by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, June 4.
- North Korea sacks top three military officials, as nuclear summit nears (“US officials believe there was dissent over Kim Jong-un’s approach to foreign diplomacy”)
- North Korea shakes up top military brass ahead of Trump summit – U.S. official (Hmmmm…)
- U.S. Allies Push Trump for Change of Heart on Trade (“France’s Le Maire says it’s up to U.S. to avoid trade war” Correct.)
- Putin says ‘fierce’ U.S. politics hindering summit with Trump
- Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts
- President Trump Thinks He Is a King (“Are presidents above the law? Trump’s lawyers seem to think so.”)
- The Shame in Puerto Rico (“A new study provides more evidence of the Trump administration’s neglect.”)
- An Admission of Obstruction (“Is the letter from President Trump’s lawyers a smoking gun?”)
- Blow: Where Trump Succeeded (“For conquering and crippling the Republican Party, Trump will be long remembered, but probably not in the way his supporters hope. I believe he is leading them to ruin.”)
- Facebook Gave Phone Makers Vast Access to Users’ Data
- House Republicans careen toward immigration showdown (“GOP leaders have tried but so far failed to blunt an effort by moderates to force a floor vote on DACA.”)
- First lady Melania Trump will not join President Trump on G7, Singapore summits
- Citing potential backlash, Giuliani calls it ‘unthinkable’ that Trump would pardon himself
- A Moral and Legal Abomination (“The government has offered no substantive legal justification for the Trump administration’s policy of indefinitely separating children from their parents at the border.”)
- Mourning America: What my father, Ronald Reagan, would say today (“I believe he would say our current president is sullying the dream that America represents.”)
- Joe Biden steams into midterm campaigns as 2020 question looms (“The former vice president is likely to decide on another presidential bid by year’s end.”)
- Blowback over border separations amps up tensions inside Trump administration
- Juan Williams: Trump’s toxic record on race
- Possibility of Trump pardoning himself sparks GOP pushback
- Giuliani’s New Tactic: Arguing Trump Can Literally Get Away With Murder
- Giuliani: Trump Could Have Shot Comey And Still Couldn’t Be Indicted For It (“Congress would have to impeach Trump first before any criminal prosecution could move forward, the president’s lawyer says.”)
- What Democrats should investigate if they take over
- Sunday Shows ignore Puerto Rico amid new study that nearly 5,000 people died as a result of Hurricane Maria (The Sunday show are a disgrace.)
- McCain backs effort to bypass GOP leadership, force House vote on DACA (“The ailing Republican senator endorsed the discharge petition that needs just five more signatures.”)
- Parkland survivors graduate 3 months after school shooting without 6 classmates (“We’ve had to grow up in a multitude of ways that we never would’ve had to.”)
- Michael Town column: With Medicaid a done deal, it’s time to focus on Virginia’s environment (Wow, this is very strong: “From reinstating tax handouts to big polluters in the form of coal tax credits to reappointing David Paylor, a lightning rod for controversy, to head his Department of Environmental Quality, Northam has missed several opportunities to lead on conservation issues…First, he should mandate stream-by-stream reviews of pipeline water crossings…Second, Northam has a prime opportunity to make strong, pro-environment appointments…Third, Northam should hold Dominion Energy accountable to grid-modification and clean-energy development…And fourth, Northam must meet his strong commitment to 2 percent natural resources funding in the state budget.”)
- Editorial: Ending ban on growing hemp makes sense
- Horrifying reports from solitary confinement prove Virginia still has far to go
- Editorial: A ticking clock on Virginia redistricting
- CASEY: The ‘Mudcat’ delivers on the Scots-Irish, American politics
- A fairly nice week with more limited chances of rain (“We’ll have several sunny, rain-free days — today included — and humidity levels are mostly low.”)
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