by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 19.
- Cop29 live: boost to summit as G20 reaffirms transition away from fossil fuels
- Hundreds of lobbyists for industrial farming attend Cop29 climate summit
- ‘It is feasible’: climate finance won’t burden rich countries, say economists
- Countries could use nature to ‘cheat’ on net zero targets, scientists warn (“By relying on natural carbon sinks such as forests and peatlands to offset emissions, governments can appear closer to goals than they actually are”)
- G20 leaders turn focus to climate change on Rio summit’s last day
- Putin Sees America Hurtling to Disaster, With Trump at the Wheel
- Putin lowers the bar for using nuclear weapons in new warning over Ukraine
- Biden’s green light for Ukraine to use ATACMS in Russia just raised the stakes in a war Trump will inherit
- Russia Has Suffered Colossal Losses in Ukraine. Is Its Army Depleted?
- Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war in ‘frozen trenches, burning steppes’
- Putin fine-tunes Russia’s nuclear doctrine after Biden’s arms decision on Ukraine, in clear signal to West
- Ukraine Hits Russia With Western-Made Missiles for First Time, Report Says
- 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, distilled in a single 24-hour span of violence and resilience (“The AP fanned out across Ukraine to chronicle 24 hours of life just as the country prepared to mark a grim milestone: 1,000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion.”)
- Russia vows ‘tangible’ response if US missiles used against its territory
- Ukraine vows to ‘never submit’ as war reaches 1,000th day
- Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong’s sentencing of 45 activists. Beijing defends it
- Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion (“Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among dozens sentenced in a controversial national security trial.”)
- Who are the activists jailed in Hong Kong’s largest national security trial? (“They include prominent campaigners, former lawmakers and ordinary citizens who joined the pro-democracy movement.”)
- ‘We’re Just Going to Have to Deal With Him’ (“Europe braces for Trump.”)
- Lebanon, Hezbollah agree to US proposal for ceasefire with Israel, Lebanese official says
- Israel Finds Large Troves of Russian Arms in Hezbollah’s Hands (“Some of the weapons, which include modern antitank missiles, have come from Russian stockpiles in neighboring Syria.”)
- The Transitional Oligarchy: Democracy’s Last Stand?
- Trump Reminds Everyone: He Wants US Soldiers in US Streets
- Trump Confirms He’s Declaring National Emergency So Military Can Deport Migrants (That is WILDLY wrong, not what the military is supposed to be used for!)
- ACLU sues to get clues on Trump’s mass deportation plans
- The Trump administration is planning on deporting millions and millions of immigrants. Fox News is pretending the focus will be much narrower.
- Biden should order background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks
- The Democrats Need to Stop Giving Such a Damn (“There’s no center worth capitulating to anymore. They need to fight and let the chips fall.”)
- Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
- Trump tried to limit financial conflicts in 2016. This time could be different.
- Update expected in Trump hush-money case as post-election filing due
- Speaker Johnson becomes ‘MAGA’ Mike, cementing place in Trump’s circle (This guy is evil.)
- The House speaker’s pathetic case for deep-sixing the Gaetz ethics report
- Postelection Pre-exhaustion (“The Trump barrage begins again.”)
- Kash Patel would do ‘massive damage’ to FBI: Ex-agent
- Pete Hegseth repeatedly argued against women in combat roles by citing the military’s sexual assault crisis
- Health care organization launches ‘Stop RFK War Room’
- Trump nominees Gaetz, Hegseth hold grudges against the agencies they would run
- Trump Is Privately Pressing Senators To Confirm Matt Gaetz: Reports
- Women Testified Gaetz Used PayPal of ‘Adopted Son’ to Buy Sex: Lawyer
- Leak it like Sam Alito (“What is obviously a very damning report about Matt Gaetz is now available for everyone on the Ethics Committee to view”)
- Scoop: Trump personally squeezes senators on Matt Gaetz
- Sex abuse allegations against Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth only make Trump like them more
- Court Filings Place Matt Gaetz at a Second Drug-Fueled Party in 2017
- Top Democrat on Ethics panel says she wants to publish Gaetz report
- Lawyer tells ABC News his 2 clients told House Ethics Committee that Gaetz paid them for sex
- Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says
- The Senate’s Madisonian opportunity on those nominations (“A good thing about Trump’s ghastly nominees: They could jolt the Senate into reclaiming its independence.”)
