by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 25.
- Trump Speaks to Massive Indian Crowd, Mispronounces Almost Everything
- Global Stocks Stabilize After Wall Street Selloff
- Dow futures bounce slightly as market attempts to recover from worst drop in 2 years
- Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s Ousted ‘Pharaoh’ President, Dies Aged 91 (“His 30-year rule ended with a bloody 18-day uprising in 2011.”)
- Trump creates new headaches for GOP with top intelligence pick
- Acting intelligence chief’s paid consulting included work for nonprofit group funded mostly by Hungary (“Richard Grenell made his voice heard globally in the years before he became acting director of national intelligence.”)
- Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to the economy and reelection
- Markets’ plunge over coronavirus fears underscores political risk for Trump
- Fears that coronavirus may turn into pandemic grip Washington
- Democrats blast ‘inadequate’ White House request for $2.5B to fight coronavirus
- After Nevada: Wake-up calls for the somnolent, shambling media establishment (“Naomi Klein, Margaret Sullivan and others throw down a challenge to journalists: Are you living your values?”)
- Rush Limbaugh: “The coronavirus is an effort to get Trump” (Limbaugh: “It came from a country that Bernie Sanders wants to turn the United States into a mirror image of: Communist China”)
- Republican Cynicism May Win Trump Re-election (“Fiscal hypocrisy is his biggest advantage.”)
- Among Those Pressing Trump to Weed Out Disloyalty: Clarence Thomas’s Wife (“A group led by Ginni Thomas has targeted officials in the administration, and lobbied for its own preferred choices. As the president’s distrust in those serving him has grown, so has its sway.”)
- The Voters Freaked Out by Socialism (“Socialism doesn’t freak out Democratic voters the way it freaks out other Americans. That’s a problem.”)
- Why Senate Dems aren’t freaking out about Bernie
- The evidence doesn’t back Democrats’ panic that Bernie can’t win – Axios
- If Democrats Aren’t Terrified of Bernie, They’re Not Paying Attention
- Will The South Carolina Debate Be All About Stopping Sanders?
- Joe Biden’s Campaign Is a Lack of Imagination
- An unconventional candidate could be just what Democrats need
- Bloomberg Seeks Debate Redemption While Sanders Faces Attacks
- A Trump-Sanders election would destroy our politics
- Sanders Says He’ll Attract a Wave of New Voters. It Hasn’t Happened.
- Sanders’s support for left-wing dictators could be a big problem in a general election
- Mike Bloomberg prepares media onslaught against Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders
- In Cold War travels, Bernie Sanders found much to admire behind enemy lines. Now that’s a problem for his campaign.
- Klobuchar’s uncompelling argument to stay in the race
- Sanders winds up boosting Trump on foreign policy
- Florida Dems in uproar after Sanders’ Cuba comments
- Sanders’s Comments on Fidel Castro Provoke Anger in Florida
- The fringes are absorbing the parties. That’s dangerous.
- Sanders is leading something rare and unpredictable in U.S. politics
- Bernie Praised Fidel Castro’s Education System. So Did Obama. (“Did George W. Bush’s praise of the Saudis makes him an Islamist?”)
- Bernie Staffer Mocked Warren’s Looks, Pete’s Sexuality on Private Twitter Account
- Democrats fear backlash from criticizing Sanders — and defeat if they don’t
- South Carolina Looks Like A Two Person Race (“Biden gets 36% to 21% for Sanders, with Elizabeth Warren at 8%, Pete Buttigieg and Tom Steyer at 7%, Tulsi Gabbard at 6%, and Amy Klobuchar at 3% rounding out the field.”)
- The Memo: Democratic rivals have seven days to stop Sanders
- The South Carolina debate might be the last chance to slow down Sanders
- Sanders under fire in South Carolina from all directions
- Sanders under fire from Democrats over praise for Castro regime
- NBC News poll: Biden holds narrow lead over Sanders in South Carolina
- 5 Things To Watch For In Tuesday’s South Carolina Democratic Debate
- Bloomberg’s debate strategy: Nuke Bernie (“‘The debate…needs to be about one candidate and that’s Bernie Sanders,’ said a top aide to the former mayor.”)
