by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 15.
- North Korea’s latest missile launch suggests progress toward ICBM: experts
- Former National Intelligence Chief: U.S. Government “Under Assault” by Trump
- Clapper says Comey firing is a ‘victory’ for Russia
- Rosenstein in hot seat after Comey firing
- Political chaos in Washington is a return on investment for Moscow (No doubt, our enemies are loving Trump in the White House.)
- GOP plans could kill one of Trump’s favorite tax breaks (“House Republicans want the $1 trillion that would raise to finance a deep cut in the corporate tax rate, one of the centerpieces of their tax-overhaul plans.”)
- Krugman: The Priming of Mr. Donald Trump (“So I’m worried. Trump may be not just ignorant but deeply out of it, and his economic proposals are terrible and irresponsible, but they may get implemented all the same.”)
- Blow: Madness Invites Mutiny (“We may have reached an inflection point at which even partisans grow weary of the barrage of lies and the indefensible behavior, and Republican representatives finally realize that they are constitutional officers who must defend the country even if it damages their party.”)
- Preet Bharara: Are there still public servants who will say no to the president?
- The amateurish autocrat (“Many of Trump’s moves have been inept, but his recent actions have been frightening.”)
- G.O.P. Senators, Pulling Away From Trump, Have ‘a Lot Less Fear of Him’
- How Trump gets his fake news (“The president rarely surfs the web on his own, but his staff have made a habit of slipping news stories on to his desk—including the occasional internet hoax.”)
- Condi Rice on Trump: ‘Words Do Matter’ (“In a podcast interview, the former secretary of state measures out careful criticism of the president.”)
- Lawmakers Agree Trump Must Turn Over Comey Tapes if He Has Them
- Trump’s Russia scandal keeps getting deeper: At this point, campaign collusion might be the least of his problems
- We’re Edging Closer To Nuclear War(“Experts are worried about India, Pakistan and North Korea.”)
- Poll: Most Americans Support an Independent Russia Investigation
- Wash. Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg: Sinclair Fills Segments With “Obvious Talking Points” From Conservatives, But Presents Them As “Neutral”
- It’s Not Just Trump: Republicans Constantly Lying About Health Care Means Reporters Face A Growing Challenge
- Gillespie promises to be strong on immigration if he wins Virginia gubernatorial race (“Enron Ed” isn’t strong on anything, except for pandering, corruption, trickle-down “economics” and other bad stuff.)
- Trumpcare could lead to cuts in services for elderly, people with disabilities in Virginia
- Mayor: Torch-lit protest in Charlottesville, Va. “hearkens back to the days of the KKK”
- Alt-right’s torch rally around Confederate statue draws condemnation from Virginia gubernatorial candidates (“‘Only a jerk would talk politics on Mother’s Day,’ Stewart said on Twitter a little before 6 p.m. while retweeting a Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter’s tweet noting that Stewart was the only candidate who had not weighed in. Stewart’s account tweeted at least six political messages Sunday, both before and after his declaration of a holiday timeout. The Stewart campaign also sent out an email solicitation Sunday asking supporters to register to vote and donate.”)
- New Virginia effort seen expanding peer support for addicts
- University Democrats hold forum for gubernatorial candidates
- Mayor of Virginia city targeted by anti-Semitic tweets after criticizing marchers (“‘You’re seeing anti-Semitism in these crazy tweets I’m getting and you’re seeing a display of torches at night, which is reminiscent of the KKK,’ Signer, who is Jewish, said in a phone interview.”)
- Suit blames well contamination on Dominion’s Possum Point ash ponds
- A touch cooler today, then warming up toward a midweek blast of summer heat
