by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, July 2.
- Nearly every EU country blows major climate plan deadline
- The World Is Realigning (“An emerging Axis of Resistance confronts the Liberal Alliance.” Not good at all.)
- Trump says he can end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day. Russia’s UN ambassador says he can’t
- Viktor Orbán visits Kyiv for surprise talks with Volodymyr Zelenskiy (“Hungarian PM’s visit is the pro-Putin leader’s first to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion”)
- Israel won’t take responsibility for Gaza governance or humanitarian aid (Unacceptable.)
- Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza (“Military leaders fear a bigger war in Lebanon, security officials say. They also believe a cease-fire would be the swiftest way to free Israeli hostages.”)
- Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation
- Palestinians flee Khan Younis as Israeli forces strike south Gaza
- Dutch right-wing government installed as Wilders’ shadow looms large
- Labour will take global lead on climate action, Ed Miliband vows
- Why the French Far Right Triumphed (“An expert on French politics explains where President Emmanuel Macron went wrong in calling a snap election.”)
- France Is Headed for Disaster
- How Macron delivered the coup de grâce to his own political movement
- French candidates bow out in bid to block far-right
- French nuclear giant scraps SMR plans due to soaring costs, will start over
- Hurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength as it razes southeast Caribbean islands
- US Labor Market Shows Signs of Losing Steam, Putting the Fed on Alert (The Fed should have cut interest rates already.)
- Biden unveils rules to protect millions of US workers from extreme heat
- Federal court blocks Biden’s pause on approving gas export projects
- Supreme Court lets a truck stop sue the Federal Reserve in latest threat to agency regulations
- Supreme Court Extends Time Frame for Challenges to Regulations
- Justice Roberts’ Drone Strike on George Washington’s Legacy
- The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictator
- John Roberts embraces Donald Trump’s view of the presidency
- The Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling is a Victory for Donald Trump
- The court serves up immunity. The threat of an autocratic presidency soars. (“The election turns on fear of electing a king.”)
- “The President Is Now a King”: The Most Blistering Lines From Dissents in the Trump Immunity Case
- Trump Immunity Ruling Will Be John Roberts’ Legacy to American Democracy
- Day two of Donald Trump’s dictatorship (“Plotting out the demise of the American presidency”)
- Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Escalates Long Rise of Presidential Power (“Beyond Donald Trump, the decision adds to the seemingly one-way ratchet of executive authority.”)
- The Supreme Court’s disastrous Trump immunity decision, explained (“The Court’s Trump immunity decision is a blueprint for dictatorship.”)
- Thomas uses Trump immunity ruling to question Jack Smith appointment
- The Supreme Court Puts Trump Above the Law
- ‘I dissent’: Biden attacks Supreme Court immunity ruling as emboldening a lawless president
- MAGA figures celebrate Supreme Court’s immunity decision: Trump’s lawyers “saved President Trump’s legal behind here”
- Biden says Supreme Court’s immunity ruling ‘undermines the rule of law’
- The President Can Now Assassinate You, Officially
- Reactions to the Supreme Court’s “awful and dangerous ruling”: “American democracy is under homegrown attack”; the “survival of our nation as we know it…on the ballot” (This would give Trump “carte blanche…to do whatever he wants” if, god forbid, he’s elected president in November)
- What is presumptive immunity? Here’s what the Supreme Court ruling could mean for Trump
- Trump world is giddy over the Supreme Court immunity decision
- Conservative Legal Icon Condemns Trump Immunity Ruling In No Uncertain Terms (“J. Michael Luttig said the decision represented the ‘unsouling’ of America.”)
- The Immunity Ruling Is a Recipe for Utter Chaos
- The Supreme Court’s Stunning Gift to Trump
- Trump Moves to Overturn Manhattan Conviction, Citing Immunity Decision
- Democrats vow to get “aggressive” with SCOTUS after Trump ruling
- 4 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision
- God save us from this dishonorable court (“An egregious, unconscionable ruling on presidential immunity from the Supreme Court.”)
- Trump’s election subversion case heads back to Judge Chutkan. But it may never reach a jury.
