by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, March 25.
- Big Oil Has Found a Clever New Way to Hurt the Climate (“The industry and its Republican allies are clinging to outdated concepts about energy security that discourage much-needed investment in alternatives.”)
- ISIS Affiliate Linked to Moscow Attack Has Global Ambitions (“The Islamic State in Khorasan, which U.S. officials tied to the attack, is active in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran and has set its sights on Europe and beyond.”)
- The ghost of Russia’s past wars comes back to haunt Moscow
- Terrorist attack in Russia exposes vulnerabilities of Putin’s regime
- How the deadliest attack on Russian soil in years unfolded over the weekend
- Four in court as Moscow attack death toll nears 140
- Rosenberg: As Russia mourns, how will Putin react to concert attack?
- Monday briefing: Why Vladimir Putin won’t link Islamic State to Moscow terror attack
- Moscow attack explainer: why would Islamic State attack Russia and what will Putin’s response be?
- McCaul expects Johnson to bring Ukraine aid bill to the floor after Easter
- Ukraine aid back on US agenda – but still at mercy of unruly Republicans (“Speaker Mike Johnson averted government shutdown but faces far-right threat of removal over $60bn national security package”)
- Speaker Johnson’s next challenge: Ukraine aid
- Harris says US has not ruled out ‘consequences’ if Israel invades Rafah
- The UN is set to vote on a resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza during the current Muslim holy month of Ramadan
- Israel agrees to US proposal on prisoner-hostage exchange and is awaiting Hamas’ response, CNN analyst says
- China’s EV Battery Giant Working With Tesla on Fast-Charging Cells
- EU launches probe into Meta, Apple and Alphabet under sweeping new tech law
- What Have Fourteen Years of Conservative Rule Done to Britain? (“Living standards have fallen. The country is exhausted by constant drama. But the U.K. can’t move on from the Tories without facing up to the damage that has occurred.” Putting conservatives in charge is a huge mistake; why would anyone want that???)
- Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could have sweeping consequences
- SCOTUS abortion pill case could reverse unexpected rise in abortions
- The next Clarence Thomas? Abortion pill case spotlights rightwing judge and his wife’s shadowy connections (“Judge James Ho ruled to restrict mifepristone. His wife Allyson is linked to the anti-abortion group that brought the case” Yikes – this guy should NOT be a judge!)
- ‘There’s going to be a problem’: House GOP ramps up Speaker Johnson pressure after budget saga
- Weakened House GOP majority reckons with Johnson’s leadership
- Headache for campaign team as Trump gets the band back together
- Trump asked if U.S. was better off in his last year. In many ways, the answer is no. (In fact, we are WAAAAYYY better off than we were four years ago; just think back to how things were going in late March 2020 – ugh.)
- Other than Trump, virtually no one was doing better four years ago
- Trump could learn Monday how NY wants to collect $457M owed in his civil fraud case
- Biden Is Building a ‘Superstructure’ to Stop Trump From Stealing the Election
- Opinion: Trump’s facing a legal one-two punch (“All signs are that the New York criminal case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will be confirmed imminently for a start date in April, after a short pause occasioned by a last-minute federal document dump. And the civil judgment already won by New York Attorney General Letitia James is moving briskly as well, with the AG apparently set to begin seizing Trump properties as soon as Monday. This week promises to be an inflection point in both cases.”)
- A deadline day that puts Trump’s empire in grave peril (“The former president faces an extraordinary collision between his personal, legal and political controversies”)
- Trump has hours to cover $454 million judgment or risk property seizure
- ‘Don Poorleone’: Trump nickname trends on social media as ex-president faces bond deadline
- ‘No one’s ever seen a bond this size’: Eric Trump criticises $454m judgment against his father (Maybe that’s because Trump’s crimes are huge – and many?)
- How the press enables Trump’s second stab at dictatorship
- The Face of Donald Trump’s Deceptively Savvy Media Strategy (“The former President and his spokesman, Steven Cheung, like to hurl insults at their political rivals, but behind the scenes the campaign has maintained a cozy relationship with much of the mainstream press.” Disgusting.)
- Newly released transcripts reveal a MAGA betrayal: Donald Trump never cared about Ashli Babbitt (“Trump now hypes her as a January 6 martyr, but when he was told of Babbitt’s death, there was ‘no, like, reaction'”)
- White House signals heavy campaign travel for Biden
- Biden trolls Trump for boasting about golf trophies: ‘Quite the accomplishment’
- Shards of glass: Inside media’s 12 splintering realities
- Ex-RNC chair Ronna McDaniel: Biden won 2020 election ‘fair and square’ (“New NBC hire, who resigned from committee less than three weeks ago, insisted there were still ‘problems’ in how Biden beat Trump”)
- ‘The elephant in the room’: NBC’s McDaniel hiring sparks on-air criticism from one of its own
- ‘Our bosses owe you an apology’: NBC anchor bashes network on air for hiring former RNC chair
- Former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel faces sharp criticism after NBC hiring
- Chuck Todd calls out NBC News for hiring former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel
- Scoop: Black Dems endorse in Maryland Senate race after racial slur
- Kevin McCarthy-Matt Gaetz feud heats up months after the former speaker’s ouster
- NJ first lady Tammy Murphy ends Senate campaign, paving way for Andy Kim (Good news.)
- Murkowski doesn’t rule out leaving GOP
- Marco Rubio Squirms Over Vicious Trump Video Clips In Tense Interview (Rubio is an utter disgrace.)
- Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Says Putin Ignored U.S. Warning of Terrorist Attack; Republicans Just Want to “raise a ruckus about the border” – NOT Fix It; 2024 Election a Choice Between “pro-democracy” and “pro-authoritarian”
- Kaine: Russia, Iran wouldn’t tell US if they knew of impending terrorist attack
- Virginia House leaders dispute governor’s claim that their consultant heaped praise on arena deal
- ‘Hail Mary’ paired arena with Tysons casino. Youngkin and Leonsis say no.
- Virginia senator floats idea of new Capitals, Wizards arena with a casino in Tysons
- Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson on Idea to Pair Tysons Casino with New Wizards/Caps Arena: “This is not the way that business should be done in our Commonwealth” )House Approps Vice Chair Mark Sickles: “I wouldn’t even put it in the category of Hail Mary…I would say bad dream.”)
- Virginia corrections dept asks court to dismiss sex discrimination suit over strip search policies
- Bills could expand shared solar programs in Dominion, Appalachian Power territories
- New school funding sales tax ballot initiative likely coming to a Virginia locality near you
- As Ramadan enters third week, Muslims in Virginia reflect on faith, suffering, compassion
- Look for the helpers: Virginia climate volunteers connect with service providers on weatherization effort (“A climate action group had money for home energy retrofits, but it needed a way to find participants who could benefit most from its services. The solution: partnerships.”)
- Navy SEAL’s Virginia Beach family copes with loss and life a year after his death
- A battle for the soul of the Lynchburg Republican Party
- A tone-deaf attack on diversity at a university first built by the enslaved
- Former GOP Virginia lawmaker, Matt Fariss arrested again; faces felony gun and drug charges (Anybody surprised?)
- Chesapeake council member switches parties in bid to unseat mayor in nonpartisan race
- Lawmakers agree to more than $26 million for Bristol landfill
- D.C.-area forecast: Lots of shower chances this week and typical temperatures
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