by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, May 13.
- U.S. Plans to Open Jerusalem Embassy Opposed Across Middle East (This is totally counterproductive.)
- Indonesia church attacks: death toll rises after bombs target Sunday masses (“Forty people also injured in the blasts in Surabaya, the country’s second-largest city”)
- Trump roils the globe with Iran deal withdrawal (So f’ing stupid.)
- The End of the Iran Deal and Trump’s New, Confrontational Foreign Policy (“Big on headlines, brash in demands, but short on long-term strategy, his course risks failing in Iran, North Korea, and beyond.”)
- After the Iran deal: A foreign policy built on arrogance, ignorance and sheer desperation (“American foreign policy has long trended toward dark places. Under this administration, that has accelerated”)
- French police seek clues after Russian-born knifeman strikes Paris
- Iraqis vote in first national election since toppling of ISIS, but turnout was low
- Trump Thanks North Korea for `Smart’ Move to Dismantle Test Site
- Rouhani says Iran may remain part of nuclear accord (“The U.S. withdrawal … is a violation of morals, the correct way to carry out politics and diplomacy and against international regulations”)
- Giuliani contradicts White House on AT&T merger, then backtracks
- Mueller investigating funds used for Trump inauguration (“Trump’s inaugural committee raised massive amounts of cash, much of which is still unaccounted for.”)
- Is the 2018 Democratic Wave Receding? (“The bottom line is that we all need to buckle up for the long haul and exhibit some patience in figuring out what this election cycle will produce. A Democratic ‘wave’ that flips or nearly flips the House and minimizes Senate losses is still the best bet. Overreaction to one poll or one primary is still going to happen, of course, but it makes about as much sense as just flipping a coin.”)
- A Narrow Path Awaits a Surge of Female Candidates (“More than half the female candidates for House and Senate seats are challenging incumbents, who historically always win. And many women running for open seats are in challenging districts.”)
- Big Pharma Gets a Big Win From Trump (“The president campaigned on stinging criticisms of the pharmaceutical industry and promises to use Medicare to lower drug prices. But none of that materialized in his drug-pricing speech this week.” So much for being “populist,” eh?))
- Mueller Is Looking Into Ford’s Rejection of Michael Cohen’s Consulting Services
- What’s Good for Pharma Isn’t Good for America
- Graham blasts White House aide’s McCain remark as ‘pretty disgusting’ (That individual should have no place in our government for what she said about John McCain. I don’t agree with McCain on most political issues, but it’s inexcusable and sociopathic to gloat over his illness or speak flippantly or jokingly about him possibly dying soon.)
- Democrats, rights advocates are close to losing the battle over torture (Ugh.)
- RPV Bombarded With Complaints From 6th District Convention Delegates (The Republican fiasco continues.)
- Dan Ward flew military jets and later became the top Marine at the State Department
- End of Goodlatte era leaves crowded field to battle at May 19 convention (If you thought Goodlatte was, well, BADlatte, wait until you see THESE nuts.)
- Abgail Spanberger’s passion for languages led her to the CIA
- Schapiro: Gun group backing a threat to Trump mini-me?
- Editorial: State Senate has responsibility to act on budget
- Editorial: Macbeth’s advice for the General Assembly (“Some fear Senate leaders are simply trying to play chicken — waiting and waiting in hopes the House drops its insistence on Medicaid expansion because, at some point, the state really does need a budget.”)
- How can the D.C. region absorb an Amazon headquarters if it can’t cope now with gridlock and housing costs?
- Legislative town hall in Arlington dissolves into chaos over immigration (“Activists accuse legislator of not supporting immigrants.”)
- Court rejects appeal from Virginia death row inmate
- A note about the new Commentary/Business section (Combining Commentary with the Business section seems really weird to me; could create confusion about what’s news and what’s opinion. Also note that the RTD editorial board is relentlessly pro-business “libertarian.”)
- Our view: Warner meeting with judges on opioids shouldn’t have been closed
- Severe thunderstorms possible this evening; cloudy with much cooler temperatures on Sunday
