by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 13.
- First climate lawsuit against Russian government launched over emissions
- EU eyes levy on fossil fuel firms to help consumers survive energy crisis
- Now is the best time in human history to be alive (unless you’re a farm animal) (“Animal welfare has suffered as humanity has improved, but there’s hope on the horizon.”)
- How Ukraine’s offensive changes the equation for Putin and Zelensky
- Putin’s Russia struggles for response to Ukrainian blitz
- Ukraine piles pressure on retreating Russian troops
- Intelligence points to potential turning point in Ukraine war
- The meaning of Ukraine’s strike in Kharkiv — and Russia’s retreat
- Ukraine pushes to retake all land from Russia, calls for Western arms
- Faced with war losses, Russian propagandists retreat to anger and patriotism
- Ukraine is replenishing its weapons supplies with the equipment that Russian forces have left behind.
- As Russian Losses Mount, So Does Criticism Back Home
- Ukraine Deflates MAGA Macho Myths
- Ukraine’s offensive in the east surprised Russia — and it may be a turning point in the war
- Ukraine’s battlefield wins delight the West but could make the war more dangerous
- Will Ukraine’s advance have consequences for Putin?
- The 4 factors that explain Ukraine’s extraordinary military success
- Is Putin facing defeat? The ‘End of History’ author remains confident. (Of course, he was totally wrong about the supposed “End of History,” but maybe he’s right this time?)
- Ukraine Pulled Off a Masterstroke (“Ukrainian leaders announced one counteroffensive against Russia—but had another in the works.”)
- Russia’s defeats in Ukraine have strategists worried about Moscow’s next move
- Ukraine exposes the rot in Russian military (“Poor leadership and maintenance issues are among the flaws that have trickled out over the course of the war”)
- Ukrainian Successes Raise Russian Collapse to Realm of Possibility
- Armenia says 49 soldiers killed in attacks by Azerbaijan
- King Charles Inherits Untold Riches, and Passes Off His Own Empire
- Charles III saw climate change coming. Can he still speak out? (He absolutely should do so!)
- New U.S. Inflation Data Is Expected to Show Moderation
- The Supreme Court fight over whether religious schools can discriminate against LGBTQ people (“Yeshiva University v. YU Pride Alliance is a genuinely difficult case about just how much immunity religious institutions should have from the law.”)
- Roberts joins the chorus of Supreme Court whining
- We now have two federal judiciaries
- Justice Dept. says it will accept Trump nominee for special master (“Judge Raymond Dearie, a former chief federal judge in New York, is acceptable to both Donald Trump’s legal team and prosecutors to act as a neutral arbiter of seized documents, according to a new court filing.”)
- Trump’s PAC faces scrutiny amid intensifying legal probes
- Why not prosecuting Trump would be the most dangerous thing of all (“If the evidence he committed crimes is clear, the Justice Department must move forward.”)
- Justice Department Says It’s OK With 1 Of Trump’s Picks For Mar-a-Lago Arbiter
- Justice Department subpoena storm broadens Trump’s potential legal woes
- January 6 committee set to meet in person on Tuesday as it debates whether to invite Trump and Pence to appear
- Justice Dept. Issues 40 Subpoenas in a Week, Expanding Its Jan. 6 Inquiry
- Jan. 6 committee believes former Secret Service agent Tony Ornato was responsible for attempts to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony, CNN reported
- Senate to Investigate Charge That Trump Meddled in Prosecutor’s Office
- Donald Trump and His Two Forms of Fascism (“Snowflake” and “Gaslight” Fascism)
- Trump Lawyers: Oh, They’re “Classified”? That’s Just, Like, Your Opinion, Man.
- Trump wants it both ways on ‘declassified’ documentsf
- The Last Chance For Election Deniers To Win Primaries
- Republicans tried to sidestep the issue of abortion. Now they’re seeking a reset.
- Republicans make their Dobbs woes worse
- Take it from the ad buys: The GOP ‘nihilistic negation’ agenda is nigh
- It Is a Well-Known Truth That Opponents of Democracy Don’t Want You to Have Nice Things
- Inside a Republican Superlawyer’s Break With Donald Trump’s G.O.P.
- No delay for Trump Organization criminal tax fraud trial
- ‘Sleazy backroom deal’: Progressives tangle one more time with Manchin
- Editorial: 2022, 2024 elections differ from almost all; we should act like it
- Biden Approval Rating Gets Big Bounce From Young Americans
- The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil
- GOP throws up last-minute roadblocks to hardline Senate candidate in New Hampshire
- Far-right candidate causes headaches for GOP in New Hampshire
- Walker Is the Absurd Apex of “Not a Politician”
- Lamont holds double-digit lead in Connecticut governor’s race: poll
- Alex Jones Spied on His Wife and Ex-Wife, Texts Reveal
- Oregon congressional candidate Alek Skarlatos joked about choking women
- Even by Florida GOP Standards, This Is Lunacy (“Michael Flynn joined a Proud Boy on the Sarasota Republican Party executive committee—and he’s going to be a poll watcher” Absolutely insane.)
- DeSantis’ ‘full armor of God’ rhetoric reaches Republicans. But is he playing with fire?
- Rep. Elaine Luria: No, Jen Kiggans: Banning Abortion Isn’t a “Shiny Object” Used to “Distract,” It’s Reality for Millions of Women in America
- After Pledging Repeatedly to Vote Against Kevin McCarthy for Speaker, Yesli Vega Flip Flops and Now Says She Supports Him
- Ahead of Funding Deadline, Spanberger Presses House Leadership to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown, Protect Virginia’s Federal Employees
- As Virginia religious leaders, we ask Youngkin to stay in the RGGI
- Youngkin: I have the power to pull out of RGGI
- Youngkin Campaigned for Extremist MI-GOP Gov Candidate Tudor Dixon; In Stark Contrast, 150 MI Republicans Just Launched a Group Supporting Democrat Gretchen Whitmer’s Reelection
- Guest editorial: Will duplicity sink Gov. Youngkin?
- VA Senate Democrats Call Out AG Jason Miyares’s Waste, Lies (Miyares “throwing away millions of taxpayer dollars to discriminate and intimidate voters, particularly those of color.”)
- Libertarian Party of VA Dissolves Itself, Rips National Party as “destructive of Liberty and to all fundamental principles that we hold dear” (The party’s most high-profile nominee was Robert Sarvis, who ran for governor in 2013 and US Senate in 2014.)
- Congress weighs options that could have significant impact on the future of the MVP
- Impact of possible railroad labor unions strike on MARC, VRE, Amtrak riders
- Virginia Tech, UVa move up in U.S. News & World Report ranking of best colleges
- Mike Dillender Announces Candidacy for Virginia’s important 84th House District (“According to an analysis from VPAP, this district is highly competitive. Democrat Terry McAuliffe won HD-84 by two points in 2021. This will be an important district for Democrats to win if they want to regain control in the House.”)
- UVa students say Ellis’ past proves presence on Board of Visitors unacceptable
- How uncertainty sank Richmond’s plan to be first to adopt ranked-choice voting (Big mistake.)
- New Richmond civilian review board bill introduced following criticism, delays
- Last year Roanoke criminalized sleeping on sidewalks. Here’s what’s happened since
- Arlington County considers reduced speeds on some roads
- D.C.-area forecast: A burst of nice weather begins today
********************************************************
Sign up for the Blue Virginia weekly newsletter
