by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, February 29.
- Iran Has 50% Jump; Infections Spread on West Coast: Virus Update
- How Iran Became a New Epicenter of the Coronavirus Outbreak
- US to sign historic deal with Taliban, Trump announces, beginning end of US war in Afghanistan and withdrawal of American troops
- Turkey’s Erdogan asks Russia’s Putin to step aside in Syria
- Trump is only interested in foreign leaders who can be bought. Like Netanyahu.
- Stocks Suffer Biggest Weekly Losses Since 2008 (“Dow industrials fall about 350 points amid investor unease about economic fallout from coronavirus”)
- Pelosi’s weekly showing of strength (“She commands the stage and reporters’ respect.”)
- The Stock Market, the Coronavirus, and a Fumbling White House
- Stock Market Plunge Delivers Worst Week For Wall Street Since 2008 (“The stock swoon is being driven by fear that the coronavirus outbreak will derail the global economy.”)
- Court Rules Congress Cannot Sue to Force Executive Branch Officials to Testify (WTF???)
- Why this stock market sell-off is scarier than 2008 (“rate cuts, tax cuts and other stimulus won’t stop a virus and the ultimate economic impact it will have. The Fed can’t convince people to stay home from work if they have a fever, cover their mouth when they cough or obsessively wash their hands.”)
- Millennials Get Their Very Own 2008-Style Crash
- Trump Will Not Be the Churchill of the Coronavirus (“As the world reaches for face masks, the president buries his head in the sand.”)
- New cases of unknown origin indicate virus is spreading in U.S.
- Wash your damn hands (“Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds….Wash your fingertips and under your nails…Wash your hands after every trip to the bathroom, blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing, and before eating… Wash your hands quickly after coughing, sneezing, or dealing with sick people.”)
- Trump says the coronavirus is the Democrats’ ‘new hoax’ (Wildly irresponsible. Why don’t the people in the audience boo, walk out, etc? Oh yeah, because it’s a cult.)
- Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘hoax’
- It’s the incompetence that may bring Trump down
- Trump administration tries to play down coronavirus risks (“Administration officials blamed Democrats and the media for hyping the virus crisis.”)
- Right-Wing Media Says Virus Fears Were Whipped Up to Hurt Trump (How about Trump’s own incompetence hurts Trump?)
- Does Trump Know Senate Republicans Can’t Make the Coronavirus Go Away?
- White House hopefuls condemn Trump’s coronavirus response
- Trump officials discuss tax cuts, other emergency measures in hopes of tackling coronavirus fallout
- Trump Didn’t Just Botch the Coronavirus Response. He Enabled Its Spread.
- Massive new bipartisan Senate energy legislative package could see vote as early as next week
- Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Are Deeply Unpopular With Swing Voters (“He’s supposed to be protecting our country and our world.”)
- Trump picks Ratcliffe as top intelligence official, again
- New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Who is strongest against Trump? Must-win states and swing voters show Biden holds edge over Sanders
- Elizabeth Warren Has Won Black Activists. She’s Losing the Black Vote. (“The progressive activists who have showered her candidacy with validation have a different electoral lens than the black electorate at large… Local elected officials, party strategists and rival campaigns now say that Ms. Warren’s candidacy is a case study in the limits of using the language of progressive activists to speak to a black community that is more ideologically diverse.”)
- Amy Klobuchar abandons South Carolina as she looks ahead to Super Tuesday
- Is Bernie Sanders the American Version of Jeremy Corbyn? Gulp.
- ‘Biden Is Gonna Kick Ass Here Because This Is a Normal Place’
- There’s an Unexpected Feeling at a Biden Rally: Jubilance
- In Bernie Land, $42 Trillion in Revenue Pays for $97 Trillion in Spending (“Under new pressure, Sanders released a document claiming to show how he pays for everything. It doesn’t come close.”)
- Biden win in South Carolina could turn tide, say strategists
- The self-delusions of losing politicians (“It’s time for some Democratic candidates to take ‘no’ for an answer.”)
