by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, December 11.
- Final scramble for votes in ‘most important election in a generation’ (“Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn stick to core messages in bid to sway wavering voters”)
- Aung San Suu Kyi tells ICJ: Myanmar genocide claims ‘factually misleading’ (“De facto PM defends actions of government, saying attacks were initiated by insurgents”)
- Americans should be jealous of British elections (“The nation’s entire election will cost less than the Iowa caucuses. And its voters are better informed.”)
- Saudi Aramco Surges in World’s Biggest IPO
- Greta Thunberg labelled a ‘brat’ by Brazil’s far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro (“Swedish activist tweeted about murders of indigenous people” Bolsonaro is a disgrace to humanity.)
- The Do Something Democrats show they can legislate even while they impeach
- The case for impeachment (Washington Post editorial board: “There is abundant evidence of the president’s abuse of power on Ukraine.”)
- House Democrats To Begin Amending Impeachment Articles Wednesday Evening
- Impeach Trump or Work With Him? Democrats Are Pushing Forward on Both (“On the day Democrats formally charged President Trump with high crimes and misdemeanors, they also reached an agreement with him on a trade deal. For Speaker Nancy Pelosi, it was proof that Democrats are able to legislate while preparing to vote against the president.”)
- Trump assaults facts to survive impeachment (“On the day that Democrats proposed two articles of impeachment against him, the President and his courtiers laid down a fresh fog to obscure the evidence that incriminates him.”)
- Experts on impeachment: Is this the express-lane version — or a Democratic masterstroke? (“Lightweight impeachment? Maybe not. Experts say these are the ‘most serious’ charges ever made against a president”)
- The Democrats’ Ukraine-Only Impeachment Looks Half-Hearted (“Democrats have everything they need to charge Trump with obstruction of justice. Why didn’t they?”)
- As the U.S. House marches toward impeachment, Senate questions next move
- AP Analysis: Trump faces narrow but consequential charges
- Why Democrats sidelined Mueller in impeachment articles (“The decision divided leadership and the rank and file — but the caucus ultimately felt it was the best move for political, legal and practical reasons.”)
- Pelosi Balances Impeachment and USMCA With Eye on 2020 Elections
- Two Articles of Impeachment for Trump Are Nowhere Near Enough (“The House should take its own sweet time and investigate many more aspects of the president’s perfidious behavior.”)
- Small group of Democrats floats censure instead of impeachment
- Trump’s Impeachment Is Partisan Because Republicans Changed Their Minds
- Trump Goes Off on IG Report at Rally: ‘Scum’ at the FBI Destroyed People’s Lives! —
- Day of history accentuates distortions of truth in the Trump era
- ‘We ate their lunch’: Democrats claim legislative victories with dealmaker Trump (“On a trade deal and a parental-leave agreement, Democrats locked in long-sought policy changes as the president sought accomplishments to highlight.”)
- The ‘travesty’ is William Barr
- The Perverse Servility of Bill Barr
- William Barr’s War on Reality, Truth, and the Law (“Trump’s AG is brazenly assailing the IG report with lies.”)
- Barr sharpens attacks on FBI’s Russia probe, dismaying some in his department (“The attorney general’s comments drew condemnations from some involved in the case, and those inside the Justice Department privately worried he might be undercutting faith in federal law enforcement to please President Trump.” Barr is utterly corrupted. Also authoritarian and hostile to the rule of law. In other words, the LAST person who should be Attorney General, and a serious danger to America.)
- Ex-Ethics Chief Walter Shaub Warns William Barr Will Try To Interfere In 2020 Election (“CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin called the attorney general ‘a Fox News bot.'”)
- Growing divide between Trump and McConnell over impeachment trial (Trump is “hoping to turn it into a spectacle, which he thinks is his best chance to hurt Democrats in the election.”)
- Federal judge blocks Trump’s plan to build border wall using military funds (“The permanent injunction casts new doubt on President Trump’s ability to fulfill his pledge to erect 450 linear miles of fencing by the end of next year.”)
- Trump Targets Anti-Semitism and Israeli Boycotts on College Campuses
- Trump’s plan to sign antisemitism order raises fears it could stifle Israel criticism (“Executive order could redefine Judaism as a race or nationality, which critics argue is itself antisemitic”)
- Prominent anti-abortion chief warned of Muslims ‘replacing’ Christian Europeans (“Kathleen Eaton Bravo, whose company Obria has taken millions from Trump, said abortion ‘threatens our culture’s survival’”)
- Trump on removal of protester at rally: ‘We don’t want to be politically correct’
- Trump Claims He’s Heard FBI ‘Lovers’ Had a ‘Restraining Order,’ Admits He Has No Evidence (Appalling as always with this sociopath.)
