by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 15.
- Why the federal government is making climate data disappear (“Under Trump, climate denial has given way to something even more dangerous: climate erasure.”)
- Trump administration says it won’t publish major climate change reports on NASA website as promised (Disgraceful/evil.)
- Trump must not TACO his way out of helping Ukraine
- After Trump Deal, Ukraine’s Fortunes Hinge on How Fast NATO Can Deliver Arms (“His agreement to sell advanced arms to European allies so they can pass them to Kyiv is a milestone in the three-year-old war”)
- ‘Not our war’ – Trump’s Nato weapons deal for Ukraine sparks MAGA anger (It’s most definitely our war in the sense that it’s STRONGLY in our national interest not to allow Russia to win.)
- I’m ‘disappointed but not done’ with Putin, Trump tells BBC (Why not done with him???)
- Trump’s new Ukraine plan, briefly explained (“NATO countries will buy weapons from the US — and deliver them to Ukraine.”)
- How Putin Humiliated Trump (“The real reason the president suddenly sounds tougher on Russia”)
- Behind Trump’s Tough Russia Talk, Doubts and Missing Details
- Ukrainians hail Melania Trump for challenging husband’s faith in Putin (“US first lady celebrated as ‘Agent Melania Trumpenko’ for noting Russian leader’s duplicity”)
- Kyiv hails US weapons deal as Moscow dismisses Trump’s sanctions threat
- Trump’s hazy Ukraine arms announcement marks a tonal U-turn
- In squeezing Putin, Trump ‘escalates to de-escalate’
- Putin took Trump for granted. He’s going to pay for his mistake.
- China’s GDP Beat Masks Fragile Demand, Sparking Outlook Concerns
- Netanyahu’s coalition is rattled as ultra-Orthodox party announces exit over military draft law
- UN’s Albanese hails 30-nation meeting aimed at ending Israeli occupation of Palestine
- US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production
- Republicans complain to Canada over wildfire smoke despite supporting planet-heating bill (“Lawmakers send letter railing against ‘suffocating’ smoke days after voting for Trump plan likely to boost pollution”)
- ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings (How can ICE just “declare” that???)
- House GOP Raises Money By Joking About Immigrants Being Mauled By Alligators (Sadistic/sick.)
- Foreign journalists in the U.S. are self-censoring to protect themselves from the Trump administration (“Non-citizen journalists working in the U.S. report wiping their social media accounts, canceling travel plans and pulling bylines”)
- Trump officials address ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories while spreading misinformation, experts say (“EPA’s move comes as it slashes climate research funding and cuts weather forecasting and scientific agencies’ staff”)
- Inflation report Tuesday should provide clues on the impact tariffs are having on prices
- If You Like 35 Percent Inflation, Go Ahead, Fire the Fed Chair
- The Small Army of Trump Sycophants Gunning to be the Next Fed Chair (“Kevin Hassett is toadying hard to win the president’s favor. But don’t count out Kevin Warsh or Scott Bessent just yet in this latest White House blandishment derby.”)
- Supreme Court allows Trump to lay off nearly 1,400 Education Department employees (This court is completely off the rails.)
- The Inconsistent Court Strikes Again (“Comparing Monday’s unexplained grant of emergency relief in the Department of Education downsizing case to how the justices handled President Biden’s student loan program is … telling.”)
- The Supreme Court just handed Trump his biggest victory of his second term (“And they didn’t even bother to explain themselves.” Just disgraceful. John Roberts’ name should live in infamy for the next few hundred years…)
- The Supreme Court’s Latest Gift to Trump Is a Dark Turning Point
- Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities (Completely f’ed up.)
- Pentagon pulls all military speakers from ‘globalist’ Aspen Security Forum (Alrighty…)
- Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk’s controversial AI Model (Reminder: Grok just went full-on Nazi and had to be “fixed”)
- Key Senate Republican to meet with Trump on funding clawback request
- Senate Republicans scramble to lock down support for Trump’s spending clawbacks
- Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again
- The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
- Why Trump Can’t Make the Epstein Story Go Away (“His brainwashing powers are finite.”)
