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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 27.
Scott Pelley—American author and reporter for CBS News for more than 31 years, did not hold back pic.twitter.com/CqWlgRoy6W
— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress) May 27, 2025
- Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say (“Band of water where marine life can survive has reduced in more than a fifth of global ocean between 2003 and 2022”)
- The world’s largest emitter just delivered some good climate news (“China may have met an important climate goal — ahead of schedule.”)
- Global Bonds Rally as Japan Looks to Stabilize Its Debt Market
- Google Is Burying the Web Alive (“AI, chatbots, and the end of the link economy”)
- A court case reveals Putin’s profound fear of the Russian people (“The Russian president’s supposed popularity is a myth. He is terrified of real electoral competition.”)
- AP PHOTOS: More than 200 Ukrainian POWs have died in Russian prisons. This is one soldier’s story (Every one of these is a serious war crime that deserves prosecution.)
- As Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons, autopsies point to a system of brutality
- Trump Says Putin Has ‘Gone Crazy’ After New Russian Attacks on Ukraine (First of all, Putin already WAS crazy. Second, what’s Trump going to DO about it???)
- Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine as U.S. Steps Back
- Putin Accuses Trump of ‘Emotional Overload’ After His Wild Rant
- Satellite Images Suggest a Russian Plan to Restart a Seized Nuclear Plant (“Snaking power lines are part of Moscow’s goal to harness the power of the Zaporizhzhia facility in Ukraine, according to Greenpeace.”)
- Kremlin criticizes move by Ukraine’s allies to lift ban on firing long-range missiles at Russia
- Germany becomes Ukraine’s last major backer to allow use of long-range missiles against Russia (“The decision comes as Trump appears to be losing patience with Putin for stalling peace talks and his bombardment of Ukraine’s cities.”)
- Trump’s talk on Ukraine is cheap, but the Kremlin has set him a pivotal test (“The Kremlin is betting that Trump will not follow through on his harsh rhetoric but European allies hope Putin pushed Trump into an epiphany”)
- Russia is unleashing aerial terror against Ukrainian civilians to make it seem like it is winning, experts say
- Tesla’s Europe sales plunge 49% on brand damage, rising competition (Nobody should ever buy a Tesla again.)
- A Letter to Europe (“You’re stronger than you think. Act like it.”)
- China’s Soft Spot in Trade War With Trump: Risk of Huge Job Losses
- How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab
- ‘Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal’: Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault ‘War Crimes’ (Olmert was a conservative prime minister, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud Party…before switching in 2006 to the centrist Kadima party.)
- Germany’s Merz blasts Israeli offensive in Gaza
- Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks taking of Jerusalem
- 4 Liverpool fans seriously hurt when car plowed into a crowd. The suspect acted alone, police say
- What to Know About the Deportees the U.S. Is Trying to Send to South Sudan (“Experts say the administration may be trying to shape the behavior of immigrants through fear.”)
- King Charles III arrives in Canada to underscore its sovereignty after Trump annexation threats
- Dow futures rally 500 points after Trump announces delay on EU tariff: Live updates
- Republican Crackdown on Aid to Immigrants Would Hit U.S. Citizens
- How to Hide a Constitutional Crisis (“The executive branch is relying on the language of the law as cover to claim that it is complying with court orders when in fact it is not.”)
- The hidden elitism of RFK’s MAHA movement is making America more unhealthy (“RFK promised to make Americans healthier — instead, he’s helping Trump take health care away”)
- Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder (“The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America’s aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents”)
- Trump media group plans to raise $3bn to spend on cryptocurrencies
- The Supreme Court’s Reaping Phase (“Last term, the conservative justices delivered an astonishing expansion of executive power. Now the consequences could render them irrelevant.” HUGE mistake by John Roberts et al.)
- GOP declares war on GAO
(“Republicans are undermining the Government Accountability Office, the century-old agency that roots out waste, fraud and abuse.”) - Trump considers redirecting $3 billion in Harvard grants to US trade schools (Illegal? Unconstitutional?)
- 7 ways Senate Republicans are split over Trump’s tax and immigration bill (“Some senators have balked at the spending cuts the House included in its version. Others are pushing for much more aggressive cuts.”)
- GOP fears Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is ‘debt bomb’ (Duh, ya think???)
- The war on terror comes for Trump’s political and cultural enemies (“The administration is using ‘terrorism’ as a cudgel to attack individuals and institutions.”)
- Trump is ‘remarkably like’ 1930s far-right regimes, billionaire investor warns
- MAGA Erupts Over ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent’s Trump Warnings (“Scott Pelley decried how journalism and freedom of speech are now “under attack” in the U.S.”)
- Trump peppers Memorial Day speech with personal boasting and partisan attacks (“President paid tribute to fallen soldiers at Arlington cemetery, and also veered off into rally-style remarks” DISGUSTING.
- Trump hits Biden administration in Memorial Day address: ‘That was a long and hard 4 years’ (In fact, Democrats passed a ton of great legislation, including massive investments in American infrastructure, while bringing down inflation to near the Fed target and unemployment to the lowest rate in decades…)
- Trump slams Biden, praises ‘tough cookie’ Hegseth and talks upcoming army parade in Memorial Day address (Zero class.)
- Trump’s 5-step push to keep GOP control of the House in ’26 (Lots and LOTS of $$$, much of it corrupt.)
- Tech’s Trump Whisperer, Tim Cook, Goes Quiet as His Influence Fades
- Obama world loses its shine in a changing, hurting Democratic Party (“Obama White House and campaign alumni have been setting the course of the Democratic Party for years. After 2024, more want to see that change.”)
- Charles B. Rangel, Longtime Harlem Congressman, Dies at 94 (Rest in power.)
- Spanberger, Earle-Sears diverge on abortion, gay marriage (Big time!)
- Abigail Spanberger: “The president just pardoned [former Culpeper Sheriff Scott Jenkins] in an affront to the oath he swore, the community he betrayed, the laws he broke, and the law enforcement officers who investigated this case” (VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell: “This is a joke, right?”)
- Who is Scott Jenkins? What to know about the ex-sheriff Trump pardoned
- Trump says he’s pardoning a Virginia sheriff convicted on bribery charges
- Trump pardons former Culpeper County sheriff convicted in bribery scandal (“Well, OK, so, this Jenkins guy is a literal ass-kissing MAGA Republican, so he’s not going to have to serve out that prison term. Seriously. The guy pleaded his case to Donald Trump, who we all know has a soft spot in his heart for bribes, and got himself a pardon…So, there you have it: Scott Jenkins, racist White gun nut convicted felon MAGA extremist who sold his office for bribes.”)
- Compare/Contrast VA Speaker Don Scott’s (and Other VA Dems’) Classy, Appropriate Memorial Day Statements with Trump’s…Whatever the He** That Is
- Virginia governor vetoed bill to make Black history classes count towards graduation. What’s next?
- Commentary: That ‘big, beautiful bill’ will devastate Virginia families (I really wish people would stop calling it that, even sarcastically…)
- Richmond Public Schools to hire 55 additional multilingual teachers
- More Hampton Roads drivers use toll discounts, but millions of dollars are still available
- Waynesboro: Vice mayor to vote against real-estate, meals tax increases
- A Virginia Tech student fought a bookstore that paid a subminimum wage. Now they want other workers to know their rights.
- CWG Live updates: Shower chances return late today and linger at times much of the week
