by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, February 10.
- Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists
- Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds (“Collapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossible”)
- The world is reducing its reliance on fossil fuels – except for in three key sectors (“Dramatic changes in energy industry and EVs reducing fossil fuel use, but shipping, aviation and industry a long way from net zero”)
- Ukraine funding package moves closer to Senate passage (“The Senate voted Friday evening to push a $95.3 billion package funding Ukraine, Israel and other national security priorities closer to passing the upper chamber, even though many Republican senators are upset the legislation doesn’t include provisions to stop the flood of migrants across the southern border.” That last clause should mention that *REPUBLICANS* killed the border provisions, which by the way were very hardline.)
- In Kyiv, bipartisan US Congress delegation vows to get Ukraine aid through
- “Close to criminal neglect”: Biden calls on Congress to secure Ukraine aid
- The Ukrainians ‘disappearing’ in Russia’s prisons
- Children among seven killed in Russian drone attack on Kharkiv
- Rand Paul slams McConnell’s ‘outrageous’ support for standalone foreign aid bill (Rand Paul’s as crazy/extreme – or worse? – than his batshit father.)
- Senators Work Into Weekend on Ukraine and Israel Bill as G.O.P. Slows Progress (“The $95 billion package appeared on track for eventual passage, but Republicans who killed a bipartisan version were still trying to make changes.”)
- Ukraine frets as leadership shake-up puts a new general in the firing line (“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision has fueled unease in Kyiv and left many Western observers unsure about whether the new commander can turn around the country’s fortunes.”)
- Why Ukraine’s new top general is known as the “butcher”
- One Thing We Learned From Tucker Carlson’s Servile Interview With Vladimir Putin (“The Russian president named his price for the negotiated release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.”)
- Tucker Carlson Promised an Unedited Putin. The Result Was Boring (“In an interview that lasted more than two hours, the Russian President aired well-trod grievances and gave a lecture full of spurious history meant to justify his war in Ukraine.”)
- Biden sending CIA chief to Egypt in latest push for Gaza hostage deal
- Palestinians fear time is running out in ‘last stop’ Rafah as Israel orders evacuation ahead of ground assault
- 28 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah after Netanyahu says invasion there is inevitable
- Palestinians brace for Rafah evacuation, Israeli assault plan
- Egypt Warily Eyes Gaza as War Increases Pressure on Its Border
- Two-state solution: Biden’s fresh push to solve the Israel-Gaza conflict (“The US commitment to a Palestinian state alongside Israel had come to look like lip service. How serious is the latest effort?”)
- Gaza residents surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindles
- Pakistan election: Aide of Imran Khan says party aims to form government, wants results released
- U.S.-China Tensions Have a New Front: A Naval Base in Africa
- Pakistan elections: Against the odds, Khan’s PTI proves support is solid
- Indonesia election: An ‘impossible’ country tests its hard-won democracy
- Climate Changed Caused the Storms. Our Failing Infrastructure Made Them Lethal.
- S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time ever, notches fifth straight winning week
- S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time ever, notches fifth straight winning week
- S&P closes at record high as Wall Street bulls run wild
- S&P 500 closes above 5,000 for first time as US inflation cools (“Breaking 5,000 is unlikely to slow the index’s rise, experts say as reports highlight resilient US economy”)
- MAGA media pushed “great replacement” theory to turn Republicans against their own immigration bill
- John Roberts has a united court on Trump. Now comes the hard part
- Fact check: Trump falsely claims he cooperated with the feds ‘far more than Biden did’
- Trump’s GOP Doctrine Is ‘Obey or Be Crushed’
- Trump’s rumored VP shortlist, explained (“A rundown of the people auditioning for the job — and what they bring to the ticket.”)
- How Trump turned the GOP into the party of lawless disorder
- The malaise of MAGA (“Donald Trump is counting on rising anxiety and cynicism to propel his return to the White House”)
- Even Kevin McCarthy Wouldn’t Have Let This Happen
- ‘Yikes’: Internet erupts after ‘Dementia Trump’ makes several verbal slip-ups at NRA rally
- Trump promises NRA that if elected, ‘no one will lay a finger on your firearms’
- White House to “look at” releasing Biden transcript in Hur probe
- Uproar Over Biden Classified Documents Report Carries Echoes Of 2016 Clinton Email Case
- Harris Slams ‘Politically Motivated’ Report As Biden To Name Task Force To Protect Classified Docs (“Vice President Kamala Harris is slamming the special counsel’s report into President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents.”)
