by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 14.
- Kerry says ‘a few’ countries want to retreat from 1.5 degree climate goal (Huge mistake.)
- COP27: Fears of compromise on key 1.5C global temperature issue
- Forrest unveils 10GW renewable “super hub” to power grid and green hydrogen
- The latest coronavirus variants show reassuring early signs
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Train Wreck Has Global Implications
- Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson ‘beginning of the end’
- Zelenskiy visits recaptured Kherson, residents recount abuse by Russian forces
- Zelenskyy visits recaptured Kherson as alleged war crimes emerge; landmines pose a danger to liberators
- Russia Tried to Absorb a Ukrainian City. It Didn’t Work.
- Biden, Xi seek to ‘manage our differences’ in meeting
- Biden, Xi to meet face-to-face amid superpower tensions
- Biden and Xi begin meeting with high stakes issues on the agenda
- A Dangerous Game Over Taiwan (“For decades, China has coveted its island neighbor. Is Xi Jinping ready to seize it?”)
- How Biden’s Post-Election Trip Turned Into a Victory Lap
- Biden Meets Xi as Asia Allies Look to Lower Temperature
- Surrounded by threats in Asia, Japan is rethinking decades of military dependency.
- Turkey’s Erdogan Finds Himself a Surprise G-20 Power Broker
- Deadly blast in Istanbul deemed terrorist attack
- Labour would create ‘anti-Opec’ alliance for renewable energy, says Miliband
- The Republicans lost the election – and so did Putin, MBS and Netanyahu
- Israel rushes to protect marine life as Mediterranean warms
India faces deepening demographic divide as it prepares to overtake China as the world’s most populous country- Iran court sentences protester to death
- This flu season is looking really scary, in one chart
- Weak GOP Performance in Midterms Blunts Possible Attacks on Biden Climate Agenda, Observers Say
- 7 reasons to be optimistic about the future of democracy
- Democrats seek vote reform, gay marriage, debt ceiling in ‘lame duck’ Congress
- The Democrats’ Senate victory handed President Biden a critical guardrail against the G.O.P.
- Top Democrats Warming Up To Denying GOP A Chance To Leverage Debt Limit (“Raising the limit on government borrowing in the lame duck would help Biden but could risk other priorities.” Absolutely – do it!)
- Pelosi Urges Debt-Ceiling Vote in Lame-Duck Session to Avoid Risk
- Across the US, a return to democratic order. Will it last?
- The Midterms Message for Republicans (“Voters to GOP: We don’t like your MAGA candidates and their agenda.”)
- Control of the House comes down to these states
- Young women broke hard for Democrats in the midterms
- The Midterms Message for Republicans
- House and Senate Leadership Might See a Shakeup (“Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggests that Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy might not have the votes if GOP takes the House.”)
- Democrats Keep Senate Control as Republicans Weigh Party’s Future (They SHOULD move far, far away from Trump and Trumpism. But is there any chance they will do so?)
- ‘We need to have a real discussion’: GOP leaders brace for tense talks after disappointing election results
- Juan Williams: GOP’s extremism could fuel ‘Blue Wave’ in 2024
- House GOP presses toward leadership elections despite post-midterm disarray (Yep, it’s *Republicans* who are in “disarray!” LOL)
- Republicans Stray From Trump Post-Election: “Three Strikes You’re Out” (Sen. Lindsey Graham grumbled: “Definitely not a Republican wave, that’s for darn sure.”)
- Republicans Blew the Senate. Who’s Really to Blame? (Donald Trump, Rick Scott, etc.)
- Low-income voters may have bolstered Democrats’ surprising 2022 performance
- David Rothkopf: “Joe [Biden]’s too old. Joe’s too boring…Joe’s…just off to the best start of any POTUS in more than half a century” (“Decency doesn’t drive clicks. But what you just saw was a victory for decency…what you have seen for two years are the benefits of governing.”)
