by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, May 3.
Rep. Jamie Raskin on the #GOPHandmaidsTale “The phrase right to privacy doesn’t appear in the Constitution, so this would appear to be an invitation to have Handmaid’s Tale type anti-feminist regulation and legislation all over the country.” pic.twitter.com/ff3tnooTTb
— Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) May 3, 2022
- Climate Change Turned Up India’s Heat. But by How Much?
- Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US officials say
- Russia races to avert historic default as bondholders wait for dollar payments
- EU Prepares Ban on Russian Oil
- U.S. says Russia’s progress in Donbas has been “minimal at best”
- US official: Russia plans to annex parts of eastern Ukraine
- More Than 1 Million People Have Been Taken From Ukraine, Russian Media Claims (Massive war crimes.)
- The Costs of War (“Destruction, brutality, and terrible loss in Bucha, Kharkiv, Irpin, and elsewhere in Ukraine.”)
- Europe prepares fresh Russia sanctions as US warns Moscow plans to annex parts of east Ukraine
- Russia says Israel supports neo-Nazis in row over Ukraine (Putin’s regime is completely unhinged.)
- U.S. relieved as China appears to heed warnings on Russia
- Ukrainians trapped in Azovstal steel plant consider desperate measures as Russians close in
- Ukraine Latest: France’s Macron to Speak With Putin by Telephone
- Revulsion at Ukraine war ends Rome’s old amity with Moscow
- Hundreds still in Mariupol steelworks as Russia resumes attacks (“Some 100 evacuees who escaped the plant are expected to arrive in Ukrainian territory but officials say 200 people remain trapped.”)
- Why Belarus matters: Like Ukraine, democracy is at stake
- Ukrainian Civilians Describe Desperate Efforts to Flee Bombed-Out Mariupol
- BP Takes $25.5 Billion Hit From Russia Exit
- Mexico: Rail link worth billions won’t go through Texas after Abbott used trade as ‘political tool’
- 4 things to know as the Fed embarks on its biggest fight against inflation in years
- Supreme Court abortion bombshell suggests a staggering change in American life
- Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows
- How rare is a Supreme Court breach? Very rare
- Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade published by Politico
- Here’s Where Abortion Will Likely Be Illegal If SCOTUS Overturns Roe
- Court that rarely leaks does so now in biggest case in years
- Protests erupt outside Supreme Court after leaked draft on Roe v. Wade (Good!)
- Supreme Court leak stuns nation
- The End of Roe (“What the future of abortion in America could look like”)
- Republicans condemn leak of Supreme Court draft abortion ruling (Republicans are a-ok with the ruling, just not with the LEAK of the ruling. Vote Democratic, up and down the ballot, in EVERY SINGLE ELECTION!)
- Abortion Case Leak Shows That the Supreme Court Is Broken (“… a leak like this is unheard of. It’s a terrible blow to the court’s morale and process and legitimacy. It hardly matters whether it was leaked by liberals trying to shock the nation’s conscience, by conservatives trying to bolster the confidence of potentially wavering justices, or by some disgruntled employee looking for a thrill or money or something else. Whatever the leaker’s motive, the result is very bad.”)
- Roe Will Fall. But the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Is Already Lost.
- Susan Collins Told American Women to Trust Her. She Lied.
- American Women’s Lives & Dreams Are in Kavanaugh’s Hands Now (“He can do the right thing by the American people or follow through on his threat to take out his rage on people who couldn’t pick him out of a lineup of schlubby suburban dads.”)
- ‘Nightmare Scenario’: Lawmakers, Organizers React To SCOTUS Leaked Draft To Overturn Roe
- Governors swiftly react to reports of leaked draft opinion of Roe v. Wade
- lito’s Leaked Draft Fully Overruling Roe Is Jaw-Dropping and Unprecedented (“The justice’s scathing condemnation of abortion pretends not to imperil other rights. Don’t believe it.”)
- 4 things we know, and one big thing we don’t, about the draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade (“Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion is a full-bore attack on the right to an abortion.” And many other rights!)
- Who Leaked Samuel Alito’s Draft Opinion Striking Down Roe v. Wade—and Why?
- U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian group in Boston flag flap
- Kevin McCarthy is a shining symbol of democratic decay
- All jokes aside: Biden grasps what the media’s obligation should be
- Democrats understand their rural voter problem perfectly well (“The problem is that its roots run deep, and the solutions are hard to scale.”)
