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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 12.
- Coronavirus: China reports fall in infections but experts remain cautious (“Death toll climbs to 1,115 but lowest number of new cases in Hubei since January prompts hope that containment strategy is working”)
- There’s No Justice in William Barr’s Department
- Groveling Barr Just Pissed Away DOJ’s Greatest Power (“The department’s hard-earned reputation for factual honesty and legal credibility is in tatters now.”)
- Trump interference in Stone case triggers ‘rule of law emergency’ (“Rachel Maddow reports on the DOJ overruling of the front line prosecutors in the Roger Stone case after a complaint by Donald Trump that led to the prosecutors quitting the case in what is seen as political influence by way of Bill Barr.”)
- Trump’s Roger Stone power play reveals a presidency unleashed
- Time for Democrats to get much tougher with William Barr
- The Justice Department becomes a political hit squad for an unleashed president
- Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing (Totally, wildly unacceptable.)
- Justice Dept. to reduce sentencing recommendation for Trump associate Roger Stone, official says, after president calls it ‘unfair’
- Prosecutors Quit Roger Stone Case After Justice Dept. Intervenes on Sentencing
- The Justice Department’s reputation is on life support
- Senate to rein in Trump’s war powers after Iran strike (“’The last thing this country should do is rush into or blunder into another war in the Middle East,’ says Tim Kaine.”)
- Trump takes post-impeachment reckoning to next level
- Trump Fires Defense Official for Refusing to Break the Law on His Behalf
- Trump suggests military should consider additional discipline for Vindman
- Trump escalates campaign of retribution as Republican senators shrug (Republican Senators are far, far worse than worthless.)
- Senate GOP blocks three election security bills (Senate Republicans are Putin’s lackeys.)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg probably just dealt a fatal blow to the Equal Rights Amendment (“A half-century-long fight for equality is likely at an end.”)
- 5 takeaways from the New Hampshire Democratic primary (“Biden and Warren both turned in stunningly poor performances, falling short of the 15% threshold to win any delegates in New Hampshire and placing fourth and fifth.”)
- Joe Biden, the last of his political species
- Two States Down, and the Democratic Race Is Wide Open (“Yes, Sanders, Buttigieg and Klobuchar had a good night in New Hampshire. But voters in other states are just tuning in.”)
- Winners and losers from the New Hampshire primary
- Sanders projected to eke out narrow win in New Hampshire primary. Buttigieg and Klobuchar were close on his heels.
- Sanders ekes one out, but the revolution has yet to arrive (“The biggest stories from New Hampshire are, in rough order, the Biden-Warren collapse, Sanders’ underwhelming performance, Klobuchar’s surge into third, and Buttigieg’s compelling second place finish.”)
- Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. Here’s Why.
- Klobuchar nabs third place in New Hampshire, exclaims, ‘Hello, America!’
- Biden’s Inevitable Electability Is at the Bottom of a Crater in New Hampshire (“Yet another establishment Democratic frontrunner is failing to get the job done.”)
- The One Thing Elizabeth Warren Didn’t Have a Plan For (“And why it killed her campaign…above all, Warren seemed to get bogged down in the politics of health care”)
- ‘They’ve Both Taken on the Stench of Death.’ Are Biden and Warren Making It Out of N.H. Alive?
- Scoop: Trump pulls nomination for former U.S. attorney for D.C. to Treasury post
- Michael Bennet drops out of presidential race (How many people even knew Bennet was *in* the presidential race?)
- Paging Michael Bloomberg
- AP VoteCast: NH Democrats angry, seek alternative to Trump (Americans have a LOT to be angry about right now, starting with Trump’s assault on the rule of law, the environment, the truth, reason, etc.)
- New Hampshire exit polls: Defeating Trump tops issues for Democratic voters
- Biden Campaign in Free Fall After New Hampshire Humiliation: ‘We’re All Scared’
- Klobuchar Stakes Her Claim as New Hampshire’s New Comeback Kid (Impressive, but where does she go now?)
- Democratic field narrows after New Hampshire but race is far from settled
- 3 winners and 3 losers from the New Hampshire primary (“Loser: Former frontrunners”)
- Bernie Sanders is now the front-runner. And moderates may be too divided to stop him. (“While liberals rally for the Vermont senator, moderate and conservative Democrats are split between Buttigieg, Biden and Bloomberg. The party establishment is worried.”)
- Democrats now face a fractured contest
- Sanders won, but he’s not the big story coming out of New Hampshire
- The Democrats are still searching
- This Amy Klobuchar could beat Trump. Where has she been all year?
- The Democratic Primary Is About to Get Wild After New Hampshire (“Caution: chaos ahead.”)
