up until late; 6. Democrats had to deal with a less-diverse stage”)
- Confrontation between Warren and Buttigieg livens debate (“A pointed and personal clash over the corrupting influence of wealthy campaign donors dominated the sixth debate of Democratic 2020 hopefuls.”)
- Klobuchar busts out
- Winners and losers: Buttigieg finds himself tested — and passes (“Joe Biden had his strongest debate performance yet. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) had the night’s most confounding moment.”)
- Joe Biden had his best debate yet. But the wine cave business lost.
- Why Democrats are debating over a wine cave
- Fact check: Did Warren’s campaign benefit from big-ticket fundraisers? (“He’s right. Warren transferred more than $10 million from her Senate campaign coffers to underwrite her presidential bid, giving her a healthy leg up on fundraising when she became a presidential contender. Warren did fundraising dinners right up until she easily won her 2018 Senate re-election bid.”)
- Warren and Klobuchar Team Up to Squash Pete on Debate Stage
- Amy Klobuchar Seizes Her Debate Moment, Crushes It (“The moderates roared back. Buttigieg, under fire, held his own. Biden was much sharper. But Klobuchar stole the show.”)
- Piñata Pete (“The upstart mayor is the target of a debate beatdown.”)
- 3 winners and 4 losers from the December 2019 Democratic debate (“Winners: Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar. Loser: Pete Buttigieg.”)
- Buttigieg absorbs a pummeling, and there’s more where that came from
- Democrats Decide Not to Debate Dull (“The sixth Democratic primary debate seemed striking for its lack of artifice and frequent evidence of intelligent life on stage.”)
- ‘And I’m white as well!’: The weirdest and zestiest lines of the Democratic debate
- WA Rep. Matt Shea engaged in ‘domestic terrorism,’ helped plan Malheur standoff, investigation finds
- Matt Bevin defends pardon of convicted child rapist in radio interview
- Kentucky’s ex-governor pardoned a child rapist because the 9-year-old victim’s hymen was intact
- J.K. Rowling’s latest tweet seems like transphobic BS. Her fans are heartbroken.
- A pro-Trump subreddit is full of calls for violence in response to proposed Virginia gun safety laws (“Reddit bars content that ‘encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm'”)
- Three “Red” States File Suit to “Preemptively Stop Ratification of the ERA”
- Tim Kaine column: Tobacco Age Bill Saves Lives
- Sen. Mark Warner, top Virginia political analysts lay out impeachment next steps
- Donald Trump’s lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act could take health care away from over 600,000 Virginians
- Want to Boost Educational Outcomes, Governor Northam? Then Green the Schools!
- Video: “Virginia Clean Economy Act” Unveiled. Is It Adequate to the Challenges and Opportunities We Face?
- Incoming Va. House speaker says Democrats are considering a Capitol gun ban for 2020 session
- A Look at How Presidential Candidates Get on Virginia’s Primary Ballot
- Menhaden fishery to be shut down in Virginia if company continues overfishing, secretary of commerce says
- State Sen.-elect Ghazala Hashmi endorses Warren for president
- Editorial: Public’s right to know (“Public officials should be more diligent about making sure accurate information gets to the public as the state’s Freedom of Information Act intends.”)
- Legislators talk initiatives for 2020 session at UVa
- Virginia and CSX Announce Landmark Rail Agreement (“A new Long Bridge, infrastructure to transform passenger, commuter, and freight rail in the Commonwealth”)
- Virginia plans new rail bridge to the District (“The deal will allow a 75 percent increase in frequency of Virginia Rail Express commuter trains and a doubling of Amtrak service between D.C. and Richmond, officials said.”)
- More natural gas infrastructure proposed for second Charles City plant
- Out of 8.2 million vehicles inspected in Va. last year, nearly 20% had defects
- Miss Virginia, a VCU pharmacy student, wins Miss America crown
- 60,000 Virginians are driving again thanks to a temporary policy change. Sen. Bill Stanley wants to make it permanent.
- Virginia prison threatens to permanently ban women from visiting loved ones if they don’t consent to strip searches
- D.C.-area forecast: A few degrees warmer today, with less wind
