by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, July 4. Let’s just hope – and make damn sure! – that this isn’t the last Independence Day where we actually have a democracy, as opposed to living under a Trump dictatorship…
- Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls (“It is no coincidence that ever more extreme politics has come at a time of ever more extreme weather”)
- Russia swelters in heat wave, Moscow breaks 1917 record for early July
- Zelensky challenges Trump to release plan to end Ukraine war with Russia
- Ukraine calls them meat assaults: Russia’s brutal plan to take ground
- Xi Backs Putin as Pressure Builds on China to End War in Ukraine
- China warns of hotter, longer heatwaves as climate change intensifies
- As Britain Votes, Change Is in the Air. Optimism, Not So Much (“The Labour Party is projected to sweep out the Conservatives after 14 years, but it would then confront a raft of problems without many tools to fix them.”)
- Landmark UK election kicks off as center-left Labour seeks return to power after 14 years
- U.K. election: Labour set to thump long-ruling Conservatives
- Live updates: UK heads to the polls in an election that could end 14 years of Conservative government
- Starmer, Sunak Cast Their Votes on UK Election Day
- French voters face choice of least worst option in high-stakes election
- Far-right win in French election could deal blow to climate policy, say experts (“Fears of ‘big regression’ in climate action that could spread across Europe if National Rally gains power”)
- Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander
- Israel Weighs New Hamas Proposal in Potential Breakthrough
- Iranians’ Demand for Their Leaders: Fix the Economy (“In a series of interviews, virtually every resident of Tehran listed Iran’s sickly economy as the No. 1 issue for the country’s next president.”)
- Deadly Hurricane Beryl slams Jamaica with heavy rains and powerful winds
- 21 states under heat alerts as searing temperatures hit July 4 weekend
- Fed says it’s not ready to cut rates until ‘greater confidence’ inflation is moving to 2% goal
- Jobs Report to Show a Substantial Slowdown in Hiring in June
- Supreme Court rulings offers new playbook to polluters
- The Supreme Court Is Fully MAGA-Pilled. The Time for Action Is Now or Never.
- The Supreme Court Term That Fundamentally Changed America
- A Decision of Surpassing Recklessness in Dangerous Times (“The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States would have been wrong and dangerous at any time. It’s uncommonly so with Trump poised to retake power.”)
- The spinelessness of John Roberts (“Chief Justice John Roberts doesn’t want to lead. He is, though, carefully setting up a path to allow the right-wing court to respond to whatever comes its way in 2025.”)
- Trump would be free to obstruct justice in second term after immunity ruling (“Supreme court decision means Trump could freely abuse “core” presidential functions without accountability”)
- Let us declare independence from the monarchial presidency (“Two centuries after defeating King George III, we must issue a new Declaration of Independence.”)
- Man Behind Project 2025 Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
- Audio: Team Biden-Harris Launches NEW Radio Ad Slamming Donald Trump’s Racist “Black Jobs” Rant (“Trump has shown us who he is again and again and again, and Black voters are already – loudly – rejecting his racism.”)
- Biden tries but fails to turn back rising tide threatening to swamp his reelection bid (“The tough emerging reality for the president: there may be no answer to his predicament”)
- ABC News Moves Biden-Stephanopoulos Interview to Friday Primetime
- Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden
- Biden wins crucial support of Democratic governors to continue campaign: ‘We’re going to have his back’
- Trump Caught on Video Claiming ‘Broken-Down’ Biden Has Quit: ‘It’s Kamala’ (“In a leaked video, Trump offers a frank analysis of his rival’s performance in the first presidential debate, calling Biden a ‘broken-down pile of cr*p.'”)
- Biden tells governors he got a medical checkup
- Biden Tells Governors That He Is Staying in the Race
- Biden, aides admit time is tight: Show fitness for office or lose support
- Netflix Co-founder Becomes One of the Biggest Democratic Donors to Call for Biden to Step Aside
- Forcing Biden Out Would Have Only One Beneficiary: Trump
- Trump Expands Lead Over Biden as Age Worries Grow, WSJ Poll Finds
- The Memo: White House plays damage control as peril deepens for Biden
- Should Biden Quit? Democrats Weigh Potential Rewards and Steep Risks.
- Joe Biden or Kamala Harris: Which Risk Is the Better Risk? (“There’s no perfect path for the Dems. They need to find the one with the least peril.”)
- Why Not Kamala? (“A conversation with professor Brittney Cooper about dumping Joe Biden and making peace with the K-Hive.”)
- Kamala Harris Is Having a Surprise Resurgence as Biden’s Campaign Unravels
- Trump allies intensify Harris attacks as Biden replacement talk builds
- The Case for Kamala Harris (“Replacing Joe Biden would be risky. But it may be the best chance the Democrats have to protect democracy from Donald Trump.”)
- What happens to Biden’s campaign cash if he drops out
- Biden privately remains torn between defiance and acceptance amid calls to step aside
- Scoop: Some DNC delegates want more time before nominating Biden
- Raúl Grijalva Is Second House Democrat to Call for Biden to Drop Out
- Clyburn says he would support ‘mini-primary’ ahead of DNC if Biden steps aside
- Time to Roll the Dice (“Biden’s party doesn’t need to sleepwalk into a catastrophe.”)
- Vice President Kamala Harris’ past donors privately strategize in case Biden drops out
- Democrats Begin Their Shift From Anxiety to Action
- Barack Obama, Like the Rest of the Nation, Is Worried About November
- Biden says he ‘screwed up’ debate but vows to stay in election
- Fox News ramps up attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris (“Some of the attacks focus on her race and gender”)
- No, Trump hasn’t exercised “discipline” since the debate
- Jared Golden Might as Well Have Endorsed Trump (Disgraceful.)
- D.C. and Arlington issue boil-water advisories (“The District and Arlington County advised residents to boil their water because of clarity issues caused by algae blooms in the Potomac River.”)
- Youngkin: University presidents pledge not to block military tuition benefit
- Review of Virginia’s state-run investment, college savings agencies offer good news, opportunities
- U.S. agency ranks Virginia hospitals
- Amanda Chase announces campaign for Virginia Senate seat vacated by McGuire
- UVa withholds degrees from students who participated in pro-Palestine protest
- ACLU sues Hanover Schools on behalf of 11-year-old transgender tennis player
- Lynchburg City Council special meeting fizzles, but tensions continue over contested primary
- Virginia school board member sentenced on Jan. 6 riot charges (“Miles Adkins, 39, a former U.S. marine, admitted that he stormed the Capitol, drank beer and whiskey inside, yelled and danced there, and stepped over broken furniture to help a rioter enter through a smashed window.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Heat builds while storms may produce their own fireworks
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