by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 28.
- Auschwitz survivors warn of rising anti-Semitism 75 years on
- Prince Andrew is stonewalling Jeffrey Epstein probe, U.S. attorney says
- Trump’s Middle East peace plan expected to offer Palestinians conditional statehood
- China to Stop Individual Travel to Hong Kong to Curb Coronavirus Spread
- Where Does the Natural Gas ‘Bridge’ End? (“The gas industry plans on playing a major role in energy markets for decades to come. Is that realistic?”)
- Panicked Trump Hits Back at John Bolton Book With Blizzard of Lies
- The Bolton Bombshell and the Unwaveringly Pro-Trump G.O.P. (“On Monday, the only words that mattered at Trump’s impeachment trial were two that his lawyer Kenneth Starr never said: John Bolton.”)
- Bolton Revelations Anger Republicans, Fueling Push for Impeachment Witnesses
- For Republican Senators, Fealty to Trump Is the Only Law (In other words, completely lawless.)
- Bolton Was Concerned That Trump Did Favors for Autocratic Leaders, Book Says (“The former national security adviser shared his unease with the attorney general, who cited his own worries about the president’s conversations with the leaders of Turkey and China.”)
- Bolton book roils Washington as onetime allies turn on Trump’s former national security adviser
- Trump waived executive privilege when he called Bolton a liar
- White House works to contain damage from allegations in forthcoming Bolton book
- Takeaways from the Trump team’s day on defense
- Mitch McConnell is angry at White House over John Bolton manuscript, report says
- John Bolton Knows What He’s Doing
- Trump’s defense is irrelevant. Only Bolton matters now.
- Eight ways Bolton has changed the trial and boxed in Republicans (“This is the most dispositive evidence imaginable.”)
- Pick Which GOP Explanation for Why Bolton Shouldn’t Testify Is the Craziest
- Mitt makes his move (“After staying relatively quiet throughout the House’s impeachment inquiry, Sen. Mitt Romney now finds himself in the middle of an increasingly bitter debate in his own party. — The Utah Republican has long been open to hearing from former national security adviser John Bolton”)
- Bondi attacks Bidens on Burisma in presentation (Bondi’s a disgrace.)
- A Monstrous Fraud Was Perpetrated on the Senate, and John Roberts Had to Know It
- Bolton blows the impeachment case back open
- McConnell struggles to maintain GOP unity post-Bolton
- The Senate Knows John Bolton Should Testify (“Will Republicans keep playing dumb to protect Trump?”)
- Kenneth Starr Is a Sanctimonious Toad
- Our expectations for Republican senators are so low it’s astonishing
- John Bolton’s Revelation Still Won’t Be Enough
- Surprise, Mr. President. John Bolton Has the Goods.
- Bolton Revelations Could Derail Trump’s Hopes for Quick Acquittal (“Details in a forthcoming book by John Bolton, the former national security adviser, corroborated a central piece of the case against President Trump. The news angered key Republicans and reinvigorated a bid to call witnesses, which would prolong the trial and pose new dangers for the president.”)
- The John Bolton Leak Puts the Squeeze on Craven Senate Republicans (“The leak to the Times about the ex-nat sec adviser’s book is a game changer. Or is it? With these Republicans, you never know.”)
- The GOP’s DGAF Impeachment Defense (“Despite Bolton’s bombshell, Trump’s attorneys tried to keep things moving toward what they hope is still an inevitable acquittal, ideally this week.”)
- Mitch McConnell’s Complicity Has Deep Roots (“With or without witnesses, Trump’s trial shows that the antifederalists were right to question the Senate’s purpose.”)
- Rep. Doug Collins expected to run for Senate, setting up GOP clash
- 5-4 Supreme Court allows rule to take effect that could reshape legal immigration (The Supreme Court is a disaster.)
- Cuccinelli hails Supreme Court’s public charge ruling (The white nationalist loves it.)
