by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 29.
- A More Climate-Resistant Coffee Rises in Africa
- Can a 50-year-old treaty still keep the world safe from the changing threat of bioweapons?
- Russia’s Combative Negotiating Style to Test U.S. in Detainee Talks
- Ukraine signals counteroffensive is near: What to know about the coming fight
- One of Putin’s Biggest Mistakes Finally Catches Up With Him (“Rampant corruption has been exploited and encouraged by Putin for years, but now his critics and military opponents can use it against him.”)
- Fire at Crimea fuel depot extinguished after apparent drone attack, governor says
- Europe Takes Tougher Stance Toward China in Boost to US Policy
- Charts show how India’s population exploded to overtake China’s
- Women’s rights at stake as India’s population surpasses China’s
- Why Did Xi Jinping Suddenly Call Zelensky? (“If Ukraine does break through the lines and seems on the verge of ‘winning’ by some reasonable definition of the term, then Putin’s hold on power could collapse and, sometime before that moment, Xi could face his own challenge of switching sides or doubling down to break his own isolation. This is Putin’s—and Xi’s— most dreadful nightmare, and it goes some distance in explaining why Xi is trying to end the war before it plows into its next uncertain stage. The problem is, he might have moved too late.”)
- Millions trapped or fleeing as Sudan ceasefire unravels
- U.S. Begins Overland Evacuation of American Civilians From Sudan
- Can Charles Keep Quiet as King? (“As Prince of Wales, Charles was always ready with an opinion. Now, with his coronation at hand, his job is to have none.”)
- As fentanyl crisis grows, U.S.-Mexico divide deepens
- Why Millions Could Lose Their Medicaid Coverage In The Coming Months
- House Republicans walk the plank (“The House GOP’s debt plan has put 217 House Republicans on record in favor of demolishing popular government services enjoyed by their constituents.”)
- Kevin McCarthy Is Not Good at This
- FDIC prepares to place First Republic under receivership
- Private Equity Is Gutting America — and Getting Away With It
- Samuel Alito, John Roberts show why support for Supreme Court is fading
- Rage-filled Samuel Alito Baffled His Fairness Is Being Questioned
- Jane Roberts, who is married to Chief Justice John Roberts, made $10.3 million in commissions from elite law firms, whistleblower documents show (This court is completely corrupt.)
- Samuel Alito says leaked abortion draft made conservative justices ‘targets of assassination’ – as it happened
- Alito says Dobbs leaker wasn’t a conservative, but won’t name names (Riiiight.)
- The Polite Disdain of John Roberts Finds a Target
- Congress holds the abortion hearing we have been waiting for (“It contained compelling and heartbreaking testimony about the consequences of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.”)
- Vulnerable House Republicans prepare to fend off attacks over debt ceiling vote (They should all lose over this alone!)
- Inside Biden’s Embattled Climate Agenda. Analysts Say the Fight Is Far From Over (“Senate Republicans, with the help of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, voted to repeal Biden’s clean truck rule—the latest attack on federal regulations meant to address global warming.”)
- Mike Pence Has Finally Testified to the Grand Jury Investigating Trump’s Attempts to Overturn the 2020 Election (“The former vice president told the press he would ‘tell the truth’ during his testimony, which is probably pretty bad news for Donald Trump.”)
- Over half of registered voters say political attacks on trans kids, families are a ‘major problem’: poll
- No one can say all politicians are the same (“The stakes in 2024 could not be clearer.”)
- Rape Case Places Trump in Legal Jeopardy. Politically, He’s Thriving.
- Trump Could Definitely Beat Biden (If that happens, our democracy is over.)
- Trump’s Nonsensical Letter to Congress Attacking the DOJ’s Mar-a-Lago Case Shows He Has No Defense
- Mainstream media outlets are ignoring the Christian nationalism behind the push to destroy the federal civil service
- How McConnell is trying to front-run Trump ahead of 2024
- Republicans Tucker Carlson Dissed Insist the Fox Host Wasn’t Actually That Important (“While Trump and his closest allies mourn the loss of Carlson’s Fox show, Republicans with more traditionally conservative foreign policy views are downplaying the importance of his ouster.”)
