by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, May 3.
- China Moves to Steady Ties With North Korea Before Trump-Kim Meeting
- Trump has all but decided to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal: sources (That would be a horrendous move.)
- Giuliani Says Trump Repaid Cohen for Stormy Daniels Hush Money (“President Trump reimbursed Michael Cohen, his longtime lawyer, for the payment made to a pornographic actress, according to Rudolph W. Giuliani, one of the president’s lawyers.”)
- In One Hannity Interview, Giuliani Blew Up Trump’s Arguments in 3 Legal Cases
- Fox News’ Ingraham calls out Giuliani for contradicting Trump on Stormy Daniels’ payments: ‘That’s a problem’ (LOL, ya think?)
- In first TV appearance as Trump’s new lawyer, Giuliani makes serious legal error
- Trump Assails Justice Dept., Siding With House Conservatives in Dispute (Any president “assailing” the Justice Department should be – and is – completely unacceptable.)
- Cambridge Analytica Files for Bankruptcy After Misuse of Data
- Clinton Impeachment Lawyer Emmet Flood to Join Trump Team
- Trump Goes to War With Mueller
- Mueller subpoena of Trump could spark historic legal clash
- ‘Michael Cohen has flipped’: GOP strategist says there’s only one explanation for Rudy’s confession
- Stormy Daniels’ attorney ‘stunned’ by news that Trump personally repaid Cohen for hush money: ‘Justice must be served’
- Trump’s fixers revolt (“Longtime associates whose job was to clean up messes are suddenly in the spotlight making things worse for the president.”)
- The media’s 2016 freak out over Clinton’s pneumonia looks really suspect today (“And so it goes. After 16 months of the Trump presidency, we are completely deadened to monumental scandal. The president of the United States colluded with a licensed physician to falsify medical records — a felony — in an effort to conceal his health from the American people and win an election. What’s more, after winning, he sent some muscle, led by his personal aide, to improperly seize his legitimate medical records — another felony.”)
- Another Day, Another Set of Scandalous Claims Against Missouri Governor Greitens
- Corker-Blackburn drama risks must-win Senate seat for GOP (“The GOP incumbent’s kind words for former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen have given centrist Republicans tacit permission to break ranks.”)
- The 6 Senate seats Democrats could maybe, possibly win from Republicans
- Pruitt wanted an EPA office in Tulsa so he could work from home
- GOP lawmakers nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, cite mistranslation in their letter (“The legislators claim Trump’s ‘work to end the Korean War’ is worthy of the committee’s most prestigious honor.” Hahahahaha, yeah award Trump a Nobel Prize for ranting on Twitter about “rocket man!”)
- Kanye’s Brand of “Freethinking” Has a Long, Awful History (“His condemnation of enslaved people’s failure to rebel is drawn from a dangerous ideology that’s older than the United States.”)
- Musk Rejects ‘Boring’ Analysts After Tesla Burns $1 Billion More
- Marco Rubio’s Spine Remained Intact for a Grand Total of Two Days (“Before he walked back his Republican tax bill criticism—then walked back his walkback.”)
- Pop Quiz: Which Supreme Leader’s Medical Report Is a Joke? (“Exhibits from ‘North Korea’ and these United States of America.”)
- Scott Pruitt’s Underlings Are Running for the Hills to Avoid Going Under the Bus (“This week in The Best People.”)
- Kelly Finds Himself in a Familiar Place in the Trump White House: Eyeing the Exits
- Exclusive: Giffords’ gun safety group targets vulnerable GOPers as ‘bought’ by NRA (“The new round of digital ads will play in the most competitive races in the country, and all are likely to be influenced heavily by suburban swing voters.”)
- Facebook caves to debunked claims of right-wing censorship (“Facebook will get advice about supposed bias from a Republican lobbyist who in 2008 alleged a connection between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda”)
- EDITORIAL: Pipeline protesters should pipe down (Hahahaha – nope.)
- Kaine, Warner make suggestion for new U.S. Attorney
- Warner, Kaine ask Army Corps to fund Craney Island expansion
- Dozens of children in Virginia are fatally shot each year
- Roanoke’s voter turnout up for council race, but still anemic compared with November elections (“Including absentee ballots, 8,213 of the city’s 61,102 registered voters went to the polls for a total turnout of 13.44 percent — up from 12.07 percent and 13.14 percent in the 2016 and 2014 council elections.”)
- Editorial: Questions Republicans ought to be asking Dunbar (“Did Cynthia Dunbar break the law by getting a company run by a supporter to funnel her money during the early part of her campaign for Congress?”)
- Does Metadata Prove Dunbar’s Campaign Lied About Delegate Lists?
- Redskins Invited Sponsors to Topless Cheerleaders Shoot (Why am I not surprised, given the scumminess of Dan Snyder, Bruce Allen et al?
- Va. state senator files suit against Forest Service in support of pipeline protests
- After the votes are cast
- Diverse Fairfax City elects Asian Americans to city council for the first time
- You can bet on casinos coming to Virginia, courtesy of the Pamunkey
- Editorial: It’s time to get Richmond Public Schools squared away
- Northam announces tech company expansion
- Alexandria to consider proposal to hike pay 36 percent for next council, mayor
- Record-challenging heat today, but the weekend brings unsettled weather
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