by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 3. We now enter what could be a highly consequential, even fateful weak for American democracy…
- ‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
- Germany poised to extend coronavirus lockdown
- Stricter lockdown restriction likely on the way, says UK PM Johnson
- Africa Left With Few Options for Vaccines, South Africa Says
- Iran says killers of top general Soleimani, including Trump, ‘not safe on Earth’
- U.K. May Tighten Curbs; U.S. Deaths Pass 350,000: Virus Update
- With Concessions and Deals, China’s Leader Tries to Box Out Biden
- U.S. Vaccine Rollout Falls Behind Goals
- Confusion and Shortages Impede Some U.S. Vaccination Campaigns
- Sneezed on, cussed at, ignored: Airline workers battle mask resistance with scant government backup
- Economists Expect Tough Winter, Then a Rebound
- Pelosi Faces Narrow Margin in House Speaker Vote
- COVID is wildcard as Pelosi faces tricky Speaker vote Sunday
- Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election
- Romney Statement On Certification of Presidential Election Results
- Growing number of Trump loyalists in the Senate vow to challenge Biden’s victory
- New Republican election stunt signals a new breed of Trumpism (“Efforts to overturn the 2020 election show how Trump’s agenda might manifest itself in the coming years”)
- Republican Senators Plan Collective Tantrum Over Electoral College Results (“It likely won’t amount to anything but a very long day on Wednesday.”)
- Republican plan to challenge election signals ‘cult of Trump’ will live on in Biden era
- Proud Boys to attend Jan. 6 DC rallies ‘incognito’
- D.C. becomes hotbed for violent protests
- Appeals court dismisses Gohmert’s election suit against Pence
- At least 12 GOP senators to challenge Biden’s win (“The move to challenge the election results has left the GOP fractured.”)
- Cruz disrupting the electoral college count won’t change anything. It can still hurt democracy.
- The U.S. needs a democracy overhaul. Here’s what Biden’s first step should be.
- Biden’s Strategy for a Predecessor Who Won’t Go Away: Ignore Him (“Biden’s team regards Trump’s attempts to overturn the will of voters — including his effort to recruit Republican lawmakers to challenge congressional certification of the election results on Wednesday — as doing more harm to the outgoing president’s legacy than to Biden. And they believe there are already signs that Trump’s bully pulpit and ability to command public attention is eroding, including waning media coverage of his election-related antics and congressional Republicans’ willingness to buck the president in recent legislative battles, including the first override of a Trump veto.”)
- As Trump pursues an electoral do-over, should Biden pick Obama as AG?
- Rep. Louie Gohmert Backpedals On ‘Be Violent’ Comments After Election Lawsuit Loss (Lock him up?)
- Pelosi, McConnell homes vandalized after Congress adjourns without securing $2,000 stimulus checks
- The Southern state where Black voters are gaining in numbers, but not power (“As Democrats celebrate Joe Biden’s win in Georgia, Mississippi serves as a reminder of how far the party has to go in the South.”)
- Democrats go back where they started to expunge Trump era: Jon Ossoff
- Asian American voters could decide the Georgia Senate runoffs
- U.S. Senate control, and Biden’s agenda, at stake as Georgia runoff elections loom
- Trump throws grenades into high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs in final stretch
- Kelly Loeffler Blows All the Dog Whistles at Once (“Will this race ever end?” Loeffler is an absolute disgrace.)
- Biden seeks term-defining wins in Georgia runoffs Trump called ‘illegal’ (“Contests will decide control of Senate and how far Biden can reach on issues such as pandemic, healthcare, taxation and environment”)
- Raphael Warnock’s campaign for the moral high ground
- Rush Limbaugh’s deranged 2020: From denying the pandemic to supporting a coup (This guy’s done more damage to America than almost any other single individual.)
- Pa. Republican Rep. Mike Reese dies at 42
- Mike Pompeo Pats Himself On Back, Tweets Made-Up Definition Of ‘Swagger’ (What an utter douchenozzle.)
- Nashville bomber’s bizarre writings reveal belief in aliens and lizard people
- Attorneys for McMichaels don’t want Ahmaud Arbery called a ‘victim’ in court (Uh, wuuuut?)
- Inside the Politico Playbook Shake-Up (“Politico insiders say the highly influential newsletter authors’ exit was the result of long-simmering editorial tensions between the duo and some of their colleagues.”)
- Far-Right VA State Senator Claims “huge victory for the First Amendment and for open access to government for all Virginians.” Except That the Court DENIED His Motion and the Capitol/Pocahontas Building Will Remain CLOSED For the 2021 General Assembly Session
- Editorial: Proposal should prompt broad discussion about Virginia judiciary
- Finalists for the Virginia Redistricting Commission’s Citizen Members Are Selected (The Republicans’ lists are mostly male and from “red” parts of Virginia; the Dems’ lists are more women, from Hampton Roads/Richmond/Northern Virginia)
- Saturday (1/2) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +3,989 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 358,755), +74 Hospitalizations (to 18,240), +36 Deaths (to 5,117)
- VA Del. Ibraheem Samirah (D-86th), Who Is a Dentist, Gets His COVID-19 Vaccine and Explains How It Went
- Opinion: Statewide elections promise to shape Virginia’s new year (Yep, Gordon Morse is STILL writing for the Daily Press/Virginian Pilot despite…Dominion Employee Wrote Newspaper Editorials Praising…Dominion!)
- Landlords are confused. Tenants are scared. All agree, eviction laws have become complicated. (“A Norfolk judge says the laws have become so complicated some of his colleagues would rather not be trying civil cases.”)
- Candidates fighting ‘uphill battle’ for attention in 2nd District
- Video, Photos: Virginia Democrats Work to Win Tuesday’s Special Elections in HD02, HD90
- 2020: A year with the virus in Southwest Virginia
- ‘We are so tired’: Fredericksburg-area health care workers share pandemic’s toll
- Suspect in custody after shooting three people, including Loudoun Co. deputy, in Sterling, Va.
- Raw and occasionally damp today with a seasonable week ahead
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