- Joe Biden’s Campaign Was a Disaster For Liberalism and the Democratic Party (“The most historically failed primary campaign in history?” There’s always “JEB!” LOL)
- New Hampshire Just Ushered In a Bernie v. Bloomberg Title Fight
- 5 Takeaways From the New Hampshire Primary (“Bernie Sanders is the front-runner, and Joe Biden is in serious trouble. Here’s what happened in the first primary of the 2020 race.”)
- How Amy Klobuchar Pulled Off the Big Surprise of the New Hampshire Primary
- Bernie Prevails. Cue the Party Panic. (“Will the muddle of moderates sort itself out?”)
- ‘Blood in the water’: Biden campaign reels after New Hampshire trouncing (“The size and scope of the defeat challenged the wisdom of the former veep’s strategy.”)
- Pete and Amy Are Riding High After New Hampshire, But Probably Not For Long (Yeah, hard to see where they go from here.)
- Bernie Sanders Leads a Jumbled New Hampshire Primary
- Fox spent months attacking Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman before Trump removed him from the National Security Council
- U.S. Senators push legislation for net-zero emissions goal by 2050 (“Nearly three dozen members of the U.S. Senate, including Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, have co-sponsored legislation for the United States to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.”)
- Does Congressman Riggleman Support Trump’s Budget Cuts To ACA, Medicare & Medicaid?
- Virginia Democrats Advance Ambitious Legislative Agenda Before Deadline
- In five weeks, Virginia Democrats reshape decades of state policy (Just as Del. Alfonso Lopez promised back in the fall)
- Virginia Democrats push liberal agenda — with a dose of caution (That’s right, according to the WaPo, the following constitute a “liberal agenda”: environmental protection, funding roads, protecting LGBT citizens and enacting the ERA.)
- General Assembly hits midsession deadline with gun control, gas tax, monuments and other bills advancing
- At the Halfway Point, What Has the New Democratic Majority Focused on in Richmond? (“…many of the things the Democrats have chosen to focus on so far in this session do not involve significant taxpayer outlays, and that strikes me as smart politics.” Maybe, but ultimately we *do* need revenues if we want to pay for things like teacher pay raises.)
- On “Crossover Day,” Virginia House, Senate Churn Out Legislation
- Virginia Lawmakers Pass Major Renewable Energy Legislation
- Dominion and Virginia Lawmakers Race to Define Clean Energy Goals, Offshore Wind Plans (“Siemens Gamesa may deliver the first major U.S. offshore wind factory to Virginia thanks to old-fashioned utility Dominion Energy.”)
- General Assembly Voting Today on the Virginia Clean Economy Act, Which Would Decarbonize Our Power Sector by 2045
- Va. legislature passes bills aimed at lawsuits by Devin Nunes, Johnny Depp (“Legislators are worried defamation suits are being used to stifle free speech and media coverage.”)
- House, Senate pass long-anticipated immigrants’ rights bills
- Judge Dismisses Lieutenant Governor’s Libel Suit Against CBS Network
- Judge dismisses Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax’s lawsuit against CBS (“Judge Anthony J. Trenga ruled in favor of CBS, writing in his ruling that Fairfax had ‘not plausibly alleged that CBS engaged in actionable defamation or published the challenged broadcasts with ‘actual malice’ or that CBS intentionally inflicted emotional distress.'”)
- Virginia is poised to decriminalize marijuana (“The state is likely to become the 27th to decriminalize or legalize marijuana.”)
- $15 Minimum Wage Bill Passes Virginia House
- Virginia Lawmakers Move to Make Voting Easier
- Virginia cities will be allowed to move Confederate monuments under new law (“The issue came to the forefront in 2017 after violent protests in Charlottesville.”)
- Editorial: The politics of right-to-work are more complicated than they appear
- Ward Tefft column: Yes, Virginia — We do need a $15 minimum wage
- Video: Standing Ovation for Del. Luke Torian as He Denounces Opening Prayer Pastor Who Delivered Anti-LGBT, Anti-Abortion Sermon
- Virginia’s “Clean Economy” Future: Is It Time to Hold Our Noses?
- Don’t Give Predatory Lenders Another Loophole. Vote No on SB 855.
- Stafford schools superintendent says he is not resigning after all
- Video: Richmond City Council Votes to Kill $1.5 Billion Navy Hill Project
- Charlottesville activist who confessed to removing slave auction plaque is arrested
- Editorial: Council has spoken — It’s time to move forward on Navy Hill
- Hampton Roads Transit could get an extra $20 million or more a year under new state law
- Rain chances return late today; gusty showers tomorrow morning before a frigid Friday
