by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 11.
- The Truth Behind That Viral “1 Billion Aussie Animals Are Dead” Stat Is Way More Complex—and Sad (“It’s possible some populations lost an entire generation of progeny.”)
- Can the catastrophic fires bring some sanity to Australian climate politics? (“It might be a moment.”)
- Enormous ‘Megafire’ In Australia Engulfs 1.5 Million Acres
- Trump Broke It. Now He Owns It.
- The lull in hostilities between Iran and the U.S. is just escalation in disguise
- Taiwan president takes early lead in election closely watched by China
- New Oman Ruler Sworn in After Almost Half a Century Under Qaboos
- North Korea says US ‘deceived’ Pyongyang on nuclear talks after Trump sends Kim birthday letter
- Swiss Back Channel Helped Defuse U.S.-Iran Crisis
- Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad
- Zelensky calls for admission of guilt, justice after Iran admits to mistakenly shooting down Ukrainian plane
- Iran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Airliner
- On the day U.S. forces killed Soleimani, they launched another secret operation targeting a senior Iranian official in Yemen
- Trump now claims four embassies were under threat from Iran, raising fresh questions about intelligence reports
- Trump’s team insists Soleimani was an “imminent” threat. Just don’t ask for details. (“’They really need to get their story straight,’ an expert said.”)
- White House considers expanding travel ban to more countries
- The Real Backstory of Why Trump Ordered the Killing of Suleimani Is Becoming More Clear
- Trump’s Rationale for Killing Soleimani Is Falling Apart
- Trump weighs in on Harry and Meghan royal split, defends the queen: ‘I think it’s sad’
- Trump angered by House ally’s push to limit his authority on Iran
- Trump impeachment trial to be set in motion next week, Pelosi indicates
- Trump will try to block Bolton impeachment testimony; Senate to get case next week, Pelosi says
- Was Nancy Pelosi’s Delay Worth It? (“The Democratic speaker will send the House’s articles of impeachment to the Senate without much to show for her three-week standoff with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.”)
- George Conway and Neal Katyal: How Pelosi should play her impeachment cards
- I Hope Nancy Pelosi Isn’t Making Her Impeachment Move With the Democratic Candidates in Mind
- Australia is burning. The Arctic is melting. Yet Trump keeps gutting climate change regulations.
- We Found Major Trump Tax Inconsistencies. New York’s Mayor Wants a Criminal Investigation.
- Stephanie Grisham: Trump’s Press Secretary Who Doesn’t Meet the Press
- McConnell Is Drafting the Senate Trial Rules: ‘No One Is Going to See Them Until We’re Underway’
- Trump Allies Explore Buyout of Conservative News Channel One America News Network (It’s not “conservative,” it’s far right.)
- Donald Trump Is the War Crimes President
- The GOP’s Forever War on Democrats (“The Iran debate shows Republicans don’t believe in fighting tyrants. They believe in smearing their opponents.”)
- Much-Anticipated Iowa Poll Shows Virtual Four-Way Tie
- Biden Is The Front-Runner, But There’s No Clear Favorite (“Sanders has the next-best shot — among other possibilities”)
- Bernie Sanders leads the Iowa Poll for the first time, just weeks before the Iowa caucuses
- Elizabeth Warren holds on to 2nd place in Iowa Poll, showing some strengths, weaknesses
- ‘Politics of love’: the end of Marianne Williamson’s bizarre and mesmerizing campaign
- Endangered Dems sound the alarm on Bernie and Warren
- Bloomberg and Steyer’s spending binges start to pay off (“The two have dropped more than $300 million combined, and they’re rising in polls.”)
- It’s a different primary race now
- The Women’s March Tries to Repair the Damage. Is It Too Late? (“After a year of shrinking crowds, power struggles and allegations of anti-Semitism, a new board is hoping to get the movement back on track.”)
- This is how Democrats can flip the Senate (“A 50-50 split or better is quite possible for Democrats.”)
- Neil Peart, Drummer for Influential Rockers Rush, Dead at 67
- Editorial: Should miners learn code? Why Biden is closer to being right than Yang is.
- Virginia Members of U.S. House Issue Statements on War Powers Resolution: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
- U.S. House votes to crack down on toxic chemicals; Virginia’s Republicans vote no as Trump threatens veto
- Spanberger: Congress must exercise its war powers
- A resolution over Iran splits a tight group of moderate Jewish lawmakers
- Some Democrats sour on redistricting amendment. Northam says it’s not the only solution. (Northam’s correct – it’s not!)
- Guns banned in Virginia Capitol as Democratic majority takes first action on firearms
- Democrats bar firearms from state Capitol and legislative office building
- Virginia Democrats enact immediate gun ban at state Capitol complex
- Virginia Democrats vote to ban guns in state Capitol
- Democratic majority bans guns from Virginia Capitol, legislators’ office building
- Video: Virginia Legislature Adopts Rules Governing Guns at the State Capitol
- No excuses, Virginia — it’s up to you to save these birds (“25,000 birds are in danger. It’s time to act.”)
- Virginia legislators want schools to ease the suffering of transgender students
- Lawmakers Likely to Pass Anti-Discrimination Legislation
- Virginia is the birthplace of democracy. We must protect our voting rights.
- Pope, Church & State: A weekly look at the General Assembly’s 2020 Session (“A weekly conversation about what’s happened at the General Assembly with Michael Pope and Luke Church.”)
- ACLU opposes Virginia governor’s marijuana decriminalization plan – for now
- This week in wins: Virginia makes history with its first woman speaker of the House
- To Cover Virginia Statehouse, Journalists Are Asked Their Race
- Sen. Adam Ebbin Introduces Virginia Values Act Legislation to Protect LGBTQ Virginians from Discrimination
- Northam: Passenger rail to Bristol ‘logical step,’ but not soon
- ‘Not perfect’ plan to shift Arlington County students’ schools draws criticism, nears vote
- Gaming consultants assess Hampton’s economic viability for a casino
- Unseasonably warm today and tomorrow, plus gusty showers late tonight
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