by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, December 9.
Here’s the full video of my interaction with Devin Nunes yesterday, along with the article we posted. https://t.co/DGkrkxBlT7 pic.twitter.com/ZOWUEbbSr3
— Lee Fang (@lhfang) December 8, 2019
- 2019’s mass protests are missing the spectacular results of 2011 and 1989
- Knife-edge? UK’s Johnson ahead but polls suggest majority might be tough
- Britain Gears Up for Its Most Divisive Election in Decades
- This is a nuclear weapons offer Trump ought not refuse
- New Zealand Volcano Erupts, Killing at Least Five People
- Amazon indigenous leaders killed in Brazil drive-by shooting (“Gunmen opened fire on a group from the Guajajara tribe on a highway in Maranhão state, killing two and wounding others”)
- Farage appeared with antisemitic pastor on US web radio show (“Brexit party leader gave at least six long interviews to Rick Wiles on the TruNews network”)
- Trump’s defense of Saudis grows more isolated after deadly shooting on military base
- Saudi Linked to Florida Shooting Probed for Terrorism. He Had Clashed with Instructor.
- Following the Pensacola shooting, Trump auditions as Saudi Arabia’s press secretary (“This is the latest example of Trump’s suspicious partiality to Saudi Arabia.”)
- U.S. officials misled public about Afghan war, confidential documents reveal
- FBI says it presumes base shooting was act of terrorism
- Female minister, 34, tapped to become Finland’s youngest PM
- NATO Conference Is Canceled After U.S. Ambassador Barred a Trump Critic (WTF?)
- Russia Hit with Four-Year Olympic and World Cup Ban Over Doping
- The Eight Counts of Impeachment That Trump Deserves
- Washington Post: Barr told Trump he was not being well served by Giuliani
- The Indispensable Man: How Giuliani Led Trump to the Brink of Impeachment
- Giuliani’s dual roles as power broker and shadow foreign policy adviser alarm Trump’s advisers
- House Impeachment Case Against Trump Goes to Closing Arguments
- Senate braces for brawl on Trump impeachment rules
- The GOP impeachment wall: Why Republicans won’t walk away from Trump (“Analysis: Politics and the media have changed since the time a group of GOP lawmakers went to the White House to tell Nixon he was finished.”)
- Donald Trump Is Demeaning Congress
- ‘Snowflake’ Devin Nunes Mocked For Panicking After Reporter’s Question (“The congressman claimed he was the victim of a stalker. Turns out it was a reporter who identified himself and asked a normal question.”)
- Despite Warnings, Trump Moves to Expand Migrant Family Detention (“Tiny prison uniforms were replaced with T-shirts. Healthcare and schooling improved. But experts say there is still no safe way to incarcerate families.”)
- Ted Cruz Inspires Unintentional Laughter on Meet the Press (“The Texas senator made it too easy for Chuck Todd.”)
- Chuck Todd Laces Into Ted Cruz for Saying Ukraine Meddled in 2016 Election
- It has come to this: Ted Cruz is Putin’s stooge
- Trump Slammed For Insisting ‘Killer’ Real Estate Jews Will Back Him To Save Their Wealth (“The president’s comments at the Israeli American Council summit were called ‘vile and bigoted.'”)
- Trump Expresses Anti-Semitic Sentiments Before a Jewish Audience Again
- Bill Barr Remains a Menace to Society Even if the The Horowitz Report Falls Flat
- AP Interview: Warren says voters are ready for female ticket
- Biden says Warren on list of possible VPs
- Oh, Nikki. You’re So Wrong (“There is much Nikki Haley could learn from a true heroine of the South Carolina Confederate flag removal: Bree Newsome Bass.”)
- Nikki Haley gets the history of the Confederate flag very wrong (“White supremacists didn’t hijack the flag. It’s always been a symbol of racism.”)
- Caroll Spinney, Big Bird’s Alter Ego on ‘Sesame Street,’ Is Dead at 85 (R.I.P.)
- René Auberjonois, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Boston Legal’ Actor, Dies at 79 (R.I.P.)
- Biden Rejects Calls For Impeachment Testimony As A Trump Ploy To ‘Divert Attention’
- Warren made $1.9 million from corporate and financial legal work (Yeah, over 30 years.)
- Joe Biden: America Needs the Republican Party (Sure, we need a healthy, sane, normal Republican Party, not the extremist, insane, corrupt, treasonous Trumpster version.)
- Who’s Leading The Democratic Primary In The First Four States? (“Buttigieg leads close races in Iowa and New Hampshire…Biden leads in both Nevada and South Carolina”)
- Cory Booker: Impressive, Progressive, But…Hasn’t Caught On Yet. Might He Still “Rise”? Let’s Take a Look.
- Gun control, impeachment created heated town hall hosted by Spanberger (No, the issues themselves didn’t make it “heated,” people did.)
- Virginia’s Congressional Delegation On Opposite Sides of Climate Change Issue (This is an absolutely HORRENDOUS headline; there are not two “sides” to climate change. Yuck.)
- Robert B. Scott column: Medicaid expansion moves Virginia forward
- Will ‘Second Amendment sanctuaries’ test authority of Virginia government?
- With “Right-to-Work” (For Less) Repeal Being Discussed, It’s Clear Which Party’s Been the Friend of Virginia Labor…and Which One Has NOT Been
- Virginia governor to unveil budget priorities
- Editorial: Defusing a toxic time bomb
- Check Out the Important Debate This Wednesday Night, “Should Virginia Amend Its Constitution for Redistricting Reform?”
- Fairfax Connector workers end strike (“A county contractor and a union agreed to continue negotiating toward a new contract without a work stoppage, officials said Sunday. Normal service is expected to resume Monday.”)
- After the mass shooting, 450 Virginia Beach city employees asked for workers’ comp. Most were for psychological reasons.
- Chesapeake council to vote on Second Amendment resolution Tuesday
- Proposed stray bullet legislation may impact Loudoun County gun owners (“The Loudoun Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Dec. 11.”)
- Rainy and mild through Tuesday night before a risk of snow, cold weather arrive
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