by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 16.
- Our Future Depends on the Arctic (“Save it from the ravages of warming and we can save the planet.”)
- The Decade Big Power Politics Returned (“Ten years ago, geopolitical heavyweight combat seemed a figment of the past. Now it shapes everything.”)
- Trump’s border wall wouldn’t stop most illegal immigration or drugs. So what is it for?
- Judiciary Committee impeachment report alleges Trump committed ‘multiple federal crimes’
- House Judiciary Committee publishes full impeachment report (“President Trump has realized the Framers’ worst nightmare.”)
- Trump’s Lasting Legacy (“Trump is leaving an indelible mark on this country, regardless of what happens in November. He has shattered convention and protocol, and they can’t be repaired. Trump will leave in his wake a weaker country — with his sensibilities seared into it.”)
- House Slated To Impeach Trump This Week — How It Will Work And What Comes Next
- Democrats Blast GOP Senators for Saying They Won’t Impeach Trump Before Trial
- The next five days will make history. Here’s what to expect on impeachment.
- Trump is just 67 votes away from being an ex-President and it’s freaking him out
- Trump Braces for Historic Impeachment, Clouding 2020 Election
- Schiff indicates he would like witnesses called and documents introduced in Senate impeachment trial
- Schumer requests four witnesses, including Mulvaney and Bolton, in letter to McConnell about Senate impeachment trial
- Schumer proposes Bolton, Mulvaney testify in Senate impeachment trial
- Trump’s Senate trial is rigged, but a Watergate hero has an idea for saving impeachment
- Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager
- Trump trails all top Democrats, half of voters favor impeachment, Fox News poll says
- Poll: Opinions Of Impeachment Remain Unchanged; Signs Point To Base Election In 2020
- How Kevin McCarthy kept Republicans in lockstep behind Trump on impeachment (“The House minority leader has brought his hard-line critics into the fold. For now.”)
- The only principle Republicans have left is partisanship
- Trump Lashed Out at Fox News for Reporting on the Reality of Impeachment—Again
- Don’t worry, Sen. Graham. No one thought you’d be fair.
- Trump impeachment: Lindsey Graham will ‘not pretend to be a fair juror’ (Disgusting as always.)
- Trump goes after Pelosi’s teeth as the House gears up for impeachment vote (Trump, raging misogynist as always.)
- Trump’s Impeachment Timeline and the 2020 Election (“‘The President is the smoking gun,’ said one member of the House Judiciary Committee. But is the schedule just rushing the impeachment to an acquittal?”)
- NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Biden, Sanders Lead 2020 Democratic Race (“Biden leads with 24%, followed closely by Sanders at 22%. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is third with 17%, followed by South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 13%, all together making up a clear top tier of four candidates.”)
- Andrew Yang: When the “Best of Intentions” Meet “Some Harsh Realities”
- Pete Buttigieg’s High Hopes (“Can the Presidential candidate unite Democrats against Donald Trump?”)
- Hail to the Bernie (“It could happen, really. So what would a Sanders presidency look like? Vice President Warren is being considered, and plans are in the works to de-Trumpify immigration and climate. Much less likely: Medicare for All.”)
- Cory Booker Just Went All-In Against Factory Farming and the Meat Industry (Good; the meat industry is a disgrace.)
- Bloomberg’s sexist remarks fostered company culture that degraded women, lawsuits allege
- Overconfident Trump Backers Ignore Key Lesson From 2016
- Staff exodus in Van Drew office after party switch (“Five senior aides to Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey resigned on Sunday as the lawmaker formally prepared to switch parties, stating they were ‘deeply saddened and disappointed by his decision.'”)
- Juan Williams: Obama has one more election to win
- Chris Wallace wants journalists to push for the truth. But Fox News often traffics in propaganda.
- 2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation
- Southern Cities’ Renewable Energy Push Could Be Stifled as Utility Locks Them Into Longer Contracts
- Officials Investigate Use of Possible “White Power” Hand Sign at Army-Navy Game
- Boeing Weighs Suspending or Cutting Back 737 MAX Production
- Facing Backlash, Hallmark Channel Says It Will ‘Reinstate’ Ad Of Lesbian Brides
- Word Clouds: What Have Virginia’s Members of Congress Been Talking About Recently?
- New Wason Center Poll Finds “pent-up demand among [Virginia] voters for a lot of the Democrats’ policy agenda” (Northam’s approval back to 52%-36%; Virginia voters *really* dislike payday and car-title lenders)
- Virginians mostly welcome Democratic takeover, CNU survey finds. (“Majorities want gun control, higher minimum wage and other Democratic priorities, but they part with the party over Confederate monuments.”)
- 2019 House of Delegates Candidate Tim Hickey: Top 10 Reasons to Organize Everywhere
- Patolia: Gun laws are reasonable responses
- Yes Virginia, your economic future looks good. But watch out for storm clouds. (“The authors of Old Dominion University’s latest State of the Commonwealth report warn the state to ‘resist the lures of quick fixes, whether it is casinos to address the fiscal shortcomings of local governments or publicly subsidized sports stadiums for professional sports franchises.'”)
- Va. law that seizes licenses for unpaid court debt appears doomed. Good riddance.
- William Street: James River restoration needs continued effort
- Editorial: Prison’s misguided policy (“A screening policy that prompted the strip search of an 8-year-old in a Virginia prison needs more than outrage. It demands action, writes the Editorial Board.”)
- Northam to propose authority for consolidating state investments in research
- Hidden crypts, tunnel unearthed at Norfolk church could be part of the Underground Railroad
- Confederate flags were stolen from a Virginia graveyard. The search continues for the person who did it.
- Editorial: Is the next Google in Blacksburg?
- Wintry mix this morning with slick spots possible north and west of District; periods of rain this afternoon into Tuesday
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