by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, January 23.
- Watching Brexit Fall Apart (“The referendum to leave the European Union was won on a promise to ‘take back control.’ On the Continent, we wonder whether the British have lost not only control but their minds.”)
- Congress agitates to end relentless shutdown (“The Senate is prepping dueling votes while House centrists are pushing Pelosi to counter Trump with her own compromise proposal.” The way the corporate media uses the word “centrists” is just infuriating.)
- Coast Guard Chief Slams ‘Unacceptable’ Shutdown As Members Set To Miss Pay Again (“’You, as members of the armed forces, should not be expected to shoulder this burden,’ Adm. Karl Schultz said.”)
- Some DACA protections revamped, for others, safeguards stripped: Details from Trump’s border wall ‘compromise’
- Trump’s Elusive Terms on Border Deal Cloud Path to End Shutdown (“He could ease $5.7 billion wall demand, person familiar says”)
- At the One-Issue White House, the Standoff Over a Border Wall Displaces Other Priorities
- Media falsely blame “both sides” for government shutdown Trump said he is “proud” to own (“Falsely blaming “both sides” for the aberrant behavior of only one side has been a favorite media trope for years. It poisons policy conversations, endangers vulnerable groups, and dumbs down the entire political discourse.” It’s apparently journalists’ “safe space”)
- Poll: 56 percent of public supports Medicare for All (Note: If 56% support something, it is by definition the “centrist” position)
- Poll shows 25 percent view McConnell favorably, lowest among leaders in survey (Amazing it’s even that high.)
- Kamala Harris Raised a Bernie-esque Boatload From Small Donors in Just One Day (Wow!)
- Kamala Harris’ hidden army (“Thanks to her HBCU connections, the California senator is well-positioned in the key early state of South Carolina.”)
- Kamala Harris’s Campaign Strategy: Don’t Pick a Lane (“The 2020 candidate is pitching herself as the one who can actually put together a winning coalition of voters, a goal Democrats have obsessed over since their shocker loss in 2016.”)
- Mueller wants to know about 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to NRA
- Hundreds of IRS employees are skipping work. That could delay tax refunds.
- Trump’s Lawyer Said There Were “No Plans” For Trump Tower Moscow. Here They Are.
- Senate Sets Votes On 2 Bills That Could End Shutdown — But Both Expected To Fail
- Pete Buttigieg joins the Democratic race for the 2020 presidential nomination (“He turned 37 on Saturday, making him the youngest entrant so far in the presidential race…The millennial profile is only one of the attributes Buttigieg brings to the race: he is a former Rhodes scholar and Afghanistan veteran who is gay.”)
- America’s Teachers Are Furious(“From West Virginia to Los Angeles, educators are ushering in a new era of labor activism.”)
- This is how a birther smear about Oakland-born Kamala Harris spread online (“QAnon followers and an Obama-era birther are behind the false claims about Harris’ eligibility for the presidency”)
- Iowa’s ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban ruled unconstitutional
- Justice Alito pens a bizarre love letter to Christian right (“Following the law may soon be optional if you are a conservative Christian.”)
- Chris Cuomo’s extremely bad birther-coddling tweet (“Update: Cuomo deleted the tweet”)
- “Trump Is Screaming. He’s So Mad at Rudy”: Giuliani’s Fate Is Uncertain After Botched Interviews (“As Giuliani’s unforced errors pile up, former West Wing officials and 2016 campaign veterans are privately debating what’s gone wrong with Rudy.”)
- Trump exasperated by gaffe-prone Giuliani
- Russell Baker, Pulitzer-Winning Times Columnist and Humorist, Dies at 93 (RIP)
- Nothing justifies what the Covington students did (“No amount of rude, homophobic, racist, anti-Catholic invective from loons such as the Black Hebrew Israelites justifies the students’ actions.”)
- Teen In MAGA Hat: ‘I Had Every Right’ To Stand There (“Covington Catholic High student Nick Sandmann has told NBC he was ‘not disrespectful’ to Native American activist Nathan Phillips.”)
