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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 23.
- What Environmentalists Like Me Got Wrong About Climate Change
- China Solar Additions Surge to Record in May Ahead of Deadline
- Seven killed in Kyiv in new Russian aerial attack
- Russia’s economy is down but not out
- Strait of Hormuz: What happens if Iran shuts global oil corridor?
- IMF’s Georgieva Warns of Broader Risks From US Strikes on Iran
- Oil futures surge following US strikes in Iran
- What the U.S. strikes on Iran could mean for world oil prices (“If Iran moves to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, prices could spike, but analysts see that scenario as unlikely for now.”)
- Europe Leads Global Bond Selloff as Oil Stokes Inflation Fears
- Iran’s supreme leader asks Putin to do more after US strikes
- Iran Has Three Options Now. Two Are Terrible.
- Officials Concede They Don’t Know the Fate of Iran’s Uranium Stockpile
- U.S. Investigates How Much of Iran’s Nuclear Program Was Destroyed—And How Much Remains
- ‘Severe damage’: Pentagon officials say it’s too soon to know if Iran strikes were successful
- What Satellite Images Reveal About the US Bombing of Iran’s Nuclear Sites
- No matter what Trump says, the US has gone to war – and there will be profound and lasting consequences
- Three ways Trump’s attack on Iran could spin out of control
- Trump floats regime change in Iran, muddying the administration’s message
- ‘There Is No Intel’: Trump’s Attacks on Iran Were Based on Vibes, Sources Say
- Iran strikes push Vance, a foreign intervention skeptic, into the role of salesman
- Iran’s Payback Threat for US Strike Keeps World Powers on Alert
- US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
- Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn’t. (“The president’s decision to drop bombs on Iran was opportunistic, not a result of new information.”)
- If You Thought Donald Trump Would Never Do This, You’re an Idiot (“The most pernicious delusion of this era has been the idea that Trump is “the peace president.” His decision to bomb Iran shatters this myth.”)
- MAGA Is All In on Trump’s War With Iran
- JD Vance claims US is at war with Iran’s nuclear program, not Iran
- Trump Goes to War. And These Are His Advisers?
- Iran issues warning to ‘gambler’ Trump: We will end this war
- At Trump’s request, Israel cleared way for U.S. bombers in Iran
- Trump Humiliates His Top Allies With One Truth Social Post (“MIGA”? So…regime change it is???)
- The Dangerous Consequences of Donald Trump’s Strikes in Iran (“Why even a successful attack might do less to curb the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions than a diplomatic deal would have.”)
- Trump Contradicts His Own Vice President On ‘Regime Change’ In Iran
- Arab states fear they’ll pay a price if strikes on Iran prompt wider war
- Trump Says It Is Time for Peace With Iran. It May Not Be Up to Him. (“Iran could escalate, dragging the U.S. deeper into battle, or it could focus on a war of attrition with Israel”)
- Republicans Largely Back Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran As Other Leaders Express Shock and Alarm
- Israel-Iran war live: Iran’s Fordow nuclear site hit again, state media says, as Israel says it is attacking targets in central Tehran
- Trump’s war with Iran signals perilous shift from showman to strongman
- With His Eyes on History, Benjamin Netanyahu Aims for Political Resurrection (“There is no overestimating the triumphalism in the Israeli Prime Minister’s circle, but the cascading effects of the war being waged on Iran are still unfolding.”)
- How Israel deceived the United States about its nuclear weapons program
- Rich Americans flock to apply for New Zealand’s ‘golden visas’ after rules relaxed
- What Remains of U.S.A.I.D? (This is one of the worst things the Trump/DOGE people have done – many, many people will die because of this, plus it will reduce US influence around the world, plus it won’t save almost any money at all – may even cost money in the end – etc, etc.)
- ‘Ticking time bomb’: Ice detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely (“The death occurred as private companies with little to no oversight are increasingly tasked with transporting more immigration detainees across the US, in pursuit of the Trump administration’s recently-announced target of arresting 3,000 people a day.”)
- ICE will likely detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite judge’s motion to have him released (So ICE can just do whatever the heck it wants, regardless of the law???)
- ICE detains Marine Corps veteran’s wife who was still breastfeeding their baby
- Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish. (One thing everyone can do is stop spraying pesticides everywhere, also replace biological deserts like lawns with native plants.)
- A potent heat dome is building over the US, sending temperatures into the triple digits
- Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP’s attempt to limit courts’ contempt powers
- Senate Readies Tax Bill for Vote With Holdouts Threatening Delay (“Trump’s tax-and-spending agenda is nearing a climatic vote in the Senate this week.” UGH.)
- GOP leaders face internal pushback, doubts on ‘big beautiful bill’ vote
- Why Karoline Leavitt is so annoying (“From trolling the media to gaslighting the public, it’s clear why Trump hired her as press secretary”)
- Trump’s team launches group to unseat GOP Rep. Thomas Massie
- The DREAM is real: Progressive donors hedge against Cuomo, Adams in NYC mayoral race (“Nearly three thousand New Yorkers have contributed to multiple left-leaning candidates in a nod to ranked-choice voting.”)
- Osprey population ‘near complete collapse’ on the Eastern Shore, scientists report (“Watts said the likely cause is the decline of the fish that ospreys eat…Areas where ospreys relied on menhaden as a primary food source saw the biggest deficits in reproductive rates. Areas where catfish and gizzard shad were the main source of food had sustainable osprey populations.” We need to seriously restrict menhaden fishing.)
- Video: On Face the Nation, Sen. Tim Kaine Says JD Vance’s Statement That We’re “Not at War with Iran” Is “B.S…Would we think it was war if Iran bombed a U.S. nuclear facility? Of course we would.”
- Transcript: Sen. Tim Kaine on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” June 22, 2025
- Virginia Democrats’ race to replace Rep. Connolly is a weeks-long sprint (The WaPo going with the “establishment” – whatever that means – framing.)
- Clean Virginia looks for change with entire Democratic ticket as allies
- Electoral college reform group eyes Virginia’s elections with hope
- Virginia Candidates Show You Can Try to Kill DEI, But You’ll Fail (“In a state whose first two governors were Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, two women will face off for the top job: former congresswoman and CIA officer Abigail Spanberger, a white Democrat, and Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, a black Republican, Jamaican immigrant, and Marine Corps veteran. In the lieutenant governor race, it’s conservative talk-radio host John Reid, a Republican who recently came out as gay, vs. Democratic state Sen. Ghazala F. Hashmi, an Indian immigrant. As for attorney general, Democrat Jerrauld “Jay” Jones, a black former state legislator, will challenge the Hispanic Republican incumbent, Jason Miyares.”)
- Virginia court upholds federal ban on handgun sales to young adults
- Taking root: Controlled environment agriculture and vertical farming looking up in rural Virginia
- Two groups of alumni form — one supporting UVA’s president, the other calling for new leadership.
- Richmond-area heat wave could see heat index hit 110
- Extreme heat watch issued for Roanoke region as ‘heat dome’ descends
- CWG Live updates: Extreme heat into midweek; feels as hot as 115 with intense humidity
