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by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, November 26.
- Backroom deals and betrayal: how Cop29’s late $300bn deal left nobody happy
- Cop29 deal fails to consider inflation so is not tripling of target, economists say
- Here’s what I learned at Cop29. Rows aside, an unstoppable transition to clean energy is happening (Yes, but it’s not nearly fast enough!)
- Optimal control of polar sea-ice near its tipping points (Most people apparently are tuned out and/or oblivious, but this is REALLY dangerous!)
- A NATO survival guide for the Trump era (“NATO’s new secretary general, Mark Rutte, needs to persuade Donald Trump of the alliance’s value.”)
- Russia advances in Ukraine at fastest monthly pace since start of war
- Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used
- Russia-Ukraine war live: UK sends more long-range missiles to Ukraine; Russia fires record number of drones (“More Storm Shadow weapons reportedly supplied; Ukraine’s military shoots down 76 out of 188 drones fired by Russia”)
- Israeli Ministers Plan to Vote on Truce With Hezbollah
- The Leak Scandal Roiling Israel (“Netanyahu’s spokesperson stands accused of revealing secrets for political gain.”)
- Top EU diplomat says Israel has ‘no excuses’ to refuse a ceasefire with Hezbollah
- Israel and Hezbollah on the Cusp of Deal as Attacks Continue
- Philippine president and vice president clash in a feud that’s testing an Asian democracy
- Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown in Pakistani capital, at least six people killed in violence
- Romania’s far-right, pro-Russian lurch spells big trouble for EU and NATO (“The victory of ultranationalist Călin Georgescu is sparking fear that Romania could slide into the growing pro-Moscow camp.” So pretty much all the news these days is really bad?)
- ‘No-one will win a trade war’, says China after Trump vows to hike tariffs on day one in office
- Trump says he will impose new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China on first day
- Transition Live Updates: Trump Vows to Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs on Day 1 (Get ready for a spike in prices on EVERYTHING, pretty much – gasoline, food, housing, etc.)
- Trump’s Tariff Threat to Top US Trading Partners Rattles Markets
- Trump vows to impose 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada on Day 1 (“The punishing tariffs, if enacted, could wreak havoc on America’s supply chains”)
- Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could cost US consumers $2,400 a year – business live
- Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade
- I Ran Operation Warp Speed. I’m Concerned About Bird Flu.
- Revenge of the COVID Contrarians
- Alito is determined to tear up precedent in Trump’s next term. Kagan will try to save it
- Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans
- Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda Sounds Like a Petrostate Plan to Some
- Climate and environment updates: US fuel economy hits record high
- Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here’s how it fuels climate change
- Homan: ‘I guarantee’ funds will be cut from states not cooperating on deportation (Can you imagine if a DEMOCRATIC president had ever done that to Texas or Florida or whatever???)
- Donald Trump’s Luck with the Economy May Be Turning
- ‘Huge relief.’ CEOs exhale after Trump taps Scott Bessent to lead Treasury
- Jack Smith Moves to Dismiss Trump’s Jan. 6 and Documents Cases (And thus ends the rule of law in America – at least if you’re a powerful, white, rich man.)
- We Know Who’s to Blame for Trump’s Evasion of Justice. It Isn’t Jack Smith.
- Jack Smith Makes It Official: Donald Trump Got Away With Everything
- End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear
- A travesty of justice. (“It will take decades to undo the damage they inflicted on the Constitution and the rule of law. However, it will take much longer for Americans to recover their trust in the DOJ and Supreme Court. We have been betrayed—but it will be up to us, the victims of that betrayal, to pick up the pieces, repair the guardrails, and hold the bulwarks of democracy until we can undo the damage done by Garland and the Supreme Court.”)
- Jack Smith Has Dropped the Jan. 6 Case Against Trump. He Stands By the Charges.
- Judge agrees to dismiss Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case
- Donald Trump Gets Away With It (“Jack Smith is dropping the charges against the president-elect for his assault on the fundamentals of American democracy.”)