- The 2020 Endorsement Race Is Getting Interesting (“Iowa and New Hampshire’s political classes aren’t excited about Biden or Bernie Sanders…In Washington, centrist Democrats really don’t want Warren or Sanders … or Buttigieg or Klobuchar…Many key parts of the Democratic coalition are divided or on the sidelines”)
- Bernie Sanders’s Trump-like campaign is a disaster for Democrats
- Bloomberg’s rise sets off alarms on the left
- Biden’s closing Iowa message: Imagine a post-Trump world
- GOP Senator Suggests Party Is Using Ukraine Scandal to Hurt Biden in the Primary
- Bernie Can’t Win (“But unless other Democrats take a page from his book—stressing the practical over the theoretical, the universal over the particular—they won’t prevail either.”)
- Pompeo berates an NPR reporter. Then Trump menaces NPR.
- Conservative media attack John Bolton and downplay his book’s revelations (“Bolton’s book claims he witnessed Donald Trump directly link the withheld military aid to Ukrainian investigations into Joe Biden”)
- The Post’s misguided suspension of Felicia Sonmez over Kobe Bryant tweets
- The Washington Post sure bungled its Kobe Bryant tweet controversy
- A Notorious Sandy Hook Tormentor Is Arrested in Florida
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner on Day 6 of the Impeachment Trial
- Caught Off Guard: The Southeast Struggles with Climate Change
- Transportation bill rolls on, with inspections restored, but every other year
- Va. Gov. Northam proposes gas tax increase as part of major transportation bill (“The proposal also pushes the use of speed cameras and would give localities the authority to reduce speed limits to help lower traffic deaths.”)
- Northam proposes ban on handheld cell phones while driving and seat belt law crackdown
- New Report on Student Loan Debt in Virginia: Over 1 Million Borrowers Owe $41.3 Billion in Outstanding Student Debt
- Aiming to rein in student loan industry, Virginia House passes ‘borrowers bill of rights’
- Video: Gov. Northam, Speaker Filler-Corn, Senate Majority Leader Saslaw Announce Comprehensive Transportation Package for Virginia
- What I Learned About Unions in Two Years at LiUNA: How They Work, What They Do Right, What They Do Wrong
- This is what a blue state looks like: Rapid change roils Virginia Republicans (“As Democrats take charge and push gun control, abortion rights and ERA, Republicans recoil.”)
- Video: “Today Is the Day” that Virginia Formally Ratifies the ERA [UPDATED: Ratified by the Senate and House]
- Virginia finalizes passage of Equal Rights Amendment, setting stage for legal fight”
- New Study: Expanding Virginia’s Distributed Solar Capacity to 2,500 MW Would Lead to ~29,500 Direct Jobs and >$7 billion in Total Economic Impact
- Virginia Democrats plan to remove many abortion restrictions Republicans have supported
- New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Virginians Support Legal Access to Abortion, As Pro-Choice Legislators Begin Efforts to Roll Back Barriers to Abortion Care
- General Assembly notebook: House backs continuation of needle exchanges, Senate passes bill to raise reckless driving threshold
- Holidays honoring Lee, Jackson, were always a slap in the face for black people
- Video: Virginia Education Association’s “Fund Our Future” Rally in Richmond
- Virginia teachers rally in Richmond for larger raises and more support staff
- Thoughts on (Dominion) Electric School Bus Legislation
- 2 of 3 possible coronavirus patients in Virginia tested negative, health officials say
- A New Backlash to Gun Control Begins in Virginia
- Lawmakers Push to Impose Stricter Regulations on Student Loan Servicers
- Slemp: Why is the General Assembly giving thieves a license to steal and another cost of living increase?
- Bloomberg Campaign Makes First Loudoun Pitch to Leesburg Leaders
- UPDATED: Majority of Richmond City Council asks mayor to pull downtown redevelopment plans; Stoney is defiant
- Majority Of Richmond City Council Urges Mayor To Pull Coliseum Redevelopment Deal
- UPDATED: University of Richmond officials, students and athletes respond to racist vandalism in dorms
- Editorial: Region mourns over police officer’s death (“The death of a Newport News officer reminds us that law enforcement are members of this community as much as they are public servants who keep us safe.”)
- Mostly sunny, breezy and dry until weekend storm chance
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