by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, December 17.
- Cop28 has finally named fossil fuels as the climate problem. But do leaders have the will to act?
- Ukraine shouldn’t have to pay the price of the GOP’s wedge politics
- Putin says Russia has no plan to attack NATO, dismisses Biden remark as ‘nonsense’ (Remember, Putin et al also said they weren’t going to invade Ukraine.)
- How Putin Turned a Western Boycott Into a Bonanza (“If companies want to leave Russia, President Vladimir Putin is setting the terms — in ways that benefit his government, his elites and his war.”)
- Friendly-Fire Deaths of Hostages May Force Israel to Rethink Gaza Strategy
- 3 hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli troops were holding white flag, official says
- Netanyahu, Under Pressure Over Hostage Deaths, Vows to Press On
- Netanyahu Says Israel ‘Committed As Ever’ To War After Israel Mistakenly Kills Hostages (“Benjamin Netanyahu said that the killings ‘broke my heart, broke the entire nation’s heart,’ but he indicated no change in Israel’s intensive military campaign.”)
- Pressure grows in Israel for another deal to release remaining hostages
- U.S. to Push Israel to Scale Back War (“Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Israel as the Biden administration tries to convince officials to transition to a different approach within weeks.”)
- In the West Bank, I saw how peace will require confrontation with Israel (“Israeli domination and occasional abuse make daily life a humiliation for many Palestinians — and obstruct the peaceful future that both sides say they want.”)
- U.S. says its destroyer shot down 14 drones in Red Sea launched from Yemen
- Jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes highway for migrants from around the world
- ‘Dangerous for women’: warning as Chileans vote on new draft constitution (“Children and women to lose out if voters approve new document that critics say reads ‘more like a Republican party manifesto’”)
- ‘Prison or bullet’: new Argentina government promises harsh response to protest (So much for Milei being a “libertarian” or whatever. He’s actually an authoritarian thug.)
- Despite Record Home Prices, Housing Is About to Drag Inflation Down
- Supreme Contempt for Women
- Is SCOTUS Finally Losing Patience With the Far Right’s Bogus Cases?
- Biden Campaign Slams Trump For Having ‘Parroted Hitler’ In Latest Anti-Immigrant Rant
- Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy, praises autocrat Orban
- Trump repeats ‘poisoning the blood’ anti-immigrant remark
- Trump reiterates anti-immigrant rhetoric at New Hampshire rally
- Trump confronts ‘scheduling nightmare’ as court cases collide with campaign
- Trump lawyer blasts Jack Smith’s urgency for ruling in immunity case: ‘It’s un-American’ (Quite the contrary; it’s called RULE OF LAW.)
- Trump Says He’d Go After University Tax Breaks If Elected Again
- ‘Best-case scenario’ for Trump as GOP rivals splinter
- Biden impeachment inquiry risks backfiring on House GOP
- Melania Trump’s former adviser calls her citizenship speech ‘quite repulsive’
- Anti-Trumpers Love Liz Cheney—And Pray She Won’t Run in 2024
- Ron DeSantis’ super PAC loses its top strategist in latest sign of turmoil (“Jeff Roe said he could not ‘in good conscience stay affiliated with Never Back Down’ in a statement posted on social media Saturday night.”)
- Republican strategist Jeff Roe quits pro-DeSantis super PAC amid turmoil
- Ron DeSantis wanted to change the way campaigns were funded. Then the fights started.
- Alex Jones Makes Low-Ball Offer to Sandy Hook Families: $55 Million Over A Decade
- Lawsuit claims CPAC knew of past allegations of sexual misconduct by Matt Schlapp
- Florida Sex Scandal Shakes Moms for Liberty, as Group’s Influence Wanes
- An order blocking enforcement of Ohio’s abortion ban stands after the high court dismissed an appeal
- Senate staffer alleged by conservative outlets to have had sex in a hearing room is no longer employed (“Conservative news outlets alleged that the aide to Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., appeared in a leaked video showing men having sex in a Senate hearing room.”)
- Jeffrey Epstein Never Stopped Abusing Women—and His VIP Circle Helped Make It Possible (“A WSJ investigation shows Epstein continued ensnaring young women for abuse after his 2008 conviction. This is their story of what happened.”)
- McCarthy mentee Vince Fong determined ineligible for congressional candidacy (“…since Fong is already on the ballot in California for his Assembly reelection, he cannot be removed from that race to run in a different one, according to state law.”)
- How a Capitals, Wizards move to Virginia could impact Alexandria, D.C.
- Audio: Incoming VA Sen. Majority Leader Scott Surovell “cautiously thinking [Potomac Yard arena project] might go through,” BUT Youngkin “needs to come you know to our position on some things like Metro funding” (“Metro has some long-term problems and we’ve got to solve them so they don’t keep coming up every six years.”)
- Editorial: With budget proposal, Youngkin will set the tone for legislative session (“Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s budget proposal, expected on Wednesday, will set the tone for the 2024 legislative session.”)
- Democratic candidate emerges for special election in Southside House district (“Melody Cartwright of Martinsville has declared her candidacy to oppose Republican Eric Phillips in the Jan. 9 special election.”)
- Republicans set Tuesday mass meeting to pick state Senate candidate in special election (“So far there are six candidates seeking the nomination, but that number could rise.”)
- Arlington Cemetery’s Confederate Memorial is set for removal
- Editorial: Richmond has plenty of problems. Cars in Carytown isn’t one of them
- New PVCC tech center to be first building at Virginia college to achieve net-zero energy
- D.C.-area forecast: Steady rain arrives Sunday afternoon; flood watch Sunday evening (“Patchy areas of flooding are possible Sunday night. Winds crank up Sunday night and continue gusty on Monday.”)
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