- Trump raked in big money from foreign nations. Experts fear he’d do it more if re-elected
- Behind the Curtain: The imperial presidency in waiting
- Biden Warns That Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling Will Embolden Trump
- Sotomayor’s dissent: ‘The President is now a king above the law’
- Biden seizes on Trump’s Supreme Court triumph to seek redemption after debate debacle
- Biden says public must block Trump if Supreme Court will not
- Biden slams Supreme Court’s Trump partial immunity ruling: “I dissent”
- Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying the rule of law
- Biden denounces supreme court decision on Trump immunity: ‘He’ll be more emboldened’
- Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals (“A post that Mr. Trump circulated on Sunday called for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted by a military court reserved for enemy combatants and war criminals.”)
- How much did debate hurt Biden’s re-election bid? New poll offers insight.
- In a Staring Contest With Democratic Voters, Biden Hasn’t Blinked
- Democracts brace for post-debate polling and mull over possible replacements privately
- Opinion: Why Jill Biden won’t urge the President to end his reelection bid (“Jill Biden believes that there is no one else who can defeat former President Donald Trump who poses a serious threat to democracy.”)
- Biden team courts skittish Democrats as path to replace him narrows
- Let’s Slow the Rush to Dump Joe (“Tune out the West Wing fan fiction. Swapping out the president at this stage in the race would be a political—and logistical—nightmare.”)
- There’s No Clean Way to Replace Biden and Harris
- Democrats Weigh Mid-July Vote to Formally Tap Biden as Nominee
- Biden’s 2024 survival requires a lot more than hope (“If the president falls significantly behind in polls, the party must intervene and find alternative candidates.”)
- ‘We’ve all enabled the situation’: Dems turn on Biden’s inner sanctum post debate
- We’re Going to Have to Talk About President Joe Biden, Candidate (“The Brokered Convention is a glorious fantasy for people who cover politics and know absolutely nothing about political history.”)
- 7 Democrats being floated as potential Biden replacements (Realistically, it’s almost certainly got to be Kamala Harris.)
- Biden raises $127 million in June, with $240 million cash on hand
- The story of Trump insulting service members was confirmed by Trump’s own chief of staff. Right-wing media are still denying it.
- Where Steve Bannon leaves us (“Bannonism, and its focus on retribution against Americans who disagree with the MAGA movement, will persist as he serves a four month sentence”)
- TV giant known for rightwing disinformation doubles down on its national news agenda (“Media analysts say Sinclair, known for anchors reciting script in lockstep, promotes conservative talking points”)
- RFK Jr.’s Family Doesn’t Want Him to Run. Even They May Not Know His Darkest Secrets.
- Cash Crunch Squeezes Kennedy Amid Costly Fight for Ballot Spots
- Unsealed: Jeffrey Epstein’s grand jury records now viewable online
- GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz charged with weapons violation at Dulles Airport
- Election 2024: Tim Kaine begins ‘Salute to Service’ tour, marks 30 years in elected office
- Kaine launches state campaign swing with stop in Petersburg
- NEW: DCCC VA-02 Polling Shows Jen Kiggans’ Anti-Abortion Extremism Could Cost Her Seat (“…once voters are briefed on Kiggans’ abortion positions, the race flips — with Cotter Smasal pulling in 50% and Kiggans getting 44%.”)
- Virginia Senate whiffs on VMSDEP fix a second time
- Virginia Senate advances bill repealing military tuition program changes, but full vote delayed
- Va. Senate again fails to pass bill on tuition benefit for military families (“At the end of the day, Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, portrayed his caucus as the only group in the mix making a serious effort to preserve VMSDEP while reining in its ballooning costs. He accused others of playing politics.”)
- These new Virginia laws are now in effect
- VRS shows ‘significant progress’ in funding pensions
- Navy looking to add housing for 8,000 sailors in Hampton Roads
- Lynchburg school board member just appointed for third term has given thousands to city council campaigns
- Richmond spokesperson Petula Burks resigns (“Burks leaves amid credit card issues and a whistleblower lawsuit.”)
- Richmond city spokeswoman resigns; was subject of purchasing card questions, FOIA whistleblower lawsuit
- D.C.-area forecast: Another July gem today. A little warmer tomorrow before holiday heat.
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