- The State endorses Pete Buttigieg in the South Carolina Democratic Party primary
- Buttigieg holds a massive rally in Virginia. But are there enough of his fans?
- Cuccinelli won’t rule out startling theory on coronavirus origins: ‘We are not entirely sure yet’
- Trump aide Cuccinelli asks Twitter for help finding coronavirus info
- A Member of Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force Can’t Figure Out a Website (“Cuccinelli is a lawyer and, for years, he has been a full-time wingut pest on the subject of what people do in their bedrooms and with whom and how often. He’s also kind of a nut on immigration. Now he’s on a task force fighting a worldwide pandemic on behalf of a president* who wouldn’t know a coronavirus from a lob wedge, and Cuccinelli can’t figure out how to work a website.”)
- Homeland Security Sec. Criticized for Asking Twitter for Coronavirus Info
- The Weinstein Verdict Shows Why Rape Convictions Are So Rare (“Harvey Weinstein may be headed to prison, but few women will ever see their perpetrators brought to justice.”)
- Harvey Weinstein to face charges in Los Angeles after guilty verdict in New York
- The Weinstein Verdict Is Both a Victory and a Disappointment
- The Weinstein verdict was a singular moment in the #MeToo movement
- The Energy Industry’s “Metaphysical” Argument for a Pipeline That Crosses the Appalachian Trail (“Legal experts are baffled over how this case made it to the Supreme Court.”)
- “Hidden Figure” NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Dies at 101
- Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For ‘Hidden Figures,’ Dies
- Super Tuesday: 99 Delegates Up For Grabs in VA
- ‘Trails’ vs. ‘lands’: High court weighs arguments in case that could decide fate of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
- Supreme Court Hears Crucial Atlantic Coast Pipeline/Appalachian Trail Case Today
- New Roanoke College Poll: Democratic Presidential Candidates All Lead Trump in Virginia
- Video: Watered-Down Collective Bargaining Bill Reports from Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
- Yeah, I’m not perfect either. Pass the Clean Economy Act.
- Grassroots Coalition Letter, Analysis/Comparison of Virginia Clean Economy Act
- Audio: Ben “Not Larry Sabato” Tribbett Calls Redistricting Amendment a “Trash Amendment,” “Awful,” a “Disaster”
- After killing an assault weapons ban, Va. Senate panel advances 7 other gun-control bills (“Some Democrats had said Gov. Ralph Northam’s gun-control package was going too far.”)
- Virginia Senate panel advances Northam gun restrictions
- Red Flag Law Likely On Its Way to the Governor’s Desk
- Why Some Black Lawmakers Oppose The Redistricting Amendment
- New Virginia Law Prompts Dismissal of Lee Boyd Malvo Case at SCOTUS
- As Northam signs bill extending parole eligibility for juveniles, convicted D.C. sniper drops resentencing request
- Coalition of Asian & Pacific Islander Leaders in the Commonwealth Against Senate Bill 206: Creation of a Virginia-Korea Advisory Board
- Sen. Amanda Chase Has Said Some Really Wild Things. Now She Wants To Be Governor. (“The state senator has attracted attention in the past for her commentary on rape, homosexuality, and Capitol personnel. State Sen. Amanda Chase (R-Chesterfield), known for making outlandish and bigoted comments, became the first Republican to say she’ll be running for governor next year.”)
- Virginia lawmakers say smoking hemp is fine if you’re 21
- Virginia lawmakers pass bill ending Lee-Jackson holiday
- Fairfax Connector strike averted as tentative labor deal reached
- Federal tax incentives for investment in economically disadvantaged areas find more traction in urban Virginia
- The Debate Over Paid Sick Days Continues in Richmond
- Morning rain, then continued cloudy skies followed by more showers tomorrow
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