by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 13.
- Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet (“Research shows there has been a near-quadrupling across Greenland of methane-producing wetlands”)
- Are wind, solar power reliable in extreme weather? Evidence says yes
- Russia preparing for military confrontation with West, says Estonia
- With Western military aid increasingly uncertain, Ukraine builds its own weapons
- Putin Seeks Revenge on a World Order He Once Wanted to Join
- Tuberville appears willing to give Putin the benefit of the doubt (Competely warped/sick.)
- Call and Response: Putin Demanded Greater Russia and Trump Agreed
- Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson gave Putin exactly want he wants
- Russia’s Silence on Ukrainian POWs Compounds the Agony for Families
- Joint chiefs head says U.S. ‘credibility is at stake’ following Trump’s NATO remarks
- The Good Republicans’ Last Stand (“Will enough of Trump’s party finally be willing to stick up for Ukraine rather than follow his lead and bow to Russia?”)
- Mike Johnson signals blockade of Senate national security bill (Evil.)
- Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid package that divided GOP; House speaker rejects it
- House speaker casts doubts on Ukraine and Israel aid package as senators grind toward final vote (“The mounting opposition was just the latest example of how the Republican Party’s stance on foreign affairs is being transformed under the influence of Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee.”)
- US Senate approves $95bn aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan (“The legislation includes $61bn for Ukraine, $14bn for Israel in its war against Hamas and $4.83bn to support partners in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan, and deter aggression by China. It would also provide $9.15bn in humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, Ukraine and other conflict zones around the globe.”)
- House Speaker Mike Johnson Throws Cold Water On Senate Foreign Aid Bill (“The Republican leader said the House would ‘work its own will’ but didn’t rule out allowing a vote on the legislation.”)
- ‘Everyone should be scared as hell’: Democrats call for Trump-proofing NATO
- Senate passes aid package for Ukraine and Israel, but its future is uncertain in House
- Biden Sends C.I.A. Chief to Cairo for Cease-Fire Talks (“President Biden said the U.S. was working on a deal between Israel and Hamas for a pause in fighting of at least six weeks.”)
- Middle East crisis live: ‘key elements’ of Gaza ceasefire deal on the table, says Biden, amid push to prevent Rafah offensive
- Israel’s dangerous escalation in Rafah, explained
- Biden says Israel must protect vulnerable in Rafah
- Exclusive video: Death and trauma at every turn for Gaza’s exhausted paramedics
- Myths and facts surrounding the bipartisan border deal killed by Republicans and right-wing media
- Why US economy is powering ahead of Europe’s
- US CPI Data to Show Services as Key Driver of Disinflation
- Will Inflation Fall Below 3%?
- Winter storm alerts in effect for 50 million in Northeast
- Great Lakes average ice cover drops to 6%, one of lowest levels ever recorded (“Scientists say global heating is driving ice loss and warmer water, as ice cover falls short of 50-year average of 18%”)
- Why I Am Now Deeply Worried for America
- What happens now that Trump has gone to the Supreme Court in his immunity fight
- Trump’s new Supreme Court gambit doesn’t even try to hide that it’s a delaying tactic (“The text of Trump’s filing reflects an improbable vision of almost unconstrained presidential power”)
- The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trial (“Trump wants the justices to delay his election theft trial forever.”)
- All four of Trump’s criminal cases reach inflection points this week
- The Legal Coup (“New Documents Reveal How Trump Lawyers Sought ‘Chaos’ to Force SCOTUS, or Whoever Else, to Anoint Trump”)
- Two Weeks of Chaos (“Docs Obtained by TPM Show Trump Lawyers’ Plan To Make Jan. 6 Last For Days On End”)
- Trump seeks Supreme Court intervention in election interference case
- Biden Campaign: “The American people deserve a press corps who cover [Trump’s] candidacy, his comments, and his policy positions with the seriousness and ferocity this moment requires”
- Get Used to It: Biden Isn’t Going Anywhere (“The GOP fantasy crowd is so accustomed to conspiracy theories that they’re betting the Democrats will switch candidates at the last minute. Have they actually paid attention to politics?”)
