by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, Memorial Day 2017. Today, we remember and honor everyone who died fighting for our country.
- Following Trump’s trip, Merkel says Europe can’t rely on ‘others.’ She means the U.S. (Merkel and Macron are now the leaders of the “free world” – definitely not Trump.)
- North Korea fires Scud-class ballistic missile, Japan protests
- Jared Kushner’s Role Is Tested as Russia Case Grows
- Blow: The Gateway Degenerate (“Yes, Gianforte’s assault is a glaring display of toxic masculinity in an environment made particularly toxic by the man in the White House and his media bullying. But more telling and more ominous is the degree to which Republicans no longer seem to care, and their increasing ability to compartmentalize and justify…Republicans, blinded by fear and rage, thirsty for power, desperate for a reclamation and reassertion of racial power, have cast their lot with the great deceiver and all their previous deal-breakers are now negotiable.”)
- Krugman: Trump’s Energy, Low and Dirty (“So am I suggesting that the world’s most powerful leader might put the whole planet’s future at risk so that he can keep telling politically convenient lies, which will soon be exposed in any case? Yes. If you find this implausible, you must not have been reading the news the past few months. Now, maybe Trump won’t really pull the plug on Paris; or maybe he’ll be gone from the scene before the damage is irreversible. But there’s a real possibility that last week was a pivotal moment in human history, the moment when an irresponsible leader sent the whole world careening off to hell in a golf cart.”)
- For the U.S.-European alliance, everything has changed (“American influence on the continent is at its weakest in recent memory.” Trump: Make America Very, Very Weak and Disrespected Again.)
- Trump’s obsession over Russia probe deepens
- Trump will reportedly exit Paris climate deal, making us a rogue nation
- Pentagon chief: War with North Korea would be ‘catastrophic’ (Correct.)
- Inside Trump’s war on regulations (“The push to block, rewrite and delay scores of Obama-era rules may be the administration’s biggest untold success.”)
- Can a U.S. President Be Indicted?
- Kelly: ‘Any channel of communication’ with Russia ‘a good thing’ (WTF???)
- GOP leader tempers ObamaCare expectations
- Juan Williams: Trump’s budget hurts his voters
- White House says leaks “close to treason” while Trump says they are just fake news
- Trump’s Trip Was a Catastrophe for U.S.-Europe Relations
- Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was ‘a moment of truth’ (“French president says his white-knuckle prolonged handshake with US counterpart was designed to show he’s no pushover”)
- Democrat criticizes Trump for no comment on ‘violently assaulted’ reporter (“Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) criticized President Trump on Sunday for calling members of the press ‘the enemy’ and declining to comment on a Republican congressional candidate’s assault on a reporter last week.”)
- Pragmatism vs. populism at cordial final debate in Va. Democratic gubernatorial race (The article’s fine, but the false dichotomy title is not.)
- Northam, Perriello Participate in Final Debate Before Primaries
- Slain Virginia drug enforcement officer called “Superman”
- Memorial grows at State Police headquarters for fallen special agent
- Northern Virginians narrowly back sales tax for Metro, poll finds
- Mejias challenges McQuinn in June 13 Democratic primary
- Mark Bryer: The all-important oyster
- Public transportation in rural areas to get a look, planners say
- Former RPV Chairman Pat Mullins Passes Away at 79
- Residents react to racist flyers posted in Del Ray neighborhood
- A mostly nice Memorial Day launches a mostly nice upcoming week
