by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, April 6.
- Europe drastically cut its energy consumption this winter
- Europe’s Energy Transition Continues After COVID-19 Blip
- These are the countries that will be ‘most hit’ if oil prices reach $100
- With Russia’s Exit, Norway Becomes Europe’s Energy Champion
- The illegal deportation of Ukrainian children has to be stopped (The only way is for Ukraine to take back all of its territory.)
- How Russia’s Offensive in Eastern Ukraine Ran Aground (“Regardless of the outcome in Bakhmut, Moscow’s once-ambitious winter offensive never really went anywhere.”)
- Blinken: “No doubt” WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was wrongfully detained
- Ukraine ‘ready’ to talk to Russia on Crimea if counteroffensive succeeds
- Deadly attack puts spotlight on Russia’s influential military bloggers
- French and Chinese Leaders Meet Amid Tensions Between Beijing and West
- Macron counting on Xi to ‘bring Russia to senses’ (Good luck with that.)
- China vows ‘forceful’ measures after US-Taiwan meeting
- China moves warships after US hosts Taiwan’s Tsai
- Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China in restoration of diplomatic ties
- King Charles signals first explicit support for research into monarchy’s slavery ties
- Jobs Market Faces Test as Economic Pressure Grows
- Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor (Corrupt.)
- Trump’s call to defund DOJ, FBI puts Senate, House GOP at odds
- The pulsating state politics that could shape America more than Trump’s legal woes
- Trump’s indictment is about more than hush money – it’s a question of democracy
- Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook (“The former president and his minions are endangering a judge’s family.”)
- Exclusive: National security officials tell special counsel Trump was repeatedly warned he did not have the authority to seize voting machines
- Trump’s criminal case in New York may collide with the 2024 campaign
- Bragg doesn’t show all his cards in his case against Trump (“In historic indictment, the New York district attorney laid out what he needed to at this stage — and no more.”)
- Trump Remains Free, But Our Sentence Continues
- Republicans Don’t Stand a Chance Against the MAGA Messiah
- Trump, the Incredible Shrinking Defendant
- Not just Trump’s indictment: The MAGA movement is having its worst week ever (“MAGA is having a no-good, very bad week, as Marjorie Taylor Greene learned when her NYC ‘protest’ collapsed”)
- Pence will not fight the order that he testify before special counsel grand jury
- Depraved, Deranged, and Doing Real Damage (“The former president is a grotesque man presiding over a grotesque party. In his speech last night to his supporters at Mar-a-Lago, made several hours after he was arraigned in Manhattan on 34 felony counts, Donald Trump took aim at Juan Merchan, the judge in the case.”)
- Fox News’ Steve Doocy Calls Out Trump: ‘Very Bad Look To Attack’ Judge’s Family
- Trump judge and his family receive threats after New York arrest (Wildly unacceptable.)
- Trump’s Charges Bring Doubts, Hopes and Uncertainty in Both Parties
- How Not to Do Journalism (“No reporter should be this dazzled by a political event. No sentient primate should be this dazzled by a political event.”)
- After a huge progressive win in Wisconsin, the right wing is whining (“Wisconsin voters turned out in droves on Tuesday to deliver an unmistakable blow to right-wing judges and politicians.”)
- The last 48 hours revealed the GOP’s intractable 2024 dilemma
- In Chicago and Wisconsin, voters rebuke Trump’s GOP
- “This Election Changes Everything”: Wisconsin Chose Democracy in Historic Supreme Court Race (“Janet Protasiewicz’s victory strikes a decisive blow to the GOP’s decade-long reign over the “democracy desert,” where reproductive rights still hang in the balance. But a Republican victory in a state Senate race gave the GOP a supermajority—and put the prospect of impeachment on the table.”)
- Trump remains the most popular Republican despite his indictment
- Trump isn’t the ringmaster he once was. But we’re still watching his show (“Despite everything, Trump now seems more likely to secure the Republican nomination. He’s still the sun around which the Republican party orbits”)
- Charging Trump hush money case as felonies involves uncertain legal path (“The Manhattan prosecutor is using an untested strategy to enhance the misdemeanor charges against the ex-president”)
- The Trump Indictment Puts the GOP in an Impossible Trap (“His legal woes have made him less electable, but his Republican rivals can’t say that.”)
- Report: Trump Could Be Indicted by the Fulton County District Attorney in the “Coming Weeks”
- Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Defamation Trial, Judge Says
- Judge says he can compel Fox’s Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in Dominion trial
- How Fox Chased Its Audience Down the Rabbit Hole
- Analysis: Wisconsin Rout Points to Democrats’ Post-Dobbs Strength
- Abortion Rights Win Elections. Again. (“If we needed any more proof, the Wisconsin Supreme Court outcome is it.”)
