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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 24.
- ‘Pathetic, Really, and Dangerous’: Al Gore Reflects on Fraudulent Fossil Fuel Claims, Climate Voters and Clean Energy
- ‘Currents bring life – and plastics’: animals of Galápagos live amid mounds of waste (Plastics are a disaster.)
- How Ukraine can make best use of the U.S. aid package (“The infusion of arms won’t end the war. But it averts the worst possible outcomes.”)
- How McConnell and Schumer beat hardline conservatives on Ukraine (By “hardline conservatives,” Politico really means “far-right/pro-Putin extremists,” but won’t just say so?)
- US Senate passes $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
- Ukraine gets a big boost of US aid. It still faces a long slog to repel Russia
- Sen. Mark Warner: “Today, the Senate has once again acted to stand with our NATO allies and keep our word to Ukrainians”; “averted a potentially historic, catastrophic failure.
- McConnell says Tucker Carlson and Trump’s waffling delayed crucial Ukraine aid
- Senate passes Ukraine, Israel aid bill after months of debate (That’s a ridiculous, “neutral” headline by the WaPo; in fact, what happened was months of House Republicans – including Speaker Mike Johnson – holding up the critical aid to Ukraine at the behest of Putin puppet Donald Trump. The headline should make that clear!!!)
- 10 senators helped advance Ukraine aid after voting against it (“Nine Republicans and one Democrat in the Senate voted Tuesday to advance a package that includes aid for Ukraine and Israel, after opposing the legislation in a vote earlier this year.”)
- Senate sends sweeping foreign aid package to Biden’s desk
- McConnell’s victory lap on Ukraine aid (Good job by Mitch McConnell on this, even as he remains evil in most other ways – and has done ENORMOUS damage to America.)
- Blinken Lands in China For Tense Talks as US Sanctions Loom
- Pro-Palestinian student protests target colleges’ financial ties with Israel
- Exclusive: Biden Administration To Appoint New Special Envoy For Gaza (“The president plans to tap Lise Grande of the United States Institute of Peace to replace David Satterfield, two sources told HuffPost.”)
- US seeing surge of climate-related power outages, report says
- Bird flu virus found in grocery milk as officials say supply still safe
- Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden’s desk
- U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs
- Federal Trade Commission Approves Ban Of Noncompete Agreements (Thank you President Biden!!!)
- US supreme court to hear arguments in key case on emergency abortion care
- Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions (“The case comes from Idaho, where the law banning abortions is sufficiently strict that the state’s leading hospital system says its patients are at risk.”)
- The fate of emergency abortion care rests with Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court Has Already Botched the Trump Immunity Case
- Trump Shaped the Supreme Court. Now He Wants His Victory.
- House Democrats upend GOP’s early 2024 fundraising dominance
- Biden scores major union backing as its leaders attack Trump (“Joe Biden will land a major union endorsement Wednesday from North America’s Building Trades Unions, whose leaders say the president has his infrastructure bill largely to thank for it.”)
- How a gag order showdown explains everything about Trump
- Fox News One Day Away From Likening the Trump Trial to the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
- Trump keeps begging for a “rally behind MAGA” — but his supporters aren’t showing up to court
- You Don’t Want to Know How It’s Going Between Trump’s Lawyers and the Judge Presiding Over His Criminal Case
- Trump’s New Legal Bills Are Hiding an $8 Million Mystery (“Trump is using a GOP compliance firm as a go-between to pay lawyers, allowing him to hide who he’s actually paying. Experts have real questions whether he can do that.”)
- On Day Two of His Trial, Trump Is Still Whining About That Gag Order
- Did Trump Push the NY Judge Too Far? (Any other defendant would be in jail by now.)
- Biden To Florida Voters: Six-Week Abortion Ban Is Trump’s Fault
- Trump fumes while Biden hits the trail
- Trump was going to dominate the courtroom. Instead, he is shrinking.
