by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, January 25.
- How the world has responded to Trump’s Paris climate agreement withdrawal (“From Europe to Africa and South America, countries reaffirm commitment to tackle crisis”)
- World’s largest iceberg drifts threateningly toward remote island of penguins and seals (“Gigantic wall of ice moves slowly from Antarctica on potential collision course with wildlife breeding ground”)
- Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs (WTF???)
- Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide (This administration is already an unmitigated disaster, and will get a LOT more disastrous as time goes by.)
- China tells Rubio to behave himself in veiled warning (“The short phrase seemed aimed at Rubio’s vocal criticism of China and its human rights record when he was a U.S. senator, which prompted the Chinese government to put sanctions on him twice in 2020.”)
- Elon’s global takeover: Can one billionaire dismantle democracy? We’ll find out
- Trump admin. lifts sanctions on Israeli settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians
- Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers as part of the Gaza ceasefire (“Israel is set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.”)
- Exclusive: Hamas has added up to 15,000 fighters since start of war, US figures show
- ‘We don’t know what will happen’: northern Israeli town holds breath as Lebanon ceasefire to end
- Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark’s prime minister over Greenland
- Mexico refuses to accept a U.S. deportation flight
- Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’ (Nobody should call it that.)
- The Unchecked Authority of Trump’s Immigration Orders (“The President is recasting migration as a form of ‘invasion,’ broadening his already expansive powers and making anyone in the U.S. who’s undocumented a potential target.”)
- Trump gives Ice power to deport immigrants who came legally under Biden
- Trump Officials Pause Programs to Let In Immigrants, Including Ukrainians
- The immigrant crackdown has begun. Its first target might surprise you. (“…so far, his administration has been much more fixated on punishing legal immigrants — by threatening to raise their taxes, expatriate their kids and block them from the United States altogether.”)
- Here’s how Trump’s pause on wind projects could threaten jobs and climate goals
- Trump Has Now Made His Energy Project Clear
- What the Hell Is Going on at NIH? (“Scientists sound the alarm about Trump’s unprecedented ‘Big Brother’ research crackdown.”)
- Supreme Court to weigh whether states can allow religious public schools
- Trump reverses Biden actions intended to protect abortion access
- Trump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy
- Trump signs anti-abortion policies after speaking to March for Life
- At the End of Week One, Every Dark Prediction Is Already Coming True (“Trump 2.0 is following the ‘Nike rule’: Just do it, and dare the courts to come after them later.”)
- ‘A chip on our shoulder’: Trump’s Week 1 actions reward his MAGA base and settle scores (“Trump’s ‘flood the zone’ strategy means that each move gets less scrutiny than it would under a less activist president.”)
- How Trump used his first week to exact political retribution
- The Bombardment Will Continue Until There’s Any Hint It Has a Price
- Revolution is in the air as Trump arrives with a bang – but can he follow through?
- Mitch McConnell Almost Sinks Hegseth With Dramatic ‘No’ Vote (“The former Senate Majority Leader’s vote left Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, deadlocked.”)
- VP Vance breaks tie in the Senate to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary (Putting this guy in charge of the US military will be a DISASTER.)
- Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct
- Donald Trump Throws the Doors to the Patriot Wing Open (“More than fifteen hundred of the January 6th rioters were pardoned by the President. What will they do next?”)
- I Prosecuted the Capitol Rioters. They Have Never Been More Dangerous.
- Trump ousts at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge (“The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a Senate-confirmed inspector general.”)
- How Trump is waging war on the so-called deep state
- Trump returns — and so does his astounding ignorance
- It’s not conspiratorial to be worried about social media’s rightward swing
- RFK Jr.’s financial disclosures reveal millions in both debt and income as he awaits HHS confirmation
- Dems Worry Sen. Whitehouse Considering Vote for RFK Jr (No Democrat should vote for RFK Jr.)
- Team Trump Says Mark Zuckerberg Has ‘More Ass-Kissing’ to Do (“Trump’s aides and allies aren’t ready to buy the Facebook chief’s right-wing conversion. “He can’t just snap his fingers and make the past not happen””)
- Trump cites voter ID, water flow as conditions for LA wildfire aid (Trump is completely ignorant and also bonkers.)
- Trump recommends ending FEMA ahead of California fire site visit
- Trump’s Petty New Revenge Tactic is to Cancel Security for Guys Who Used to Work for Him
- Trump has pulled Fauci’s security detail, source says (If anything happens to Fauci, Trump will have blood on his hands – big time.)
- The Memo: Trump’s risky gambit to strip security from Fauci, Bolton and Pompeo
- Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision
- North Carolina’s Republican Justices Signal Support for Overturning Democratic Judge’s Election (That would be a direct assault on democracy.)
- Secret Service Agents — Not ICE — Denied Entry At Chicago School Despite Initial Reports, CPS Source Says
- Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders
- The Washington Post Commits an Unpardonable January 6 Sin (“Jeff Bezos’s increasingly meretricious newspaper stooped to publish a pathetic ‘both-sides’ defense of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.”)
- Sen. Kaine: RFK Jr. wanted to meet with me, Hegseth didn’t
- New Virginia Poll Has Abigail Spanberger (D) Up 10 Pts (44%-34%) Over Winsome Sears (R); Mark Warner Leads Glenn Youngkin 45%-38% in Hypothetical 2026 US Senate Race (This is the biggest lead for Spanberger in recent polls (others had her up 5, 3 and 1 pts, respectively))
- Say yes to more housing in Virginia (and everywhere else)
- Va. lawmakers tackle Confederate bills on day of honor for Black pioneers
- Push to mandate elected school boards in Virginia hits dead end
- Some state lawmakers want to further expand collective bargaining rights for government employees
- The fight for fairness: Democrats push for collective bargaining rights
- Federal Judge Denies Shenandoah County’s Efforts to Dismiss Litigation Challenging Reinstatement of Discriminatory Confederate School Names (“Students and Virginia NAACP Members May Proceed with All Claims Against School Board”)
- Federal judge allows NAACP lawsuit over Confederate school names to proceed
- Virginia Republicans fear clean energy penalties will fall on ratepayers (Republicans aren’t operating in good faith on this – at all.)
- New Virginia bill could allow large expansion in Flock cameras statewide
- Fairfax Supervisors Reiterate Position On Tysons Casino (“Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will send state lawmakers an updated letter restating their position on the Tysons casino legislation.”)
- Powers, White-Boyd and Cohen to interview for Roanoke City Council vacancy
- Roanoke City Council to choose among 3 candidates for open seat
- CWG Live updates: Lots of sun ahead as temperatures head upward through early week
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