- Georgetown University Professor Thomas Zimmer Explains How the “Right’s counter-mobilization against democracy is driven by the reactionaries’ disdain for all those who dare to question what they see as their rightful place at the top” (“There’s no appeasing or persuading these people, no bargain or truce to be had…They must be stopped.”)
- POLITICO Playbook: How a Dem Senate changes the next two years
- Did Trump hurt Republicans in the 2022 elections? The numbers point to yes.
- Republican rivals start considering a post-Trump future
- Trump blame continues for midterm losses as ex-president readies to announce bid
- Election-Denying Secretary of State Candidates Got Crushed (“One of the biggest threats to fair elections fizzled out.”)
- Don’t Be Fooled, Trump’s Hold on the G.O.P. Is Stronger Than Ever
- Trump Wanted I.R.S. Investigations of Foes, Top Aide Says
- Court files show evidence Trump handled records marked classified after presidency
- How Catherine Cortez Masto clinched the Nevada seat — and the Senate
- Democrats See a Blueprint in Fetterman’s Victory in Pennsylvania
- Yes, Democrats Really Do “Need Georgia” (“Dems already control the Senate. But here are six reasons why Warnock vs. Walker still matters.” Very important.)
- Democrats kept the Senate. But Georgia is still important.
- Herschel Walker has a problem: Kemp’s not on the December ballot
- Hobbs lead over Lake narrows with 93 percent of votes counted
- Washington gets increasingly freaked out by Twitter (“With Elon Musk’s platform less reliable seemingly day to day, government and political figures anguish over what to do.”)
- SpaceX just bought a big ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink (LOL, well at least Elon Musk is willing to advertise on Elon Musk’s failing social media platform.)
- The Pollster Who Got the Midterms Right
- Rep. Zeldin taking supporter calls about running for RNC chair, longtime adviser says
- Shapiro on Mastriano not calling to concede: ‘Who cares’ (Mastriano then proceeded to concede, lol)
- Forget Trump, Ted Cruz May Be the Midterms’ Biggest Loser (BFF of Glenn Youngkin, who was also a major midterms loser.)
- GOP’s Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon 5th Congressional Distric
- After last-minute alarm, Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley hangs on to Ventura County seat
- Exclusive: Jeff Bezos says he will give most of his money to charity (“Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to give away the majority of his $124 billion net worth during his lifetime, telling CNN in an exclusive interview he will devote the bulk of his wealth to fighting climate change and supporting people who can unify humanity in the face of deep social and political divisions.”)
- Column: Youngkin wants a 15-week abortion ban. He won’t stop there
- Hogan calls Trump’s attack on Youngkin ‘racist’ and ‘Asian hate’
- Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin talks GOP, midterm elections (Youngkin on Fox, of course – his “safe space”)
- Now That the 2022 Midterms Are (Almost) in the Rear-View Mirror, Here’s a Quick Overview, by Sam Shirazi, of the Current “Lay of the Land” for the Crucial 2023 Virginia General Assembly Elections
- Blight-resistant American chestnut trees could soon be returning to forests across Virginia (“Scientists have discovered how to genetically modify chestnut trees to withstand the disease and are awaiting approval from federal regulators.”)
- Roanoke County School Board discusses review process for ‘sexually explicit material’
- Three dead, two injured in shooting on U-Va. campus
- Video: Arlington County Board Unanimously Endorses the Adoption of Ranked Choice Voting for County Board Primaries
- Temporary casino could mean millions in unexpected tax revenue for Danville
- Powerful Black political group helped dismantle Portsmouth City Council alliance in effort to bring unity, healing
- Opinion/Editorial: Restrictions on abortion service legally suspect (“Maybe the anti-abortionists of Washington County hope to set a precedent for other like-minded patriarchs to follow.”)
- May Dan Snyder’s horrible tenure as an NFL owner end soon
- D.C.-area forecast: Colder than normal, all week long