- Trump taps former lawmaker and reality TV star for Transportation
- Potential Trump picks for DOT: A reality TV star, a rail antagonist — and a former Uber exec
- Ramaswamy’s ‘jackhammer and chain saw’ plan to get federal workers back to the office
- Democrats won ‘highly engaged’ voters and struggled with everyone else in 2024
- Trump’s War With the Press Takes a Terrifying Turn
- We must build our own media ecosystem (“The move by Brzezinski and Scarborough is distressing. It is further evidence of the collapse of legacy media. The fact that Brzezinski and Scarborough are unable to understand that there is a moral dimension to covering Trump is emblematic of the broader failure of the legacy media…We must build our own news ecosystem that is not dependent on corporate backers who fear Trump or journalists who place their careers above reporting the truth. I am not happy about that fact, but I have surrendered to it.”)
- We Need to Cover Donald Trump Differently This Time (“Every outrage and insult can’t be a five-alarm fire, as it’s critical for the media to stay focused on the most serious threats to America’s democratic institutions.”)
- Jon Stewart Breaks Down Huge Problem With Joe and Mika’s Trump Visit (“Stewart argued that Democrats need to stop trying to play nice with the GOP.”)
- ‘Morning Joe’ Stars Reveal a Mar-a-Lago Reunion With Trump (Vichy-style collaboration. F*** them both – do NOT watch their show!)
- ‘Kissing the ring?’ MSNBC ‘Morning Joe’ hosts meet with Trump to reopen lines of communication
- How Democrats can move past “low-dominance messaging”
- Democratic governors must step into the breach
- Mace introduces bill to bar trans women from Capitol restrooms
- Republican Bill Targets Sarah McBride From Using Women’s Restrooms in the Capitol
- Pennsylvania’s high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
- Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
- O’Malley resigns from Social Security Administration to run for DNC chair
- US federal workers hope Republicans will curb Trump, Musk firings
- Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump
- Virginia’s Hard-Right AG, Jason Miyares, Announces He Will Be Seeking Reelection, Essentially Clearing the Way for a Winsome Sears vs. Abigail Spanberger Contest for Virginia Governor in 2025 (Miyares will face the Democratic nominee, either Jay Jones or Shannon Taylor)
- Virginia AG Jason Miyares says he will run for reelection, not governor
- Analysis: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares to seek reelection, quelling talk of a gubernatorial bid
- Virginia AG passes on chance to replace Youngkin as next Republican governor
- Miyares to run for reelection
- Youngkin throws support behind Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia governor race
- November 18, 2024: Jeff’s Notes – If it sometimes seems there’s no end to elections around here, it’s because, well, there’s no end to
- Energy policymakers convene for Virginia Clean Economy Act summit
- SD32 Democratic Nominee Kannan Srinivasan Will Resign in January 2025 to Ensure House District 26 Residents are Represented During the 2025 General Assembly Session (HD26 Democrats will select a new nominee this Saturday)
- Democrat Lily Franklin Announces Candidacy for the 41st District for the Virginia House of Delegates (“Top Virginia Leaders Endorse Franklin for Delegate”; Franklin nearly won this seat in 2023)
- Rematch between Obenshain and Franklin slated for 2025
- Supes set to greenlight AWS infrastructure project; School Board reviews $2.48 million CIP; Trammell seeks Dem nomination in SD10; PC roundup
- Virginia localities affected by Hurricane Helene now eligible for special SNAP benefits (“Gov. Youngkin requests $4.4 billion in additional federal assistance”)
- Richmond asks VCU Health to settle $56 million real estate dispute
- Visitor spending in Charlottesville reached nearly $1B last year
- 30 years after it was first envisioned, the Roanoke River Greenway is the centerpiece of a still-growing network of trails
- D.C.-area forecast: Cooler today but near 70 again Wednesday
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