- Congress will finally guarantee paid leave benefits for federal workers
- It’s hard to describe how much Fox News is lying about the Horowitz report
- By replacing Shep Smith with Bill Hemmer, Fox shows it is fully committed to the pro-Trump line (“While Shep Smith told the truth at Fox News, Bill Hemmer has toed the company line.”)
- What Pete Buttigieg Says He Did at McKinsey (“In an exclusive interview, the presidential candidate reveals the clients he worked with, what he did for them, and how the experience shaped the way he solves problems.”)
- Biden signals to aides that he would serve only a single term
- Mike Bloomberg to donate $10 million to House Democrats targeted by GOP (“The money, which is meant to even an arms race on the 2020 congressional battlefield, was cheered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who has been fielding concerns from some of her members over a costly Republican advertising offensive as the House moves toward an impeachment vote next week.”)
- Pro-Trump group lies about congresswoman’s impeachment comments in new ad (“The American Action Network deceptively edited a quote from Virginia Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria in a new attack ad.”)
- States urge Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction to continue
- North Carolinians battle the $7.5-billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- Spanberger, Luria say they aren’t part of push to censure Trump
- Rep. Wexton hopes to crack down on gun violence by examining financial information
- Kaine, Warner call for minimum wage hike in Virginia, other pro-worker reforms
- Northam calls for ‘historic’ boost to Virginia pre-K programs
- Senator Scott Surovell Introduces Fracking Ban to Virginia Senate
- Karen Forget: Northam should emphasize environment in budget proposal
- The Democrats’ Redistricting Dilemma: An Idea for How to Solve It
- Virginia moves closer to more relaxed pot laws with Democratic majority (“Attorney General Mark R. Herring is leading efforts to wipe away criminal penalties for pot.”)
- Editorial: A meaningful debate over marijuana
- Metro and its largest union reach surprise labor agreement that would avoid privatization (“The new four-year contract will allow the transit agency to reverse plans to outsource Silver Line operations.”)
- In the capital of the Confederacy, a new monument and a chance to change the narrative
- Opinion/Editorial: Strip search of child reprehensible
- Why Arlington and Fairfax can’t tax plastic bags — and why that might change
- Navy’s economic impact on Hampton Roads grew by nearly $2 billion in 2018, report says
- Washington Post Uses “Objective” News Article to Push Anti-Progressive Narrative: Fairfax County Edition
- Virginia 2019 Elections Smashed Spending Records, Saw Record-Low Numbers of Uncontested Seats
- Fairfax County Awards Solar Power Purchase Agreement Contracts, Launches Large-Scale Renewable Energy Initiative
- Fairfax Co. signs biggest solar deal in Virginia
- Editorial: Why Democrats should visit a Second Amendment sanctuary (All they have to do is go to Prince William County, by the way…at least for the next couple weeks.)
- James City County ‘reaffirms’ commitment to state, US constitutions
- Bedford County Joins List of 2nd Amendment ‘Sanctuaries’
- Gun Advocates Want Spotsylvania to Become 2nd Amendment Sanctuary
- Spotsylvania County becomes state’s latest Second Amendment sanctuary
- Prince George County becomes ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary’
- Colonial Heights passes 2nd Amendment resolution
- Supervisors approve revised resolution declaring Prince William a ‘constitutional county’ (“The board voted in favor of the revised resolution 6 to 2, with Supervisors Frank Principi, D-Woodbridge, and Victor Angry, D-Neabsco, voting against it. About 50 Virginia counties have passed related initiatives – some declaring themselves ‘sanctuary’ counties, others using the more moderate ‘constitutional county’ moniker — in recent weeks.”)
- Northam-backed assault weapon bill will include ‘grandfather clause’ for existing guns
- Atlantic Coast Pipe Dreams, Protests and Politics
- Trump’s food-stamp change could affect 4,500 Virginians. State officials say they’re already on it.
- Interest Groups: Now is the Time to Better Fund Virginia’s Schools
- DEQ says groundwater permit for contested Chickahominy power plant will protect aquifer
- 757 selected as new name for Hampton Roads in regional rebranding effort
- Jury reaches guilty verdicts in Newport News federal street gang trial
- Doctor in Norfolk helped fuel a $300 million black market online pharmacy, federal investigators say
- Prince William schools on 2-hour delay Wednesday
- Snow showers exit early this morning, then it’s mostly sunny but colder again
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