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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 19.
- Global Cases Top 40 Million as Europe Totals Surge: Virus Update
- Polls: Europeans favour Biden over Trump by wide margins
- Alexey Navalny on the poisoning attack he survived and why he thinks Putin was behind it
- Alexey Navalny Has the Proof of His Poisoning (Putin should be an international pariah.)
- With Covid-19 Under Control, China’s Economy Surges Ahead (China can do it, but Trump can’t.)
- Morales aide claims victory in Bolivia’s election redo
- Time’s up: After a reprieve, a wave of evictions expected across U.S. (Ugh, that’s horrible.)
- As virus surges in red states, governors resist restrictions
- Stimulus Deal Before Election Hangs on Pelosi’s Tuesday Cutoff
- Fauci admits administration has restricted his media appearances, says he’s not surprised Trump got COVID
- Fauci Confirms White House Is Controlling When He Speaks To Media (“The nation’s top infectious disease expert gives his bluntest interview yet about the rising tensions between him and President Donald Trump’s administration.”)
- Trump’s campaigning stoops to new lows as Covid cases spike (“The President and the pandemic are barreling out of control in the divisive weeks ahead of Election Day”)
- Trump Keeps Saying He Could Stay in Power Longer, Urges Crowd to Chant “12 More Years” (Trump is an absolute menace to our democracy. Even if you’re a Republican, you need to vote against him.)
- Federal judge strikes down Trump plan to slash food stamps for 700,000 unemployed Americans
- Democrats Dare to Believe (“Donald Trump himself doesn’t seem to think he stands a chance”)
- The crazy uncle: Trump puts right-wing extremism on the ballot
- Trump mocks Biden for trusting scientists while Biden slams Trump for Covid-19 ‘lie’ (“‘The American people do not panic,’ Biden said. ‘Trump panicked.'”)
- Scoop: What Trump’s debate coaches are telling him (“President Trump’s team is telling him ahead of Thursday’s final debate: Stop interrupting Joe Biden. And try to be more likable. — What to watch: Trump will tell more jokes and try, if he can stay on message, to strike a softer tone.”)
- Trump’s enablers can’t escape the consequences of their choices
- This U.S. Election Could Be the Most Secure Yet. Here’s Why.
- 10 bellwether counties that could signal where the election is headed
- Distinguished persons of the week: Voters who step up and stand in line
- Brian Wilson Disavows Trump’s Beach Boys Benefit in California (EXCLUSIVE)
- Could Joe Biden Actually Bring America Back Together? (At least he’ll try!)
- Courant Presidential Endorsement: You probably think you can vote for Donald Trump but not support racism; here’s why you’re wrong
- More than 27 million ballots have already been cast. Here’s where early voting opens this week (“Attention shifts to Florida on Monday, when 52 of state’s 67 counties begin early voting — including in critical counties like Broward, Duval, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach. All counties begin early voting by October 24 at the latest.”)
- What early voting can (and can’t) tell us about the election (“Democratic strategists think the early numbers show a 2020 electorate that’s bigger, younger and more diverse than in 2016 — and not just shifting forward votes that would have otherwise arrived on Election Day.”)
- Juan Williams: Trump’s search for dirt falls flat
- New York Post Published Hunter Biden Report Amid Newsroom Doubts (Nobody should ever buy or subscribe to the NY Post again. Utterly disgraceful.)
- New York Post Insiders Slag ‘Very Flimsy’ Hunter Biden Stories
- New York Times report exposes the shoddy journalism behind New York Post’s Biden hit piece
- Twitter and Facebook were right to suppress a Biden smear. But they should tell us why they did.
- Donald Trump Is Losing His Touch. So Is the TV Producer Who Shaped His Image.
- Evangelicals Made a Bad Bargain With Trump
- Trump propagandists are spreading a debunked conspiracy theory about the source of Joe Biden’s income (Lou Dobbs is disgusting.)
- Michigan Gov. Whitmer Says Trump Incites Domestic Terrorism
- Trump’s Labor Secretary Is a Wrecking Ball Aimed at Workers (Gotta love the Scalia family, eh?)
- As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place (“Conservative activists are running similar sites, like the Star News group in Tennessee, Virginia and Minnesota.” Beware of sites like these…)
- TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation (Social media networks need to get a LOT more aggressive in banning hate speech, COVID-19 disinformation, etc.)
- David Perdue’s mocking of Kamala Harris yields nearly $2M haul for his rival (Nice, go Jon Ossoff!)
- Cornyn defended Trump for siphoning Pentagon budget to pay for border wall, but now claims he was against it (Lies, lies and more lies.)
- Video: Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-VA05) Says He Might Vote For Joe Biden, Unless Trump Repudiates Conspiracy Theories (“If people don’t like it, I really don’t care”)
- Former Del. David Ramadan (R) Rips VA-05 GOP Nominee Bob Good As “Horrible Candidate,” Says It’s “Gonna Be a Bloodbath” for Republicans
- Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA10) “Confident” Reps. Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger Will Hold VA02, VA07; Feels “Very, Very Good” About Dr. Cameron Webb’s Chances of Winning VA05
- Since Democrats Took Charge in Virginia, It’s Gotten Much Easier to Vote. And Virginians Are Voting Early in Droves.
- Legislative panel votes to include incumbents’ addresses in 2021 redistricting data (“Some lawmakers insisted the move doesn’t necessarily mean the address data will be used to draw lines that protect incumbents. But dissenting legislators said it looked like a step toward the type of incumbent protection that’s happened in the past and some General Assembly members now want to ban.”)
- Sunday (10/18) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +900 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 166,138), +30 Hospitalizations (to 11,861), +11 Deaths (to 3,433)
- After a decline, coronavirus now surging throughout much of Virginia
- Judge to hold trial on Northam’s plans to remove Lee statue (“A lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond is scheduled to go to trial Monday.”)
- Trial to get underway over Northam’s effort to remove Richmond statue of Robert E. Lee
- Virginia panel sets Nov. 17 public hearing, asks input on replacement for Lee statue at U.S. Capitol
- Editorial: Southwest Virginia’s unique pitch for data centers
- Parents, Students of Prestigious Fairfax County School Protest End to Rigorous Admission Test
- A budget amendment is laying down the tracks for a Shenandoah Valley rail trail
- D.C.-area forecast: Weather to progress from good to excellent over next several days
