by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 12.
- California governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talks (“Gavin Newsom is most senior US politician at annual talks, heading alternate delegation in Trump’s absence”)
- Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor the Status Quo, Not Progress (“Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations.”)
- What the Looming Fall of a Ukrainian City Says About Putin’s War (“Fight for Pokrovsk points to the Russian leader’s aims and the problem with peace talks”)
- Why Trump’s Ukraine Peace Efforts Keep Failing (“Moscow doesn’t want a transactional deal. Washington needs a better plan.”)
- The Mess at the BBC Will Never End (“The public broadcaster desperately needs the public to believe in it. Between its own stumbles and ceaseless right-wing hostility, it is in danger of losing its way.”)
- Trump Sent Men to Torture in El Salvador, Report Confirms
- Obamacare could collapse under Trump’s new plan, policy experts say
- DOJ Tells SCOTUS Trump Has Unreviewable Power to Send Troops to U.S. Cities
- US House begins voting on bill that could end longest ever government shutdown
- Deal to end US shutdown would also allow some Republican senators to seek $500,000 for January 6 probe
- Following Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes, fault lines have emerged as right-wing media battle over the future of MAGA
- Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine says protecting federal workers behind vote to end shutdown
- U.S. Navy Veteran Rep. Elaine Luria Launches Campaign for Virginia’s Second Congressional District (Campaign argues Luria is “well positioned to unseat vulnerable Republican Jen Kiggans”)
- Politico, Punchbowl Report That Former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) “will launch a comeback bid Wednesday…join[ing] a crowded Dem primary to take on GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans.” (Luria served two terms before being narrowly defeated by Kiggans in November 2022.)
- The 2026 Sixth District congressional field is starting to get crowded
- Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
- Youngkin’s Four-Year Fiasco: Far-Right Extremism, Incompetence, Failures, Embarrassments, Lies, etc. (130 items so far…and counting!)
- Jay Jones folks announce inaugural, transition teams: Thanks, that helps us keep tabs
- Virginia Republicans are soul searching after last week’s elections
- Former Gov. McAuliffe joins pro-natural gas group as national co-chair (Natural gas, of course, is not clean, not cheap, and not a “bridge fuel”)
- Virginia’s artificial intelligence registry faces transparency challenges, study shows (“Research reveals state agencies’ mounting frustrations with the tool developed by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency”)
- Federal shutdown strains Virginia’s skies as controllers work without pay (“Flights face delays amid FAA staffing shortages; more than 1,100 Virginia controllers continue working as airports brace for deeper flight cuts.”)
- Changes announced at Mary Baldwin, speculation rampant on future of Staunton campus
- Residents say they’re worried about health impacts from MVP compressor station
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