- “Trump is not an option — they are done with him”: Are “persuadable” Republicans the new #NeverTrump
- Biden’s Age Is a Campaign Problem, Not a Governing One
- “Merrick Garland” Is a Dirty Word Around the White House These Days: Report
- Hur’s political hatchet job. Garland’s blunder. Media complicity.
- Yes, Democrats, it’s Biden or bust (“Even if voters or the establishment wanted to, there really isn’t a viable process to replace Biden as the nominee.”)
- Scoop: Inside the GOP plan to keep Biden age in spotlight (#1, use the “useful idiots” in the media…)
- Despite What You’ve Read In the New York Times, Trump Actually Looks Terrible
- ‘Wow!’ Morning Joe Crew Stunned By Montage of Trump Repeated Gaffes from Weekend Rallies
- Trump Is Losing It
- Haley Blasts Trump’s Insinuations About Her Husband’s Service
- Trump plans to attend Georgia hearing on misconduct allegations against prosecutors
- Trump endorses new RNC chair and Lara Trump as co-chair (“The ex-president is backing Michael Whatley, the chair of the North Carolina GOP, to take over for Ronna McDaniel.”)
- Donald J. Trump endorses his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, for R.N.C. co-chair. (It’s a cult.)
- Trump endorses triumvirate of loyalists to take over RNC
- Austin expected to resume duties Tuesday after bladder issue: Pentagon
- Why the race to replace George Santos matters
- Democrats’ must-win race for Santos seat comes down to wire
- Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’ return is so smooth, it’s like he never left
- Trump Lists Out the Reasons Taylor Swift Should Endorse Him, as If That Might Actually Happen
- ‘The voice we woke up to’: Bob Edwards, longtime ‘Morning Edition’ host, dies at 76 (NPR ditched him for no good reason.)
- Top Virginia Senate Democrats deal setback to legislation to relocate Washington Capitals, Wizards
- Arena spats escalate between Bowser and Leonsis, Youngkin and Va. Dems (Calling them “spats” is moronic and completely unhelpful.)
- Sen. Adam Ebbin Says “it is critical we don’t rush to approve” Proposed Potomac Yard Wizards/Caps Arena; Senate Finance/Appropriations Chair Louise Lucas Refuses to “Docket” the Bill (Sen. Ebbin: “Three components must be in any bill I could consider supporting”)
- NoVa arena proposal runs into trouble as top Senate Democrat presses pause
- Delegates push forward Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s arena plan (“Virginia Democrats have put their mark on the Northern Virginia proposal.”)
- ActBlue: “In Virginia, Democrats ran on abortion rights [in 2023] — and donors responded” (“There was a spike in first-time donors in Virginia in 2023 compared to 2019”)
- One Virginia lawmaker wants to close the state’s “boyfriend loophole” (Actually, a lot more than “one Virginia lawmaker” wants to do that. And those “lawmakers” are DEMOCRATS.)
- Virginia House Democrats force vote on controversial abortion bill (“Note how WVTF uses the word “controversial” instead of “extreme” or whatever? Fascinating.)
- ‘A slap in the face’: Va. House GOP forced to reject own member’s anti-abortion bill
- Griffin’s push to end public funding for abortion ends after heated debate
- In Virginia’s Democratic legislature, campaign finance reform bills languish without votes
- Commentary: Everyone wins with investment in Virginia’s sports tourism
- Virginia now tops North Carolina in one economic sector: Remote workers
- Gen Zers can’t afford to buy houses in greater Richmond
- Planned prison closure puts the squeeze on a small town in Augusta County
- Roanoke Planning Commission recommends Evans Spring plan with 5-2 vote
- Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail gains national status
- Prince William Co. superintendent recognized as regional superintendent of the year
- D.C.-area forecast: Burst of snow could slow this morning’s commute
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