- Fired Tucker Carlson producer: Misogyny and bullying ‘trickles down from the top’
- Fox News Gambled, but Tucker Can Still Take Down the House
- Tucker Carlson Is Off Fox News, but Remains on Fox Nation
- Twitter Co-Founder Dorsey Rues Musk Deal: ‘It All Went South’
- I’m Sorry to Be the One to Remind You About Ronald DeSantis’s Guantanamo Record
- Ron DeSantis in Guantánamo: how questions about his past haunt the Florida governor
Florida school superintendent who criticized DeSantis could lose job (Fascism.)- Florida’s book-ban frenzy targets Nora Roberts, and she’s not happy
- DeSantis can run for president and stay governor, Fla. lawmakers decide
- The Florida legislature is working for Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign
- ‘I think he’s in trouble’: Growing number of Ron DeSantis donors and allies hope for a shake-up
- DeSantis allies go to war with an unlikely foe: Nikki Haley
- Nikki Haley’s Dilemma Is Also the Republicans’ Problem (“If the former ambassador is having trouble figuring out a position that pleases both anti-abortion partisans and ordinary voters, so are her GOP rivals.”)
- North Carolina Supreme Court clears way for partisan gerrymandering
- Montana Lawmaker Suggests She’d Rather Her Daughter Die by Suicide Than Transition (Someone like this should NOT be a parent.)
- Zephyr working from bench outside House floor; while her committee meetings cancelled
- Montana Governor Signs Law Banning Transgender Care for Minors
- Why Steve Bannon and Alex Jones love Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Because RFK Jr. is also a nutjob?)
- N. Carolina Justices Hand GOP Big Wins With Election Rulings (Right-wing “activist judges”)
- Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Doubles Down on Transphobic Dress Code
- Georgia’s Kemp veers from Trump, but state GOP not moving on
- Colorado governor signs four gun bills into law in a historic change to the state’s firearm regulations
- Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Improve Community Safety and Banking Access for Legal Cannabis Businesses
- ‘It starts the game:’ Senator Kaine reacts to debt ceiling progress, mortgage rates
- Sen. Tim Kaine meets with Sudanese American families in Richmond amid deadly conflict
- Senator Kaine leading legislative push for cheaper child care
- DCCC: Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Puts Thousands of Virginia Jobs and Livelihoods At Risk To Please Fellow GOP Extremists (“Kiggans’ vote to pass this disastrous GOP plan made clear to every single Virginian in her district that she is a real and dangerous threat to their jobs, their families, their health, and their safety”)
- Elaine Luria: Pence ‘shouldn’t just comply with the law because it’s required’
- Youngkin Accepts $100,000 Donation From Man Charged With Being Unregistered Foreign Agent For The Chinese Government (Youngkin “has no trouble cozying up to the Chinese Communist Party and its foreign agents, if it aids his pursuit of wealth and power”)
- Virginia NAACP Calls for the Resignation of Martin D. Brown, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer (“We will not stand silently while this administration dismantles the progress being made to achieve equity and advancing civil rights.”)
- Black Va. lawmakers, NAACP demand ouster of Youngkin’s diversity chief
- Governor Youngkin, have you heard? Virignians love RGGI!
- VEA: Youngkin can’t send lab school funds to private schools
- Williams: All hail Fort Gregg-Adams, a name we can all embrace
- Richmond Mayor Stoney backs Aird against Morrissey in Senate primary
- Schapiro: Abortion is key to pivotal Henrico Senate election
- Some of Southwest Virginia’s tech hub ideas don’t meet requirements
- Crusade asserts right to vote on Richmond casino
- Norfolk dedicates monument to end of Massive Resistance
- D.C.-area forecast: Drying out today before more rain Sunday
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