by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, July 3.
- US Allies Allege China Is Developing Attack Drones for Russia
- Beijing and Moscow Go From ‘No Limits’ Friendship to Frenemies in Russia’s Backyard (“China-Russia relations are at a historic high as they band together against the West, but Beijing has seized a chance to chip away at traditional Russian spheres of influence.”)
- Biden expected to meet Netanyahu in D.C. this month: White House official (Yuck. Why?)
- Israel insists campaign against Hamas will be ‘long’, after reports generals favour truce (“Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would not give in to the ‘winds of defeatism’, as thousands continue to evacuate from Khan Younis”)
- What Voters in France and Britain Really Want (“These look like contradictory outcomes, and a reminder that any country’s elections are complex, idiosyncratic and contingent. But together, the two elections seem also to affirm that the great meme of global politics at the moment is not exactly right or left but something more like crude anti-incumbency.”)
- World’s Most Successful Party Stares at Sweeping Defeat in U.K. Election (“After 14 years in power, Britain’s Conservative Party looks like it’s headed into the electoral wilderness.”)
- Farewell Rishi Sunak (“Britain’s prime minister, for the first time in his life, wasn’t up to the task.”)
- UK’s Conservatives say Labour rivals heading for record-breaking election win (“Britain’s Conservative Party all-but conceded election defeat to Keir Starmer’s Labour on Wednesday, a day before polling stations even opened, and warned that the opposition party was on course for a record-breaking victory.”)
- Video appears to show gang-rape of Afghan woman in a Taliban jail (Horrifying.)
- India stampede killed 121 in wake of massive overcrowding, police say (“About 250,000 people, more than three times the permitted number, had gathered for a Hindu religious event in north India. Most of the stampede victims were women.”)
- Deadly Hurricane Beryl devastates Caribbean as it barrels toward Jamaica
- Brutal heatwave to cook US west as Fourth of July wildfire risks loom
- Powell Welcomes Recent Data But Fed Needs More Confidence to Cut (There’s plenty of evidence for the Fed to cut interest rates now.)
- FDA approves Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug, expanding treatment options in the U.S.
- Biden attacks Republican climate deniers as he unveils extreme-heat rules
- Conservative legal scholars say the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision isn’t conservative
- Architects of the Trump Supreme Court See Culmination of Conservative Push (“For Donald McGahn, the former White House counsel, and Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican, anti-regulatory rulings are a big payoff.”)
- Something Has Gone Deeply Wrong at the Supreme Court (“Jurists who preach fidelity to the Constitution are making decisions that flatly contradict our founding document’s text and ideals.”)
- From unanimity to ‘fear mongering’: How the raucous Supreme Court term turned in Trump’s favor
- Has the Supreme Court Just Set the Stage for More Political Violence? (“When people can’t trust the courts, they often support taking matters into their own hands.”)
- Republican glee over “immunity” decision shows they don’t fear Donald Trump — they desire a dictator (“Trump has threatened to have people killed and GOP politicians aren’t bothered in the slightest”)
- The Assassination Hypothetical Isn’t Even the Scariest Part of the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling
- Heritage Foundation president celebrates Supreme Court immunity decision: “We are in the process of the second American Revolution” (This is fascism, plain and simple.)
- Analysis: Democrats revive SCOTUS overhaul ideas in wake of immunity ruling
- As Trump dominated the docket, divided Supreme Court moved boldly to the right
- Trump immunity decision shows that conservative ‘originalism’ is a farce
- The terrifying SEAL Team 6 scenario lurking in the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling
- The Supreme Court will hear an appeal to upend Texas’ age verification law for porn websites
- Trump’s Criminal Sentencing Delayed to September After Supreme Court Rules He Can Basically Do Whatever the Hell He Wants (“Might as well just appoint him emperor for life now.”)
- Trump hush money sentencing delayed to September, weeks before US election
- Judge Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until Sept. 18 After Immunity Claim
- Bragg Did Not Have to Delay Trump’s Sentencing
- Trump Suggests Planes Can’t Fly When It’s Not Sunny (Trump is an IMBECILE.)