- But Her Emails, Meet But His Memory
- Democrats rally around Biden as report raises age concerns
- Trump is too old and incited a coup. Biden is too old and mixes up names. America, how to choose? (“The special counsel has put the president’s memory in the spotlight, but if we’re talking about amnesia: 6 January, anyone?”)
- The political press runs with Hur’s scurrilous partisan attack
- Why the Biden Campaign Can’t Ignore Concerns About His Age (“Biden is clearly more fit for office than Donald Trump. But that doesn’t mean the special counsel’s description of the president as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ isn’t a problem.”)
- The Disgusting Furor Over Biden’s Age
- Special Counsel Robert Hur’s Report on Biden’s Classified Documents Is Partisan and Unprofessional
- MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough trashes special counsel’s report
- White House Calls Special Counsel Report on Biden Politically Motivated
- The Biden special counsel’s egregious abuse of power
- Video: Former Federal Prosecutor Gene Rossi Says Special Prosecutor Reached the Right Conclusion, But Used “Gratuitous” Language and Took “Classic Cheap Shot, Completely Unnecessary” at President Biden (“…when you make a decision not to charge somebody, you say ‘we’re not charging somebody, the evidence is not there’, and you sit down and shut up.”)
- ‘Gratuitous, inaccurate’: White House disputes special counsel report on Biden (“Democrats launch aggressive push back and defend president against Robert Hur’s description in report”)
- Ex-Prosecutor Rips Special Counsel’s ‘Entirely Inappropriate’ Attack On Biden
- The special counsel says the president is old. Nothing new about that.
- Robert Hur’s Box-Checking
- White House frustration with Garland grows (“The president believes the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents went beyond his remit. And part of the blame is being placed on the AG.”)
- What Biden’s Critics Get Wrong About His Gaffes
- First look: Meta won’t recommend political content on Threads
- The Messenger and bad media owners (“News organizations are facing tough times; their owners, in many cases, don’t appear equal to the task.”)
- DNC accuses RFK Jr. campaign and super PAC of illegal coordination
- Leading GOP hardliner spurned by Trump in tough Senate fight
- Chief Witness Against Gaetz Is Cooperating With House Ethics Investigation
- Matt Gaetz stopped at airport security for having a Taser, report says
- Republican Larry Hogan Is Running For Senate In Maryland
- Why Washington’s sports teams should stay in Washington (“The Wizards and Capitals and their arena found a warm welcome in D.C. That’s where they should stay.”)
- Virginia keeps even basic police data secret
- Video: In Kyiv, Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) Joins Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Urging Continued Aid to Ukraine (Supporting Ukraine is “consistent with democratic values, American values, and U.S. national security interests.”)
- Spanberger: Expanding the child tax credit helps Virginia families, businesses
- Spanberger calls out Trump for blowing up bipartisan border deal
- Virginia House panel amends arena bill to limit Youngkin’s control (“The vote was the first chance for lawmakers to exert some control over the proposed arena project that involves moving the Wizards and Capitals to Alexandria.”)
- Alexandria arena debate continues (Check out Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson on The Politics Hour with Kojo Nnamdi)
- Virginia House Passes Contraceptive Equity Act (“The bill aims to eliminate cost barriers to contraceptive access and promote equitable coverage across insurance plans. “)
- Va. Senate backs including ethnicity in hate crime laws
- Bill to create legal cannabis marketplace advances to final House vote
- Marijuana market bill heads to final House vote
- Virginia House’s legal pot bill heads for final floor vote
- Richmond roundup: Senate punts bill on state approval for energy projects until next year
- Bipartisan effort looks to fund Massive Resistance-era scholarship program
- Virginia advocates celebrate as 11 anti-trans bills defeated in one week
- Mack Trucks to invest $14.5 million, add 51 jobs in Roanoke County
- Hampton Roads warships in complex balancing act in the Middle East, top military officer says
- Cities’ loss is suburbs’ gain: How Hampton Roads’ population shifted after the pandemic
- An unused rail corridor in the Shenandoah Valley sparks a fight over what’s next
- Roanoke leaders start initial talks on Evans Spring site
- Big investment brings change to Richmond’s Scott’s Addition
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm again today as a wetter pattern sets in
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