by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, November 29.
- North Korea’s latest missile launch appears to put entire U.S. within its range
- The Senate tax bill had a very good day (“Republicans are throwing in the kitchen sink to try to pass their tax bill.”)
- The Melting Republican Opposition to Tax Cuts (Sickening.)
- Trump Should Fire the E.P.A.’s Scott Pruitt (Sure, but he won’t.)
- Editorial: Senate Considers Making a Terrible Tax Bill Even Worse
- New York Times Magazine profile of Sean Hannity missed a ton of his conspiracy theories
- New Reports Suggest Trump Might Not Be a Liar at All, But Truly Delusional (“…new reporting has opened up a second possibility: The president has lost all touch with reality.”)
- Inside the tweet that broke Trump’s day, again (“The White House played the president’s online taunts of Democratic leaders Pelosi and Schumer as a strategic effort to reassure his base — at risk of a government shutdown.”)
- Trump weighs 11th-hour boost for Roy Moore (“The president likely won’t visit Alabama, but he could try to activate his vast support network there before the Dec. 12 special election.”)
- Trump, next to empty chairs, tears into Dems for skipping meeting (Yeah, after Trump said he didn’t see himself making any deal with the Democrats.)
- Trump Once Said the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape Was Real. Now He’s Not Sure.
- From ‘Access Hollywood’ to Russia, Trump seeks to paint the rosiest picture (It’s called “gaslighting.”)
- Why Evangelicals Stick with Donald Trump & Roy Moore (“…many evangelicals are first and foremost political conservatives drawn to a church (or a pastor) that confirms their worldviews and, in turn, their political views.”)
- Federal judge rules that Trump’s choice can remain at head of consumer watchdog bureau (Ugh…)
- Chances for government shutdown rising
- The Urgent Reality of Online Extremism (“How the New York Times let a Facebook fascist off the hook.”)
- Can Time, Inc., Survive the Kochs?
- Warner Says Republican Tax Bill Figures are Faulty, Urges Bipartisan Effort at Tax Reform
- Mellman: From Virginia to …
- Sherwood’s Notebook: Wrapping Up…Moving Up? (“Our neighbor to the south, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, is entering the final six weeks of his term in office. But don’t think he’s finished with politics, either in his state or in the nation.”)
- The Fight Over Virginia’s Confederate Monuments (“How the state’s past spurred a racial reckoning.”)
- Study: Virginia schools still face Great Recession funding barriers
- State’s top mental health official pushes for shift from hospitals to community-based services
- Chinese investors sue Gov. McAuliffe, other GreenTech figures, claiming they were duped by electric car company ‘scam’
- “Campaign to elect a pipeline:” Va.’s most powerful company ran multi-front fight (“Internal document shows scope of Dominion Energy’s campaign to win support for controversial project”)
- Northam taps another McAuliffe veteran for a role in his cabinet (“Carlos Hopkins to stay on at veterans’ department”)
- Comstock stands up for victims of sexual harassment: ‘I can be their voice’ (When Comstock calls for the impeachment of our sexual harasser in chief, then I’ll take her seriously.)
- Tucked inside wealthy Northern Virginia are pockets of poverty, report says (“Life expectancy in an affluent census tract can be 18 years higher than those in the poorest”)
- Editorial: Will the 28th District saga help Democrats take the House of Delegates?
- Editorial: A good ethical lesson in Fredericksburg
- New Richmond schools superintendent to be highest paid in division history (“Jason Kamras, who on Nov. 20 was announced as the School Board’s choice to lead Richmond Public Schools, will make $250,000 in base salary when he takes over in February, about $12,000 more than his predecessor, Dana Bedden.”)
- Warmest day of the week today, then cooler (but not cold) through the weekend
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