- Biden administration making $3 billion investment in lithium ion battery production
- Slight majority say Trump should be charged with crime over Jan. 6 role, poll finds (“Fifty-two percent of respondents said Donald Trump should be charged and 42 percent said he should not. The results are very similar to a Post-ABC poll taken one week after the attack.”)
- CNN Exclusive: Ivanka Trump talked to January 6 committee about what was happening inside White House that day, panel chairman says
- Jan. 6 panel seeks info from three GOP House members
- Will Trump Face a Legal Reckoning in Georgia?
- Mark Esper Didn’t Think Voters Deserved to Know That Trump Wanted to Turn D.C. Streets Into My Lai?
- Why a Democratic Senate majority still matters — even if they lose the House
- A growing threat to democracy: Trumpist gubernatorial candidates
- If you are in business with Fox News, you are on the hook for its white nationalism
- The Disinformation Governance Board is a bad name and a sillier idea (“Homeland Security has botched the rollout of a new organization that sounds more incoherent the more it is explained.”)
- ‘Trumpery’ damaged our democracy. Here are some ways to overcome it.
- Former Marine who kicked officer on Jan. 6 sentenced to more than 2 years in prison (Only 2 years for kicking a police officer?!?)
- Defendants in Key Proud Boys Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case Wrangle with Prosecutors Over Access to Pre-Trial Discovery
- Vance leads, Dolan surging in last-minute Ohio GOP Senate poll
- Senate GOP privately roots against Trump in Ohio primary
- Election 2022: Voters to decide Ohio’s heated Senate primary
- 7 ways Tuesday’s primaries could shake the 2022 election
- Tucker Carlson Is a White Nationalist, and Conservatives Are Okay With It
- As Feinstein Declines, Democrats Struggle to Manage an Open Secret
- George W. Bush to appear at fundraiser for Trump nemesis Kemp
- Phoning it in, Trump predicts Georgia GOP defeats if Kemp wins nomination
- National Democrats Make Last-Gasp Push to Keep N.Y. District Maps
- Ciarcia attacks Anderson over appearance of support from Log Cabin Republicans
- At Its “Advance,” the Virginia GOP Goes Full Climate Science Denialist, with “Breakout Session” Falsely Claiming “CO2 IS NOT ‘POLLUTION,” “THERE IS NO ‘CLIMATE CRISIS’,” etc.
- Democratic Party of VA: “This report showing the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade is beyond concerning and will set women’s rights back decades.”
- Youngkin wades into national politics at his own peril (Kind of a silly op-ed.)
- Virginia budget leaders say no public meetings planned as negotiations enter third month
- Audio: More Theories – a “Coalition of the Unhappy?” – on What Precipitated the Ouster of VA House Dems Leader Eileen Filler-Corn (Also, how much of this situation stemmed from the redistricting mess and multiple incumbents being “paired” or even “tripled up” with other incumbents?)
- Virginia Democrats’ leadership fight grows after House ouster (“But on Monday, Del. Marcus Simon (Fairfax) and Del. Richard C. “Rip” Sullivan Jr. (Fairfax), both Filler-Corn allies who held leadership posts under her, said they also were thinking about running. And Democrats buzzing about the matter mentioned two other potential candidates: Caucus Chairwoman Del. Charniele L. Herring (Alexandria), who survived a removal vote of her own on Wednesday, and Filler-Corn, who could seek a comeback after losing the position in a narrow, 25 to 22 vote. Herring did not respond to messages seeking comment.”)
- Virginia Legislators: Mountain Valley Pipeline is an “Environmental Catastrophe” (“Irresponsible and destructive” project has “exploited communities along its route” and “is a non-viable solution for current energy concerns”)
- Virginia 10-Day New COVID-19 Cases Down 93% Compared to 1/19; Hospitalizations Down to 166 From ~4,000 in January (Highest 3-day new cases since 2/21)
- Youngkin’s education secretary says her goal is preparing students for jobs (Suuuuure.)
- One state lawmaker hopes to create his own juvenile justice work group after governor’s veto
- Two appointed to Roanoke School Board
- Some Virginia sturgeon traveled over 500 miles last year
- Amid scrutiny, Norfolk housing authority subsidiary says it will attempt to add a local project
- Gov. Youngkin visits West End Islamic Center hit by vandalism
- Huguely jury awards $15 million to Love family (“The jury ruled that Love’s convicted killer, George Huguely V, owed her mother and her sister $7.5 million each. The jury ruled that Huguely qualified to pay punitive damages, but did not set an amount.”)
- D.C.-area forecast: Partly cloudy and mild today with scattered showers and storms tonight
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