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by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, January 9.
- We have to be ready to adapt,’ WHO chief says about the spread of virulent new virus variants
- With AstraZeneca rollout suspended, South Africa scrambles for a vaccine plan — a ‘preview’ of new fight against variants
- WHO says ‘most likely’ pathway of virus was from animals to humans, but investigation still a ‘work in progress’
- ‘Invisible killer’: fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds (That’s far, FAR more than from COVID-19.)
- Antony Blinken: U.S. Standing As Beacon Of Democracy ‘Took A Hit’ After Capitol Riot (“What’s made us different is our willingness, our ability to confront these challenges with full transparency”)
- Mountains, Ice and Climate Change: A Recipe for Disasters
- Climate Is Next Race for Global Supremacy, Bank of America Says (“China spent twice as much as the U.S. on climate action; Economic impact of climate change may reach $69 trillion”)
- Europe’s offshore wind sector saw a record $31 billion of investment in 2020
- 2021 a ‘crucial year’ for climate change, UN chief tells Member States
- Bitcoin powers towards $50K as Tesla takes it mainstream
- Experts warn states are removing the very restrictions driving Covid cases down
- Democrats upsize Covid aid bill as they embrace big spending to revive shattered economy
- House Democrats propose sending $1,400 stimulus payments to Americans who earn up to $75,000
- Trump’s trial set to rock Washington and echo through the ages (“The question posed by Trump’s second impeachment trial is whether a president who loses reelection can get away with a violent coup attempt in a bid retain power”)
- My fellow Republicans, convicting Trump is necessary to save America
- Capitalism Is Struggling With the Language of Climate Change
- What to Watch For as Donald Trump’s Impeachment Trial Begins (“Debate will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Though the trial is expected to be fast-paced, arguments could stretch into next week. The House managers will argue before the Senate that former President Trump is guilty of inciting a deadly mob of his supporters to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.”)
- You May Want to Forget Him, but Trump’s Trial Must Be Thorough (“Democrats should be willing to call witnesses.”)
- How Republicans’ defense of Trump at his impeachment trial will actually hurt him
- Senate sets stage for rapid impeachment trial
- Trump’s impeachment trial will tackle two big constitutional questions
- Trump tells aides he thinks he’ll be acquitted as he remains fixated on ‘accountability’ for GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach
- Trump lawyer withdraws request not to have impeachment trial on Sabbath
- Biden’s strategy for Trump’s impeachment: Sit back and STFU
- I want to Watch All the Enablers Squirm
- Four guidelines for the House impeachment managers (“Keep it short and simple.”)
- The GOP is not a normal party (“The Republican Party is incapable of reform.”)
- Opinion: The Senate must convict Donald Trump
- Trump’s Defense Is an Act of Nihilistic Audacity
- Trump’s 2nd Impeachment Trial Starts With Debate On Constitutionality
- Trump prosecutors pitch to the public in made-for-TV impeachment trial (“Democrats hope harrowing audio and video from Capitol attack will make plain what no legal argument might deny”)
- Trump Claimed Election ‘Rigged’ Or ‘Stolen’ Over 100 Times Ahead Of Capitol Riot (“The then-president whipped up distrust of U.S. democracy, the media and his own vice president in tweets and speeches leading up to the Jan. 6 attack.”)
- Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial and the Future of Free Speech (“Trump should be convicted, and the First Amendment should remain protected”)
- A Conservative Constitutional Scholar Left Trump’s Impeachment Gambit in Tatters
- Biden works hard to suggest he’s not paying attention to Trump’s impeachment trial
- House Republicans who backed impeaching Trump have no regrets as Senate GOP reckons with former President’s role
- Biden Warms to Fast-Track Stimulus After Liberal Pressure Mounts
- Biden Presidency Starts With a Giant Bet on Run-It-Hot Economics
- Vice President Kamala Harris could kill the filibuster herself (“The Constitution has given Harris, as vice president, a second job — a side gig to most modern observers. She’s not just President Joe Biden’s No. 2; she’s also president of the Senate. And it’s not a role she should overlook. It may, in fact, be the key to transforming Biden’s agenda from notions into laws. In the right hands, in a Senate as closely divided as this one, it’s a job that can finally break the chamber’s famed deadlock and transform Washington.”)
- How Democrats Learned to Seize the Day (“It seems that they won’t repeat Obama’s mistakes.”)
- Trump supporters want us to believe the Framers were fools
- DOJ to ask Trump-appointed US attorneys to resign
- Pentagon: Extremist groups recruit from military
- The Republican Party Is Radicalizing Against Democracy (“The GOP is moderating on policy questions, even as it grows more dangerous on core questions of democracy and the rule of law.”)
- ‘Its Own Domestic Army’: How the G.O.P. Allied Itself With Militants
- Man charged in US Capitol riot worked for FBI, lawyer says (Troubling.)
