by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, New Year’s Day 2018.
- Kim Jong-un Offers North Korea’s Hand to South, While Chiding U.S.
- North Korean leader says he has ‘nuclear button’ but won’t use it unless threatened
- Graham urges Trump to clarify Iran strategy
- Making China Great Again (“As Donald Trump surrenders America’s global commitments, Xi Jinping is learning to pick up the pieces.”)
- The Battle for Iran (“Change will not come easily, peacefully, or soon.”)
- This new year, tell Trump: Enough
- Welcome to 2018. Is this a turning point? (“November 1918 was a crucial turning point for the world. November 2018, when Americans elect a new Congress and begin to determine whether this discouraging change in direction will be allowed to continue, could well be another.”)
- Trump has spent one-third of his days in office visiting a Trump-owned property
- Comey: I hope 2018 brings more ethical leadership
- The top 10 governor’s races of 2018
- Democrats in High-Tax States Try to Cushion New Law’s Jolt
- NFL national anthem protests continue during final week of regular season
- Florida may restore voting rights to 1.7 million ex-felons: So long, Republicans! (“An initiative to restore voting rights to ex-felons may be on Florida’s ballot. Will Gov. Rick Scott stop it?”)
- Democrats eye state legislatures in 2018 after stunning gains in Virginia (Absolutely crucial.)
- DON’T GO WOBBLY: Doug Jones and Ralph Northam Need to Remember Who Elected Them (“They come from states and political cultures where Democrats had to reach out to Republicans. That’s fine to a point. But that’s not who put them in office.”)
- Uncertainty remains, but local legislators ready to work
- Catholic Charities turns Prince William’s only abortion clinic into a free medical facility
- Gilley: Who cares about Southwest Virginia or for that matter Virginia?
- Editorial: Will 2018 be a year of engagement? (“Gov.-elect Ralph Northam, a native son of this region, will take the oath of office on Jan. 13 in Richmond in what should be a celebration of the commonwealth. The former state senator and current lieutenant governor will only have four years as chief executive, so we can expect him to move quickly to enact his agenda.”)
- 2018: Peninsula officials, residents looking ahead after a raucous ’17
- Teen who messed up absentee ballot in 1971 reflects on creating Virginia’s last tied race
- Get used to it: It’s frigid for the entire first week of 2018
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