by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, June 22. Also check out Hillary Clinton’s speech yesterday about the dire threat Donald Trump represents to the U.S. economy.
- Clinton is vetting three for vice president — but is still studying a longer list (Castro, Warren or Kaine.)
- Hillary Clinton Makes Dire Predictions for Economy if Donald Trump Wins (It’s not just Hillary Clinton, it’s Moody’s and many other independent economists)
- Trump Is Paying Himself With Campaign Cash. Is That Legal?
- The State Of The World’s Coral Reefs Is Getting Dire (The science is absolutely clear: we need to stop emitting carbon pollution, which means we need to get off fossil fuels ASAP — despite what the “all of the above” crowd and fossil fuel tools like Del. Tim Hugo think.)
- The GOP’s weak on defense: Republicans sacrifice national security by pandering to right-wing nuts
- Trump’s Potemkin village (“He is doing to the Republican Party what he did to Atlantic City.”)
- 1000 Evangelicals Gather to Hear the Gospel According to Donald (Completely bonkers.)
- Trump questions Clinton’s religion (Trump, disgusting as always.)
- “Brexit” is British for Trump: Why the U.K.’s anti-Europe surge should scare us
- The degenerate gambler: Trump runs his campaign like he ran his casinos — right into the ground
- Hillary for Prison 2016 (“In Vegas, Donald Trump took a longtime psychosis of the GOP base and amplified it.”)
- ‘Do your job,’ McAuliffe tells prosecutors opposed to felon rights order (“Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday pushed back against criticism of his order restoring political rights to 206,000 felons, telling prosecutors opposed to the order that it’s their responsibility to work with judges to handle the order’s impacts on felon gun rights and jury selection.”)
- New family abuse order gun possession restrictions take effect July 1
- Schapiro: For high court, McDonnell case not black or white (“Deciding McDonnell’s corruption conviction, the U.S. Supreme Court has options that may not please the federal government or the former governor.”)
- Coal ash case opens; Sierra Club says move pollutants away from water (“Arguments got underway Tuesday in a federal lawsuit meant to force Dominion Power to move tons of coal ash from its shuttered energy plant along the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake.”)
- Our view: Terry McAuliffe’s inattention to detail
- Why are some Virginians picking up on Trump’s bigotry toward Mexicans? (“The state doesn’t have an immigration problem or a jobs problem.”)
- Child poverty rate rises in Virginia, but overall well-being improves, study finds
- Sadness and anger at an overnight vigil outside the NRA’s main office (“Eighteen people were arrested at a peaceful protest in Fairfax, Va.”)
- Here’s why Arlington keeps approving more new apartments
- Here’s what Hogan, McAuliffe are offering to lure FBI HQ
- Editorial: Metro ignored like all other infrastructure
- Fairfax supervisors divided on body cameras, approve policing changes (“Despite some sharp disagreements, county boards votes to approve changes proposed in response to the 2013 fatal shooting of an unarmed man.”)
- Secret meetings, a code name and months of negotiation: How Norfolk finally landed Ikea
- Fire in Clarendon knocks out power in Arlington neighborhood
- Fierce storms bring commuter woes, power outages to Washington area
- Sunny and less humid today, but storm threats return tomorrow
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