by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, September 16.
- The Saudi oil attacks are signs of Trump’s Mideast fiasco
- U.S. weighs response after Iran denies role in crippling attacks on Saudi oil facilities (“The Trump administration was contemplating what U.S. officials characterized as a serious military response, and the president tweeted, without naming Iran, that the U.S. was ‘locked and loaded depending on verification.'”)
- Oil prices soar after strikes halve Saudi output; Trump says U.S. will tap reserves
- U.S. Builds Case That Iran Hit Saudi Sites; Trump Hints at Military Action (“The Trump administration intensified its focus on Iran as the likely culprit behind attacks on important Saudi Arabian oil facilities over the weekend. The government released satellite photographs, which they said indicated that the strikes came from the direction of Iraq or Iran.”)
- Oil Prices Jump Most on Record After Saudi Arabia Strike (“About 5.7 million barrels — 5% of global market — affected; Brent holds on to $5 gain after surging almost 20% at the open”)
- Does the World Have Enough Oil to Cope With Saudi Attacks? (“Emergency national stockpiles should be adequate to cover any shortfall from the Abqaiq attacks, if needed. A broader Gulf conflict would be a real test.”)
- How an Aerial Barrage Cut Saudi Oil Production in Half
- Saudi Oil Attack Prompts More Incoherence From Trump Administration
- Attack Increases Risks for Saudi Aramco’s IPO
- If Netanyahu wins Israel’s election, the Mideast doomsayers may finally be proved right (“If Benjamin Netanyahu succeeds in prolonging his tenure as Israel’s prime minister following Tuesday’s election, the proposition that Israelis and Palestinians will be condemned to live in one state forever is likely to become inescapable. That would mean a choice between a country that is secular and democratic but binational, or a Jewish apartheid regime.”)
- New Kavanaugh claims detonate in heat of 2020 election
- 2020 candidates demand Kavanaugh impeachment after new allegation
- The Kavanaugh revelations: Why the Supreme Court is broken
- Trump says his DOJ should ‘rescue’ Brett Kavanaugh
- The Kavanaugh Nomination Corrupted Everything It Touched
- Did Brett Kavanaugh perjure himself during his confirmation hearing?
- Senators struggle to get spending bills off ground as shutdown looms
- Nearly 50,000 GM employees go on strike after union talks break down
- OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Files For Bankruptcy Protection (“There are more than 2,000 lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic.”)
- Corporate America has a word on guns. Will McConnell listen now? (Highly doubtful Moscow Mitch will listen.)
- The oil industry vs. the electric car (“Electric vehicles could make up nearly half the fleet of passenger cars and trucks by 2040. But oil and gas companies are striking back.”)
- Ric Ocasek, lead singer of The Cars, found dead at 75 years old (RIP)
- The 3 villains of Democrats’ 2020 plan (“Democrats plan to portray President Trump, Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as the three villains defining the three branches of government for the 2020 campaign.”)
- Nancy Pelosi’s next target: Mitch McConnell
- Early-state Democrats await decisive primary blow (“For the most part, the top-tier candidates have adhered closely to their original battle plans, feeling little pressure to improvise or change direction.”)
- Bernie Sanders shakes up campaign leadership in New Hampshire (“The people who helped Bernie win here last time knew and felt intimately that something was very different and not for the best”)
- O’Rourke and Buttigieg clash over guns after former congressman’s AR-15 comment
- Joe Biden Is Problematic (“No amount of growth or good intentions will change this fact.”)
- How Kamala Harris Can Make a Comeback (“she is the most natural politician in the field, and people are now underrating her chances”)
- Video killed the radio star, and WiFi killed the free tabloid newspaper
- Sen. Tim Kaine: ‘I Strongly Support’ Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes
- How Virginia can get some clarity on Justin Fairfax (“…a hearing remains the sole option that may be exercised at the General Assembly’s discretion, and the only way to elicit sworn testimony by Mr. Fairfax and his accusers, among others, in a public forum not susceptible to stage managing by any of them. Whatever its imperfections, it is the most likely means to deliver an accounting to what is, at this point, the real jury: the people of Virginia.”)
- In redrawn legislative districts, candidates write letters, go door-to-door to introduce themselves
- Video: With 51 Days Until Election Day, Mayor Pete Buttigieg Stumps for Virginia Candidates (Buttigieg: We must “never [be] caught treating the presidency like it’s the only office that matters”)
- NRA Gave Virginia Republicans Nearly $10,000 Last Week Alone
- Editorial: Why Virginia and North Carolina should swap governors (Haha, hilarious.)
- Photos: Khizr Khan Campaigns for Crucial Prince William Board of County Supervisors Race (“The outcome of this race could very well decide control of the PW Board of County Supervisors”)
- Milde and Cole to square off in 28th District House debate Wednesday
- Amazon’s ‘career day’ expected to draw thousands to Crystal City (“The company releases more details of job openings and building plans for its HQ2.”)
- Kenny Boddye Recaps Last Week’s PW County Commonwealth’s Attorney Debate (Democrat Amy Ashworth is the clear choice in this race.)
- A trip with the lone company chasing menhaden in a 140-year tradition on the Chesapeake Bay
- Virginia solar volunteers bring relief from heat, and energy costs, to horse farm
- Editorial: Virginia plan will bolster bay’s health
- Virginia Attorney General Concludes Race Information Is Not Necessary for Marriage Licenses
- The wedding is back on for couple who sued Virginia over race question, but the lawsuit isn’t over
- The week starts and ends hot, while marvelously mild in the middle.
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