by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, August 2.
- Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave
- Biden, Harris greet freed Americans in U.S. after historic prisoner swap
- Evan Gershkovich, others freed by Russia in landmark prisoner swap
- Former CIA chief: Prisoner swap a ‘remarkable display’ of ‘successful’ diplomacy by Biden administration
- A Triumphant President Biden Welcomes 3 Freed Americans Home
- A Russian assassin, secret talks, high stakes: How the deal was struck
- Biden burnishes his legacy with historic prisoner swap
- ‘That had to be bittersweet’ — how Biden managed a historic prisoner swap as his campaign was disintegrating
- Vance: Prisoners coming home ‘a testament to Trump’s strength’ (More wild, insane lies by Vance. In fact, this was all the Biden administration, nothing whatsoever to do with Trump.)
- WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Is Free
- Putin Wanted His Hit Man Back. A Mother Wanted Her Journalist Son to Come Home.
- How Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed in Iran
- Killing of Hamas leader ‘doesn’t help’ ceasefire talks, says Biden
- Hamas political chief to be buried in Qatar as Iran vows retaliation
- Kim Jong Un wants Trump back, elite defector tells BBC (Of course he does. So does Putin. That tells you ALL you need to know about Trump!)
- U.S. Recognizes Maduro’s Rival as Winner of Venezuelan Election (“Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said there was “overwhelming evidence” that Edmundo González had won, despite President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory.” Every democracy in the world should do the same, ASAP.)
- $10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt
- Forecasters Expect a Healthy Jobs Report, but a Downshift From June
- Flight From Stocks Accelerates as Fear Grows Fed Too Slow to Cut (The Fed should have cut months ago; this is inexcusable delay.)
- Heat wave builds from coast to coast, worsening wildfires
- CBP officers in Arizona seize more than half a ton of fentanyl in largest seizure in agency history
- Chuck Schumer’s ambitious plan to take the Supreme Court down a peg (“Schumer wants to engage in jurisdiction stripping, a rarely used tactic that can shrink the Supreme Court’s authority.”)
- Schumer vows Supreme Court reform will be ‘a very big priority’ if Democrats win election
- Why Trump Can’t Banish the Weirdos (“Whatever Trump says about Project 2025, his ties to it are undeniable.”)
- Trump’s Racist Attack on Kamala Harris Was No Accident
- Republicans Want Someone Younger Than Donald Trump as President: New Poll
- Trump campaign uses misleading posts, racist trope to attack Harris on crime
- Donald Trump: Stop Calling Me and J.D. Vance ‘Weird’ (How about instead we call them “bizarre?” “extremists?” “freakazoids?” “batsh*** crazy?”)
- ‘Weird’ does not begin to describe the Trump threat
- What does “weird” even mean? Why the vagueness works — and why it’s driving MAGA nuts
- The Trump-Vance campaign would be great if not for Trump and Vance (That’s actually not true; the campaign would still suck.)
- Standing “Shoulder to Shoulder”: UAW Endorses Vice President Harris (Trump is “the lap dog for the billionaires.” In contrast, “you have a candidate in Kamala Harris, who stands for working class people”)
- Vance says Trump’s false claims about Harris’ race are ‘totally reasonable’ (Vance is batsh*** crazy.)
- Vance defends Trump over former president’s false claims about Harris’ racial identity (They’re completely indefensible.)
- JD Vance Is An Investor In A Far Right Video Platform Filled With Neo-Nazi Content
- The MAGA Abuse of the English Language
- ‘He wants to take us back’: Democrats eye new strategy against Trump’s attacks on Harris
- Harris Blows Trump’s Fundraising Numbers Out of the Water
- ‘Bring it’: Kamala Harris’ inner circle girds for battle
- Harris Raises $310 Million in July, Topping Trump in Money Race (“Record-breaking haul doubles GOP rival Trump’s July tally”)
- Trump campaign says it raised $138.7 million in July
- Get ready for even more JD Vance in the spotlight after shaky rollout (Good – we Democrats love this!)
- A long shot for vice president, Pete Buttigieg is suddenly everywhere
- Harris campaign has met with 6 potential VP picks as the selection process nears its end
- Some Jewish Democrats wonder if America is ready for a Jewish vice president
- What polling shows about the top VP contenders for Kamala Harris
- Shapiro’s Agility, Appeal Give Him Edge in Race to Be Harris’ VP
- Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro cancels Hamptons trip, days before expected Harris VP reveal
- Gov. Beshear cancels planned stop in western Ky.
- Biden privately weighs how to use the time left in his presidency
- How the “PayPal Mafia” Paved Trump’s Way in Silicon Valley
- Trump co-defendant Jeff Clark barred from practicing law after fake elector charges
- Doctors told Pelosi of concern for Trump’s mental health, ex-speaker says in book
- Secret Service’s Tech Flaws Helped Gunman Evade Detection at Trump Rally
- For-profit colleges fund lawmakers who led attack on top universities over campus protests (Of course they do…slimeballs.)
- Twitter isn’t Twitter anymore
- Axios Event: Voters are noticing the economic impact of legislation passed under Biden administration, Sen. Kaine says (“The triple combination of the Inflation Reduction Act advancing clean energy investments, the Infrastructure Bill doing that on steroids and the Chips Manufacturing Bill doing that has been so powerful”)
- Sen. Mark Warner: “Today, thanks to the work of the Biden-Harris administration, Evan is free along with former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, Virginia resident and pro-democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza and 12 others”
- Accusations of lies swirl in debate negotiations for 2nd Congressional District nominees (Jen Kiggans is, of course, a pathological liar – completely dishonest in every way.)
- Election officials report a drama-free recount in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District
- Trump-backed McGuire prevails over Good in rural Virginia recount (Waste of time and money. There was ZERO chance Good would ever prevail in this.)
- House Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good loses Virginia primary recount
- Commentary: Morgan Griffith and the art of doing nothing (Griffith is absolutely worthless and absolutely does NOT deserve reelection.)
- Kamala Harris for Virginia 2024 Director Jake Rubenstein: “This [Donald Trump] is the man @GlennYoungkin sold his soul to” (Youngkin “has proven to be the worst Virginia governor of the modern era”)
- Pope & Schapiro: Virginia lawmakers hit the campaign trail
- Project 2025 policies shaped by Virginia conservative figures (“Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is among The Mandate for Leadership authors proposing to dismantle various federal agencies.” Cuccinelli is a NIGHTMARE.)
- Some Virginia police believe skill games are being operated illegally
- How Fairfax Co. will use a magnetic pouch to prevent cellphones from distracting middle schoolers
- FOIA Friday: Norfolk withholding juvenile victims’ records ‘runs afoul’ of FOIA law
- The queen fairy is ‘miffed’: Norfolk cuts off limbs of popular ‘Fairy Tree’ for a public works project
- Editorial: Discovery of mastodon bones at HRBT work site ignites the imagination
- D.C.-area forecast: More heat, with a late storm threat today and tomorrow
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