by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, September 26.
- ‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S.
- How South Korea Successfully Managed Coronavirus (“The country has blended technology and testing like no other”)
- China Gives Unproven Covid-19 Vaccines to Thousands, With Risks Unknown
- Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans show signs of past coronavirus infection, large national study finds
- Trump Again Says He Would Welcome a ‘Smooth’ Transition. But He Has Conditions. (Nope, that’s not the way it works.)
- This is not a drill. The Reichstag is burning.
- Guest Commentary: I served under six presidents — four Republicans, two Democrats — only one has failed to serve U.S. national security interests
- Republicans can’t just support a peaceful transition. They must condemn Trump’s words.
- Majority says winner of presidential election should nominate next Supreme Court justice, Post-ABC poll finds
- Republicans prep lightning-quick Supreme Court confirmation
- Trump picks far-right radical Amy Coney Barrett to fill RBG’s Supreme Court seat
- What happens to the law in a world without Ruth Bader Ginsburg? (“Sloppy, purely partisan arguments are likely to prevail.”)
- Sources: Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court
- Amy Coney Barrett Is an Extremist—Just Not the Kind You Think (“The problem with Trump’s Supreme Court nominee has nothing to do with her strongly held religious beliefs and everything to do with her right-wing Republican ones.”)
- How Amy Coney Barrett Could Change the Supreme Court (“Barrett’s appointment marks an enormous shift in the Supreme Court’s center of gravity. According to one estimate of her ideological leanings, Barrett will be the third-most conservative justice on the court, just to the left of Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas, and to the right of Trump’s two previous nominees, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. That’s a best-case scenario for liberals, too. Several experts told me that based on Barrett’s previous rulings as a federal judge and writings as a law professor, she could end up to the right of Alito — or even Thomas.”)
- Justice Ginsburg leaves us our marching orders (“Justice, justice you shall pursue.”)
- The bombshell consequences of Amy Coney Barrett
- Trump Will Nominate Amy Coney Barrett Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is Buried
- This is the Supreme Court’s tipping point
- The True Victors of Trump’s Supreme Court Nomination (“Amy Coney Barrett’s ascension is a triumph for the conservative legal movement.”)
- Barrett Stirs Sharp Reaction Ahead of Trump Court Announcement (“Environmental, women’s rights groups are sharply critical”)
- The Quiet 2013 Lunch That Could Have Altered Supreme Court History (“President Obama met with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hinting at retirement, but the art of nudging justices off the court is politically delicate and psychologically complicated.”)
- Amy Coney Barrett is a Targeted Missile at the Affordable Care Act and Protections for People with Pre-Existing Conditions
- Kiss Your Rights Goodbye When Amy Coney Barrett Joins SCOTUS
- Senate Democrats Want Barrett to Step Aside If Supreme Court Gets 2020 Election Case
- How Biden can immediately begin to restore good governance
- ‘It’s like every red flag’: Trump-ordered HHS ad blitz raises alarms
- Barr said to have told Trump about investigation into discarded Pennsylvania ballots that president seized on as evidence of widespread fraud (Barr and Trump people are pathological liars and all-around scum.)
- Op-Ed: Don’t fall for claims of voter fraud. Political operatives want to turn errors into a way to throw the election
- The Memo: Trump furor stokes fears of unrest
- Trump, Barr, and Fox News are working in concert to undermine confidence in the election
- Federal judge removes acting Bureau of Land Management director after finding he has served unlawfully for 424 days (And how about Cooch?)
- How to Debate Someone Who Lies (“Truth sandwiches, ridicule and other tactics for Joe Biden when he faces President Trump.”)
- Trump readies a debate onslaught — and Biden allies worry
- Trump loves low blows, but voters want a clean debate. Biden shouldn’t take the bait.
- Trump readies a debate onslaught on Biden and his family; Biden prepares to stay focused on pandemic, economy
- I played Trump in Clinton’s debate prep. Here’s what Biden can expect.
- Biden Says He’s Confident Trump Will Leave Office If He Loses (“What I am concerned about is whether he generates some kind of response in a way that unsettles the society or causes some kind of violence”)
- How Far Will Trump Go to Keep the White House?
