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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, June 24.
- Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them
- Is Climate Change Making Heat Domes More Likely?
- Protecting Naturally Regrowing Forests Is a Crucial — and Overlooked — Climate Solution
- Scientists use bacteria to turn plastic waste into paracetamol (“Genetically modified E coli used to create painkillers from material produced from plastic bottles”)
- Cold spot discovered in the Atlantic Ocean could signal big trouble for global climate (“The study confirms that the North Atlantic cold patch is due to a weakening ocean current system, not aerosols or wind changes.”)
- Putin Has Lost the West. This Was Not the Plan.
- NATO leaders gather for historic summit with unity on the line
- ‘US is here to stay’, says Trump’s Nato representative, at ‘most consequential moment in alliance’s history’ (“US permanent representative to Nato says country ‘not going anywhere’ before Donald Trump visit to summit”)
- Fearing war with Russia, Finland hardens NATO’s northern frontier
- Why Russia Is Giving Iran the Cold Shoulder After Israel Attack (“Tehran was promised military aid before Israel’s airstrikes, but it got little more than rhetoric from Moscow”)
- Oil prices pare back losses amid doubts over Israel-Iran ceasefire
- Trump Thanks Iran After Attack Choreographed to De-Escalate
- If Iran and Israel do stop firing, Trump’s high-risk strikes may pay off
- Netanyahu decided on Iran war last year, then sought to recruit Trump
- If the Islamic Republic Falls, Who Would Compete for Power in Iran? (“Several factions could vie for power in the event of a regime collapse. Some of them would even give cause for hope.”)
- Trump and His Advisers Can’t Get the Message Straight on Regime Change in Iran (“JD Vance, Marco Rubio, and others say strikes on Iran aren’t meant to bring down Iran’s leaders. But on Truth Social, their boss appears to say otherwise.”)
- Trump’s Cease-Fire Announcement Catches His Own Top Officials by Surprise (“Before asserting that Iran and Israel had agreed to a cease-fire, President Trump spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Iranian officials, with Qatar helping to mediate.”)
- Trump wants to take out Iran’s nuclear program. His attacks may backfire.
- Vance Hints Uranium Was Moved After Trump Tipped Off Tehran
- Trump urges Iran, Israel to seek ‘Peace and Harmony’ after ‘weak’ Qatar strike
- Succession Plans For Iran’s Khamenei Hit Top Gear
- As Iran comes under attack, its Arab neighbors are largely AWOL (“The American strikes are likely to be accepted – and even privately praised – by a Middle East officialdom that has long seen Iran as the primary threat to regional stability.”)
- EXCLUSIVE: Trump says he expects ceasefire to last ‘forever’
- On Truth Social, Trump Narrated U.S. Attacks in Real Time
- Antony Blinken: Trump’s Iran Strike Was a Mistake. I Hope It Succeeds.
- MAGA Doves Learn to Love The Bomb (“War, what is it good for? Exposing some hypocrisy, for starters.”)
- Iran denies violating ceasefire as Israel orders ‘powerful strikes’ on Tehran
- Iran launches missiles at Israel as Trump’s ceasefire deadline passes
- Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire despite Trump’s ceasefire declaration (“Israeli defence minister orders army to ‘respond forcefully’ after claiming Tehran has violated US president’s ceasefire”)
- Trump is not interested in listening to US experts on Iran’s nuclear program (“The US president is more willing to listen to Israel than his predecessors were and is also deeply suspicious of the CIA”)
- Sinwar’s March of Folly (“Seldom has any action backfired so spectacularly as Hamas’s October 7 attack.” Sinwar brought nothing but disaster and ruin on his people. One of the worst leaders…ever?)
- Canada signs defense pact with EU
- Judge chastises Trump administration in Voice of America hearing
- The Supreme Court just stripped thousands of immigrants of their right to due process (“The decision nullifies a treaty designed to protect immigrants from torture.”)
- The Supreme Court Just Ruled That Trump Can Deport Foreigners to Any Country He Wants (“The cowards in the Republican-nominated majority didn’t even issue an opinion.”)
- Supreme Court eases rapid deportations to countries where immigrants have no ties (“The high court’s majority offered no explanation for its ruling.” This far-right majority is INSANE.)
