by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Friday, May 3.
- Trump considers military options in Venezuela that experts say will ‘freak out’ the hemisphere (“Rolling in with soldiers is one thing — stabilizing Venezuela is another.”)
- What happens if Barr is held in contempt of Congress? (“Subpoenas, contempt, and potential impeachment loom for the attorney general.”)
- Pressure grows for Mueller to speak
- Democrats’ War With Attorney General Boils Over (“Attorney General William P. Barr left Democratic lawmakers fuming after he failed to appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Mr. Barr of lying to Congress at an April hearing, which she said was a ‘crime.'”)
- Clash Between Congress, White House Likely to Reverberate for Years to Come (“An escalating series of disputes threatens to redefine the parameters of power for both branches of government”)
- The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr (“The attorney general misled the public in seven key ways.”)
- Trump finds in Barr the attorney general — and shield — he long sought (Worst Attorney General ever – “Barr” none.)
- Bill Barr goes to Hell. And finds a client.
- William Barr’s Justice Department Just Filed the Most Nakedly Political Brief in the Agency’s History (“With Barr’s assent, the DOJ argued that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional because Congress zeroed out the individual mandate’s penalty in 2017. The timing couldn’t be worse. After obliterating his own credibility at the Senate hearing, Barr scorched the Justice Department’s legitimacy, deploying fatuous pseudo-legal arguments to further the Trump administration’s partisan goals. The DOJ will not soon recover from Wednesday’s body blow.”)
- William Barr Is Orchestrating a Slow-Rolling Coup Against the Constitutional Order (“Jerry Nadler threw down the gauntlet after the attorney general flouted congressional subpoenas, but he’s dead wrong about what the future might hold.”)
- Trump stumbles in his efforts to speed up economic growth (“President Trump has failed to arrest rising gas prices and install loyalists on the Federal Reserve Board.”)
- Donald Trump Has Failed to Take Control of the Federal Reserve (“Stephen Moore’s withdrawal just highlights the body’s ongoing independence.”)
- Stephen Moore: Trump’s Federal Reserve pick withdraws nomination (Good riddance!)
- Solid Job Gains Expected, Latest Sign The U.S. Economy Remains Strong (Thanks Obama…and Democrats!)
- Hillary Clinton Blasts Trump, Barr and Parts of Mueller Report
- Trump, Wrecker of Reputations (“On Attorney General William Barr’s testimony and the coming constitutional crisis.”)
- Trump’s Nominee for U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft Has Billion-Dollar Ties to Coal (Totally unacceptable.)
- Republicans could have a Green New Deal problem (“Polling suggests that the GOP risks turning off younger voters en masse by portraying the climate change plan as a socialist fantasy.”)
- Mueller fallout deepens Senate tensions
- California Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns
- Warren shows signs of momentum after slow start
- Trump’s pursuit of infrastructure deal hits GOP roadblock
- Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Resigns After Children’s Book Scandal (What a mess.)
- After the 2018 Blue Wave, Republicans Are Making It Harder to Vote (“Key battleground states like Florida are adopting new voter suppression laws before the 2020 election.”)
- Instagram and Facebook Ban Far-Right Extremists (“Alex Jones, Infowars, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, Paul Nehlen, and Louis Farrakhan have all been removed from the platforms.” A good start, now keep going!)
- White House Rolls Back Regulations Meant To Avoid The Next Deepwater Horizon (“The changes are estimated to save the oil industry $824 million over the next decade.” Disgusting.)
- Why I — a Bland White Guy You’ve Never Heard Of — Am Running for President
- Kamala Harris on Trump calling her ‘nasty’: I want to pursue justice ‘and you can call that whatever name you want’
- Nobody Wants to Run for Senate (“The 2020 Senate map, while better than the 2018 Senate map, still isn’t great. Even if a couple of the top recruits could win, Democrats might still find themselves in the minority of Mitch McConnell’s legislative graveyard. Why go to a notoriously broken place just to sit with the losers?”)
- ‘Beyond a parody’: Glenn Greenwald scorched for Fox News interview with Tucker Carlson
- Bernie Sanders personally spearheaded campaign strategy to take on Joe Biden
- Study: Major media outlets’ Twitter accounts amplify false Trump claims on average 19 times a day
- Trump’s Justice Department doesn’t understand that four is less than five (“Math is hard.”)
- Chesapeake Bay Public access bill unites Maryland, Delaware, Virginia senators
- Northam won’t veto GOP budget language that could cripple carbon-capping plan (“Asked why the governor didn’t veto the RGGI item, Northam’s spokeswoman, Alena Yarmosky, said the administration saw no need for ‘costly, drawn-out litigation.’ Yarmosky said a ‘speedier remedy’ is to elect Democrats in the state House and Senate races this fall.”)
- Northam retains GOP language in budget to keep Va. out of carbon-reduction plan (“Governor signs state spending plan despite ‘disappointing’ provisions, promises to act next year.”)
- CCAN Statement: Governor Northam Fails to Veto Partisan Attack on Climate Action (Northam: “I am directing the Department of Environmental Quality to identify ways to implement the regulation and achieve our pollution reduction goals”)
- Hemp: Virginia’s new big cash crop?
- Virginia’s Ralph Northam Dilemma: Working to Eradicate the Weight of Our Past
- Editorial: Citizens right to expect more from public servants (“A case in point presents itself in Richmond recently, with one member of the state Senate: Amanda Chase, Republican from Chesterfield.” Chase is a disgrace.)
- FWIW Virginia: “It’s Like A Yard Sign But For Your Facebook”
- SCV Announces Important Mandamus Ruling
- State GOP says Peace-Wyatt contest won’t be decided Saturday; Wyatt camp says convention will go on
- Norfolk court doesn’t have to dismiss marijuana charges like prosecutors want, Virginia Supreme Court panel says
- Mountain Valley Pipeline Protester, In Jail Since Last Thursday, Released on Bail…Drinks Milkshake to Celebrate
- My Wild Ride to Running for State Office in a Ruby Red District
- Qasim Rashid for VA State Senate: His Message Is Powerful, and He Is the Perfect Messenger For It
- Healthcare for the Poor a “Tar Baby”…Frank Ruff Said What??!!!
- Hanger announces bid for 7th term in state Senate (Wait, he just announced now? LOL)
- Alexandria council holds line on taxes, funds legal aid for immigrants (“‘Drama-free’ budget adds money for schools, early-childhood education.”)
- A stray shower and some fog tonight, then more storms likely Friday
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