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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, February 13.
- China Adds 15,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Reshuffles Officials in Hard-Hit Province
- IEA Sees First Global Oil Demand Drop in a Decade
- Trump declines to rule out pardon for Roger Stone
- Trump’s purge (“President Trump’s interference with Roger Stone’s sentencing shows the real lesson he took from impeachment: that he has impunity.”)
- The degradation of William Barr’s Justice Department is nearly complete
- As a Post-Impeachment Trump Pushes the Limits, Republicans Say Little (“After expressing confidence that Mr. Trump might be chastened by impeachment, Republican senators appear unwilling to grapple with the man who emerged.”)
- Trump and Barr Are Out of Control
- After Stone Case, Prosecutors Say They Fear Pressure From Trump
- Trump seeks to bend the executive branch as part of impeachment vendetta
- Trump takes on Judge Amy Berman Jackson ahead of Roger Stone’s sentencing (Appalling.)
- Attorney General William Barr to testify before House Judiciary Committee
- This is a revolting assault on the fragile rule of law
- ‘Really shocking’: Trump’s meddling in Stone case stuns Washington
- Where are the Department of Justice Whistleblowers?
- John Kelly Finally Lets Loose on Trump
- Army Isn’t Investigating Lt. Col. Vindman, Despite Trump’s Tweets
- Donald Trump admits he’s learned nothing from impeachment (Wait, so Susan Collins was wrong AGAIN? LOL)
- Inside the right-wing media campaign to rig the justice system in favor of Roger Stone and Donald Trump
- Yovanovitch swipes at Trump administration as she’s honored for her diplomatic work
- Marie Yovanovitch: former ambassador warns of ‘amoral’ US foreign policy (“She cited a need for the country to be ‘principled, consistent and trustworthy’ while accepting an award for diplomacy”)
- Democrats Sprint Into 16-State Frenzy That May Decide 2020 Race
- A Drawn-Out Nomination Fight Is More Likely Than Ever
- Usually the early Democratic presidential contests shrink the field. This year, they’ve expanded it.
- Biden on phone call: ‘I’ll be damned if we’re gonna lose this nomination’
- Joe Biden plans more TV appearances as he looks to rebound from Iowa, New Hampshire losses
- The media keep falling in love — with anybody but Bernie Sanders
- EXCLUSIVE: Harry Reid Says It’s Time to Kill Off the Iowa Caucus
- Some Democrats fear fallout from Sanders atop the ticket
- SC’s Joe Cunningham slams Bernie Sanders’ ‘socialism’ ahead of 2020 Democratic primary
- Bernie Sanders is a risk we can’t run at this moment of national peril
- Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price to resign after caucus chaos
- What’s Behind Warren’s Weak Start (“I suspect Democratic Party insiders will start asking if Warren can’t win — or even finish in third in New Hampshire — where can she win?”)
- Trump uses media coverage of Bloomberg’s stop-and-frisk comments to whitewash his own racism (“Bloomberg’s remarks deserve scrutiny — but we shouldn’t let right-wing media use them to whitewash Trump’s record”)
- Why ‘Stop and Frisk’ Hasn’t Arrested Bloomberg’s Rise
- I Worry About Sanders, and His Coattails (“Can he win, and if so, can he help elect a Democratic Senate so he can accomplish something?”)
- Centrist Democrats Want to Stop Sanders. They’re Not Sure Who Can. (“Unless a moderate favorite soon emerges, party leaders may increasingly look to Michael R. Bloomberg as a potential savior.”)
- Inside Bloomberg’s 48-hour dash to contain his stop-and-frisk crisis (“The former mayor’s vast network, fostered over the years by his philanthropic largesse, kicked into action.”)
- “It Was Heartbreaking. … I Probably Tweeted Like 100 Times Yesterday.” (“How the Yang Gang is taking Andrew Yang’s exit from the Democratic Primary.”)
- What next for the pragmatists?
- Bernie Sanders has some problems (“He won New Hampshire, but he has yet to live up to his billing.”)
- Bloomberg storms to the center of the 2020 presidential fray (“Analysis: The former New York mayor’s stealth campaign has him in third place and on the minds of rival candidates, Democratic insiders and voters.”)
- Nevada culinary union lays into Sanders supporters after health care backlash
- Rush Limbaugh: “Mr. Man Donald Trump” will “have fun” with Pete Buttigieg because he kisses his husband (Yep, Trump gave this bigot an award.)
- Senate Democrats queasy over Sanders as nominee
- Buttigieg, Klobuchar face uphill battle in pivot to diverse states
- U.S. Senate begins debating war powers resolution
- Warner and Kaine ask Trump Administration to expand benefits for Vietnam Veterans
- ERA deadline: Virginia congresswoman to preside at historic vote in House (“Rep. Jennifer Wexton will manage the debate Thursday over eliminating the deadline to ratify the ERA.”)
- Editorial: Virginia moves into the primary spotlight
- Dueling speeches highlight Virginia’s political tension
- DLCC: Democrats Deliver in the Old Dominion
- Editorial: Virginia’s Lurch to the Left (This is basically the prototype for corporate media “both-sideism” hand-wringing, also false equivalency, “concern trolling” and overall just complete bullsh**.)
- In five weeks, Virginia Democrats reshape decades of state policy
- Virginia lawmakers reflect on success, set priorities halfway through GA session
- In-state tuition for undocumented students, a bag tax and other overshadowed bits in Va.’s blue revolution (“Legislation that would have created a stir just last year is sailing out of the chambers with barely a yawn.”)
- Glut of General Assembly legislation ‘just overwhelming the system’ (Norment’s mostly just whining because Republicans aren’t in charge anymore.)
- Virginia House Democratic Caucus Passes 828 (!) Pieces of Legislation Before “Crossover”
- Gov. Northam Celebrates Progress at Midpoint of Historic General Assembly Session, While House Republicans Whine, Fearmonger, Claim Virginia Is DOOOOOMED!
- 30 Bills: A Look at How Democrats Have Reshaped Virginia in Five Weeks
- Virginia House passes bill to award electoral votes to whoever wins the popular vote
- Dominion Energy sets 2050 net-zero carbon goal, buys Southern’s stake in Atlantic Coast Pipeline (These are, to put it mildly, HIGHLY contradictory things.)
- Graphics: “Similar Bills, Different Fates” (Much BETTER Fates!) with Virginia *Democrats* in Charge
- State Republicans: Democratic Agenda is Too Expensive (“Shocked! Shocked!” that Virginia Republicans would say such a thing. LOL)
- At Crossover, Activists Celebrate as Progressive Policy Victories Sail Through Both Chambers
- This could be the blueprint for LGBTQ protections in the South (“Virginia passed a historic LGBTQ civil rights bill. Could another Southern state be next?”)
- ‘Life’s just too expensive not for it to go up’: Local reaction to Virginia’s minimum wage increase bill
- Will Virginia lawmakers finally agree on a way to end surprise medical bills?
- Why are Virginia Democrats using their majority to undermine the ACA?
- Prosecutors drop mask charge against only person arrested at gun rights rally in Richmond (“Police estimated the Jan. 20 crowd at 22,000 people, and many attendees had their faces covered on the frigid morning.”)
- Springlike warmth and showers today, but then a quick shot of bitter cold
