Friday News: Pres. Obama, Sen. Warren Endorse Hillary Clinton; “You can’t be for and against Trump”

by Lowell

Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, June 10. Also check out Elizabeth Warren endorsing Hillary Clinton for President and her kick-ass speech blasting Donald Trump.

• Top Democrats line up to support Hillary Clinton as Sanders hints at exit
• Video: President Obama Says Hillary Clinton Has “Courage,” “Compassion,” “Heart” to Be Great President
• USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn’t pay his bills (Deadbeat Donald?)
• You can’t be for and against Trump (“Republicans must condemn or embrace their presumptive nominee.”)
• The party of Lincoln is dying (It died a loooong time ago, like when it adopted the infamous, racist “Southern strategy.”)
• At Romney summit, anti-Trump Republicans ponder party’s future
• Don’t listen to GOP leaders. The economy’s not so bad. (“America is doing better than other countries in recovering from the Great Recession.”)
• What’s Trump hiding by refusing to release his tax returns? Here are some ideas.
• How Clinton Will Rely on Obama’s Help in Key States
• Hillary and the Horizontals (“Horizontal inequality is the term of art for inequality measured, not between individuals, but between racially or culturally defined groups”)
• The Sanders wind-down begins
• Fox News Assigns A Benghazi-Obsessed, Serial Misinformer As New Hillary Clinton Campaign Embed (Fox, disgraceful as always.)
• Trump’s insane losing strategy: Targeting states he can’t possibly win is a gift to Hillary (“Donald Trump somehow he thinks he can swipe the bluest of states, including California and New York, from Hillary”)
• Obama rips the GOP on The Tonight Show: Republicans might not be happy with Trump as nominee, but “we are”
• Trump panic on the right: They’ve created this monster — and some are getting more desperate to find a way out
• Watch Elizabeth Warren Absolutely Eviscerate Donald Trump
• The Media’s ‘Murrow Moment’ Missed Trump’s Dangerous Climate Views (I’ve been saying forever that climate science denial should be an automatic disqualification for holding public office in America, let alone being elected president!)
• 4-in-10 GOP insiders want to derail Trump at the convention
• Opposition Overreach in Virginia (Shocked, shocked that right-wingnut Randy Forbes would lie.)
• As other GOP leaders squirm at Trump’s stance on judge, Corey Stewart applauds (Stewart’s always been a xenophobic bigot and demagogue. What else is new?)
• Virginia Zika cases increase; 25 infected
• Rep. Scott asks Justice Department for update on new ‘Death in Custody’ reporting law
• McAuliffe marks signing of revised Line of Duty Act; Va. awards public safety grants
• State Lawmakers Say They Don’t Have Authority to Regulate Car Title Lending Industry
• Fraternity banned from Virginia Tech’s campus for a decade after hazing incident
• Richmond Police chief: ‘If you break the law’ at or near Trump rally ‘you will be arrested’
• New $1 billion, 213-mile interstate planned to connect Norfolk and Raleigh (Stupid; we should be investing transportation money in rail, not more fossil-fuel-based infrastructure.)
• Suffolk School Board approves $46.1 million bid to build two new schools
• Tom McCracken resigns from Roanoke County School Board
• ‘Horrific accident’: Woman killed by umbrella at windy Virginia Beach
• Nice today, but hot and potentially a little stormy this weekend