by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 29.
Nothing like that New Tone™ smell.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) July 28, 2020
- The pandemic has made Europe stronger (And the U.S. weaker.)
- How Should Europe Decarbonize? Depends Who You Ask (There’s zero question we all need to decarbonize rapidly, the only questions revolve around the details of how we do it.)
- U.S. Nears 150,000 Deaths; U.K. Secures Vaccine: Virus Update
- U.S. records 10,000 coronavirus deaths in 11 days as fatalities approach 150,000
- A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces (“There’s not just one coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. There are many, each requiring its own mix of solutions. As of Tuesday, the pathogen had infected at least 4.3 million Americans, killing almost 150,000. To assess where the country is heading, we interviewed 20 public health experts.”)
- Trump undermines his own pandemic response (“For the first few, scripted moments, the President’s Tuesday briefing went fine. But then it slipped into misinformation and self-obsession.”)
- U.S. Is About to Unveil the Ugliest GDP Report Ever Recorded (“The economy may stay below pre-pandemic levels for years to come.”)
- The Republican Pandemic Bill Does Little for Workers But Plenty for the F-35 Boondoggle
- McConnell says he will not negotiate with Democrats on liability protections in coronavirus bill
- Trump calls Senate GOP’s new coronavirus bill ‘semi-irrelevant’ (“Reception for the $1 trillion relief package is rocky, as multiple Senate Republicans criticized provisions ranging from stimulus payments to Pentagon spending.”)
- GOP under mounting pressure to strike virus deal quickly
- Teachers union supports strike over Trump’s ‘chaotic and catastrophic’ reopening plan
- The G.O.P.’s Latest Coronavirus Stimulus Doesn’t Take Into Account Trump’s Blundering
- Most swing state voters support extending $600 weekly unemployment benefit, CNBC/Change Research poll finds
- Doctor Demon Sperm Is Just the Start of Trump’s Medical Madness (“Trump loyalists are getting sick and even dying, and at that very moment, Trumpworld finally finds a doctor it can love: hydroxychloroquine and no masks!”)
- Trump-promoted Dr. Stella Immanuel said homosexuality is the “agenda of the Devil”
- Americans are suffering. Trump offers them a doctor who warns of sex with demons.
- Willam Barr Showed Outright Contempt for Congress
- Bill Barr’s election meddling is a total riot
- Barr testifies he doesn’t read Trump’s tweets — months after complaining about them
- Barr rails against ‘bogus’ Russia probe, ‘violent rioters’ in heated House testimony
- The takeaways from a combative hearing with Barr
- Trump Is Now Openly Defying the Supreme Court (“The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will continue to defy a federal court order compelling the full restoration of DACA, the Obama-era program that allows 700,000 immigrants to live and work in the United States legally. By doing so, the administration has chosen to flout a decision by the Supreme Court, effectively rejecting the judiciary’s authority to say what the law is.”)
- Why the Democrats Can’t Nail Bill Barr (“The long-awaited testimony of Trump’s most powerful Cabinet member yielded more venting than questions, and few answers. There’s a reason for that.”)
- Barr’s falsehoods and fallacies undermine his own department
- For Trump, the Portland protests are a dream come true
- Support dips for protests, but many Americans reject Trump’s response: Reuters/Ipsos poll
- As States Take Pandemic Lead, Biden Is Said To Weigh At Least 2 Governors For VP
- VP hopefuls jockey for position as Biden’s final decision nears (“The candidates to be Biden’s VP are suddenly and seemingly everywhere. And it’s no coincidence. “)
- Why Biden’s V.P. Pick Could Cinch the 2020 Race (“History, anti-Trump angst, and the Black Lives Matter movement will all shape Biden’s choice for V.P.—which could be his most consequential political decision.”)
- American fascism has arrived, and the danger is real — but it’s not too late to defeat it (“Trump’s form of fascism may not look like earlier models — but it’s the real thing and it’s happening right now”)
- A ‘shift in tone’? Some reporters never learn. (Those reporters should be fired for massive incompetence, at the minimum.)
- Joe Biden’s best pitch on race: No more of the Trump and Barr horror show
- Trump prevents his campaign from getting back on track (“If Trump believes his own spin, Republicans will get wiped out.”)
- Republicans are cornering the market on self-destructive politics (“Does the party have any idea how it comes across to voters?”)