- Liberal judge’s Wisconsin supreme court race win shows a shake-up in US politics
- Gretchen Whitmer Strikes 1931 Abortion Ban From Michigan Law
- Wisconsin’s stunning outcome puts MAGA Republicans in a serious bind
- Wisconsin Supreme Court election sends message on abortion rights
- Protasiewicz’s Wisconsin Victory Shows Power of Abortion Rights for Democrats
- Trump mocks failed Wisconsin judicial candidate for not seeking his endorsement
- Trump’s 2024 Challengers Aren’t Attacking Him On The Indictment. They Might Want To.
- Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. challenging Biden in 2024 (RFK, Sr. was a great man. RFK, Jr. is a nutjob.)
- Idaho Passes Law To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion Care For Minors (Disgusting. This is what happens in deep-red states.)
- Don Lemon’s Misogyny at CNN, Exposed: Malicious Texts, Mocking Female Co-Workers and ‘Diva-Like Behavior’ (Gross.)
- Fox News demands retribution following Trump’s arraignment (America and the world would be much better off if this hideous “news” network didn’t exist.)
- Dominion filings show Fox was cautioned about a red mirage on election night, but its coverage ignored the warning
- Musk’s Month Pushing Twitter Blue Failed To Win Many Subscribers
- NPR pushes back after Twitter designates it as ‘state-affiliated media’
- Twitter labels NPR’s account as ‘state-affiliated media,’ which is untrue (In fact, NPR is relentlessly “both sides”/false equivalence media. Also not that in THIS headline, they put right up front the fact that this “is untrue.” Why don’t they do that for Trump’s many, many lie?)
- Twitter falls short in policing Russian and Chinese state-backed media
- Exclusive: Defiant Tennessee Dem. Decries “March to Fascism” Ahead of Her Possible Expulsion
- The Tennessee GOP’s chilling effort to expel Democrats over a gun control protest, explained
- Expulsion vote thrusts Tennessee politics onto the national stage, could set precedent
- As Young People March for Their Lives, Tennessee Crushes Dissent and Overrides Democracy
- Tricia Cotham Switches Parties, Giving Republicans Veto-Proof Majority
- North Carolina Democrat Says She Switched Parties, Giving Republicans a Veto-Proof Supermajority, Because Some Dems Were Mean to Her
- The Mystery of North Carolina’s Democratic Defector (“Tricia Cotham was just elected to the North Carolina House as a pro-choice, pro-LGBTQ Democrat. So why did she give the GOP a vetoproof majority?”)
- Party switch gives GOP veto-proof control in North Carolina
- N.Y. Governor Walks Back Push to ‘Weaken’ Climate Law After Uproar
- Why New York Could Be the New National Model for Climate Policy (“The Build Public Renewables Act represents a massive challenge to fossil fuel hegemony—if it passes.”)
- Baltimore’s Catholic Church sexually abused at least 600 children over 60 years, Maryland AG says
- Schapiro: A hawkish dove, Kaine wins in war powers battle
- Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA04) Joins Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (“The gun violence epidemic is one of the greatest challenges of our time”)
- The Massive Pro-Choice, Pro-Democracy Victory in Wisconsin Last Night Shows How Virginia Democrats Can – and Must – Win This November
- Youngkin uses national profile to raise big money for Virginia races
- Virginia wants more health care workers. So does Canada. That’s why it’s recruiting nurses from Ireland and Africa.
- Glenn Youngkin Minding Everyone’s Business But Virginia’s
- Youngkin amends bill ending subminimum wage for disabled workers
- In a rare move, Youngkin vetoes bill creating a work group to study loud mufflers
- Some rural hospitals across Virginia at risk of closing, according to study
- Virginia high school AP scores dip in ranking among other states
- Virginia to begin dropping people from Medicaid in May
- Youngkin names interim public health commissioner
- Rise in absences prompts Virginia to consider changes in accreditation requirements
- In Fairfax County, A Republican in Democrat’s Clothing (“Reid Voss, running for Board of Supervisors from Mason District, has a long history as a conservative Republican operative.”)
- The party nomination battles shaping up in Southwest and Southside (“Thursday is the filing deadline to get on the ballot for the June 20 primary. The races appear to be set in all but two districts.”)
- Editorial: Planning for festival’s success (“So much depends — for Virginia Beach and the region — on ensuring that Something in the Water runs smoothly later this month.”)
- Bijan Ghaisar’s mother responds to body camera video of teenager shot, killed by Park Police
- VCU protesters say anti-abortion bodyguard started fight
- Arlington County Board Candidate Tony Weaver Proposes Innovative Solutions to Combat Arlington County’s Record-High Office Vacancy Rate
- Animal shelter threatens to sue its critics
- YouTube prank gone awry led to shooting at Va. mall, victim’s family says
- D.C.-area forecast: Very warm with afternoon storm risk today, then turning cooler
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