by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, September 10.
- Moscow’s elections dealt a blow to Putin’s party. But it’s complicated. (“Actual opposition candidates were banned from running in this election, sparking a summer of pro-democracy protests. But activists still won a small victory.”)
- Boris Johnson to Seek Brexit Deal After Parliament Humiliation
- A chaotic night in Britain’s Parliament leaves Johnson with bleak choices on Brexit (“With Parliament suspended for the next five weeks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has virtually no chance of getting a fresh vote before Oct. 31, the deadline by which Britain is due to leave the E.U.”)
- Trump pronounces Taliban agreement ‘dead’ and peace talks over (“Dissension within the administration over the issue is “really heating up,” according to a senior administration official.” Trump=The Art of NO DEAL.)
- False Summit (“Trump’s bizarre Camp David stunt has imperiled the best chance in years for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan.”)
- Trump Claims Those Fleeing Bahamas Could Be ‘Very Bad People’ (“The president asserted without evidence that drug dealers and gang members could be trying to enter the U.S. in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.” Trump is a racist, part infinity.)
- The Bahamas Is Learning That the United States Has Pulled Up the Drawbridge (“This country was founded to take the fire out of desperation. The current government is playing with matches.”)
- No, Sens. McConnell and Blunt. You’re the ones who need to step up.
- House Democrats to investigate Rudy Giuliani’s dealings with Ukraine (“Three House panels launched a probe into an alleged ‘scheme’ by Trump and Giuliani to boost his re-election chances”)
- We worked for the NOAA. Political appointees can’t overrule scientists.
- Trump’s approval rating falls amid recession, trade war fears (“President Trump’s approval rating in the Washington Post-ABC News poll stands at 38 percent, down from 44 percent in June. The survey highlights how one of Trump’s central arguments for reelection — the strong U.S. economy — is beginning to show signs of potential turmoil.”)
- Six in ten call a recession likely; Trump approval drops by 6 points: POLL
- Eight tips for Thursday’s Democratic debate
- ‘Stop the radical left’: Trump rallies for candidate in key House election (That’s the entire GOP message, basically: wild fearmongering about a supposed “radical left” that doesn’t exist, except in their own minds.)
- Trump Has Figured Out How to Corrupt the Entire Government
- Primary challenges show potential cracks in Trump’s GOP
- Trump Is Not Well (“Accepting the reality about the president’s disordered personality is important—even essential.”)
- Suburban anxiety drives GOP on guns
- ‘He’s Like, Okay, Well, Screw It’(“Is Beto O’Rourke’s new carefree campaign a sign that he has abandoned all hope of rescuing his candidacy?”)
- Democrats target suburban voters in key battlegrounds ahead of 2020
- Jonathan Franzen’s Climate Pessimism Is Justified. His Fatalism Is Not. (It’s actually very dangerous, very damaging AND very wrong.)
- Alabama is the newest front in Trump’s war on truth
- Mark Sanford Is the Biggest Republican Threat to Trump
- The Republican Party Is Doomed (“This is a transformational moment. Do the Democrats understand how to take advantage of it?”)
- If You’re Polling In The Low Single Digits, You’re Probably Toast
- The 2018 Midterms Are About to End (“What will the North Carolina special election tell us about 2020?”)
- Southern U.S. states have closed 1,200 polling places in recent years: rights group (Massive Republican voter suppression efforts. That party is, simply stated, anti-democracy.)
- Sarah Palin’s husband files for divorce after 31 years of marriage
- Everything Is Endangered (“Trump’s nonsensical attempt to move us back to inefficient lightbulbs is just the beginning.”)
- Va. Senator Tim Kaine Mystified by President Trump’s Plan to Host Taliban Members at Camp David
- Opinion/Editorial: Funding shifts could hurt state, nation
- AG Mark Herring and Bipartisan Coalition Investigating Google for Potential Antitrust Violations
- Congresswoman Luria: ‘Infrastructure is number 1 need at NAS Oceana’
- Video: Governor Northam Announces Dr. Janice Underwood as Virginia’s First-Ever Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Will anti-Trump wave that powered two years of Democratic wins flow into Virginia’s unusual off-off-year elections?
- Virginia couples challenge laws requiring them to declare their race
- Video: Josh Cole (D-HD28) – “This Is My Story”
- Jennifer Kitchen: Opioid Addiction Can Affect Anyone. Take It From Me. I Know Firsthand.
- Roadside exhaust sniffers caught almost 900 vehicles in Northern Va. last year
- Old Town, Alexandria Incident Highlights Why “Open Carry” Laws in Virginia Must Be Repealed
- Audio: On Trumpster Radio, Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney “Independent” Candidate Attacks George Soros, Criminal Justice Reform
- In Potomac Yard’s quest for smart growth, wetlands end up on the chopping block (Not good.)
- Walbridge Statement in Response to Woman Struck in Loudoun Backyard Shooting (“If Republican-Controlled Board Of Supervisors Refuses to Update Zoning Ordinance to Save Lives, We Must Vote Them Out”)
- Woman wounded by stray bullet from neighborhood target practice (“The incident occurred Sunday in Loudoun County.”)
- ‘For all’: Khan’s service memorialized with post office renaming
- EDITORIAL: Taking on toxic algal blooms in Lake Anna
- Virginia Beach police, firefighters oppose raising mandatory retirement age despite police chief’s desire to change it
- VUU’s leader has backed the Coliseum redevelopment plan; some on council want him to help vet it
- Staton Campaign Raises Over $140,000 in Six Weeks (This guy is extremist Dick Black’s son-in-law. And they’re not that much different in their far-right ideological views.)
- Tolerable warmth today; humidity increases tomorrow but breaks Friday
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