by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, March 23.
- Climate change can’t be canceled: It’s right outside our doors
- America’s global AIDS relief program is on the brink (“President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bush’s proudest achievements.”)
- Trump envoy dismisses Starmer plan for Ukraine (This guy might as well be working for Putin.)
- 7 killed after Moscow targets Ukraine with a mass drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks
- Autocrats worldwide rolling back rights and rule of law — and citing Trump’s example
- “Elon is NOT BEING BRIEFED ON ANYTHING CHINA BY THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR!!!” Says the Leader of the Free World
- Trump hints at ‘flexibility’ for China even as he plows ahead with global tariff plans
- Britain’s Keir Starmer: ‘We’ve Known This Moment Was Coming’ (“In a series of conversations, the British prime minister discussed President Trump, President Vladimir Putin and Europe’s new challenge.”)
- Australia Treasurer Warns of ‘Seismic’ US Global Economic Shock
- Israel strikes southern Gaza and orders new evacuation as Palestinian death toll climbs past 50,000
- Israeli air strike kills top Hamas official in Gaza
- Pope Francis makes first public appearance in five weeks, ahead of leaving hospital
- Turkish court orders key Erdogan rival jailed pending trial on corruption charges
- Venezuela Says It Will Resume Accepting U.S. Deportation Flights
- Canada Is Donald Trump’s Ukraine
- US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion
- Trump Plans His Tariff ‘Liberation Day’ With More Targeted Push
- Investors Who Were All In on U.S. Stocks Are Starting to Look Elsewhere
- What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced (“Inside the intake room, a sea of trustees descended on the men with electric shavers, stripping heads of hair with haste. The guy who claimed to be a barber began to whimper, folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell. He was slapped. The man asked for his mother, then buried his face in his chained hands and cried as he was slapped again.” This is a f’ing disgrace; every American should be outraged.)
- They were arrested during routine ICE check-ins. Then they disappeared. (Totally unacceptable.)
- ‘They’ve never been afraid before’: Why some green card holders’ concerns are growing
- IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants (That’s also wildly unacceptable.)
- Trump said he didn’t sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation. So who — or what — did?
- Trump, Roberts on collision course as lawsuits creep toward Supreme Court
- There are 132 lawsuits against Trump. Pay attention to these two. (“If you want to know if the Supreme Court is completely in the tank for MAGA, keep a close eye on these two cases.”)
- Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS (Trump and Musk are going to bankrupt – and destroy – the country very quickly.)
- The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism (“From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say”)
- Trump’s Social Security chief backs down from ‘shutting down’ agency
- A Deplorable Week in Review
- It’s Trump vs. the Courts, and It Won’t End Well for Trump
- Centralizing Personnel Authority (“A new Trump move seeks to evade court orders and empower DOGE”)
- Trump hangs sword of Damocles over the American legal system
- With New Decree, Trump Seeks to Cow the Legal Profession
- Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias (“President Trump is attempting to dismantle the constitution and attack the rule of law in his obsessive pursuit of retribution against his political opponents. Today’s White House Memo targets not only me and my law firm, but every attorney and law firm who dares to challenge his assault on the rule of law. President Trump’s goal is clear. He wants lawyers and law firms to capitulate and cower until there is no one left to oppose his Administration in court.”)
- White House buoyed by capitulation of major law firm attacked by Trump
- Trump ramps up retribution campaign against legal community
- Lawmakers fear DOGE cuts will drive away next generation of federal workers (“Members of both parties warn that Trump and Musk’s efforts will severely hinder the government’s ability to recruit young people and technical experts.”)
- CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary
- Kennedy praises cellphone bans in schools, citing mix of science and misinformation (“Kennedy pointed to evidence-based links between social media use and depression, but shared an unfounded claim that cellphones increase cancer risk.” Nutjob.)
- Pentagon announces leak investigation after media report (“The Department of Defense plans to use polygraphs as part of the probe, according to a memo”)
- Trump wants a ‘Golden Dome’ capable of defending the entire US: ‘Strategically, it doesn’t make any sense’
- Columbia University Succumbs To Most of Trump’s Demands In Exchange For Federal Funding (“The Ivy League school agreed to ramp up its disciplinary process, hire security teams with arrest powers, and appoint an official to oversee departments that offer courses about the Middle East.”)
- Columbia University’s Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed
- Mahmoud Khalil’s Allies at Columbia Are Worried They’re Next (“After his detention, and the school’s concession to Trump, they’ve never felt less safe.”)
- Trump’s 2025 seeks to reverse LBJ’s 1965
- Are Democrats Actually “on the verge of a Tea Party-style, intra-party revolt?” Are Comparisons to Eric Cantor’s Shocking Primary Loss (in June 2014) Appropriate? Not Really and…Probably Not. (In fact, the VAST majority of “anger and hostility” we’ve been seeing has been directed *against Trump, DOGE, Musk, etc.* – NOT against Democrats.)
- Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds? (For the record, this has NOTHING to do with “waste, fraud and abuse” or “efficiency” or ANYTHING Musk and Trump are talking about.)
- Trump’s Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don’t Even Have
- Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff vows defiance to Trump ahead of 2026 election
- Trump demands Maine governor apologize — or the state will face consequences
- Republicans, independents crave answers from GOP congressman in Alabama (“Rep. Dale Strong’s constituents are demanding a response as the politician faces backlash to DOGE cutbacks in a district awash with federal money”)
- SpaceX Is Positioned to Secure Billions in New Federal Contracts Under Trump (Kleptocracy)
- Hanging by a Thread (“Meta’s decisions at the once promising ‘Twitter killer’ serve as a cautionary tale about the risks of prioritizing corporate interests and political appeasement over user trust.”)
- After VA02 Citizens Hold Peaceful “Where’s Rep. Jen Kiggans? Town Hall,” Kiggans Attacks Organizers (Planned Parenthood, Freedom VA, Affordable VA) as “Extreme Left” “Radical Groups” Supported by “Soros Foundation” and Not “Real Virginians”
- Virginia AG Jason Miyares Joins Amicus Brief Arguing, Essentially, That America Shouldn’t Follow Rule of Law or the Constitution, and That the President Can Act as a Dictator (“The fact that Va’s attorney general backs this unconstitutional practice is utterly disgraceful.”)
- Youngkin signs new batch of bills ahead of Monday deadline, bringing total up to 365
- Schapiro: For Youngkin, it’s all about getting to no
- Youngkin fiddling while the Virginia economy is going down in flames
- ‘The market is gone’: Tariff threats put Virginia liquor exports on ice
- BREAKING: VA State Sen. Lamont Bagby Elected as Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia (“Bagby won with 66% of the vote and assumes the role of Chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia effective immediately.”)
- Democrats pick Bagby as new state party chairman
- Former US attorney for Eastern District of Virginia found dead at 43 (WTF???)
- Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for Virginia, dies at 43 (“Friends and colleagues remembered Jessica D. Aber as a generous mentor and warm manager with a sharp eye for details.”)
- Opinion: When VCU left the Coliseum, Richmond lost its game. Why not run it back?
- CWG Live updates: Cooler today with light winds, then showers tonight into early Monday
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