by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 10.
- Climate protection is now a human right — and lawsuits will follow (“Tuesday’s definition-shifting court ruling means nearly 50 governments must now contend with a new era of climate litigation.”)
- The ECHR’s First Climate Ruling: What Does it Mean?
- Zelensky says he doesn’t need ‘primitive’ ideas from Trump on Ukraine
- US transfers thousands of seized Iranian guns, rocket launchers and munitions to Ukraine
- Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are marred by the war in Gaza
- Sen. Tim Kaine: Aid deliveries into Gaza have ‘taken way too long,’ ‘inadequate’ changes from Israel
- Biden Says Netanyahu Is Making A ‘Mistake’ In Gaza, Attack On Aid Workers ‘Outrageous’
- Is Team Trump meddling in the Middle East?
- Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran launches attack from its territory
- Israel: Cease-Fire, Get Hostages, Leave Gaza, Rethink Everything
- China’s Xi says nobody can stop ‘family reunion’ with Taiwan
- Fitch cuts China’s ratings outlook on growth risks
- To Counter China’s Rising Power, Biden Looks to Strengthen Ties With Japan (“President Biden is hosting Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, for a state visit as part of a broad diplomatic outreach.”)
- Nine in 10 Australians support renewable energy transition, nearly half want it to go faster
- Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities (“Fossil fuel exports were meant to fund a revolutionary leftist agenda. But the state’s move to drill in Tariquía reserve has led to bitter conflict and diminishing returns”)
- Closely Watched Inflation Reading Looms Over Fed
- March Inflation Data to Prolong Drama Around Fed Rate-Cut Timing
- Inflation Takes Center Stage as Economists Seek Signs of Continued Slowing
- New rule mandates 200 US plants to reduce toxic emissions linked to cancer (“Environmental Protection Agency finalizes rule to strengthen protections for communities living near industrial sites”)
- Minority Rule Is Threatening American Democracy Like Never Before (“The Founding Fathers planted a bomb in the Constitution. Donald Trump lit the fuse.”)
- Jack Smith to Trump’s Immunity Claim: No, Man, You Can’t Just Do Crimes (“The special counsel filed a brief to the Supreme Court demolishing Trump’s absurd immunity claims. It should be studied at every law school in the country.”)
- Trump’s Shoot-the-Moon Legal Strategy (“Attacking the judges handling his cases is likely to backfire. But if it works, it will really work.”)
- Trump hush money charges seen as serious by most voters, Reuters/Ipsos finds
- Judge Cannon agrees to redact witness names in Trump classified docs case
- Don’t overlook these five aspects of Trump’s N.Y. trial
- Biden is building a behemoth of a campaign. Trump at this point seems to be playing catch-up.
- Many Americans who recently bought guns open to political violence, survey finds
- Some Jan. 6 rioters win early release, even before key Supreme Court ruling (That’s completely bonkers.)
- Fox News twists data on economy and crime to attack Biden
- Greene Escalates Threat Against Johnson, Making the Case for His Ouster
- The Walls Are Closing in on Mike Johnson’s Speakership (“Mike Johnson is nearing six months in the speakership. He might not get a seventh.”)
- Marjorie Taylor Greene stirs GOP turmoil with Mike Johnson threats
- Sanitizing Trump: What national broadcast outlets got wrong about Trump and a national abortion ban (“As Trump’s anti-choice ally says he could sign a national abortion ban, national media downplay the risk”)
- Lawrence: Arizona’s abortion ban is exactly what Trump wanted
- Abortion opponents still expect federal action from Trump. Here’s what it could look like.
- Column: Trump hoped to sidestep the abortion issue. Arizona’s near-total ban shows why he can’t
- 2 questions that would expose Trump’s lies about abortion (“Would a Trump administration hew to this narrow interpretation of the law? Of course not. And reviving the Comstock Act wouldn’t end only medication abortions — it could end all of them.”)
- ‘Catastrophic,’ ‘a shock’: Arizona’s abortion ruling threatens to upend 2024 races
- Arizona’s ban spotlights the fraudulence of Trump’s “moderation” on abortion (“To see what a second Trump administration would mean for reproductive rights, look to Arizona’s abortion ban, not Trump’s cheap words.”)
- The Arizona Supreme Court just upended Trump’s gambit on abortion (“On Monday, Trump declined to support a national abortion ban, seeking to neutralize the political issue. A day later, Arizona’s ban gave it new life.”)
- Arizona shows that punting to the states will not alleviate Trump’s abortion problem (“It only took a day to disprove Trump’s claim that he had taken the issue of abortion ‘largely out of play’”)
- Trump is Explaining and Losing on Abortion (“Trump has already come out and supported a national abortion ban – including as President.”)