- Gay valedictorian banned from speaking at Covington graduation ‘not surprised’ by D.C. controversy
- Sen. Mark Warner introduces ‘Stop STUPIDITY Act’ aimed at preventing future shutdowns
- Warner asks if Trump is following law regarding exceptions from shutdown
- Reopen Government And Then Engage In Trump Plan, Sen. Kaine Says (Poorly written headline.)
- Sen. Tim Kaine on why you can’t negotiate with Trump (“The never-ending shutdown just keeps dragging on – because President Deals is not a good faith negotiator.”)
- Conservative Ken Cuccinelli has CNN meltdown attempting to defend NRA’s Russia connections (Hahahaha.)
- The Virginia House Commerce & Labor Committee Did WHAT?
- Editorial: Expand law to protect all domestic victims
- #MeToo painted on Regent University, Christian Broadcasting Network sign
- Luria proposes path to end shutdown (“It says the process should start with an immediate reopening of the government and a firm promise to that House Democrats will begin debate on the Department of Homeland Security budget, so that Trump Administration officials to explain in detail how the funds will be used and so that the Congress can consider whether the spending will have the results promised by Trump.”)
- Video, Photos: “Green New Deal” Comes to Virginia: Lawmakers, Activists Rally for State Resolution in Support
- Audio: Del. Elizabeth Guzman’s Republican Opponent Claims Her Attendance at the Women’s March Was “Shocking”
- A Win and a Loss for 1VA2021
- BREAKING: Court Orders Special Master to Use “Best-Case Scenario” Map for Dems
- Federal judges choose Va. redistricting map favorable to Democrats; six GOP House districts would get bluer (“Plan to end racial gerrymandering could be finalized next month, but Republicans plan to appeal.”)
- Virginia needs to get on board with fair redistricting
- Virginia Senate passes bill allowing firefighters and EMTs to carry weapons (“Sen. Amanda F. Chase, the mother of an emergency responder, said they need to defend themselves at times.”)
- U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge of Mountain Valley Pipeline (“The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case in which a group of landowners argued that their property was illegally taken through eminent domain laws for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.”)
- Schapiro: One and only – Va. alone among states in banning two-term governor
- Here’s who pays, and how much in settlement of Jamycheal Mitchell’s death
- Roanoke attorneys seek criminal investigation of Mountain Valley Pipeline
- Roanoke County votes to change two of its largest precincts
- House panel rejects ERA on 4-2 vote after Va. lawmaker spars with longtime activist
- Virginia House panel nixes ERA bills, in a major blow for feminist groups (“Supporters hope the legislation can be revived at a full committee hearing Friday.” Or next year when Dems control the legislature!)
- Pawnshops and ballot boxes: Virginia debate about identification highlights partisan divide
- With the state facing a lawsuit, lawmakers move on lifting happy hour restrictions
- Subcommittee allows bill to expand SNAP access for past drug offenders to squeeze by, but tosses another aimed at the TANF program
- In wake of compressor station vote, Northam’s order reconstitutes environmental justice advisory council (Weird.)
- Roxann Robinson column: Protecting LGBT Virginians from housing discrimination
- Some early estimates of tax relief suggestions’ impact on revenue (Note: the phrase “tax relief” is right-wing framing. The neutral term would simply be “tax cuts.”)
- Brian Donohue column: Tobacco 21: Addressing the right problem the wrong way
- Ralph Northam is right: GOP governors and legislatures have OK’d ‘red-flag’ gun laws
- Virginia governor open-minded on casino, calls I-81 a priority
- Gov. Ralph Northam promotes economy in visit to Southwest Virginia
- Saving Blake Lane Park: A Case for Smart Growth
- BREAKING: Fairfax County Supervisor Cathy Hudgins Announces She Will Retire at the End of 2019
- Richmond Public Schools superintendent proposes $13 million in cuts to central office
- Less chilly today, rainy tonight into tomorrow; frigid again by Friday night (“Rain could be heavy at times late tonight through tomorrow morning.”)
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