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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 27.
- As Trump and Putin Circle Each Other, an Agenda Beyond Ukraine Emerges (“There are notable signals in the jousting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control.”)
- Europe is cautiously optimistic about Trump’s Ukraine comments (“The new president is eager to strike a deal on Ukraine. Greenland and tariffs are causing more heartburn.”)
- The foreign policy of an American kleptocracy
- Trump’s Gaza proposal rejected by allies and condemned as ethnic cleansing plan (“US president has suggested Palestinians should leave Gaza for neighbouring countries to ‘just clean out’ whole strip”)
- WH announces extension of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, avoiding renewed fighting
- Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce
- 200,000 return to north Gaza in first two hours of crossing opening, says official
- Trump’s Gaza remarks threaten to undermine his foreign policy vision
- Gaza and Lebanon Truces Are Fragile, but All Sides Have Reasons to Prolong Them
- Elon Musk’s call for Germany to ‘move beyond’ Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says
- Auschwitz survivors lay wreaths as world remembers camp’s liberation 80 years on
- Trump to Hold Off on 25% Colombia Tariffs, Reaches Deal on Migrants
- Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods after Trump order
- After forcing Colombia to back down, White House claims America is respected again (Nope. To the contrary, what Trump is doing is destroying decades of bipartisan efforts to build better relationships with countries in Latin America and across the world, really. He’s also showing that America is not a reliable partner.)
- Trump Wants to Impose 25% Tariffs on Colombia. Here’s What Could Cost More.
- Brazil slams US after dozens of deportees arrive handcuffed
- Yoon becomes South Korea’s first sitting president to be indicted (Imagine if Trump had been arrested and charged within 2-3 months of 1/6/21? Why didn’t that happen here???)
- Bill to reinterpret founding treaty with Māori would make New Zealand a ‘laughing stock’, MPs told
- Trump Aides Want to Hit Mexico, Canada With Tariffs Before Talks
- The Deportation Nightmare Begins (“Whatever Trump intends, this will spiral out of control”)
- The Border Got Quieter, So Trump Had to Act (“The president would rather exploit a free-for-all than manage migrant flows effectively.” Yep, he wants it as a political issue.)
- Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests
- Navajo Nation leaders raise alarm over reports of Indigenous people being questioned and detained during immigration sweeps (100% unacceptable.)
- Democratic lawmakers devising legal obstacles to fight anti-immigration push
- Wall Street’s Big Hope Is Trump Pulls His Punches on Immigration
- Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?
- Beware the sanewashing ahead on Trump’s second term
- Energized neo-Nazis feel their moment has come as Trump changes everything
- Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased
- Refusing to Be Complicit (“In his first week, the newly inaugurated president has proven once again that he rejects our laws, values and principles. It’s a mistake for Democrats to try and work with him.”)
- Trump’s gutting of federal DEI programs will hit rural poor communities
- In policy reversal, Trump eliminates help for Black and Latino communities hit harder by pollution
- Here’s how Trump’s vengeance machine works (“Trump’s vengeance machine isn’t only about retribution. It’s also intended to intimidate Trump critics”)
- Scoop: How Trump’s “black box” limits outside influences
- Why RFK Jr. Is Dangerous to Public Health
- Trump Just Broke the Law. Blatantly. And He Might Get Away With It. (“How is this not a major political scandal already? Hello, Democrats?”)
- Sen. Adam Schiff says Trump ‘broke the law’ by firing 18 inspectors general
- Graham on Trump purging Inspectors General: ‘That’s just the way it goes when you win an election.’ (Graham is scum.)
- Lindsey Graham Says Trump Was Wrong to Pardon Violent Jan. 6 Rioters
- Bill Gates Rips Musk for His Right-Wing Pivot: ‘Insane S***’
- This Man is a Coward. (“Mark Zuckerberg sat in the safety of his bubble this week, silent as Donald Trump dismantled and declawed the National Institutes of Health. Forty billion dollars in research funding now hangs frozen. Thousands of scientists wait in limbo.”)
- ‘People are scared’: Fear permeates every aspect of life in Chicago, under threat of mass immigration deportations
- Warner, Kaine rebuke Trump pick for attacking federal workers
- Tim Kaine, quietly, voted to confirm Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary (“Sorry if this is too harsh, but there’s a special place in hell for people who would shoot a dog.” Agreed – she is a disgrace on multiple levels, and no Democrat should have voted for her.)
- Hundreds of thousands of Virginians could lose insurance coverage if Medicaid expansion is rolled back
- VA Senate Democrats Had Good Reason to Reject Several Youngkin Board Appointments. Several Others – Not Sure Exactly.
- Virginia legislation attempts to combat growing impacts of climate crisis
- The General Assembly is working on adding some protections for federal workers
- Virginia moves to strip tax breaks for Confederate groups
- A bill to mandate elected school boards could reduce minority representation in Roanoke and elsewhere
- Officials announce relief fund for Richmonders impacted by water crisis
- Youngkin, Avula to announce ‘major economic development’ (“Richmond Mayor Dr. Danny Avula and Governor Glenn Youngkin are making a major announcement Monday morning…at 9:15”)
- CWG Live updates: Milder-than-normal weather returns this week
