by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Wednesday, April 3.
- The United Kingdom Has Gone Mad (“The problem with holding out for a perfect Brexit plan is that you can’t fix stupid.”)
- Theresa May warned Brexit pact with Corbyn could tear Tories apart
- Venezuela: Juan Guaidó stripped of parliamentary immunity (“Nicolás Maduro’s constituent assembly removes protection, opening the door for arrest of man backed by dozens of countries as interim leader”)
- How Climate Change Is Fuelling the U.S. Border Crisis (“In the western highlands of Guatemala, the question is no longer whether someone will leave but when.”)
- How Does This Story Feature Chinese Malware and Mar-a-Lago and Massage Parlors and Bob Kraft? (“The Trump administration is like the 890,000-pound fungus in Michigan.”)
- Chinese woman carrying thumb drive with malware arrested at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort (Totally normal, right? Not!)
- Chinese woman carrying ‘malware’ arrested at Mar-a-Lago heading to a Cindy Yang event
- A New Chinese Mystery at Mar-a-Lago (“A woman from China is arrested at Trump’s private club allegedly carrying malware—and she may have been trying to attend an event promoted by Cindy Yang.”)
- Trump leaves Washington reeling with policy whiplash as he struggles with domestic agenda
- McConnell to Trump: We’re not repealing and replacing ObamaCare
- Exclusive: Boeing software engaged repeatedly before crash – sources (Does anyone get held accountable for everyone who died on Boeing’s planes?)
- Trump’s aides warn him border shutdown would be disastrous
- GOP to go ‘nuclear’ with rules change for Trump nominations
- Trump’s most troubling characteristics were all on display during an event with the NATO secretary (“Trump mistakenly said his father is from Germany, urged Congress ‘to get rid of judges,’ and struggled with the word ‘origins.'” What Trump really hates is the rule of law.)
- Trump says GOP will take back House, suggests votes are being tampered with (This guy is basically Alex Jones in the Oval Office.)
- Trump to Fed Chairman Powell: ‘I Guess I’m Stuck With You’ (Yep, very “presidential” of Trump.)
- Trump’s huffing and puffing at the border won’t make the migration problem disappear
- The Supreme Court Just Went Medieval on Executions and the Eighth Amendment (“Why should Neil Gorsuch care if someone’s essentially tortured to death? He’ll never know that guy.”)
- House panel to vote on issuing subpoena for Mueller report
- What Else Could Robert Mueller’s Report Reveal About Trump And Russia?
- Trump Says Wind Turbine Noise Causes Cancer. (It Does Not.) (Trump is most probably insane.)
- Yes, Democrats failed in 2016. And we can learn from it. (“Second, a collection of policy proposals is not the same thing as a vision that voters find compelling. I’ve never worked in a campaign — including 1992 and 2008 — that had policy proposals as well developed as Clinton’s. And yet, they never quite connected with voters. “)
- As Trump rages over border, Kushner quietly plans legal immigration boost (“Hardline activists are ready to oppose any move to expand immigration.” Which demonstrates, yet again, that it’s not the “illegal” part most anti-immigrant activists oppose, it’s the “immigration” part, particularly and specifically from non-white countries.)
- Dem wins Trump district in swing-state Pennsylvania (“A Democratic Navy veteran who served in former President George W. Bush’s Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday won a special election to fill a state Senate seat in suburban Pittsburgh, a district President Trump won in 2016.”)
- The North Carolina Republican Party Is a SuperFund Site (“The level of corruption in American politics right now is stunning.”)
- Another whale is dead, poisoned by 48 lbs of plastic, and scientists fear there will be many more (“Plastic production is outpacing waste management painting a grim future for marine life” This is horrifying and completely unacceptable.)
- Biden’s Tactile Politics Threaten His Return in the #MeToo Era
- Trump needles Biden over claims: ‘Are you having a good time, Joe?’ (“The president, speaking at a GOP fundraising dinner on Tuesday, also suggested that ‘the socialists’ were behind recent allegations against his potential 2020 rival.”)
