by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, February 22.
- The Coronavirus May Be ‘Disease X’ Health Experts Warned About (“Picture is emerging of an unpredictable, enigmatic pathogen”)
- China reports fall in new coronavirus cases but concerns grow over rising global spread
- The Afghan peace plan has the potential to be historic. But there’s a big caveat.
- Trump’s immigration policies are straight out of dystopian fiction
- Trump is making a mockery of Bill Barr (“Barr asked Trump to stop tweeting about DOJ cases. Trump responded by posting a bunch of tweets about DOJ cases.”)
- Trump was not told coronavirus-infected Americans would be flown home from cruise ship
- When competence is not the goal (“The cult leader is putting the country at risk.”)
- The Foxification of the intelligence community follows the DOJ script
- Trump’s New Spy Chief Used to Work for a Foreign Politician the U.S. Accused of Corruption
- Trump embarks on expansive search for disloyalty as administration-wide purge escalates (Third-World banana republic stuff right here.)
- Richard Grenell Begins Overhauling Intelligence Office, Prompting Fears of Partisanship
- Sanders briefed by U.S. officials that Russia is trying to help his campaign (“It is not clear what form the Russian assistance to Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken. President Trump and lawmakers on Capitol Hill have also been informed about Russian interference in the Democratic presidential contest.”)
- Sanders Tells Russia to ‘Stay Out’ After Briefing on Meddling
- Trump wants to block Bolton’s book, claiming most conversations are classified
- Former Ukraine diplomat Marie Yovanovitch has book deal
- If good men like Joe Maguire can’t speak the truth, we should be deeply afraid
- Trump’s Presidency Isn’t a Dark Comedy — It’s an Absurd Tragedy
- Court dumps Nunes’ suit against Trump dossier firm
- Warren, Biden and Buttigieg dangerously close to going broke
- ‘It could be a zoo’: Nevada on edge as caucus day arrives
- Sanders drives toward Super Tuesday delegate haul as establishment frets (“Analysis: The national front-runner left Nevada for California because he has the luxury of trying to build a lead while rivals battle to be the one to take him on.”)
- 6 Things To Watch In The Nevada Caucuses (“Does Sanders expand his base?…Does Sen. Elizabeth Warren capitalize on her fiery debate performance?…Biden needs a boost…Can Buttigieg or Klobuchar get out of the other’s way?…What about all that Steyer money?…How does the Nevada Democratic Party perform?”)
- Nevada caucuses: Democrats prepare to vote in most diverse 2020 state yet (“Electorate in ‘first-in-the-west’ primary is more representative of Democratic party than voters in earlier states”)
- A Brokered Democratic Convention Is Possible
- Trump continues to haunt 2020 Democrats with Vegas rally ahead of Nevada caucuses
- Surging Sanders looks for decisive win in Nevada
- Bloomberg Loses Ground Following Debate Debut in Las Vegas
- With little left to lose, Elizabeth Warren rolls the dice
- Elizabeth Warren reverses her position on super PAC support as she seeks comeback
- What Mike Bloomberg has and has not done (“…disclosure is the price one pays when running for the presidency. If you have things you would rather not share, don’t run. But after the Trump trauma, when in doubt, the rule should be to put it all out there.”)
- Bloomberg says he will release women from three nondisclosure agreements
- Bernie Sanders calls out MSNBC over campaign coverage
- Is Nevada More Wide-Open Than We Realize?
- How Beating Up Bloomberg Has Reinvigorated the Democratic Field
- ‘Not good enough,’ Warren says of Bloomberg’s non-disclosure agreement pledge
- Biden Adds a Claim to His Biography: An Arrest in South Africa
- Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing ‘platform manipulation’
- Trump criticizes “Parasite” Best Picture Oscar win because it’s South Korean (“Bong Joon-ho’s film – which Trump likely never watched because of the subtitles – skewers economic class structures”)
- How A Moderate Virginia May Boost Bloomberg’s Presidential Prospects (“Experts and voters alike say money has played a role in Bloomberg’s somewhat meteoric rise in the Virginia polls, but so does the commonwealth’s status as a moderately blue state.” Here we go again, with the corporate media’s tossing around of basically meaningless drivel.)
- Virginia lawmakers say they have a deal on ‘red flag’ law that will allow guns to be taken temporarily from people deemed dangerous (“The sponsors of House and Senate versions of the bill say they’ve worked out their differences. Republicans still oppose the law.”)
- Will Virginia get a full Medicaid dental benefit? Advocates say it could be life-altering for poor patients.
- Is the bipartisan Fair Energy Bills Act facing its demise in the Senate?
- Audio: Former Sen. George Allen (R) Goes on Trumpster Talk Radio, Rants Against “Green New Deal,” “Right-to-Work” Repeal, Bloomberg, “Socialistic Democrats”
- Audio: “The Energy Gang” Analyzes the Virginia Clean Economy, Gets a Lot Right, but Also Some Big Stuff Wrong
- Virginia bills headed to Northam tackle hands-free driving, discrimination, school discipline
- Raise the Wage: Fighting to make enough money to feed my children in Virginia
- Top Virginia Democrat blames gun-sanctuary resolutions for denial of raises (“Sen. Richard Saslaw says Democrats were not inclined to give a boost to sheriffs who vowed to defy new gun laws.”)
- Democrats push to update school immunization schedule over objections from antivaxxers, GOP
- The A-T and the ACP: a Case for the Supreme Court
- Virginia May Soon Add Shield Law Protections for Journalists
- Fairfax County Becomes First School Division in Virginia to Officially Recognize Collective Bargaining Rights for Its Employees
- Fairfax School Board, Loudoun Supervisors Vote in Support of Collective Bargaining
- Paul Ryan at UVa: Impeachment could become a regular feature of politics (Paul Ryan is such a joke.)
- Stafford targeted to become Virginia’s first Smart Community
- Roanoke’s judges don’t reflect city’s diversity, says black ex-legislator seeking circuit judgeship
- Christiansburg police chief: Hurst shown no favoritism
- Arrest was going to be a catalyst for change’: Richmond 34 celebrate 60 years since sit-in at whites-only counter
- Historic Civil Rights Fight Remembered in Richmond
- South Richmond residents sound off on Pamunkey casino proposal
- A sun-filled weekend before rain chances return early next week
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