- ‘It’s nonsensical’: how Trump is making climate the latest culture war (“The ex-president is ranting about low water pressure and attacking mundane rules and technologies – and Republicans in Congress are now following his lead”)
- FRAUD, LIAR, DENIER: DNC Launches Ad Campaign Slamming Trump As the Greatest Threat to American Democracy
- Biden heads out on public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
- Team Biden-Harris Raises $264 Million in Q2, Announces $240 Million Cash on Hand (“June’s $127 Million Haul is Best Fundraising Month of the Campaign”)
- Biden faces growing doubts from Democrats about his 2024 re-election
- Biden Plunges in Swing States in Leaked Post-Debate Poll (Not good at all.)
- Scoop: Inside House Democrats’ anti-Biden vent session
- “Freaking the f*** out”: Turmoil in the White House over Biden
- The Biden Panic Is Getting Worse (“Anxious lawmakers can’t reach him. Donors are fighting over replacements. All of them are asking: When will it end?”)
- In private, Democrats panic. For the Biden campaign, everything is fine.
- The Question President Biden Needs to Ask Himself. Now.
- From raising alarm to backing Biden, Democrats in Congress grapple with debate aftermath
- “No Bait and Switch”: The Trump Campaign Wants to Face Biden, Not a Replacement (“After months spent painting his opponent as senile, Donald Trump is said to have been surprised by Joe Biden’s frailty at the debate. Trump himself is betting that Democrats are ‘stuck with Biden,’ but others in his camp fear that a more competitive candidate will emerge.”)
- As Biden digs in, some top Democrats want him out of the race this week
- Obama voices concerns after shaky debate, offers Biden his advice
- A new national poll turns post-debate conventional wisdom on its head
- CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn’t the nominee
- Democratic Unity Cracks in Wake of Biden’s Debate Performance
- Biden says foreign travel meant he “nearly fell asleep” during debate (Huh?)
- Biden Blames Jet Lag for Poor Debate as He Looks to Calm Revolt
- 5 terrible reasons for Biden to stay in the race
- Biden’s post-debate crisis is now evolving into a genuine threat to his reelection bid
- The Memo: Biden battles for his political life as Democratic dissent rises
- Stop Gaslighting and Get With Reality: Nominate Kamala–Fast
- VP Harris top choice to replace Biden in election race if he steps aside, sources say
- Democratic senator criticizes Biden campaign’s ‘dismissive attitude’ after debate
- Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
- President Joe Biden to sit down with ABC News on Friday for first TV interview since debate
- Poll Suggests Michelle Obama Would Beat Trump by 11 Points
- Nancy Pelosi says Biden and Trump should take mental fitness tests
- Biden pulls even with Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
- Okay, Biden isn’t popular. But his policies sure are.
- Justice Dept. plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins
- Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: ‘I am who I am’
- ‘I am not a church boy’: RFK Jr responds to sex assault allegation (“A magazine article claimed the candidate sexually assaulted a babysitter and joked about eating dog meat in Korea.”)
- Rudy Giuliani’s Promising Legal Career Cut Short With New York Disbarment (“Bad news for anyone who wanted to hire the guy to be their lawyer.” LOL)
- Video: Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11) Says That Post-Debate-Disaster, Democrats Need “Family Therapy Session,” Dialogue to “arrive at an informed decision that makes sense both for President Biden and for the country”
- Good promises recount after state Board of Elections certifies Fifth District primary results
- State elections board certifies congressional primaries, cementing McGuire’s victory over Good
- Good to seek recount after officials certify results showing McGuire won
- Virginia officials defend ‘free and fair’ elections as primary results are certified
- Trump focused on Virginia ahead of November, ‘considering’ Governor Youngkin as VP candidate
- Virginia lawmakers agree to repeal changes to military tuition program
- Virginia House, Senate leaders reach agreement on tuition program for military families
- VA House and Senate Leadership Reach Agreement on the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Program (VMSDEP) (“The legislation will fully repeal the changes to VMSDEP and related tuition waivers and will provide an additional $90 million from the FY 2024 surplus to offset costs of the program.”)
- Virginia House, Senate reach deal on military tuition benefits
- COVID-19 infiltrated every socio-economic divide in Virginia. The next pandemic doesn’t have to.
- Court orders white nationalists to pay $2M more for Charlottesville Unite the Right violence
- After a four-year debate, Northern Va. community moves to save farmland
- Virginia Energy leveraging federal funding to diversify Southwest region’s economic profile
- Why the suit to void a council primary in Lynchburg matters across Virginia
- Developer withdraws application for Washington County solar farm
- Va. Department of Health closes investigation into Lake Anna E. coli outbreak
- D.C.-area forecast: Heating up for the holiday weekend as storm chances return
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