- Two more women accuse Biden of inappropriate touching
- CNN to host 5 town halls next week with 2020 Democratic candidates
- Lori Lightfoot Is Elected Chicago Mayor, Becoming First Black Woman to Lead City
- Lori Lightfoot elected Chicago mayor, will be 1st black woman and 1st openly gay person to hold post
- Cities and states are modeling what a Green New Deal could look like (“Smaller-scale efforts show local governments are prepared to act on climate change.” We need to loosen up the Dillon Rule so that localities like Fairfax County, Richmond, Hampton Roads, etc. can take aggressive climate action.)
- On Fox, Sean Hannity delivers the show QAnon believers want to watch (“As Fox News increasingly winks at the conspiracy theory, QAnon followers cheer Hannity after ‘Q’ tells them to watch his show”)
- Tucker Carlson says “a vested interest in changing the population” is driving immigration policy (Carlson is a white supremacist and/or plays one on TV.)
- Kaine proposes ‘Medicare-X’ health insurance plan
- Kaine weighs in on affordable health care
- Sen. Tim Kaine: Trump’s health care fight over his ‘insecurities of President Obama’
- Sens. Bennet, Kaine Reintroduce Medicare-X to Provide Low-Cost, High-Quality Insurance to Every American
- Luria splits with Democratic colleague on sexual assault prosecutions
- Spanberger Points to Climate Change’s Direct Threat to U.S. National Security, Urges U.S. Global Leadership in Mitigating Climate Change’s Effects
- Video: Meredith Watson, Who Accuses Justin Fairfax of Raping Her in 2000 at Duke University, Speaks on “CBS This Morning” (Watson: “There’s this expectation that we’re supposed to protect our black men at all costs”)
- VA House Dems: GOP’s “desire for a so-called hearing within the House of Delegates is driven by partisan politics”
- No hearing planned on sexual assault allegations against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, top lawmaker says
- Va. Republicans accuse Democrats of stonewalling on Fairfax hearing
- Dems Now Have Two Candidates Running Against Rep. Denver “Bigfoot” Riggleman (R-VA05) (Kim Daugherty and RD Huffstetler)
- Big changes for Virginians possible in ‘veto session’ still shadowed by scandal (“Virginia lawmakers return to Richmond on Wednesday for a series of key votes on Gov. Ralph Northam’s vetoes and amendments to bills, ranging from road safety and interstate upgrades, to the budget and elections.”)
- Fish: Another chance to do the right thing on driver’s license suspensions
- Hurst, Rasoul and Gooditis: Now is finally our time to fix Interstate 81
- Dems say Morrissey has qualified for state Senate primary against Dance (Gack!)
- Editorial: Why Richmond works and Washington doesn’t (God, this is stupid.)
- Bay Barometer shows watershed health is still mixed bag
- Virginia’s community colleges expect fewer 18-year-olds to enroll by 2026. What happens after that?
- Virginia officer told black middle schoolers that when they turn 18, ‘then you’re mine’ (“The city’s mayor said such behavior ‘damages the relationship between our police department and the citizens they are charged to serve.'”)
- Northam announces Virginia Highway Safety Month in Ruckersville
- Rappahannock Sierra Club: Support the Spotsylvania solar farm
- ‘We Have Fallen Short’: Fairfax Schools Officials Release Findings From Isolation Review
- Virginia Beach accepted into flood insurance program that will reduce premiums
- Del. Kaye Kory way off about surge of women prisoners in Virginia (“The number of women inmates in Virginia and the nation has soared, but it’s occurred over five decades – not just the last few years. During the last 4 ½ years, there’s been an 18 percent increase, nowhere near Kory’s claim.”)
- Editorial: School board secrecy must end
- Editorial: Watching your step in Henrico County (“In the first three months of this year, six pedestrians and two bicyclists in Henrico County have died as a result of collisions with cars. That’s almost as many as the 10 in total the county saw in all of 2018.”)
- Bryce Harper comes back with a vengeance, helping the Phillies beat the Nationals in return
- Sunny, warmer and breezy today; mostly mild through the weekend
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