by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, April 22.
- The GOP’s Pro-Russia Caucus Lost. Now Ukraine Has to Win. (“Once U.S. money starts flowing again, the dynamics of the war will change.”)
- Ukraine is given a reprieve by the U.S., but faces race against the clock over weapons supplies
- US Aid Gives Kyiv Respite But Battlefield Shift Remains Far Off
- Russian Who Funded Truth Social Set Up Dodgy Sex Pill Sites (“Russian banker—who reportedly has family links to the Kremlin—was key backer of Donald Trump’s Truth Social.”)
- The Far Right Wants to Take Over Europe, and She’s Leading the Way
- Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over his role in failing to prevent Oct. 7 attack (Netanyahu should also resign – in total disgrace.)
- Netanyahu vows to fight US sanctions on IDF unit accused of violations in West Bank
- Another Front for Israel: Violence Between Settlers, Palestinians
- Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package (Ugh, horrible.)
- Pro-Israel US groups plan $100m effort to unseat progressives over Gaza
- Bolsonaro Praises Musk at Rio Rally as His Legal Troubles Grow (Bolsonaro is a fascist who should be in prison, and Musk is…yeah, pretty much the same.)
- Beijing warns against flexing of ‘gunboat muscles’ as US and Philippines begin military drills
- Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods
- Jared Kushner Has Big Plans for Delta of Europe’s Last Wild River (“Albania’s Vjosë River is known as Europe’s last wild river, and its pristine delta is a haven for migratory birds. As plans for luxury developments there—spearheaded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner—move ahead, conservationists are sounding the alarm.” Kushner is evil.)
- The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall
- Experts say election brings new stakes to Earth Day
- Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action (“Funds will be targeted at disadvantaged areas to create 200,000 jobs, after last week’s oil and gas lease restrictions in Alaska”)
- President Biden Marks Earth Day 2024, Visits Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, VA (Biden will “highlight his Administration’s unprecedented progress in tackling the climate crisis, cutting costs for everyday Americans, and creating good-paying jobs.”)
- Liz Cheney: The Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump’s Immunity Claim (It should have ruled already – this claim is beyond absurd.)
- The Supreme Court Is About to Have a Very Busy Week (“They will be hearing cases on Donald Trump’s immunity, emergency abortions, and homelessness.”)
- Supreme Court to Consider How Far Cities Can Police Homelessness
- What the Supreme Court case on tent encampments could mean for homeless people (“This week, the justices will hear the biggest case on homelessness in decades.”)
- A crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states is creating a shadow war for the 2024 election
- House Republican Blasts Far-Right ‘Scumbags’ Amid Fight To Oust Johnson
- Mike Johnson Steps Into His Power Even As He Might Lose It
- Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on Johnson to resign after foreign aid bills pass: ‘If he doesn’t do so, he will be vacated’
- A rotten week for MAGA Republicans’ feeble stunts
- Marjorie Taylor Greene blinks on Mike Johnson ouster campaign
- House Republicans blame Greene and Freedom Caucus for lack of border wins (Yes, but the main reason that effort failed was TRUMP!)
- Hakeem Jeffries emerges as Congress’ shadow speaker
- Marjorie Taylor Greene’s “space lasers” show how the GOP gets away with escalating violence (“From Kari Lake’s ‘strap on a Glock’ to the Supreme Court coddling Capitol rioters, GOP threat levels are growing”)
- Trump’s a Fraud When It Comes to ‘Backing the Blue’
- Will a Mountain of Evidence Be Enough to Convict Trump?
- David Pecker, Former National Enquirer Publisher, Set To Testify First In Trump Trial
- Historic Trump criminal trial to hear opening statements (“Jury of seven men and five women to weigh testimony related to $130,000 payment from ex-fixer Michael Cohen to Stormy Daniels”)
- Prosecutors say Trump’s hush money was ‘election interference.’ Will jurors — and voters — believe it?
- Opening statements to show the stark personal and political stakes of Trump’s first criminal trial
- Donald Trump’s Massive Legal Bills Are Nearly Bankrupting His Major PAC
- Playbook: The Biden polling bump persists
- Poll: Election interest hits new low in tight Biden-Trump race
- RFK Jr. candidacy hurts Trump more than Biden, NBC News poll finds (Conspiracy theorist/nutjob RFK Jr. definitely appeals to the same types of people as Trump does.)
- A prehistory of MAGA: “Mainstream” conservatives never really purged the fascists
- Tensions are so high at Columbia ahead of Passover that all classes will be virtual today
- Columbia protests draw bipartisan rebukes from Washington
- Elon Musk’s Robotaxi Dreams Plunge Tesla Into Chaos
- Video: On “Face the Nation,” Sen. Mark Warner Predicts Ukraine Will Get Military Aid, Including ATACMS, “by the end of the week”; Says China, Russia, N. Korea and Iran “may be the 2024 Axis of Evil” (Warner also comments on TikTok, FISA)
- ‘Moron’ faction of GOP is holding Congress hostage, say former Reps. Barbara Comstock and L.F. Payne
- ‘Not a moment too soon’ – Democratic senator expects big foreign aid package to pass Senate this week (“Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joins Alex Witt a day after the House of Representatives passed a series of foreign aid bills to talk through where aid goes from here.”)
- VA Sen. Barbara Favola: “Youngkin’s actions to put healthcare providers and women in Virginia at risk of being criminalized is unconscionable” (Favola also rips Youngkin’s “narrow-minded and ideologically driven policies,” but remains “hopeful” that a budget agreement can be reached.)
- Search warrants detail undercover buys and seizure of cash and ATMs from cannabis-related shops (“Police searched stores, banks and homes across nine counties in Southwest Virginia in September. Some of the search warrants are now being unsealed.”)
- A federal program that helps low-income residents pay for internet is ending, affecting over 346,000 Virginians
- Virginia Beach’s new economic development director on regional cooperation, booming investment interest
- Roanoke Valley landfill readying for natural gas production
- D.C.-area forecast: A cooler than normal but generally nice workweek ahead
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