by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, June 13.
- Swiss parliament snubs European court climate ruling
- UN says 120m displaced by war are ‘indictment of world’
- Why Europe’s new political turmoil will delight Putin
- Janet Yellen: A New Way to Make Russia’s Assets Pay for Ukraine’s Defense and Rebuilding
- Russia accused of ‘deliberate’ starvation tactics in Mariupol in submission to ICC (“Lawyers say strategy of denying food and services to people in Ukrainian city during siege could amount to war crime”)
- Biden leads new drive to cement the West’s Ukraine war effort against Putin – and Trump
- Russian ships arrive in Cuba as Cold War allies strengthen their ties
- G7 leaders agree to lend Ukraine billions backed by Russia’s frozen assets. Here’s how it will work
- G7 leaders meet in Italy with Ukraine and Gaza on agenda
- Weakened Leaders of the West Gather in Italy to Discuss an Unruly World
- As the G7 summit began, the U.S. said it would sign a 10-year security pact with Ukraine.
- Biden looks for creative solutions to keep the Ukraine funding stream flowing
- What are the main sticking points in the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas?
- Unrwa accuses Israel of frequently preventing aid deliveries to Gaza
- Israeli forces thrust deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters
- Path to cease-fire deal possible, says U.S., as Israel targets Rafah anew
- Buenos Aires rocked by clashes over Milei reforms
- Milei’s Reforms Near Passage in Shadow of Argentina Protests
- Senate Democrats Launch Probe Of Foreign Payments To Jared Kushner’s Firm
- “It appears to be a payoff”: Expert says Kushner’s Saudi cash an “egregious” national security worry
- Forty Indians among 49 dead in Kuwait block fire
- France Is on the Brink of Something Terrifying
- Fed Signals One Rate Cut This Year, But Keeps Door Open to Two
- Inflation Flat In May As Gas Prices Subside, Giving White House, Markets A Boost (The headline is incorrect; in fact, prices were flat, as the CPI “was unchanged from April to May”)
- The Economy Is Finally Becoming … Normal?
- The Shamans and the Chieftain — Modern revenge culture, explained by Mrs. and Mr. Alito
- Those Secret Recordings of Alito and Roberts Revealed the True Stakes of the 2024 Election
- 171,000 Traveled for Abortions Last Year. See Where They Went.
- Senate Republicans block Democrats’ Supreme Court ethics bill
- Mike Johnson Weaponizes Government in Fight Against Biden (Johnson is a menace.)
- House votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio
- Trump Rants About Sharks, and Everyone Just Pretends It’s Normal (“Hours before meeting with his probation officer about his recent felony convictions, a leading candidate for U.S. president went on a bizarre rant about sharks.”)
- Let’s Talk About Trump’s Gibberish (“Rambling about shark electrocutions is not normal.”)
- Trump is returning to Capitol Hill to meet with Republican lawmakers, a first since Jan. 6 attack
- Trump is out for revenge
- Donald Trump Is Returning to Ground Zero of His Insurrection
- Donald Trump’s ‘Unhinged’ Email Has Critics Asking: ‘Is He Out Of Control?’
- Opinion: It’s not about the crime, it’s about the criminal
- Why the Southern Baptists’ vote opposing IVF could change national politics
- NEW CPI REPORT: President Biden’s Economic Agenda Is Reducing Inflation While Trump’s Plan Would Raise Prices on Working Families
- Five Questions for MAGA Republicans As They Continue Undermining Access to IVF
- Exclusive: New Biden campaign video targets Trump over IVF
- Democrats to force vote for protections for IVF as election-year messaging heats up
- Hunter Biden Was Convicted. His Dad’s Reaction Was Remarkable. (“The president’s response is another stark reminder and important contrast with Donald Trump. “)
- Hunter Biden Conviction Undercuts a Trump Narrative, and a Fund-Raising Pitch
- The Scolding that Hunter Biden Should Have Pled Guilty Ignores the Complexity of What Happened
- Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
- Complete abortion ban in South Carolina more likely after primaries (“Two of five ‘sister senators’ who blocked legislation to ban abortion from conception lost to far-right challengers”)
- Appeals court rejects DeSantis push for executive privileg
- Hillary Clinton endorses George Latimer in challenge to unseat Jamaal Bowman
- Elon Musk sued by SpaceX engineers claiming they were illegally fired
- Has Elon Musk Finally Lost Tesla Shareholders?
- Musk says Tesla shareholders voting yes for his $56 billion pay package
- The Embarrassing Reason Elon Musk Is Hiding Likes on X (“By burying this feature, the platform’s owner has made it easier to obscure his mess.”)
- Rudy Giuliani’s mug shot and Steve Bannon’s prison sentence: Why MAGA loves to be seen as villains (“Most people see chronic criminality as a bad thing, but to the GOP base, it’s something to celebrate”)
- Trump Adviser Stephen Bannon Cites Podcast Duties as Reason He Should Not Be Required to Report to Prison
- A January 6 Rioter Is Leading an Armed National Militia From Prison
- Sen. John Fetterman ‘at fault’ for recent car accident, police report reveals
- Charlie Kirk once pushed a ‘secular worldview.’ Now he’s fighting to make America Christian again.
- Port of Baltimore back open for business after Key Bridge collapse as officials celebrate milestone
- Sens. Tim Kaine, Mark Warner sponsor upcoming IVF bill in Congress
- Video: New Ads Thank Senator Kaine For Defending Contraception Rights (Over 80% of Americans support the right to contraceptikon, yet “nearly every Republican senator voted on June 5 to block passage of the Right to Contraception Act”)
- Spotlight on Northern Virginia: Races to watch in June primary election
- Republican Party rifts on display in Virginia congressional primary pitting Good and McGuire
- Outside groups supporting Helmer dominate ad spending ahead of congressional primary
- Commentary: Sadly, Youngkin chose Big Pharma over Virginians in need
- Miyares joins cohort pressing for U.S. Supreme Court to review pharmacy benefit manager case
- Certification rules for Virginia geologists, who help reduce environmental hazards, change
- Schapiro: Mayoral election emerging as a marathon
- Editorial: Record fine, new laws sends powerful message against animal cruelty (“The horror inflicted against thousands of beagles in Cumberland County must not be repeated in the commonwealth.”)
- Virginia Beach church pastor removed after sexual abuse investigation
- After HR probe, Richmond officials suggest ‘restructuring’ of election office
- How a sex scandal in North Carolina helped get the Mountain Valley Pipeline approved
- Lynchburg primary will put GOP feuds to the test
- At least 20 E. coli cases reported after Lake Anna visits, Va. health says
- D.C.-area forecast: Heat builds into Friday before storms usher in nice weekend
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