by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, March 7.
- The GOP health bill doesn’t know what problem it’s trying to solve (“After seven years of drafting a replacement plan, we get … this?” A s*** sandwich from Republicans.)
- Trump plan pays for immigration crackdown with cuts to coastal, air security (“The proposed budget cuts for the Coast Guard, TSA and FEMA would be ‘devastating’ and undermine the fight against terrorism, smuggling and illegal immigration, critics say.”)
- Trump’s new travel ban is as arbitrary and senseless as the first
- House GOP unveils health plan that replaces subsidies with tax credits (Assinine.)
- After Six Years of Complaining, GOP Releases a Health Plan With Unknown Cost and Coverage Numbers (Bad joke.)
- The Trump “disinformation” bubble: A new study shows how toxic right-wing media narratives sway coverage (“A pipeline of lies and propaganda runs directly into the Oval Office, presenting difficult challenges for the media”)
- Hey, Trump voters: This fiasco is what you get when you “experiment” with the presidency (“Roughly 62 million American voters decided we needed a Batman villain in the White House. Payback is coming”)
- Ben Carson: slaves were immigrants with dreams their family could find prosperity in America (Seriously, there were Dems who voted for this wacko.)
- Can Trump weather the storms of his own making? (“It’s hard enough to be president, but flailing away at imagined conspiracies just ups the difficulty for him and the nation.”)
- ‘President for a Day,’ starring Donald Trump (“Trump seems to have come up with a new reality show with himself as the main character.”)
- It’s the truth according to Trump. Believe it. (“The White House defense isn’t that what Trump said was true. The defense is that ‘I think he firmly believes’ it.”)
- Republicans are becoming Russia’s accomplices
- Conservatives pan House Obamacare repeal bill
- Khizr Khan claims travel privileges under review
- “This presidency is fake and failed”: Mika Brzezinski no longer has hope in Donald Trump (Ha – when you’ve lost the Morning JOKE crew…)
- The Eight Power Centers Of The Trump Administration (“From the Bannon Wing to the Bureaucrats”)
- The Bogus Logic of Trump’s New Travel Ban (“The administration’s new executive order is full of dubious evidence and sketchy claims.”)
- Climate scientists and weather forecasters outraged by proposed cuts to NOAA (How about the general public? Hello???)
- Focus on Trump in Va. governor race
- Mark Warner wants Flynn to testify before intelligence committee
- Gavin Grimm will graduate without justice
- Alex Jones Tells Trump To Use Violence Against His Opponents
- Brat supports new travel ban, but Virginia Democrats critical
- Editorial: Economic development evolves in Virginia
- Supreme Court’s decision to pass on Virginia transgender bathroom case leaves schools, parents without answer
- Virginia AG Herring calls Trump’s new travel ban ‘a horrible message’
- Editorial: McAuliffe for president?
- Va. legislators’ reports showing their gifts and stocks are now online
- Amid Islamophobia and travel bans, one mosque offers a lesson in caring (“While Trump bans Muslims from six countries, members of one Virginia mosque treat all — for free.”)
- Montgomery, Arlington are lawyering up on immigration issues
- Roger Chesley: Virginia’s expensive defense of a crooked system
- Virginia school district to close for ‘A Day Without a Woman’ (“Schools in Alexandria will be out Wednesday after 300 staff members requested day off.”)
- Metro moving forward with fare increases for coming year
- Richmond mayor advances $681 million budget that increases utility bills but not taxes
- Creigh Deeds: Progress on Mental Health
- Whales are dying in the Chesapeake Bay and the Navy is looking for answers
- Calendar confusion continues — spring warmth now, winter by the weekend (“Saturday night into Sunday morning brings a chance of snow in the form of a late winter storm.”)