- ‘One person responsible’: Biden campaign blames Trump after Arizona abortion ruling
- Civil War-era abortion ban rises again, which is exactly what some Roe opponents wanted
- Playbook: Why Trump’s abortion statement changes nothing
- Arizona’s Abortion Ban Just Sent Women Back to 1864
- Arizona’s abortion ban is back. It’s every state’s future if Trump wins.
- Democrats pounce on Arizona Supreme Court’s abortion ruling
- GOP suffers Arizona meltdown on abortion that could hurt Trump, Lake
- Arizona’s Split Reality (“Ground zero for the rigged-election conspiracy, the border state could decide both the fate of the Senate and the presidency.”)
- Abortion in Arizona set to be illegal in nearly all circumstances, state high court rules
- Arizona Reviving Its Zombie Abortion Ban Is Trump’s Doing
- Trump’s MAGA rallies have morphed (“For MAGA’s most faithful, Donald Trump’s political hate rallies are a type of spiritual experience”)
- Trump’s racist comments expose rich MAGA
- Trump’s abortion stance could put Florida Republicans in a bind (“The state GOP’s strict abortion bans could be repealed if voters approve a ballot initiative in November.”)
- You’ll Never Guess Which State Court Just Approved Religious Exemptions From Abortion Bans (“A three-judge panel on the Indiana Court of Appeals agreed to enjoin Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, as applied against a class of religious plaintiffs who had argued that the ban violates a state law protecting religious freedom”)
- Alabama secretary of state says Democratic convention too late to get Biden on ballot this fall (WTF???)
- RFK Jr. campaign official attended Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally and wanted ‘favorite President’ Trump to run for third term
- The Geniuses Over at Axios Think Actually, Everything Is Fine (“Having loosed [Tiger Beat on the Potomac, aka Politico] on the world, they went on to found Axios, which is best described as Politico for people with ADD.”)
- Attorney General James Secures Up to $1.25 Million from Conspiracy Theorists Who Intimidated Black Voters with Threatening Robocalls
- Woman Sentenced to Month in Prison Over Theft of Ashley Biden’s Diary
- Michigan school shooter’s parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison
- Virginia Senate Democrats Respond to Governor’s Attempts for a Budget Rewrite: “Farce,” “Shortsighted,” “Campaign-Style Charades,” “Poor Leadership,” “Squandered Opportunity to Authentically Seek Common Ground”
- The Commonwealth Institute: Gov. Youngkin Proposes Significant Cuts to Legislature’s Historic Public Education Funding and Other Key Priority Funding Proposals (“Because the governor’s amendments fail to modernize our tax code, he makes a number of cuts to programs that would have supported our communities”)
- Video: VA Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell Says Youngkin’s Been “incredibly confrontational and aggressive”; “I’ve never seen a governor do a press conference regarding their budget amendments” (Youngkin ” likes to say lots of things but that doesn’t always necessarily mean they’re true.”)
- Youngkin proposed an amendment to the Right to Contraception Act – the sponsors say it will gut the bill
- Youngkin slashes Democrats’ education budget, vetoes bipartisan school funding bill
- “Youngkin has once again shown his true colors…stand[s] with Big Pharma than Virginians struggling to afford life-saving medicines” (“…you cannot lower the cost of living without lowering the cost of medicine”)
- Commentary: Vetoing paid leave bill hurts Virginia families, economy
- In rewrite of skill game bill, Youngkin proposes tougher rules on industry
- Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s deadline amendments rewrite, overhaul bills
- Youngkin’s Veto of Bill That “protects a provider’s medical license against unwarranted claims and attacks for providing legal healthcare services is a disgrace” (Sen. Jennifer Carroll Foy: “WE are on the right side of history on this issue.”)
- Levar Stoney for Governor Campaign “Internal” Poll Finds Initial 44%-11% Lead for Abigail Spanberger Shrinks to 34%-30% (“a near dead heat”) After Positive Info Provided About Both Candidates
- Youngkin amends bills that would let utilities seek approval to charge customers for nuclear development costs
- Youngkin sends broadband ‘make-ready’ bill back to General Assembly (“The governor wants more time for the State Corporation Commission to settle disputes about broadband deployment between internet providers and electric cooperatives.”)
- Youngkin OKs shared solar bills
- Youngkin’s amendments to skill games bill would ban games in Roanoke Valley, Bristol, Danville, Martinsville (“The governor’s amendments would prohibit the electronic games within 35 miles of a casino or a Rosie’s Gaming Emporium.”)
- Youngkin rewrites gaming measure in 11th-hour flurry of bill actions
- Protesters disrupt Virginia Tech meeting, asking university to take a stand in war in Gaza
- Bomb threat at Charlottesville-area Planet Fitness determined to be a hoax
- Virginia Beach developer Bruce Smith makes pitch for Petersburg casino
- Former Richneck administrator charged in teacher’s shooting by 6-year-old
- D.C.-area forecast: Warm 70s again today. Rain likely Thursday afternoon.
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