by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 28.
- With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash
- Is Congress Really Going to Abandon Ukraine Now? (No, “Congress” generically is NOT going to abandon Ukraine; REPUBLICANS are!)
- Russia projects confidence as it pursues alliances to undermine the West
- ‘The enemy is amassing’: Ukrainian army officials give unvarnished account of battlefield
- Russia’s drones, missiles target Ukraine’s critical infrastructure – Ukraine
- Ukraine says corrupt officials stole $40 million meant to buy arms for the war with Russia
- Negotiators Close In on Hostage Deal That Would Halt Fighting in Gaza for Weeks (“A written draft agreement calls for the release of captives held by Hamas in exchange for a cessation of Israel’s military offensive for two months.”)
- Eight countries join U.S. in pausing funding to UN aid agency in Gaza
- UN agency condemns aid halt after Hamas attack claim
- Israel Struggles to Destroy Hamas’s Gaza Tunnel Network (“As much as 80% of Hamas’s vast warren of tunnels under Gaza remains intact after weeks of efforts to destroy them, U.S. and Israeli officials said.”)
- Netanyahu’s Cynical Political Game
- How the world is reacting to Israel’s allegations against UN staff
- Houthi Hit on Russian Fuel Has Oil Traders Recalculating Risks
- Narendra Modi is celebrating his scary vision for India’s future (“National festivities this week danced on Indian secularism’s grave — and pointed to an existential threat to Indian democracy.”)
- China is absorbing Hong Kong, as geography follows politics
- Finland’s ‘DJ’ candidate hopes to become the country’s first Green and gay president (“Pekka Haavisto, who is second in the opinion polls, is bolstering his campaign with club nights and music from the 60s and 70s”)
- Biden offers fresh assurances he would shut down border ‘right now’ if Congress sends him a deal
- Trump Bashes ‘Worst’ Ever Border as He Arm-Twists GOP Lawmakers to Block Border Bill
- Johnson throws cold water on border deal (If Johnson does that, the border should be HIS PROBLEM. And Trump’s and the rest of the Republican Party’s, of course.)
- Texas’ Border Stunt Is Based on the Same Legal Theory Confederate States Used to Secede
- Republicans Push Greg Abbott to Go All Out in Border War With Biden (Dangerous and disgraceful.)
- The legal fight over whether Texas can seize control of the border, explained (“The Constitution gives the Biden administration nearly exclusive authority over matters of immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the courts to change that.”)
- Trump Heaps Praise On Texas Governor For Border Power Grab
- Inside the White House, confidence grows that a strong economy will sell itself
- Dobbs Overturned Much More Than Roe v. Wade
- House Democratic candidates make abortion access top focus of ’24 campaigns
- Journalism may never again make money. So it should focus on mission.
- Williams: America cannot survive a broken news media
- Trump’s $50 Million Mystery Debt Looks Like ‘Tax Evasion’
- Biden in South Carolina for one of his first presidential election campaign appearances of 2024
- The Trump Veepstakes Has Begun (“An unseemly crowd of would-be V.P.s has been campaigning in Trump’s wake, generating a phantasmagoria of maga abasement—rich in ambition, short on shame.”)
- Carroll Promises to Do ‘Something Good’ With a Fortune Won From Trump
- Koch officials tell donors Nikki Haley was the right candidate to back, despite early losses to Trump
- Key Network of G.O.P. Megadonors to Meet With Trump and Haley Camps
- Nikki Haley taunts Trump and he takes the bait. Will she keep it up?
- The 2024 door is closing faster than Haley thinks. Here’s what the delegate math shows.
- Nikki Haley targeted in ‘swatting’ incident at her South Carolina home (Unacceptable.)
- Former senator says new film shows ‘how close’ we came to losing democracy on Jan. 6
- What the Cheney-Stefanik clash shows about the GOP and Jan. 6
- George Conway calls Trump an ‘evil man’ with ‘no conscience’ after defamation verdict
- Rudy Giuliani targets Donald Trump for ‘unpaid legal fees’ in new bankruptcy filing
- Trump Trade Adviser Peter Navarro Criticizes His ‘Death Sentence’ of 4 Months in Prison
- New WAPO Boss, Will Lewis, Brags About Dick Pic Sniffing That Fails to Correct Past Errors
- Flood Watch issued for most of DC area as widespread rainfall continues
- Editorial: As Texas escalates border dispute, Youngkin misses a chance to lead (“Youngkin was one of several Republican governors who backed Abbott, demonstrating contempt for the rule of the law and a lack of empathy for migrants mangled and killed by these barriers, many of whom are children…Yet, rather than call for a bipartisan immigration solution or urge his GOP colleagues to bargain in good faith, Youngkin chose partisan buffoonery. Stand with Texas? Against the Supreme Court and the Constitution? No, sir.”)
- Va. lawmakers begin to tackle weed sales three years after legalization (“Virginia’s state Senate has advanced a bill creating a cannabis retail system, but its fate is cloudy as Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has expressed little interest.”)
- Virginia car tax well hated, but also widely needed by localities
- Editorial: Youngkin needs your money to make it rain in Alexandria. Do you trust him?
- Alexandria holds town hall on new Potomac Yard arena project, opposition holds protest
- Protesters at Alexandria City Town Hall over Potomac Yard arena
- Richmond-area residents reflect on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Portsmouth would lose $9M in taxes if Virginia International Gateway is sold to state, council says
- D.C.-area forecast: Rain tapers to occasional lighter showers today. Snowflakes Tuesday night?
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