by Lowell
Here are a few international, national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, April 19.
- Where Is Our Post-Car City? (“We need to be building it all right now. Instead, we’re stuck in traffic.”)
- As Ukraine-Russia talks founder, Trump’s attention wanders (“Will the U.S. ‘take a pass’ on finding a just resolution to Putin’s war?” Reminder: Joe Biden’s attention on this DID NOT WANDER.)
- Why Trump’s Embattled US Attorney in DC Is Talking About Russia
- ‘Little Marco’ Rubio Splits With Trump With Brutal Slapdown on Ukraine
- Trump ranted to aides about washing his hands of Russia-Ukraine
- How Trump backed away from promising to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours
- Ukraine minerals deal may not buy peace after Trump threat
- Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talks
- Ukraine war live: Trump denies being ‘played’ by Putin as Russia launches overnight attack (In fact, Trump is 100%/totally being played by Putin!)
- Trump administration ready to recognize Russian control of Crimea as part of framework to end Ukraine war, source says (Wildly unacceptable.)
- Iran, US Begin Second Round of Mediated Nuclear Talks in Rome
- Iran, US hold talks in Rome in bid to reach nuclear deal
- Exclusive: Israel still eyeing a limited attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities
- US chocolate prices surge amid soaring cocoa costs and tariffs
- Trump Advisers Took Advantage of Navarro’s Absence to Push for Tariff Pause
- Trump administration may form task force to handle China tariff impact
- Trump administration announces fees on Chinese ships docking at U.S. ports
- Trump wants his tariffs to reset the world. He might get his wish
- The Bukele Playbook Trump Is Following
- Attorney General Bondi’s Claim that ‘Courts’ Have ‘Ruled’ that Abrego Garcia Is a Member of MS-13 (Truly pathological, evil behavior by Pam Bondi.)
- Maryland senator says Kilmar Abrego Garcia was traumatized in El Salvador after mistaken deportation
- US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man
- JD Vance Accidentally Wrecks Trump’s Vile Scam on Abrego Garcia Case (“Implicit in the vice president’s latest malevolent tweets is an admission that President Trump and his administration have so far refused to make.”)
- Trump White House Lashes Out At Senator Who Visited Wrongly Deported Man In El Salvador (Disgusting by the Trump administration, as always.)
- Maryland Deportee Told Senator He Had Been in Isolation in El Salvador Prison
- Now Is a Good Time for the Democrats to Stop Overthinking This (“The party was right to spend the week arguing against the government disappearing people.”)
- Trump Touts Seemingly Doctored Photo of Abrego Garcia’s Hand in Attempt To Prove Maryland Man Is Gang Member (This is, needless to say, NOT how rule of law and due process are supposed to work!)
- Supreme Court blocks Alien Enemies Act deportation of Venezuelan men
- US Supreme Court halts deportation of detained Venezuelans
- DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants (WTF?)
- The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
- A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
- For now, Pentagon and DHS won’t recommend that Trump invoke the Insurrection Act
- Federal judge ‘astounded’ that Florida cops violated her order on immigration arrests
- Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
- Trump’s immigration playbook isn’t normal — and we can’t act like it is
- Trump has two options after a wrongful deportation (“Only one is lawful.”)
- Top Trump econ adviser says White House is studying ways to fire Powell
- Trump’s Attack of Powell Tempered by Risk of Market Panic (If Trump destroys the Fed’s independence, the markets are going to plummet…and the US economy is going to BADLY suffer.)
- Trump is wrapping up 100 days of historic failure (“America has seen ruinous periods, but never when the president was the one knowingly causing the ruin.”)
- Trump Is Flirting With Economic Disaster (“By threatening the independence of the Federal Reserve, the president risks undermining many of his key goals.”)
- Hello, John Roberts. America’s D-Day is Coming. Whatcha Gonna Do?
- The Battle For American Thought (“If Trump can control what ideas are allowed to be discussed, he can reshape American life as we know it.”)
- ‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus’ origins, replaces government COVID sites (Disgraceful.)
- Video shows doctor with measles treating kids. RFK Jr later praised him as an ‘extraordinary’ healer (That doctor should lose his license, ASAP!)
- Heard the resistance was dead? You’ve been reading too much. (“The zone might be flooded, but an anti-Trump protest movement is well underway.”)
- More than 400 anti-Trump rallies planned in another wave of US protests (“Organizers have called for 11 million people across country to participate this weekend in effort to ‘protect democracy’”)
- Nationwide ‘50501’ protests to rally against Trump administration’s policies
- You Cannot Appease Someone Who Intends to Destroy You (“Last month, the law firm of Paul Weiss struck a deal with the White House, promising to donate $40 million in pro bono legal services to Trump-approved causes in order to avoid a cartoonishly unconstitutional executive order targeting the firm and its clients.”)
- Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers
- Head of I.R.S. Is Ousted in Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
- Hunter Biden whistleblower out as IRS commissioner after 2 days, amid struggle involving Elon Musk
- Immigrants prove they are alive, forcing Social Security to undo death label (Thanks to everyone who helped elect Trump, we are now living in bizarro world.)
- Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post
- ‘There Is a Complete Meltdown in the Building’: Pentagon Reportedly in ‘Chaos’ as Hegseth Loses Four Staffers in One Day (Just imagine the reaction if this had happened with Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense. Lloyd Austin???)
- Trump-Allied Prosecutor Sends Letters to Medical Journals Alleging Bias (Authoritarian thuggery.)
- Trump Is Taking On America’s Institutions but Resistance Is Building
- Why do Trump voters have no regrets? Because the people they hate are getting hurt more
- The Harem of Elon Musk (“The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.” Completely deranged.)
- David Hogg gives $100,000 to DCCC after infuriating House Dems
- US philanthropists warn against capitulating to Trump: ‘We need to step up’
- DOGE Visits National Gallery of Art to Discuss Museum’s Legal Status
- Trump’s destructive war on academia
- The Conservative Case for Leaving Harvard Alone
- WH Ignited Harvard War by Mistake—but Still Blames Harvard
- Questioning Biden’s Capacities Was Taboo a Year Ago. Now It’s Everywhere. (What the f*** is this crap by former WaPo reporter Annie Linskey in Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal?)
- Trump Officials Trolling Journalists is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
- FSU Shooter Shows Radicalized White Men Are The Threats to College Campuses—Not Student Protestors
- Texas schools nix lesson over Virginia state flag’s exposed breast (“The Roman goddess Virtus has been on the state flag since 1861, but the banner has only featured her bare breast since the early 20th century.”)
- Community Leaders Join Congressman Bobby Scott’s Roundtable, Discuss TCI Report on How Proposed Medicaid Cuts Would Hurt Veterans and Military Families
- Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA02) Continues to Back Trump’s Attacks On Virginia’s Economy Even As Economists Warn of Significant Damage to Hampton Roads
- What Trump’s Low (and Falling) Approval Ratings Might Mean for the 2025 Virginia Governor’s Election: In the End, Presidential Approval Matters, But “Base” Enthusiasm Almost Certainly Matters Much More.
- WINSOME, LOSE SOME: Winsome Earle-Sears “can’t hide from her extreme record and schemes to sell out Virginians” (In related news, “Virginia Republican Party Chair Mark Peake invited Donald Trump to campaign in Virginia” – LOL)
- Advocates fear education department cuts will impact disabled students
- MVP developers submit application for Southgate pipeline to Virginia agency
- Virginia localities soon armed with new weapon against derelict buildings
- Meet the influential 20-member board shaping Virginia Beach’s resort area
- CWG Live updates: Toasty today and mainly warm ahead
