by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, February 26.
- Delhi rocked by deadly protests during Donald Trump’s India visit (“Protesters clash before US president’s visit, with further conflict over controversial citizenship laws”)
- Global Stocks Extend Losses as Virus Fears Deepen (“U.S. stock futures point to a fifth day of declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average”)
- Syria: 21 dead as targets including schools and nurseries bombed in Idlib (“Six schools and two nurseries reported targets of airstrikes by Assad regime and Russia”)
- Virus fears spook global markets as outbreak spreads
- Trump highly concerned about stock market, aides say
- Egypt hasn’t learned from Hosni Mubarak’s failure
- Coronavirus live updates: US confirms 53 cases, CDC outlines pandemic planning
- Lawmakers raise alarms over Trump coronavirus response
- Romney: Trump administration unprepared for coronavirus outbreak
- Trump’s DHS head has a brutal exchange on coronavirus — courtesy of a GOP senator
- White House struggles to contain public alarm over coronavirus
- Under Trump, America is less prepared for a coronavirus outbreak
- Behind our sluggish response to coronavirus, an unnecessary battle over funding
- Trump unbound: President escalates attacks on the courts — and reporters do stenography (“Trump’s attack on two female Supreme Court justices was grotesque and abnormal. Why won’t reporters even say so?”)
- 70 former U.S. senators: The Senate is failing to perform its constitutional duties
- Senate GOP again thwarted on bills to restrict abortion
- Democratic candidates slam ‘great genius’ Trump for botching coronavirus response
- 4 Takeaways From The South Carolina Democratic Debate
- Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate (NY Times panel: Sanders 7.0, Buttigieg 6.9, Warren 6.4, Biden 6.1, Klobuchar 5.8, Bloomberg 4.1)
- The Democratic Party Devours Itself (“At a raucous debate, Bernie Sanders was the target, but who really got hurt?”)
- Who Won (and Lost) the Democratic Debate in South Carolina
- Biden delivered the strong debate showing he needed. Sanders gave his worst.
- Sanders is stirring up a sickening sense of deja vu (“The winner of Tuesday night’s debate was Trump.”)
- McConnell warns Republicans speculation on Sanders as the nominee ‘may be a bit foolish’
- ‘What a Fiasco’: CBS News and Moderators Panned For ‘Disaster’ Debate (Agreed – absolutely awful.)
- Democrats try to stop Sanders’ momentum in fiery debate
- Bernie Sanders Runs Out the Clock at a Chaotic Democratic Debate
- 4 winners and 2 losers from the Democratic debate in South Carolina (“It was the most chaotic, confusing debate to date.”)
- Sanders takes fire in an unruly debate that left no candidate truly enhanced
- Winners and losers from the South Carolina Democratic debate
- Democrats gang up on Sen. Bernie Sanders in South Carolina presidential debate
- Sanders surpasses Biden among African American voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll
- The Boston Globe Editorial Board endorses Elizabeth Warren
- Biden pledges to nominate black woman to Supreme Court
- 5 key moments from South Carolina’s otherwise very messy Democratic debate
- Dems yell, scold and interrupt in tense South Carolina debate
- Bernie Sanders looks electable in surveys — but it could be a mirage
- Dems, Want to Defeat Trump? Form a Team of Rivals
- The Loudest Debate Yet (“Days before two race-defining contests, the seven Democrats seemed worried about what’s next.”)
- Sanders, Bloomberg Draw Fire as Debate Asks Who Can Beat Trump
- Desperate Dems Wanted a Debate and Got a Trainwreck Instead (“The debate in South Carolina was heavy on the shouting matches, flat jokes and opponent shivving, but light on winning.”)
- Bernie and Bloomberg get battered in S.C. debate — but does it even matter? (“Mike Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders take heavy fire from Biden, Pete and Klobuchar in messy Charleston brawl”)
- Can Sanders beat Trump? A growing number of Democratic voters say yes
- Democrats Demonstrate Effectively That There Are Too Many Democratic Candidates Left
- Bernie Sanders has a unique gift: Angering Democrats (“How to lose friends and influence no one.”)
- What Went Down At The South Carolina Democratic Debate
- Frontrunner Bernie Sanders Forced on Defense As Debate Rivals Come Out Swinging (“Democratic candidates used the chaotic debate to make their case against Bernie Sanders and his chances in November.”)
- Messy Democratic debate leaves lack of clarity and benefits Trump (“Amid crosstalk and occasional shouting, a continuing lack of clarity over which candidate will emerge as the nominee”)
- The Biggest Loser In South Carolina’s ‘Trainwreck’ Democratic Debate Wasn’t A Candidate (“CBS’ moderators are being mauled over the way they handled the combative affair.”)
- 5 Takeaways From The South Carolina Democratic Debate (“The candidates target Bernie Sanders but can’t keep their focus.”)
- The South Carolina Debate Finally Put Bernie Sanders in the Hot Seat (“But will it stop the frontrunner’s momentum?”)
- Did the South Carolina Debate Change the Race for the Democrats? (“It’s hard to pick out any moment that really distinguished any one candidate, at least in a way that’ll change or alter the trajectory of the race, either here in SC or on Super Tuesday. One of the results of the constant crosstalk and muddle was that everyone walks away just sorta feeling OK, I think, or at least no more or less OK than before.”)
- Video: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Rips “Immigration Hardline Ideologue” Ken Cuccinelli for Having ZERO Expertise to Deal with Coronavirus (“This is towering and dangerous incompetence.”)
- Ahead Of Virginia Election, Democratic Candidates Court Immigrant And African American Voters
- For Luria and Spanberger, a Sanders nomination would complicate reelection
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Urges Increased Federal Investment in WMATA
- DNC Announces Second Round of “Battleground Build-Up 2020” Investments
- Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch warns of unintended consequences in Atlantic Coast Pipeline case
- Virginia for Warren Announces New Endorsements
- 10 Reasons Why Del. Jay Jones (D) Is Absolutely Right That Virginia Should Be the First Democratic Presidential Primary
- Governor Northam Signs 16 Bills into Law
- Lawmakers Pave the Way for More Needle Exchanges
- Should Local Government Employees Get Collective Bargaining Rights?
- Virginia Democrats poised to pass public bargaining measures
- Virginia joins coalition of states investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices
- Va. House of Delegates passes gender-neutral driver’s license bill
- Reigning in Pipeline Developers is Proving Difficult in Richmond (Yep, they spent “reining” wrong; “reigning” means “ruling,” as in a king or queen.)
- National popular vote proposal fails in Va. Senate committee
- Susan Dio column: Gov. Northam and General Assembly leaders can light the way toward lower emissions
- Coal units to be retired in King George, Chesterfield, as pressure to transition from fossil fuels grows
- Fairfax County executive calls for 3 cent property-tax rate hike to fund affordable housing, other initiatives
- Virginia proposal would take a new look at Dominion Energy’s surplus profits
- Editorial: A life spent reaching for the stars (“Katherine Johnson, who died Monday at age 101, leaves a legacy of achievement that will inspire future generations”)
- Richmond councilwoman calls for FBI investigation of city after top donor’s development stalls (“A Richmond councilwoman wants the FBI to investigate why her top political donor has not received approval to build a subdivision in the South Side district she represents.”)
- Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Attempting To Blow Up Vehicle At Pentagon
- Chesterfield School Board adopts spending plan. Chairwoman: ‘This is not the budget I wanted’
- DC-based Developer Offers To Buy Richmond Coliseum, Navy Hill Properties
- Mild this afternoon after morning fog and drizzle; gusty storms possible tonight
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