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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 27.
- Climate change is a global problem — it requires a global solution
- As Countries Reel From a Dizzying Climate Summit, All Eyes Turn to Plastic Negotiations (“Countries are convened in South Korea to finalize a global treaty for curbing plastic pollution.”)
- OPEC’s Dilemma: Another Year of Oil Supply Curbs or Price Slump
- Trump can’t deliver a peace deal, says ex-Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba (“In a grim interview, Kuleba contrasts the West’s reluctance to send weapons to North Korea’s commitment to send troops.”)
- What Can Stop the Cycle of Escalation in Ukraine? (“As the Biden Administration approves new weaponry for Ukrainian forces, Putin has invoked Russia’s nuclear arsenal, but neither move is likely to significantly alter the trajectory of the war.”)
- Thousands returning home to south Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
- Israel and Lebanon agree on a ceasefire
- The U.N’s Anti-Israel ‘Genocide’ Purge
- Will the Lebanon Deal Break the Gaza Deadlock? Experts Doubt It. (“Hamas is unlikely to compromise, despite the decision by its ally, Hezbollah, to stop fighting. A deal in Gaza would also be harder for Israel’s prime minister.”)
- Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds in first hours, Lebanese civilians return to south
- In a season of war in the Middle East, diplomacy finally gets a win
- EU opts for risky wait-and-see approach to Trump presidency (“Turmoil within the bloc has thwarted a collective plan for security and trade.”)
- Bolsonaro allies nearly launched military coup in 2022, police report says
- Why Mexico Will Find It Tough to Heed Trump’s Calls to Tame the Cartels
- Trump’s sharp tariff hikes could speed up China’s shift to new markets and offshore factories
- Ford says Trump’s tariff threat ‘like a family member stabbing you in the heart’ (“Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat to slap a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian goods is ‘like a family member stabbing you right in the heart.'”)
- Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade
- Trump’s tariffs on Mexico and Canada won’t reduce grocery prices
- Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any Trump tariffs
- Dark Times for Guac Lovers (“So much for the free-trade agreement Trump negotiated during his first term, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, being one of the greatest trade deals in history.”)
- Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US? (All really, REALLY bad!)
- GM and other US automakers would take big hit from Trump tariffs
- Trump Could Make U.S. Cars Less Competitive (“Tariffs and deregulation may seem like they’re designed to please U.S. automakers. But doubling down on massive gas-guzzlers will make it even harder to American companies to compete abroad.”)
- Climate denial a unifying theme of Trump’s cabinet picks, experts say (Climate denial should, in a sane/informed world, be an automatic disqualifer for holding any public office in America. But clearly, we do NOT live in a sane/informed world.)
- Trump Picks Economic, Trade Posts Key to Enacting Tariff and Tax Plans
- Donald Trump selects Kevin Hassett to lead National Economic Council (“During Trump’s first administration, Hassett served as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers for two years, supporting the Republican’s corporate tax cuts and defending Trump’s punitive tariffs.”)
- Trump Picks Stanford Physician Who Opposed Lockdowns to Head N.I.H. (“As the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $47 billion budget and 27 separate institutes and centers.”)
- Fox guests and medical contributors encouraged Trump’s worst COVID impulses. Now they’re running the show.
- Biden Administration Wants To Protect IRS Funding As Budget Deadline Nears
- Trump team eyes funding showdown with ‘sanctuary cities’ over immigration
- The Trans-Rights Showdown Heading to the Supreme Court (“The justices could undermine decades of anti-discrimination law”)
- Trump signs transition agreement with Biden, but it lacks key guardrails
- What’s Scariest About Donald Trump’s Cabinet (“Given controversial picks like RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and (new Cameo star) Matt Gaetz—along with the Elon-and-Vivek show—one might overlook Russell Vought, a low-key appointee who could do a lot of damage.”)
- Trump’s picks to reward top donors who helped him win, watchdogs say (“President-elect taps allies to roll back rules and cut taxes in ‘nakedly transactional’ ploy critics call ‘unprecedented’” WILDLY corrupt.)
- Trump fills Cabinet with loyalists, competing ideologies and government skeptics
- How Trump Plans to Seize the Power of the Purse From Congress (“The second-term president likely will seek to cut off spending that lawmakers have already appropriated, setting off a constitutional struggle within the branches. If successful, he could wield the power to punish perceived foes.”)
- Trump’s Eruption of Rage at NYT Offers Unnerving Hint of What’s Coming (“As Trump rants at The Times after coverage of his creepy young aide, former Times public editor Margaret Sullivan reflects on what his press crackdown may look like—and how the media can respond.”)
- Trump team eyes quick rollback of Biden student debt relief
- Appeals court agrees to end Trump’s classified documents case
- Picking through the debris of the 2024 election, Democrats are left soul searching
- No, progressives should not embrace conspiracy theories — it won’t win elections
- 7 charts and maps show where Harris underperformed and lost the election
- Kamala Harris Campaign Aides Suggest Campaign Was Just Doomed (Covering their asses.)