- Trump’s evasion of January 6 accountability will echo for next four years and generations to come
- Special Counsel Jack Smith Requests That January 6 Charges Against Trump Be Dismissed. Good Grief. (“This is nothing short of pathetic. In fact, it’s well past pathetic.”)
- The Trump administration personnel with ties to Project 2025
- Former FBI agent urges Biden to order background checks on Trump’s Cabinet picks
- Scoop: Trump likely to tap loyalist Kash Patel for top FBI or DOJ post (That would be a disaster.)
- Ex-official exits running for Trump team over Sebastian Gorka appointment (“Michael Anton, national security official in first Trump term, reportedly removed name from contention over feud”)
- Trump opens up a new war on public schools
- Republicans Freak Out Over Trump’s Choice for Labor Secretary
- Popular vote totals make Trump’s ‘mandate’ look like a mirage (“Donald Trump won the popular vote, but more Americans voted against him than for him — discrediting Republican talk about an electoral ‘mandate.'”)
- Biden will attend Trump’s inauguration in January, White House says (This just legitimizes Trump.)
- Did the Opioid Epidemic Fuel Donald Trump’s Return to the White House? (“New research suggests that the Democrats’ struggles in communities battling fentanyl addiction had little to do with economic theory or messaging—it was, more simply, a failure of political attention.”)
- Schiff on possible Trump retribution: ‘That’s dictator talk’
- Hegseth Once Chided Trump For Taking Military Advice From TV Personalities
- Trump lawyers investigate allegations that top aide sought financial gain from influence with president-elect, sources say
- Top Trump Aide Accused of Asking for Money to ‘Promote’ Potential Appointees (Wildly corrupt.)
- Christopher Rufo Has Trump’s Ear and Wants to End DEI for Good (This is really, REALLY bad.)
- Devoted Aide Who Keeps Good News Flowing Will Follow Trump to the White House (“Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former anchor on a right-wing cable show, is poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.”)
- Elon Musk and the age of shameless oligarchy
- DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Sets Out First Steps In Process for Electing Incoming Chair, DNC Officers
- Nancy Mace, now targeting transgender lawmaker, called herself ‘pro-transgender rights’ in 2023 (Mace is a HORRIBLE person with no moral core, only a lust for power, kinda like Elise Stefanik)
- As California achieves historic milestone, Governor Newsom commits to restarting state’s ZEV rebate program if federal tax credit is eliminated
- The Texas Ob-Gyn Exodus
- At the crossroads of news and opinion, ‘Morning Joe’ hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting (Do NOT watch “Morning Joe” ever again. And do NOT go on the show, if you’re a Democratic politico.)
- Michael Blake is running for mayor — with a backup plan
- Why Virginia’s likely Democratic nominee for governor is leaving ‘chaos’ of Congress to focus on the state (It’s not generic “chaos” in Congress – or “Washington,” etc. – it’s specifically REPUBLICANS who are completely dysfunctional, extreme, etc. This framing by Democrats such as Spanberger, as well as the media, is REALLY counterproductive!)
- McClellan proposes federal recognition for Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia
- Out-of-school time program pitches importance to Virginia legislative committee
- Few Va. universities have studied food insecurity among students, though 80% say it’s an issue
- VA Senate Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendments to Protect Fundamental Rights (Voting, Marriage Equality, Reproductive Freedom)
- Same-day registration was a big hit in this year’s election
- Rural Virginia co-ops, developer granted $1.1 million to build electric vehicle charging stations
- Youngkin: Virginia’s higher standard deduction will extend beyond 2025
- Under pressure from the SCC, Dominion reveals the true cost of data centers
- CASEY: Roanoke’s mayoral race outcome no mystery
- Regional collaborative gets $479K federal grant to expand free produce program in push to improve health outcomes
- Richmond inspector general report details misconduct by registrar’s office (“IG James Osuna found evidence to support 25 of 26 claims.”)
- Former VA Sen. Chap Petersen, Fairfax Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle C. Reid Weigh In On Hayfield High School Football Situation
- Hayfield football team withdraws from postseason amid alleged violation of league rules
- D.C.-area forecast: Becoming sunny today while Thanksgiving looks soggy
