by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 6.
- Soleimani Killing Leaves Trump’s Mideast Strategy in Tatters
- Iran Challenges Trump, Announcing End of Nuclear Restrictions (Yep, Trump’s strategy has *massively* backfired.)
- Senior US officials say there is widespread opposition within the Trump administration to targeting cultural sites in Iran (If it’s a war crime, the military should disobey.)
- Trump threatens to strike Iranian cultural sites, impose ‘very big’ sanctions on Iraq (That would be a war crime, right?)
- Trump Doubles Down On Threats To Strike Iranian Cultural Sites (“Destroying cultural property during armed conflict is considered a war crime under international law, one the U.S. has decried in the past.”)
- Trump’s One Foreign-Policy Idea Is to Make America More Like Its Enemies
- Pompeo scrambles to defend Trump claim killing Suleimani will save US lives (How do you know if Trump or Pompeo is lying? Their lips are moving!)
- Iran’s Coming Nuclear Expansion (“The Trump administration could find itself facing a choice between allowing Iran to get the bomb — or to bomb Iran.”)
- Uproar and consequences mount for Trump after Soleimani killing
- Soleimani’s daughter says her father’s death “will bring darker days” for the US and Israel
- House to Vote on War Powers Resolution to Limit Trump’s Authority to Wage War on Iran
- Killing of Soleimani follows long push from Pompeo for aggressive action against Iran, but airstrike brings serious risks
- In A Day Of Turmoil, Repercussions Of Soleimani Killing Grow More Widespread
- Iran holds massive funeral for slain commander in Tehran amid calls for vengeance
- U.S. Stops Dozens of Iranian-Americans Returning From Canada
- The Blueprint Iran Could Follow After Soleimani’s Death (“Here’s what to expect after the U.S. killing of Iran’s most powerful military commander.”)
- Iran announces it will no longer adhere to 2015 nuclear deal limits (“Iran will no longer limit the number of centrifuges it operates, but will still allow oversight from the International Atomic Energy Agency”)
- Fmr. Iran Hostage: Does Trump care about Iran or just undoing Obama’s work?
- Diplomacy over Iran is still possible – if only to avoid an all-out war
- Extremists attack Kenya military base, 3 Americans killed
- The surprising news from Ukraine: Zelensky is succeeding despite Trump’s abuse
- The Pompeo flop (“Not a single goal of Trump’s Iran policy has been met; in many cases, the situation is worse. Yet this president and his team continue to bumble forward, oblivious to their own obliviousness. And that is the most terrifying thing of all.”)
- “No decision made” by Pelosi on sending impeachment articles
- The Trump Impeachment Wars Are About To Heat Back Up
- The two major ways Sunday shows fell short when interviewing Pompeo (Do the Sunday shows ever NOT fall short?)
- Meet the Press doesn’t disclose guest talking about Iran is Lockheed Martin board member
- Poll: Buttigieg, Biden, Sanders tied in Iowa
- What Decades Of Primary Polls Tell Us About The 2020 Democratic Presidential Race (“Biden’s steady polling average over the year echoes what happened with three previous front-runners: Ronald Reagan in 1979, Bob Dole in 1995 and Al Gore in 1999, all of whom were leading the field in the second half of the calendar year before the election…according to our analysis, someone polling around where Biden was in the second half of the year has roughly a 35 percent chance of claiming the Democratic nomination. A 1-in-3 chance isn’t great, but this is still better than, say, Bernie Sanders’s or Elizabeth Warren’s chances. They essentially tied for second, with an unadjusted polling average around 16 percent in the second half of the year, which historically has meant a 10 percent chance of winning.”)
- A Democrat Who Can Beat Trump (Yep, I’m definitely considering Amy Klobuchar)
- Bloomberg’s campaign hires 500 staffers in over 30 states
- Impeachment: Warren accuses Trump of ‘wag the dog’ strike on Suleimani (“Democratic presidential candidate says US on ‘edge of war’”)
- Utilities Have Big Plans to Cut Emissions, But They’re Struggling to Shed Fossil Fuels
- Deceased GOP Strategist’s Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed
- Iranian Americans on edge as tensions surge: ‘The fear is palpable’
- 9 winners and one really big loser from the 2020 Golden Globes
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Discusses Iran, Impeachment
- The very real scenario of a protracted, ‘bizarro world’ Democratic primary
- As Democrats seek a nominee, what qualities can they sell to Virginia’s voters?
- Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA02) Endorses Joe Biden for President
- Democrats, Newly Dominant in Virginia, Race to Make New Laws (“‘This is really a once-in-a-lifetime moment for us,’ said Terry McAuliffe, a former Democratic governor of Virginia who campaigned for many of the newly elected Democrats. ‘We’ve been working on this for 25 years, and voters are desperate for Democrats to lead. For us, it’s do something or risk getting sent home in two years.’”)
- Prospect of gun control in Virginia draws threats, promise of armed protest (“The Virginia Citizens Defense League, the grass-roots organization planning the rally, said it has told the state to prepare for as many as 50,000 or even 100,000 people showing up…Van Cleave has appealed to his supporters not to come bristling with intimidating long guns — including assault-style rifles such as the AR-15 — and politely suggested that militia members are welcome but do not need to provide security.”)
- Governor’s support of HBCUs laudable, though financial, other struggles continue
- With new Democratic leadership, General Assembly faces flood of energy proposals
- There’s No Way to Expunge a Conviction in Virginia, And One Lawmaker Wants to Change That
- It’s Looking Like Virginia Will Decriminalize Marijuana Possession This Year
- Virginia’s Monacan tribe uses new federal status to take a stand for what could be its long-lost capital
- Here’s what D.C. suburbs can expect from Virginia and Maryland legislative sessions (“…new gun-control laws, passage of the U.S. Equal Rights Amendment and repeal of the requirement that women seeking an abortion first have an ultrasound.”)
- Pamela Bailey and Gonzalo Bearman column: Non-medical exemption of vaccination poses a looming threat to Virginia
- Prostitution charges could be erased for human trafficking survivors under this bill
- Editorial: Counting on Virginia (“An accurate census this year is critical to Virginia, for equitable representation and a fair share of federal dollars.”)
- Right-Wing Group That’s Given $1.2 Million to Virginia Republicans Blames “Unhealthy Hatred” Towards Trump “Among Suburban Women” for Democratic Wins
- Photos, Video: Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Swearing-In; Loudoun County and Prince William County Legislative Town Halls
- Photos, Tweets: Fairfax Dems’ 2020 “Road to Richmond” Brunch
- Richmond City Council to vote on Confederate monuments resolution at special meeting Monday
- Period of wet snow possible on Tuesday in the Washington region
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