by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, October 21. Also, check out the excellent summary by Chaz Nuttycombe of possible Virginia election night outcomes, from “Very Bad Night” all the way up to “Tsunami Night.” Personally, I’m cautiously optimistic for the “Decent Night” or “Good Night” scenarios. How about you?
- Boris Johnson Revives Push to Get Brexit Deal Passed (“Premier vowing to deliver an Oct. 31 Brexit, despite setback. Government says it now has the votes; Labour accused of plot”)
- The Window for Brexit May Already Have Closed (“Parliament is delaying Johnson’s plan—and generational replacement has undercut its support.”)
- Speaker of Parliament may scupper Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan as deadline nears
- China Braces for Economic Growth to Fall Below 6%
- U.S. At ‘Risk Of Losing Leadership’ On Global Stage, IMF Chief Warns In Candid Interview
- Buckle up — Canada’s election will be a cliffhanger
- Tight Canada election may offer power-broker role to smaller parties
- Lebanon protests: Mass revolt continues as PM ‘agrees reforms’
- Erdogan’s Ambitions Go Beyond Syria. He Says He Wants Nuclear Weapons. (Just what the world needs, huh?)
- Trump Said to Favor Leaving a Few Hundred Troops in Eastern Syria (So it’s the worst of all worlds: Trump completely betrays our ally, the Kurds, while weakening the U.S. position in the entire region and arguably the world, while not even bringing the troops home! It takes a special kind of incompetence to accomplish this trifecta o’ fail.)
- Pelosi, Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Conclude Visit to Afghanistan
- Trump’s Fifth Avenue theory is showing some cracks
- Trump must get it together to avoid another disastrous week (“The President is under immense pressure, and the signs show things may not improve”)
- ‘Meltdown’: Donald Trump’s week of intense political peril
- Why we should impeach and remove President Trump
- Want Trump to Go? Take to the Streets
- Mitt Romney: Republicans keep quiet on Trump because they fear Elizabeth Warren (Haha, what?)
- Exclusive: Mitt Romney’s Trump indictment
- Lindsey Graham does not rule out the possibility of Trump impeachment if new evidence emerges
- Trump reversed course on hosting G-7 at his club after learning that impeachment-weary Republicans were tired of defending him (See? If Republicans push back on Trump, it can have an effect. Which glaringly highlights how badly Republicans have been enabling Trump’s corruption, malfeasance, etc.)
- Why Trump Dropped His Idea to Hold the G7 at His Own Hotel
- Justice Department Distances Itself From Giuliani
- Fox’s Wallace says ‘well-connected’ Republican told him there’s a 20 percent chance GOP will vote for impeachment
- Mick Mulvaney’s bad week just got worse (“Mick Mulvaney’s week went from bad to worse on Sunday, as he again tried to explain why President Donald Trump and the administration had withheld aid to Ukraine for weeks — one of Democrats’ central questions in their impeachment inquiry.” That was pathetic.)
- Diplomats describe all-time low in morale at State under Trump
- This Sure Looks Like Mitt Romney’s Secret Twitter Account (Update: It Is)
- Exxon’s Climate-Change Accounting Goes on Trial (Exxon is arguably one of the greatest criminals in human history.)
- Trump’s money machine triggers Democratic alarms (“Democrats are increasingly worried by the spending chasm between the two sides — and its implications for 2020.”)
- Biden and Warren Can’t Keep Dodging Their Weaknesses Forever (“The two leading candidates — Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden, probably in that order — both faced tough questions that could damage them in the general election. And neither appears prepared to defend themselves against what is coming.”)
- “I’m getting close”: Warren promises to release Medicare for All funding plan soon (Hmmmm…shouldn’t you have a plan for funding your biggest plan when you first roll it out?)
- The Trailer: Amy Klobuchar says she’s catching on at exactly the right time
- Poll: Iowa caucuses are ‘up for grabs’ as Pete Buttigieg surges into top tier (“The poll, taken Wednesday through Friday, put Biden at 18%, Warren at 17% and Buttigieg at 13% among 500 likely Democratic caucusgoers.”)
- The Best Thing to Happen to Bernie Sanders’s Campaign (“His recent heart attack has given his effort a new message—and has brought his supporters home.”)
- Why Aren’t More Democrats Endorsing Warren? (“For the faction of elected Democrats who want the party to move to the left, the fact that both Warren and Sanders are in the race and polling in the double digits makes it tough — and somewhat politically risky — to publicly choose between them at this point in the process”)
- Expanding the ‘Squad:’ U.S. liberals challenge moderate Democrats to move party left
- Juan Williams: Facebook’s shameful lies
- Rep. Wexton holds sixth town hall in Ashburn
- How Much of a Progressive “Punch” Does Virginia’s U.S. House Delegation Pack?
- Va. lawmakers say Trump admininstration turned student loan program into a ‘disaster’
- With 16 Days to Go Until Virginia’s 11/5 Elections, Where Are We in Terms of Absentee Ballots?
- ‘Polar opposites’ Reeves, Laufer vie for 17th District Senate seat (Laufer would be so, so much better than Reeves.)
- Video: Awesome New Ad Hits Republican State Senators Sturtevant, Dunnavant for “Chasing Chase”
- Editorial: Virginia must act to protect consumers
- A multi-millionaire set out to counter Dominion. Now he’s the state’s biggest campaign donor.
- First Solar Crowdfunding Campaign Launches in Virginia
- By John W. Daniel II and L. Preston Bryant Jr.: Gerald Baliles’ work to protect Virginia’s environment is central to his legacy
- Virginia schools are upgrading security through $6 million in state grants
- Work on Mountain Valley Pipeline is winding down (“Winter is coming early for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.”)
- City Council to consider legislative priorities, including power to set own salaries
- Fairfax County police officer responding to call strikes, kills pedestrian early Sunday
- Diamonstein remembered for public service and for friendship (“Hundreds gather to remember the late Del. Alan Diamonstein”)
- GOP School Board Candidates Say “We Like America” and Rant About Democrats Having a Majority (The Fairfax GOP highlights what’s wrong with the Republican Party in general.)
- Priest admits sexual contact with minor, leaves parish, Arlington Diocese says
- With help from Washington Capitals, Fredericksburg to open city’s first roller hockey rink
- Attorneys argue whether convictions of ex-Portsmouth Councilman Mark Whitaker should stand
- A nice autumn week ahead, but rain is a threat Tuesday and over the weekend (“The two rain events will help us further eat away at the drought.”)
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