- One mystery involving the insurrection may be close to getting solved (“Democrats make headway in learning why panic buttons were removed from a congresswoman’s office.”)
- “I Think People Will Get Tired of Him”: For Donald Trump, Sarah Palin’s Fall Shows the Limits of Media Obsession
- Jared and Ivanka Made Up To $640 Million While Working in Washington (How on earth is this legal?!?)
- Manafort Can’t Be Prosecuted in New York After Trump Pardon, Court Rules
- Exclusive: Congressional Democrats set to back more than $50 billion for transportation sector
- Achoo! Climate Change Lengthening Pollen Season in U.S., Study Shows
- Why progressives should be celebrating Liz Cheney and Ben Sasse right now
- Exclusive: Georgia Secretary of State opens investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn election
- George Shultz’s death reminds us that the GOP hasn’t always been this crazy (No, although it was pretty bad back then too…)
- Trump Isn’t the Only One on Trial. The Conservative Media Is, Too. (“Conservative media organizations face a consequential test in the weeks and months ahead, our On Politics columnist writes.”)
- What Absentee Voting Looked Like In All 50 States (“It was historically popular — and historically Democratic.”)
- After years of shrugging off Trump’s lack of interest in working with Democrats, the press suddenly cares about bipartisanship (The media sucks, part infinity.)
- Hackers breach, attempt to poison Florida city’s water supply (Very disturbing.)
- Facebook bans misinformation about all vaccines after years of controversy (Why did it take years?!?)
- Mike Lindell predicts the end times and calls the COVID-19 vaccine “mark of the beast stuff” on Bannon podcast
- Social media could be sued for stalking, harassment, death (“Three Democratic senators introduce bill that would overhaul Section 230 of federal communications law”)
- Pamela Karlan, Who Taught at UVA Law School for 10 Years, Will Be Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Justice Department
- Mary Wilson, longest-reigning original Supreme, dies at 76 (R.I.P.)
- Lou Dobbs is lashing out at Fox on Twitter for dropping his show
- Video: Sen. Kaine Calls Impeachment Trial “Uncharted Waters,” Says It’s “Likely to Last Into Early Next Week”
- Appalachian Women of Action Demand Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA09) Step Down Following the 1/6 U.S. Capitol Riot
- Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Joins Impeachment Experts for National Town Hall on the Need to Convict Trump (Rep. Connolly: “We must convict Trump and lance this festering boil”)
- Luria urges Biden administration to invest in rural broadband
- No Daylight Between Cox and Chase on Marriage Equality
- Virginia lawmakers are moving to eliminate mandatory minimums, but they’re at odds over which ones
- Terry McAuliffe Releases Plan to Tackle Housing Crisis in Virginia
- Monday (2/8) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,700 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 530,825), +65 Hospitalizations (to 22,167), +42 Deaths (to 6,820)
- CVS vaccinations pushed back a day as Virginia requires coordination (“COVID-19 vaccinations at three dozen CVS retail pharmacies in the state will begin on Friday, a day later than originally planned”)
- Bill requiring public reporting of major outbreaks still alive, but Senate nixes emergency enactment
- Gov. Ralph Northam frustrated by early vaccine rollout while vaccination numbers climb
- Virginia’s General Assembly heads to special session with bipartisan momentum on coronavirus relief bills
- New COVID cases in Virginia drop to lowest level since December as more than 1.1 million shots given
- Here’s a look at where key issues stand in the General Assembly at halftime
- Vee Lamneck column: The General Assembly has the opportunity to help end Virginia’s HIV Epidemic
- Editorial: Virginia lawmakers right to work toward PPP tax fix
- Del. Sam Rasoul pursues reelection to House, nomination for lieutenant governor as GOP lines up House challenger
- Video: Speaking for Repeal of Anti-Same-Sex-Marriage Amendment, Sen. Boysko Argues, “This is a moment in history for us to right a wrong, to accept that love matters to everybody who lives here” (Sen. Janet Howell adds: “We have to correct that horrible, disgusting mistake that was made several years ago.”)
- Richmond Health Officials Work to Boost Latino Vaccinations
- Divided Richmond School Board votes 6-3 to offer Kamras four more years
- VMI resists letting investigators interview cadets, faculty without its lawyers present, report says
- Hanover school touts donation from group that participated in Capitol insurrection (Yikes.)
- Stoney to introduce ordinances to redevelop public safety building
- Nothing Wasted: Arlington Co. Uses 97% of It’s Vaccine Supply Each Week.
- Rally in Loudoun County Pushes for Return to Schools 5 Days a Week
- Loudoun County schools complete 1st stage of employee COVID-19 vaccination
- Newport News schools now plan to have all grades back by March 8
- Cloudy and milder today before winter storm threats arrive
