by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, November 25.
- Special report: ‘Time to take out our swords’ – Inside Iran’s plot to attack Saudi Arabia
- In Hong Kong vote, big defeat for elites pressures Beijing to rethink approach
- Hong Kong elections: pro-Beijing camp left reeling from landslide defeat
- Uber Loses London License Over Concerns for Rider Safety
- WeWork Founder Adam Neumann ‘Helped Kushner Craft Mideast Peace Plan’
- Scoop: White House directed block of Armenian genocide resolution
- How Russian intelligence officers interfered in the 2016 election
- Why President Trump’s Ukraine Scheme Matters (“It’s what the founders warned us about.”)
- Why Giuliani Singled Out 2 Ukrainian Oligarchs to Help Dig Up Dirt (“Interviews with the oligarchs point to a new dimension in Rudy Giuliani’s exertions on behalf of his client, President Trump. They depict a strategy to leverage damaging information on Joe Biden from foreign citizens who were politically powerful — and legally vulnerable.”)
- Emails show an extensive effort to justify decision to block Ukraine aid
- Giuliani associate wants to testify that Nunes aides hid Ukraine meetings on Biden dirt from Schiff
- House Intelligence Committee in possession of video, audio recordings from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas
- Ukraine Energy Official Says Giuliani Associates Tried to Recruit Him
- For Trump, Impeachment Is a Show (“Washington is Hollywood and Trump is the leading man.”)
- Republicans buy into Trump conspiracies to blunt impact of impeachment hearings (It’s a cult.)
- Trump undercuts his military leadership — and dishonors troops who uphold our values
- In firing Richard Spencer, Trump recklessly crosses another line
- Devin Nunes spent $57,000 on flights to Europe to allegedly investigate Bidens as ethics complaint filed over ‘abuse’ of office
- What unites Trump’s apologists? Minority rule. (“Both evangelicals and Republican politicians want to lock in their current policy preferences, no matter how much the country changes or how sharply public opinion swings against them. As a party, the GOP now depends on empowering a minority over the nation’s majority.”)
- Some Americans Look Persuadable On Impeachment — But They’re Not Paying Attention
- Bumbling Congress gives Trump the budget freeze he wanted (“Lawmakers are struggling to reach a deal to fund the government, and every delay takes a bite out of the huge spending increase they previously secured.”)
- Democracies on the verge of a nervous breakdown (“’In the past we’ve been able to focus our attention on adversaries and not had to spend a lot of time shoring up the democracies, including our own,’ said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). ‘We don’t have that luxury anymore. We’ve got to spend some of our time shoring up our own democracies.'”)
- Democrats dream about defeating Mitch McConnell. Can they do it? (“The Senate majority leader is the least popular senator in the country and has a credible opponent who is trying to take his seat.”)
- Bloomberg entry into presidential race raises ethics issues (“With Michael Bloomberg now running for president, the news service that bears his name said Sunday it will not “investigate” him or any of his Democratic rivals, and Bloomberg Opinion will no longer run unsigned editorials.”)
- To defeat Trump, Dems rethink the Obama coalition formula (“A contest once largely defined by ideology is suddenly being re-framed around questions of race and identity.”)
- Biden Is Struggling in Iowa and His Supporters There Know Why (“The former vice president’s backers have noted a lack of enthusiasm and a spotty campaign operation as reasons Joe Biden is lagging in Iowa, not to mention a formidable moderate competitor in Pete Buttigieg.”)
- Why some black voters want more from the 2020 Democratic field
- Some Pros and Cons of a Michael Bloomberg Candidacy for President in 2020 (“Dozens of black Georgia voters interviewed by ABC News expressed fond memories of the Obama years and said they trust Biden as a known quantity and reassuring voice. But many also described openness to a candidate who can excite them in a way Biden does not, and who speaks more directly to issues in African American communities.”)
- Quit saying that Bernie Sanders can’t win — he may be the most electable Democrat running in 2020
- How the Virginia congresswomen who helped start the impeachment inquiry are explaining it to constituents
- Editorial: Amazon’s impact reverberates (“High on the list is the commonwealth’s investment in expanding public universities’ offerings in computer science and related technological fields, making the workforce more diverse and more employable. Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly are making a good start on fulfilling Virginia’s pledge to Amazon to beef up tech education, a promise that helped win the nationwide competition for Amazon’s HQ2.”)
- Video: Asked About ERA Ratification, Delegate-Elect Dan Helmer (D-HD40) Declares “It’s going to happen next year…It’s a done deal”
- Facing backlash, Dominion says it’s willing to have coal plant removed from green energy package (Dominion is such a joke.)
- Five women to watch in the 2020 Virginia General Assembly
- Editorial: Why aren’t these rural crowds demanding better schools? (“Someday, future historians may look back and wonder how and why some people have become so attached to — or repelled by — an inanimate object. Local schools are struggling to keep up with the demands of the new economy — why don’t we see hundreds of angry people yelling at their elected officials to do something about that?”)
- Alexsis Rodgers column: The value of a care economy in Virginia
- For striking Metrobus workers, the fight for more rights and better pay outweighs the financial hardship (“As the holidays approach, the workers, who have been out of work for a month, lean on each other.”)
- Daily Press Disgraces Itself by Publishing Bizarre, Bat****-Crazy Climate Science Denial Column
- Biesenbach: The Roanoke River is changing, but not always for the better.
- A warming trend through Wednesday but turning colder by Thanksgiving
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