by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, March 14.
- As Europe Shuts Down, Britain Takes a Different, and Contentious, Approach
- Coronavirus could damage the euro zone
- Western companies must stop profiting from China’s crimes against humanity
- 6 Ways the Trump Administration Has Botched Responses to the Coronavirus and Climate Change (“They have striking similarities.”)
- Apple closes all stores across world outside China due to Covid-19 (“Tech giant, which has hundreds of shops worldwide, to shut outlets for two weeks”)
- What to do about a president who says he won’t be tested for the coronavirus (“He is endangering others.”)
- Mike Pence and the Farce of Trusting Donald Trump on the Coronavirus
- America is paying the price for Trump’s arrogance — again
- The rest of the country is admirably picking up Trump’s slack
- ‘I don’t take responsibility’: Trump shakes hands and spreads blame over coronavirus (“Declaring a national emergency at the White House, the president defied medical advice and acted like a one-man coronavirus cannon”)
- The Masculine Bluster of Trump’s Coronavirus Hand-Shaking Tour
- Trump tells a nation terrified of coronavirus that none of this is his fault (“Trump lied, insulted reporters, and explicitly refused to take responsibility for his own actions.”)
- Stocks stage furious rally late after national emergency declared
- “No, I Don’t Take Responsibility at All”: Trump on His Botched Coronavirus Response
- ‘He’s an idiot’: critics say Trump has failed the US in this test of reassurance (“For Trump, who has spent years undermining experts, scientists, and trust in government, the pandemic has shown his weaknesses”)
- How Trump Blew The Coronavirus Response (“Swinging between denial, false comfort, blame and bad medical analogies, the administration has put millions of lives at risk.”)
- Trump declares national emergency, but questions arise about what’s next
- How to Protect the 2020 Election From the Coronavirus
- House passes coronavirus economic relief package with Trump’s support (“The package passed early Saturday and includes paid sick leave for affected workers, unemployment insurance and money for food stamps and other programs.”)
- House passes sweeping coronavirus response package
- McConnell absent as Pelosi, White House reach deal on coronavirus economic relief package
- Trump, Pelosi Agree On Coronavirus Relief Bill. Next Hurdle: The Senate
- Everyday activities come to a halt as states fight outbreak
- The Trump Presidency Is Over (“It has taken a good deal longer than it should have, but Americans have now seen the con man behind the curtain.”)
- The GOP’s Ideological Sickness Is Going to Get People Killed
- This Will Get Worse (“The grim math of a coronavirus future.”)
- Republicans are learning that “rugged individualism” won’t stop the coronavirus (“Trump’s incompetence is a real problem — but decades of right-wing ideology have also made this crisis worse”)
- We need to emergency-proof our elections before November. In a democracy, the vote must go on (“The new coronavirus has begun threatening elections. We need to act now to secure everyone’s November vote”)
- Trump Can’t Cancel the Election. But States Could Do It for Him. (“There’s a perfectly legal shortcut around a free and fair presidential election.”)
- Trump declares a national emergency, “two very big words.”
- ‘I Don’t Take Responsibility At All’: Trump Passes Buck On Coronavirus Testing Mess
- White House, House Democrats reach deal on coronavirus economic relief package, Pelosi announces
- House passes coronavirus relief bill (“The bipartisan bill passed 363-40 after a day of intense negotiation between Speaker Pelosi and the Trump administration”)
- House Democrats and White House reach deal on coronavirus aid package
- Trump shook hands, patted backs and touched the microphone 31 times while declaring the coronavirus national emergency
- I ran the White House pandemic office. Trump closed it.
- How a Mar-a-Lago member helped set up the Brazil summit that exposed Trump to coronavirus
- Donald Trump says asking him about disbanding the White House pandemic office is a “nasty question” (Yamiche Alcindor: “You said that you don’t take responsibility but you did disband the White House pandemic office”)
- FACT CHECK: Trump’s Accusations About The Obama Administration And Swine Flu
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump misrepresents Obama’s actions on H1N1
- Reality Arrives to the Trump Era (“Plagues routinely start with denial. In his great novel, The Plague, Albert Camus describes a scene at the very beginning, after several rats in a town started dying identical deaths”)
- Does Donald Trump Have the Coronavirus?
- A Map Of The Coronavirus Exposures In Trump’s Orbit In Just Two Weeks
- Trump defiant on testing and handshakes even as third Mar-a-Lago case emerges
- Trump’s False Claims About His Response to the Coronavirus
- Trump Caught Google Off Guard With a Bogus Coronavirus Site Announcement
- Contrary to Trump’s claim, Google is not building a nationwide coronavirus screening website
- Why Are Conservatives Obsessed With Revenge on China for the Coronavirus?
- How the coronavirus could shape the presidential campaign
- Biden virtual town hall marks new normal for campaigning
- It’s time for the country to settle for Joe Biden
- Biden’s strength in Arizona spells trouble for Trump (“Trump support melts in the Sun Belt”)
- Trump’s Coronavirus Presser Was an In-Kind Contribution to Joe Biden’s Campaign
- Horse racing has outlived its time (Yep, it’s a disgrace.)
- Exclusive: ‘Dead Sea Scrolls’ at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries
- Fox puts Trish Regan’s Fox Business show on hiatus after deranged coronavirus monologue (Put ALL of Fox on hiatus – permanently – other than Chris Wallace, perhaps.)
- Video: Liberty U President Jerry Falwell Goes on “Fox & Friends” (Natch), Claims Coronavirus “Their Next Attempt to Get Trump”
- Trump’s favorite Evangelical leaders are peddling coronavirus lies
- Sen. Mark Warner Expresses Concern with Violence, Harassment Against Asian Americans in Wake of Coronavirus Outbreak
- Video: Sen. Mark Warner Speaks to Reporters on Coronavirus, Says “I don’t think we’re over-exaggerating this”
- Sen. Mark Warner Files for Reelection; Will Postpone Announcement Tour, Continue to Focus on Coronavirus Outbreak
- Rep. Beyer describes life under self-quarantine
- BREAKING: Governor Northam Orders All Virginia K-12 Schools Closed for Minimum of Two Weeks
- AG Mark Herring Files Petition with State Corporation Commission Seeking to Halt Utility Disconnections During State of Emergency
- So you need a coronavirus test in the D.C. metro area? It’s not that simple.
- Metro scales back and schools close as pandemic expands (“With stores packed and major events canceled, state and local governments in Virginia, Maryland and the District focused on expanding testing capacity.”)
- Making Metro free is taking a good idea too far
- Coronavirus expected to continue spreading in Virginia as leaders declare state of emergency
- Schapiro: Even from back benches, ex-speaker is in front of legislative pack. (Actually, Cox has been mostly invisible this session.)
- Dominion to Pay $1.4 Million for Alleged Violations of Virginia’s Environmental Laws, Regulations
- Officials identify possible case of community spread; Peninsula localities begin to declare state of emergency in coronavirus outbreak
- Generational Divide (“Senior conservative Democratic senators from Fairfax undermine labor agenda.”)
- Virginia Tech will reimburse housing, dining costs amid pandemic
- Records: Stoney administration spent $1 million on outside lawyers, advisers for failed Navy Hill project
- Life for Virginia Beach couple in coronavirus isolation: Binge-watching TV and chicken soup on doorstep
- Something in the Water canceled; organizers say festival will return next year
- ‘This is absolutely crazy’: Coronavirus concerns cause shortages of toilet paper and other items at Richmond area stores (Why does everyone suddenly need a ton of toilet paper? What are they afraid is going to happen?)
- Feeling more like March this weekend, and the main rain risk moves through tonight
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