- “This Guy Is Pretty Far Out There”: How Bernie Could Lose (“Buttigieg and Klobuchar, out of money, drop out; Bloomberg and Biden join forces; Sanders gets crushed on March 17. Then get ready for a convention to rival ’68.”)
- The Memo: Biden needs blowout SC win to reshape race
- Biden seeks decisive South Carolina win to breathe life into presidential bid
- Sanders in command as Super Tuesday nears (“‘He’s now in a fortunate situation where he’s able to spread the playing field everywhere,’ said a former adviser.”)
- South Carolina Could Be Just One More Step Toward A Contested Convention (Right now, 538 has the odds at 52% for “No One” winning a majority of delegates by the convention, with 32% for Sanders, 16% for Biden, 0.7% for Bloomberg, 0.1% for Warren and 0% for Buttigieg, Klobuchar, Steyer, etc.)
- Super Tuesday Preview: Biden And Sanders Are Vying For First In North Carolina And Virginia
- Naomi Seibt: ‘anti-Greta’ activist called white nationalist an inspiration (Because…of course she would.)
- Lindsey Graham backlash fuels Senate challenge in red South Carolina
- Did Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight Lower 2016’s Voter Turnout? A New Paper Says Yes.
- We should pay more attention to the Democrats who pay attention to reality
- Seven things to watch in the next four days
- Governor Northam, Legislative Leaders Pledge Support for Increased Efforts to Prevent Suicide Among Veterans and Service Members
- GOP rep, Democrats exchange heated remarks during Pompeo hearing on Iran (“Spanberger questioned the secretary on Friday, saying, ‘You gave a classified briefing in Congress, I was there, and you didn’t provide evidence to us about that claimed imminence.'”)
- Senator Tim Kaine on Trump administration’s coronavirus plans, response
- Video: Democratic Presidential Candidates Stump in Virginia
- Sen. Tim Kaine endorses Joe Biden before key primary elections
- Biden gains new energy in Virginia, while Sanders, Bloomberg slide, poll finds
- Wason Center Poll for Virginia’s “Super Tuesday” Dem Primary: Biden 22%-Sanders 17%-Bloomberg 13%-Warren 8%-Buttigieg 8%-Klobuchar 5%
- Sanders hopes to ride ‘blue wave’ to victory in Virginia on Super Tuesday (“In 2016, Sanders lost to Hillary Clinton in the state. But after a string of Democratic successes, things could be different”)
- With Virginia’s Democratic Presidential Primary on Tuesday, Sen. Tim Kaine Weighs In….for Joe Biden
- Klobuchar rally in Virginia draws standing-room-only crowd looking for a moderate (“Rallygoers said they are nervous about Sanders and his impact on down-ballot races.”)
- Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar vows ‘decency check’ in Virginia campaign kickoff
- Virginia Republicans Seek to Unify Around President Trump (Pathetic.)
- Virginia Legislative Black Caucus Chair Lamont Bagby Endorses Joe Biden
- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam vows to break deadlock on redistricting (“Northam sent word he would weigh in — by twisting arms, sending down a new bill or even calling a special session — as time seemed to be running out for a constitutional amendment limiting the power of legislators to draw political maps for partisan gain. The legislature is scheduled to adjourn its regular 60-day session on March 7.”)
- Governor Northam’s Letter to General Assembly Budget Conferees
- Virginia’s Second Amendment ‘sanctuaries’ can’t ignore new gun control laws
- Strike All Exemptions from the Minimum Wage
- ‘Muddy waters’: House committee punts on redistricting reform as Northam weighs ‘all options’
- De Sube: Virginia Values Act sends powerful message about inclusion
- Virginia House Majority Caucus Chair Rip Sullivan’s Legislative Update for 2/28/20
- Virginia taking precautions but urging calm as coronavirus fears spread
- Virginia braces for a possible coronavirus outbreak
- Todd Stottlemyer and Jim Dyke column: Virginia leadership in the cyber dominion
- Senate removes Southwest Va. coal plant from list of Clean Economy Act closures
- “Gob”-Smacked: Dominion Energy Plays Both Sides, Double Crosses Everyone on Wise County Coal-Fired Power Plant Closure Date
- Today’s wintry feel transitions to springlike weather early next week