- In First Post-Election Interview, Kamala Harris’s Advisors Admit that Democrats Are “Losing the Culture War”
- How Jack Smith quietly ensured Trump’s Jan. 6 case isn’t actually going anywhere (“Smith’s move could be an effort to keep the cases alive in the long term.”)
- End of Trump prosecutions renews scrutiny of DOJ’s pace (DoJ MASSIVELY f’ed this up.)
- Trump Has Late-Night Meltdown Over New York Times Story on Close Aide
- Don Jr. Says They’re Discussing Replacing Some Journalists at the White House Press Briefing with Podcast Bros
- Kash Patel and Cliff Sims are jostling for the deputy director gig at the CIA
- Trump’s Gorka pick met with outrage: he’s ‘as dangerous as he is unqualified’
- Trump taps financier and donor Phelan to be Navy secretary (“John Phelan did not serve in the military and does not have a long track record with the Navy”)
- X’s Objection to the Onion Buying InfoWars Is a Reminder You Do Not Own Your Social Media Accounts
- Elon Musk Just Turned Twitter Into the Internet’s Dead End (“He says he wants to stop ‘lazy linking.’ The truth is, he wants to keep you trapped on X forever.”)
- Walmart becomes latest — and biggest — company to roll back its DEI policies
- ‘I can’t pay my bills,’ Rudy Giuliani says in courtroom outburst
- Rudy Giuliani draws rebuke for a courtroom outburst accusing judge in assets case of being unfair
- Katie Porter alleges ‘persistent abuse,’ files domestic violence restraining order against ex-boyfriend
- Trump’s radical plan to purge the civil service (“It’s explicitly about retribution.”)
- Trump Impact: What does President Trump’s 1st term suggest for federal workers in his 2nd term? (Nothing good, that’s for damn sure!)
- Kaine, Warner not high on Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Oz as Trump health picks
- Senator would ‘fight like hell’ to keep RFK Jr., Trump from cutting Petersburg pharma (“Warner calls any notions by Trump admnistration aboutcutting Petersburg pharma ‘short-sighted and dumb.’ Kaine gets the chance to vet Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”)
- Sen. Kaine applauds unanimous passage of bill to help combat Alzheimer’s disease
- For Trump, winning back the White House was ‘all about that base.’ It won’t win Virginia for him.
- Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA11), Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) Blast Trump’s Tariffs: “On day one, Donald Trump will raise prices for millions and millions of Americans.” (“No president should have the power to raise taxes on the American people without the consent of Congress.”)
- Glenn Youngkin wants Trump staffers to move to Virginia
- Video: Glenn Youngkin Invites Trump Administration Officials to Live in Virginia, But “won’t stand up for your own constituents – career civil servants…at risk of losing their jobs and benefits”
- 2024 U.S. House Results by Virginia Legislative District Not Quite as Optimistic – But Still Pretty Solid – for Democrats as Presidential Results
- Youngkin backs Trump in anti-fentanyl tariff fight (What a f’ing douchebag.)
- On So-Called “Skill Games,” the Rule of Law Must Prevail Over Campaign Cash (“I am as surprised as anyone that I fully agree with a legal determination on a controversial topic emanating from AG Miyares’ office.”)
- The effort to close the “rent-a-bank” loophole
- Proposed board would advise localities on large solar projects (“The staff of a commission focused on electric utility regulation also recommended establishing a process under which the state could potentially take over from localities the approval process for solar projects deemed to be of ‘statewide significance.'”)
- VA Legislative Black Caucus Condemns Inhumane Conditions at Red Onion State Prison, Calls for Immediate Action to Prevent Further Self-Immolation and Protect Human Rights
- Black lawmakers say they’re horrified by prisoners burning themselves to escape
- Hundreds of animals have tested positive for rabies in Va. this year. How does it affect humans?
- McGuire says ‘timing’ behind delayed Virginia Senate exit (“It is unclear what timing consideration McGuire is referring to and he did not respond when VPM News sought clarification…Republicans will pick their nominee on Dec. 12 in a mass meeting. Seven candidates are running for the GOP nomination, according to the Virginia Public Access Project. They include former state Sen. Amanda Chase; Jean Gannon, the former chair of the Powhatan County Republican Committee; and Shayne Snavely, a veteran and former legislative aide of Chase’s.”)
- Targeted tax relief, sewer upgrades among [Richmond] City Council’s 2025 legislative priorities
- Editorial: Fraud, nepotism and arrogance: Will somebody please fire Keith Balmer?
- Hayfield director of student activities to resign amid recruiting controversy
- Mysterious plane with green lights is surveying the New River in Southwest Virginia but it’s not clear why
- An ambulance ride in Virginia Beach could cost you: City to consider billing for service
- D.C.-area forecast: Not as warm today. Soggy tonight into Thanksgiving.
