by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 3. Just 63 days until November 5 – election day here in Virginia for all 100 House of Delegates seats (currently, it’s 51-49 Republican) and all 40 State Senate seats (currently, it’s 21-19 Republican).
- Pound Slides Below $1.20 After Boris Johnson Threatens Snap Election (“Sterling falls to the lowest level since October 2016”)
- UK Parliament takes on pivotal day on Brexit
- Battle over Brexit heats up as rebel legislators seek to delay it once more
- France Dangles $15 Billion Bailout for Iran in Effort to Save Nuclear Deal
- U.S., France, Britain may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, U.N. report says
- Low Oil Prices Slam Saudi Economy (“Subdued crude sales are stunting Saudi growth, threatening the kingdom’s foreign investment push and investor interest in an Aramco IPO”)
- Putin’s Nightmare: The Ballot Box (“On the eve of regional elections, the Kremlin has turned to tricks, threats and shows of force to get past the shadows of protests and falling approval ratings for Russia’s president.”)
- Hurricane Dorian Kills At Least 5 In Bahamas
- Why Are Hurricanes Like Dorian Stalling, and Is Global Warming Involved? (“Hurricanes Harvey and Florence also stalled, leading to extreme rainfall. Research shows it’s a global trend.”)
- Hurricane Dorian, one of the Atlantic’s most intense storms on record, baffles the president (“Trump’s Category 5 blind spot could hinder response efforts and is in keeping with his overarching dismissal of scientific findings.” Imbecile in Chief.)
- U.S.-China Trade War’s Global Impact Grows (“The conflict is hurting confidence among U.S. small businesses and crimping Asian trade; ‘there is great uncertainty’”)
- The Trade War Is About to Hit Your Pocket. Literally (“Goods such as clothing and shoes had been spared from the tariff dispute with China. Not anymore. “)
- Congressional Democrats plan to launch inquiry into Trump’s alleged role in scheme to silence affair accusations
- Congress set for chaotic fall sprint
- It’s Not Over: Trump Is Stalked by Investigations He Tried to Stonewall (“Fall is here. Congress is back. The president isn’t out of trouble. A look at the post-Mueller probes.”)
- President Trump, Weatherman: Dorian Updates and at Least 122 Tweets (Priorities, priorities.)
- Swing-seat Democrats oppose impeachment, handing Pelosi leverage (“Only 13 of the 55 Democrats on the House GOP campaign arm’s 2020 target list publicly back an impeachment inquiry. And just two of the 31 House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump in 2016 back one” Those are seats Democrats badly need to hold.)
- Why Has Trump’s Exceptional Corruption Gone Unchecked? (“‘Drain the swamp’ suggests that all political corruption is the same. It isn’t, and the distinctions matter.”)
- Pence chief of staff confirms Trump ‘suggested’ he stay at his golf club in Ireland (Speaking of corruption.)
- Amateurs Identify U.S. Spy Satellite Behind President Trump’s Tweet (If a regular American did what Trump did in this case, they’d be in jail, right?)
- The Great Tax Break Heist (“The many, many fiascos of policy by tax cut.”)
- Faced With Criticism, Trump Administration Reverses Abrupt End to Humanitarian Relief
- Passing on Gun Reform, Trump Administration Wants to Expedite Executions of Mass Shooters
- Biden, Buttigieg say no compromises on overhauling gun laws
- It’s now Biden, Warren, Sanders — and everyone else
- No one cares about Joe Biden’s gaffes except media and politicos
- “Flip the switch:” Stuck in the polls, Buttigieg plans to beef up campaign staff
- It’s still Biden’s race to lose
- Joe Biden, the anemic front-runner
- Biden’s rivals won’t oust him in the debates
- What We Know About the Democratic Primary (“Iowa is just months away. It’s time to take stock of what we’ve learned about the campaign so far.”)
- Why black voters are backing two old white guys (“A divide among African Americans between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders has major implications for the race heading into the fall.”)
- ‘The Supreme Court Is Not Well. And the People Know It.’ (“A new guns case reveals that the once-noble institution has died, and we’re left working with its corpse.”)
- Economist debunks all the right-wing talking points about the Green New Deal
- Playing Class Clown Could Cost Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin His Job (“Educators are organizing to teach the state’s Trump-loving governor a civics lesson in November.”)
- At least 25 confirmed dead in boat fire in California (“At least 25 people were confirmed dead and nine others still missing after a tragic boat fire early Monday near an island off the Southern California coast.”)
- As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most
- Senator Joe Manchin to announce his political future on Tuesday morning (“Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, one of the few bipartisan power brokers left in the sharply divided U.S. Senate, is set to announce Tuesday morning whether or not he plans to run again for his old job as West Virginia governor.”)
- Governing by Owning the Libs (“When a president’s entire motivation is to antagonize the people who didn’t vote for him.”)
- UPDATED (9/2/19) Virginia House, Senate Ratings by Ben “Not Larry Sabato” Tribbett, Chaz Nuttycombe (Chaz: 54D-46R in the House of Delegates, 23D-17R in the State Senate. Ben: 47D-46R-7 Tossups in the House of Delegates, 20D-19R-1 Tossup in the State Senate)
- Graphics: Turnout by Virginia State Senate, House of Delegates District in the Last Off/Odd Election Year (2015) (The clear takeaway: when people show up to vote, Democrats win; when they don’t, Democrats lose.)
- Editorial: School success goes beyond paying taxes
- Opinion/Editorial: Tom Michie was a model public servant
- Virginia declares state of emergency as East Coast braces for Hurricane Dorian (“The region should be preparing for about five inches of rain, coastal flooding, beach erosion, high surf and winds of 40 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph.”)
- Editorial: A fresh start for all on the first day of school (“The excitement is palpable as area school divisions welcome students back to the classroom for a start of a new academic year.”)
- Editorial: Questions for candidates (“Most localities in Southwest and Southside Virginia are losing population. Candidates there ought to be asked what they’ll do to reverse those trends.”)
- Central Va. could feel the fringes of Hurricane Dorian on Thursday night, but the N.C. coast is likely to take a bigger hit
- Sunny warmth today, hot Wednesday, and late-week showers
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