- SCOTUS allows Trump admin to deport people to random countries with no notice
- The Chaos and Cruelty of DVD v. DHS (“The litigation over third-country removals highlights the Trump administration’s pattern of legalistic noncompliance.”)
- Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades
- Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs (WE NEED IMMIGRANTS!)
- Cassidy calls to delay meeting of CDC’s vaccine panel in challenge to RFK Jr. (“Senator says advisers picked by RFK Jr. lack experience, may be biased against some shots”)
- RFK Jr. Is Taking an Axe to America’s Dietary Guidelines (RFK Jr. is a psychopath.)
- Provisions Continue to Violate the Byrd Rule in the Republicans’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill”
- Senate GOP to include rural hospital fund amid Medicaid pushback (“The carrot is unlikely to assuage some of the Senate and House’s biggest holdouts.”)
- GAO is targeted by House Republicans in new spending bill (That’s f’ing bonkers.)
- Thune, facing opposition, vows to complete Senate work on Trump bill in days
- Senate Democrats hunker down ahead of war powers confrontation
- Media Matters files suit in federal court to block retaliatory FTC investigation and protect its First Amendment rights
- The Roberts Court exists to give legal cover to bigots (“The majority decision in US v. Skrmetti is the latest example.”)
- Is the decline of reading poisoning our politics? (Yes, and the rise of the internet has been a DISASTER.)
- Why Big Tech Turned Against Democrats — and Democracy (Horrible people.)
- Murkowski suggests she could become an Independent in the right circumstance
- Progressives Launch VOCE, a New Canvassing Tool to Take Back the Ground Game, at the VA Women’s Summit 6/27-6/29 (“The only other major canvassing platform was quietly sold to a private equity firm with Saudi ties”)
- New York votes in mayoral primary as Cuomo tries a comeback. Zohran Mamdani stands in his way (I’d probably vote for Brad Lander #1.)
- New York City Can Do Better Than Andrew Cuomo
- Cuomo and Mamdani Push to Raise Turnout in ‘Jump Ball’ Mayor’s Race
- Virginia’s Democrats in DC push back on process behind Iran strikes
- Sen. Mark Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Limit Presidential Authority Under the Insurrection Act (“Legislation would restrict domestic military deployment to last-resort scenarios and prohibit its use against fundamental rights”)
- Rep. Eugene Vindman (D-VA07) Joins Fellow Democratic Veterans in Asserting Congressional Authority Over War Powers (Says Iran’s regime is “evil,” but that military action “requires a vote by Congress to declare war.”)
- To governor candidates pledging a car tax repeal: be careful what you promise (“Think of it like putting a person on Mars — not something you can knock off in your garage over a weekend.” Also, think about whether it’s worth going to “Mars” at all!)
- Photos: Spanberger Kicks Off “Span Virginia Bus Tour” with Stops in Richmond, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Brunswick, & Danville (“We deserve so much better and with the people standing behind me, that’s what you will get” – Jay Jones)
- Spanberger bus tour visits Roanoke as election season heats up
- Youngkin orders National Guard sexual offense ombudsman
- Commentary: Senate budget plan would decimate Virginia hospitals
- A rewrite of the Clean Economy Act seems increasingly likely. This may pose hard questions on all sides. (“…other conversations are starting to take place on the left that deal with some touchy issues — among them, data centers, nuclear power and the status of the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in Wise County.”)
- Clean Virginia is spending heavily on Virginia campaigns; but can they catch Dominion Energy? (This asks a question, but doesn’t really answer it. Very short article, not much information.)
- Virginia Delegates reflects on potential federal moratorium on state-level AI regulation (“‘If we don’t have the ability as a state to regulate [AI], that’s a problem,’ Delegate Michelle Maldonado said.”)
- Virginia Court of Appeals hears challenge in Suffolk case regarding automatic court dates, speed cameras
- Meet the candidate: Del. Josh Thomas (“The Democratic legislator faces Republican activist Greg Gorham as he seeks a second term in the Virginia House of Delegates 21st District.”)
- Developing: Train carrying hydrochloric acid derails in Augusta County (“A Norfolk Southern train with cars carrying hydrochloric acid derailed Monday in Augusta County, with the early word from Virginia State Police that there was no leak of hazardous material.”)
- Marty Eubank drops out of Newport News treasurer race
- CWG Live updates: Extreme heat continues through tomorrow, then less hot and more stormy
