by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, May 20. Also, check out the following video from Del. Mark Keam: “Proud to support Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement (VOICE) as they organize for a ‘New Dominion of Justice and Political Participation’ with nearly 700 activists gathered at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Gum Springs.”
- Trump Makes Needless Threat to ‘End’ Iran
- Threats would mean ‘official end’ of Iran, Trump warns in tweet
- U.S.-China tensions over trade could extend into other areas
- U.S., China bicker over ‘extravagant expectations’ on trade deal
- Top U.S. Tech Companies Begin to Cut Off Vital Huawei Supplies (“U.S, EU giants from Qualcomm to Intel comply with Trump’s ban. The move escalates tensions between the U.S. and China”)
- The Tech Cold War Has Begun (“China now has no choice but to pursue technological independence, and will burn the cash to achieve it.”)
- Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts
- How Trump’s Stonewalling Puts Our Democracy at Risk (“Congress needs the full Mueller report to do its job of protecting our elections from foreign adversaries.”)
- Utilities rush for the exit door on coal — and there’s nothing Trump can do to stop them (Good, but fracked gas isn’t any better, really, if you take into account emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane as well as natural gas’ carbon content.)
- America Is In Full Employment, So Why Aren’t We Celebrating?
- Alabama shows we need a different abortion dialogue (“Here’s how to defend the right to life: support women and lift up the poor.”)
- An Ode to ‘Desperate Don’ (“Trump’s lies reveal an emboldened but vulnerable president.”)
- ‘They are nervous and they should be’: NYT reporter says Trump can’t afford to lose any more voters
- States take steps to strengthen environmental regulations, widening rift with Washington (If Dems win the Virginia General Assembly, this needs to be a top priority.)
- Trump Is Not a Defender of Religious Liberty but a Threat to It
- How a full-scale trade war could slam Trump in 2020
- Democrats’ next oversight move: The power of the purse
- Trump allies mobilize against congressman’s impeachment revolt
- Why Justin Amash stands alone (“Why are Republicans such quivering sycophants, willing to lie and debase themselves in support of an unpopular president who is repudiating many of the principles they have spent their lives advancing? I’d suggest there are three distinct groups of Republican grovelers. Some may fall into multiple categories.”)
- Justin Amash Is Not the Start of Anything (“The Republican congressman who spoke out against Trump is an anomaly, not a sign of things to come.”)
- Democrats were said to be furious and hungry for change. Then Biden jumped in. (Sure, Dems are furious…at Trump and the Trump GOP.)
- Buttigieg takes to Fox News and slams Fox News
- Fox News town halls divide Dem presidential hopefuls
- Scoop: Trump’s big-bang 2020 campaign launch (“President Trump plans to formally launch his re-election campaign next month, likely with a burst of swing-state rallies, Republican sources tell me”)
- Voters concerned about Trump’s approach to trade war, Russia
- Trump scrambles to reverse Rust Belt slide (“His campaign is moving to shore up his standing in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — where its own polling shows him trailing Joe Biden.”)
- Trump Says Fox News Is Moving To ‘Losing’ Side By Covering Democrats
- Morehouse commencement speaker to pay off Class of 2019’s student loans
- Fox News host: Trump’s move to pardon convicted and accused U.S. war criminals will unite the country out of “a love of our military” (These people are sicker than sick.)
- The 1990s GOP would have demanded a special prosecutor for Trump’s Air Force One campaigning (“Back when Bill Clinton was in the White House, the Republican Party was apoplectic about similar breaches of norms.”)
- Tom Cotton says overturn Roe v. Wade because medical science only ‘informs’ these decisions (Tom has “Cotton” between his ears, instead of brains.)
- U.S. senator convening meetings to warn business, academia of China threat (“U.S. Senator Mark Warner said on Sunday that he has been organizing meetings between U.S. intelligence officials and the country’s business and academic communities to urge caution in their relationships with China.”)
- ‘Game of Thrones’ Ends Not With a Bang but a Whimper
- ‘Jeopardy!’ champion James Holzhauer is back on Monday. Here’s where he stands
- After Scandal, New Policies Emerge in Virginia (“Gov. Ralph Northam advocates causes important to black voters in effort to repair damage from racist yearbook photo”)
- As Virginia Primaries Near, Progressives Get Ready For A Fight (Actually, in the case of HD50, it’s the opposite – a challenge to “Democratic Socialist” Lee Carter from his RIGHT. But apparently, the media is hell-bent on going with this narrative.)
- Virginia Democratic Party turns to freshman congresswomen (“Reps. Jennifer Wexton, Abigail Spanberger and Elaine Luria are stumping for legislative candidates in a pivotal election year.”)
- Chaz Nuttycombe’s Analysis of Winnable, Blue-Leaning SD7; Three Dems Vie for Nomination, Will Take on One of Two Hard-Right Republicans (“The favorite in the R primary opposes the ERA, says what prompted her to run was the “Kathy Tran bill,” wants to fight ‘socialism'”)
- Trial in challenges to Virginia abortion laws starts Monday
- “Yesterday, the mountains in Southwest Virginia visited Richmond, and today, they came to Northern Virginia!”
- Editorial: Will McAuliffe pull a Godwin and run again? (“McAuliffe was a good friend of Dominion Energy and an outspoken advocate for natural gas pipelines. Some Democratic activists won’t tolerate that anymore, although will they have any real choice? “)
- Next year, Virginia’s $100 million bridge to nowhere will finally connect to a road
- Women at two Va. universities wanted more access to the morning-after pill. So they took ‘matters into their own hands.’ (“The students are trying to erase the stigma attached to talking about reproductive health.”)
- Mark Levin speaks in Loudoun in support of Geary Higgins (Far-right extremist/bigot supports far-right extremist bigot. Charming.)
- A nice and warm week ahead but storms are possible late today and Thursday (“Most days hit the summery 80s but Tuesday and Wednesday feature more springlike 70s.”)
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