- Secretive conservative donor group meets to draw up 2024 plans — with a call-in from Trump (VERY disturbing.)
- Trump can’t shake lingering primary protest votes in Pennsylvania
- Secret Service prepares for if Trump is jailed for contempt in hush money case
- Trump’s hush-money case might finally show him what accountability feels like
- FBI director rejects Trump’s vow to investigate political rivals
- Trump’s hush-money trial: National Enquirer publisher says he was ‘eyes and ears’ of 2016 campaign
- National Enquirer made up the story about Ted Cruz’s father and Lee Harvey Oswald, former publisher says
- How the Far-Right Wing of Congress Squandered All Its Leverage
- The Motion to Vacate Mike Johnson Seems Pretty Darn Motionless
- Kari Lake says ‘unfortunately’ Arizona isn’t enforcing 1864 abortion ban, flipping again (Youngkin said this cuckoo-for-Cocoa-Puffs crazy was “AWESOME!” while campaigning for her in the fall of 2022.)
- In Columbia chaos, student journalists stand tall
- Columbia to continue talks with student protesters after deadline to clear out passes
- After Tense Night, Columbia Says Student Protesters Agree to More Talks
- Summer Lee, ‘Squad’ Member, Wins Democratic House Primary in Pennsylvania
- George Santos ends comeback bid for Congress after raising no money
- Tennessee House passes bill allowing armed teachers, sending measure to the governor
- Bill Moher moves Republican quest for Congress from 7th district to 4th
- Youngkin: I have options on contraception bills
- Former VA Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R): “Spanberger is an outstanding candidate, and none of the prospective Republican candidates will be able to compete with her.” (“If the GOP wants to be competitive in 2025 they must find someone other that Jason Miyares or Winsome Sears to carry the banner.”)
- BREAKING: Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D), Who Had Been Running for VA Governor in 2025, Announces He’s Now Running for Lt. Governor Instead (This essentially clinches the VA Dem governor’s nomination for Abigail Spanberger)
- Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Va. governor bid, seeks lt. governor post
- Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Virginia governor bid, he will run for lieutenant governor instead
- Dr. Bob on the end of Mayor Stoney’s run for Virginia governor: ‘It was going to be a real uphill climb’ (Stoney never had any path to victory over Spanberger; not sure why anyone ever thought he did.)
- Stoney drops out of governor’s race
- Stoney drops out of Virginia governor race, will run for LG instead (“No Republicans have officially announced bids for the seat yet, but Earle-Sears and Miyares are considered top contenders to try to succeed current Gov. Glenn Youngkin.”)
- 20 questions for the next governor (“With a flurry of action on Tuesday, the shape of the 2025 governor’s race became clearer.”)
- Stoney drops out of gubernatorial race
- BREAKING: VA State Senator Aaron Rouse (D-Virginia Beach) announces candidacy for Lt. Governor (Rouse endorsed by Senators Louise Lucas, Mamie Locke, etc.)
- Virginia State Sen. Aaron Rouse announces run for lieutenant governor
- Youngkin taps Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority board member to lead struggling agency
- VDOT, FBI warn of new scam targeting toll road drivers
- Judge nixes lawsuit challenging Virginia law on broadband crossings of railroads
- State forestry program purges hundreds of Virginia Callery pear trees
- Speed cameras in Chesapeake, Suffolk have raked in millions in fines as lawsuit challenges use (“Local attorney and former state Del. Tim Anderson filed a lawsuit…” The subheader might want to mention who Tim Anderson is – a former Republican delegate who is a far-right extremist and former? friend of Amanda Chase.)
- Mountain Valley Pipeline Submits In-Service Request as Project ‘Nearing Completion’
- Governor Youngkin donates second quarter salary to Norfolk preschool (“The school also has ties to the late Pat Robertson’s family. His family matched the governor’s donation to the school.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Becoming bright and breezy today. Super warm Sunday into next week.
