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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, December 7.
- The US betrayed its climate leadership, and the world is already suffering
- Russia’s ‘meat-grinder’ tactics bring battlefield success – but at horrendous cost
- Ukraine confirms second Danish delivery of F-16s as Zelenskyy seeks support in Paris
- Europe may have to double its aid for Ukraine under Trump, diplomats fear (“Kyiv told to increase domestic arms production as its officials say they have enough support to fight through 2025”)
- How the GOP’s Trans Panic Has Shades of Putin’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Playbook
- Retreat of Syrian Forces Threatens ‘Saigon Moment’ for Russia
- Syrian troops withdraw from the south of the country as they rush to defend Homs
- Democrats and Republicans in Congress worried that Gabbard might leak information to Syria
- In Fight for Syria, a Battle for Domination of the Entire Middle East
- Iran Begins to Evacuate Military Officials and Personnel From Syria
- Anti-Assad rebels take most of key southern Syrian region – reports
- Syrian rebel assault widens as Assad races to defend Homs, Damascus
- ‘He has come out an old man’: joy and grief as loved ones released from Assad prisons
- Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
- President Emmanuel Macron Has Plunged France into Chaos (“Lawmakers have toppled the government for the first time since 1962. How did we get here?”)
- Notre Dame reopens its doors to Macron and other world leaders in a rare symbol of unity
- Prospects for President Yoon’s impeachment are dim with ruling party boycotting vote
- Crowds urge MPs to impeach South Korean president as loyal lawmakers boycott vote
- How South Korea’s Robust Protest Culture Shut Down Martial Law—For Now
- South Korean President Apologizes, Vows to Never Declare Martial Law Again (Riiiiight.)
- Fannie and Freddie, the Big Mortgage Backers, Face Climate Risks
- Rat Poison Harms Endangered Wildlife Up and Down the Food Chain, EPA Warns
- USDA Announces New Federal Order, Begins National Milk Testing Strategy to Address H5N1 in Dairy Herds
- USDA requires bulk testing of raw milk supply for bird flu virus
- Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO
- Exclusive: Trump may cancel US Postal Service electric mail truck contract, sources say
- What Trump sees in Kash Patel: Avid loyalty and a kindred spirit
- Pete Hegseth’s Crusade to Turn the Military into a Christian Weapon (“Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon has embraced an aggressive form of Christianity that is at war with the military’s nonpartisan and pluralistic culture.”)
- One of Trump’s Worst Cabinet Picks Is Getting Really Desperate
- Military leaders are rattled by a list of ‘woke’ officers that a group urges Hegseth to fire
- Donald Trump says he thinks Pete Hegseth can get confirmed in NBC News interview (This headline should read, “In NBC News interview, Donald Trump says he thinks…”)
- How Trump’s DOJ could severely curtail oversight of police
- Want to fight Trump? Then act now to strengthen democracy (“Americans don’t actually want Trump’s hateful policies. If we had a real democratic process, that would matter”)
- How measles, whooping cough and worse could roar back on RFK Jr.’s watch
- Plutocracies Thrive in Darkness (“Musk and the monied class are taking over”)
- Welcome to the New Dark Ages (“If Trump has his way, the next four years will be far worse than even the Gilded Age”)
- The Silicon Valley Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition
- Trump’s Billionaire-Stacked Administration Will Put Themselves Above Hardworking Americans
- Trump Still Faces 8 Civil Lawsuits Over the Jan. 6 Attack
- Jan. 6 defendants become more defiant ahead of Trump’s return
- Trump has an obsession with House members
- Harris raised and spent twice as much as Trump in final days of 2024 election
- Team Trump Mocks Harris Campaign’s ‘Flawless’ Job to Their Faces
- Tech poured $394.1m into US election as Musk and crypto giving boomed
- Elon Musk was behind mysterious pro-Trump super PAC that invoked Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Biden and Trump spoke by phone last week (Ugh, why?)
- Republican senators launch inquiry into unpublished NIH study on puberty blockers for trans youth
- Melania Trump sells Christmas ornaments during Fox News appearance
- The Rage and Glee That Followed a C.E.O.’s Killing Should Ring All Alarms (Agreed – no matter how much people hate the health insurance industry, many for justifiable and understandable reasons, murdering CEOs is not the answer!)
- Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
- A big insurer backed off its plan to pay less for anesthesia. That’s bad.
- Eric Adams Doesn’t Rule Out Becoming a Republican Again (What were Adams voters thinking exactly???)
- Judge in Daniel Penny case dismisses manslaughter charge
- Owner of Los Angeles Times Plans ‘Bias Meter’ Next to Coverage (WTF? Time for everyone to cancel their subscriptions to the LA Times.)
- The Politics Hour: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson
- Tim Kaine will continue to Stand Up for Virginia despite Trump’s election (“I will continue working to protect our democratic institutions and freedoms, bolster our national security, expand access to health care and job training programs, lower costs for families and grow our economy.”)
- Earle-Sears, Spanberger focus first campaign speeches of 2025 on ‘right-to-work’ law, workforce issues at Richmond summit (“Spanberger did not call out her opponent by name during her afternoon speech, or address the criticism leveled against her that morning. She noted, instead, that Virginia’s next governor should be ready to mitigate uncertainty caused by tariffs and potential trade wars threatened by President-elect Donald Trump against international trade partners. “)
- Spanberger, Sears speak to the business community as the 2025 governor race takes center stage
- New Virginia program will pay landowners who can prove they’re cutting pollution (“The $20 million Pay-For-Outcomes program, meant to help clean up the Chesapeake Bay, was directed by the General Assembly this year.”)
- Editorial: Finally, registrar’s exit frees city from incompetence (just kidding)
- Hampton’s superintendent just got a massive raise. Here’s how it compares.
- State seed bears fruit at GMU’s high-tech center in Arlington
- D.C. area forecast and updates: Not as cold today and warmer yet Sunday