- Why these two former GOP congressmen are supporting Joe Biden
- Chamber of Commerce talks peace with Senate Dems as McConnell’s majority teeters
- Which Battlegrounds Will Decide the Presidential Election?
- ‘Help me’: Graham begs for cash in tighter-than-expected race
- American democracy needs Mitt Romney to reconsider (“The decision that may well determine America’s fate is not somewhere down the road in a land of hypotheticals. It is before Romney, right now.”)
- A rising Black GOP star faces fury from African Americans over Taylor case (“Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, seen as a potential successor to Mitch McConnell in the Senate, faces a career-defining moment.”)
- DeSantis flings open Florida in Trump’s campaign for normalcy (“The Florida governor’s decision to block local Covid-19 restrictions follows a call to protect partying college students.” Nutjob.)
- Bloomberg unveils $40M Florida TV ad buy
- Trump rallies thousands in Newport News: ‘The best is yet to come’ (It’s been an unmitigated disaster…can’t even imagine four more years of this insanity.)
- ‘Trump is putting countless Virginians’ lives at risk’ say former Virginia, NC governors about rally
- At Newport News rally, Trump attacks Northam, pledges ‘heavy play’ for Virginia (Hahaha, sure, waste your resources here moron!)
- Sen. Kaine: We can fix what GOP does if Dems win Senate, WH (Hmmm…)
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Releases New Campaign Ad, Touting Rural Broadband Wins
- VIDEO: Senator Warner Hosts Gun Violence Prevention Town Hall (Warner joined by Rep. Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), Shannon Watts, Lori Haas.)
- Del. Nick Freitas (R)’s Relationship With Anti-Black-Lives-Matter Conspiracy Theorist Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins
- 314 Action Fund Announces Additional VA-05 Broadcast and Cable Investment in Response to GOP Panic Spending
- ICYMI: Former Governor Terry McAuliffe, U.S. Representative Bobby Scott, Health Care Professional and Veteran with Pre-Existing Condition Slam Trump for Attacks on Health Care Ahead of Newport News Rally
- Elaine Luria’s bill to boost disabled veterans’ benefits heads to President Trump for signature
- Editorial: Virginia lurching toward a full-time legislature? (Good, but don’t do it piecemeal, do it in a methodolical/holistic way, including higher pay, larger professional staffs, much stronger ethics and campaign finance laws, etc.)
- Del. Mark Levine: Democrats’ “Naivete Can Be Deadly,” in This Case on Amendment 1 (“Is that why some of you are considering voting yes? Because you have blind faith in the inerrant goodness of today’s Republican Party?”)
- BREAKING: VA Governor and First Lady Northam Test Positive for COVID-19 (“Governor Northam is experiencing no symptoms. First Lady Pamela Northam is currently experiencing mild symptoms. Both remain in good spirits.”)
- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, wife test positive for coronavirus
- VA House Speaker Filler-Corn, Approps Committee Chair Torian: “This budget meets the challenges of the current moment and looks toward Virginia’s future”
- More than a Month into Special Session, House and Senate Produce Budget Proposals
- General Assembly moves forward new budget priorities
- Friday (9/25) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +941 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 144,433), +37 Hospitalizations (to 10,806), +23 Deaths (to 3,136) From Yesterday
- State Sen. Jennifer McClellan Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Protect Reproductive Rights [UPDATED with Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy’s statement]
- Mountain Valley Pipeline regains permit to cross streams, wetlands (“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday reissued three permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, nearly two years after they were invalidated” Bad move.)
- Why On Earth Are Lines to Vote So Long in Fairfax County, But Not in Neighboring Jurisdictions??? [UPDATED]
- Fredericksburg officials who hosted Virginia first lady this week ‘shell-shocked’ to learn she tested positive for virus
- ‘Human error’ leads to some Fairfax Co. voters getting two ballots in mail (Key point that Rs ignore: “there are controls in place to prevent any attempts to double-vote — each ballot has a bar code that must be scanned once it is returned.”)
- Loudoun County apologizes to Black community for fighting school desegregation
- William & Mary president apologizes, plans to open a discussion about cut sports
- Drying out today, then temperatures and humidity are up in the days to come
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