- Bongino still in limbo as Trump fumes and JD Vance seeks to play mediator, sources say
- The Five MAGA Factions Waging an Epstein Civil War
- Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein post contradicts what top Fox hosts have argued
- Charlie Kirk says ‘I’m done talking about Epstein’ after Trump called him over weekend
- Charlie Kirk: “I’m done talking about Epstein for the time being. I’m gonna trust my friends in the administration.” (“Kirk’s remarks come after Trump reportedly called him over attacks on Attorney General Pam Bondi”)
- Jeffrey Epstein Hired Private Investigators to Intimidate FBI Agents: Officials (“Law enforcement officials say the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker “put surveillance” on FBI agents investigating him two decades ago”)
- The Epstein Saga Has Splintered Trump’s Movement Like Nothing Before (“Here are the eight factions duking it out.”)
- House GOP blocks Dem maneuver to force release of Epstein files
- Trump flails as Epstein storm rages around his government
- Trump doesn’t realize why MAGA needs the Epstein files (“His base needs a story where they’re the heroes, not the villains”)
- Rogue Trump impeachment efforts divide House Democrats
- Obama Continues to Lecture His Fellow Democrats Instead of Battling the Trump Agenda (“The former president’s tough-love act is past its sell-by date.”)
- The Democrats’ Message Is Broken. These Strategists Have a Few Fixes. (” With Trump’s budget bill, Democrats will have the chance to tell a new story about Trump’s destructive ideas. But it’s too bad that this work is only beginning now that millions of Americans are set to pay a terrible price.”)
- Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica (WTF???)
- Three Universities Will Face Congress Over Antisemitism Allegations (“Leaders from Georgetown, the City University of New York and the University of California, Berkeley, will become the latest to testify about accusations of campus antisemitism.”)
- Joe Biden Resurfaces to Rip on Trump: “They’re Liars. They Know It.”
- Lead investigator into Biden’s use of an autopen signed letters with a digital signature (“House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., used a digital signature to send out letters and subpoena notices related to the Biden autopen investigation.”)
- Marc Andreessen and the Billionaire Victims Club (“The gripes of this bigwig of the tech right don’t stand up to scrutiny.”)
- Wildfire that destroyed Grand Canyon lodge spread after being left to burn for days (“Arizona’s governor calls for federal investigation into National Park Service’s handling of the fire, which was sparked in early July”)
- Video: Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA10) Says Trump “speaks in conspiracy theory…they’re all lying [about Trump and Epstein] or they’re hiding something”; Dems Need “our own beautiful bill”; Voters Want to See Democrats Fight and “Not Just Fold”
- Former speaker Gilbert sworn in as US Attorney for Western Virginia
- Sen. Louise Lucas et al File Suit in Fairfax Circuit Court Seeking Preliminary Injunction “to protect the constitutional and statutory prerogative of the Virginia General Assembly to review certain gubernatorial appointments”
- Public school enrollment continues to fall, including in Virginia
- Spanberger highlights law enforcement experience in Virginia gov race ad
- DNC launches $1.5M investment in Virginia (“The investment in the state is one of the largest and earliest investments the committee has made to the Virginia Democratic Coordinated Campaign during an off election year, according to the DNC. “)
- DNC pours large donation into Virginia’s high-stakes elections
- Virginia toy prices are going up due to Trump’s tariffs (“President Donald Trump has repeatedly said kids should make do with fewer toys.”)
- Video, Highlights: JLARC Survey Finds Just 5 Deep-Red Virginia School Divisions Accounted for 75% of All Book Removal Actions Since 2020 (JLARC: law “does not prohibit use of material with sexually explicit content or require its removal from school libraries.”)
- JLARC says some school districts are incorrectly citing a 2022 law when removing books from libraries
- 223 book titles pulled from school library shelves in Virginia, but 75% were in just 5 places
- Virginia schools removed 200+ different books from libraries, report finds
- State report: Hanover County leads Virginia with most removed books
- New recovery programs in Southwest Virginia will help mothers stay with their children during addiction treatment
- After Hopewell water plant released raw sewage, state officials outline health, environmental impact
- Judge rules in favor of Norfolk city attorney in feud with commonwealth’s attorney
- Fairfax County schools brace for impact of frozen federal grant money
- FBI mum, but all signs point towards exit of well-regarded Richmond FBI executive
- CWG Live updates: Humidity stays high and a few storms are still possible today