- GOP Fiscal Hawks Rediscover Their Voice in New Stimulus Fight
- Armed conservative groups are deploying to the front lines of the culture war
- Rush Limbaugh defends COVID-19 conspiracy theorist doctor who believes in alien DNA
- How Trump and his son helped make a Covid-19 conspiracy theorist go viral in a matter of hours (“A doctor who thinks alien DNA is used in medicine now says hydroxychloroquine is the cure for Covid-19.”)
- Bloomberg Vowed To Spend Whatever It Takes To Beat Trump. Dems Are Still Waiting
- Scores of House Republicans are suddenly sweating over losing their seats
- Viral video shows NYPD officers forcing protester into unmarked van (“The New York Police Department confirmed that officers had used an unmarked van in the arrest, adding that the woman who was taken into custody was wanted for damaging police cameras.”)
- Sen. Mark Warner calls President Trump’s tweet with false COVID-19 info ‘grossly irresponsible’ (Let’s see Warner’s Republican opponent say the same. Hint: he won’t.)
- Kaine implores senators to ensure measure stripping bases’ Confederate names remains in NDAA
- Senators Warner, Kaine: Republicans’ “HEALS” Act “fails to match the scale of the crisis or the needs of the American people”
- Kaine and Warner criticize Republicans’ plan for coronavirus relief
- Metro, losing $2M a day, faces ‘looming crisis’
- Governor’s emergency powers shouldn’t be limited during pandemic
- Regional Transportation Leaders Weigh COVID-19 Impacts
- Tuesday (7/28) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +922 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 86,994), +39 Hospitalizations (to 7,686), +13 Deaths (to 2,095) From Yesterday
- Video: Congresswoman Elaine Luria Launches Second Television Ad for her 2020 Re-Election Campaign
- Virginia Democrats Slam Trump’s Broken Promises to Black Americans
- Virginia seeks to end surprise medical bills
- Gov. Northam to Hold Press Conference at 2 pm; What Are the Chances Virginia Goes Back to “Phase 2?” Should It?
- Budget Matters: A Look at Police Spending In Virginia Localities
- The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was canceled. What happens to all the land acquired for it?
- Lovelace: Pipeline cancellation puts spotlight on Northam and Herring inaction
- Davenport: Energy and Virginia’s economic present and future (LOL, here we go again with the b.s. “all of the above” slogan. Ignore.)
- Governor Northam Announces New Measures to Contain COVID-19 in Hampton Roads Region
- Northam crashes Hampton Roads’ parties to reverse surge in coronavirus cases
- Mountain Valley to receive new permit to cross Blue Ridge Parkway (“The joint venture of five energy companies building the pipeline still lacks three sets of key permits that must be re-granted if the project is to be finished by early next year.”)
- Editorial: Advice for Bill Carrico (“The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce disinvited Amanda Chase. Why he should seize this opportunity.”)
- InsideNOVA Editor Says Democratic Women of Color Who Pushed Back on Paper’s “Racist and Sexist Editorial” Are “Woke Olympians,” “Mob and Its Pitchforks” Resorting to “Name-Calling Rather Than Facts”
- How COVID-19 Spread, and Was Contained, at Two Nursing Homes
- Some Hampton Roads hospitals struggling with COVID-19 spike
- After COVID-19 diagnosis, Del. Sam Rasoul of Roanoke urges vigilance: ‘Please be mindful’
- Portsmouth City Council OKs moving downtown Confederate monument
- George Floyd’s family in Richmond to launch ‘George Floyd Hologram Memorial Project’ at Robert E. Lee statue
- Stafford students to start school virtually
- Editorial: VEC virtual job fair offers hope for getting Virginians back to work
- Lucas E. Morel column: Why Lee should remain a namesake of my university
- Fairfax County found a way to upzone in Tysons with minimal roadblocks
- Falls Church Council member Dan Sze dies (“Falls Church Council member Daniel ‘Dan’ X. Sze died after a battle with esophageal cancer.”)
- Editorial: As the fall draws closer, Virginia’s Community College System has a healthy mindset
- Surovell: General Assembly to explore more equitable admissions policies for Virginia’s magnet schools
- The Newly-Named Washington Football Team Says Fans Can Get Full Refunds on 2020 Season Tickets
- There’s a name for the Washington football team that could end an insult and honor black heroes
- Still hot, a bit less humid today, with a slight cool-down in sight
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