by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, October 25.
- Time to Reset Expectations for World Economy With Virus Untamed
- Instead of fighting systemic racism, France wants to ‘reform Islam’
- Treaty to ban nuclear weapons made official with 50th UN signatory (“Production, use and stockpiling of nuclear weapons illegal from January 2021 though nuclear-armed states have not signed up”)
- U.S. reports more than 83,000 coronavirus cases, record daily total, as experts warn of difficult winter
- Coronavirus Cases Reach New One-Day Record, Trump Blames Media (Beyond pathetic. Get this nutjob the HELL outta there!)
- What the next GDP figure will — and won’t — mean (“Economic data will likely show record-breaking growth. But the economy hasn’t recovered.”)
- Universal Mask Wearing Could Save Some 130,000 Lives In The U.S., Study Suggests
- Trump denies Covid surge even as virus spreads among Pence advisers (“Trump’s disconnection from reality gave former Vice President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama an opening Saturday to call out his denials.”)
- Another Outbreak Strikes the White House
- Joe Biden calls climate change the ‘number one issue facing humanity’ (Absolutely. By far.)
- How Trump abandoned his vow to ‘drain the swamp’ (“A Washington Post review found that the president has largely failed to fulfill the pledges he made in 2016 to curtail the influence of lobbyists and special interests in Washington.” Duh.)
- Dr Fauci: Covid vaccine result could come by end of 2020
- Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff Tests Positive for Coronavirus
- Covid-19 Live Updates: 4 Pence Aides Test Positive
- Trump Is Botching His Election-Year Lies (“He’s trying to fake compassion, bravery, and respect for science. And he’s failing.”)
- King Kong Trump, Losing His Grip (“A steaming mad president is running out of steam.”)
- Trump’s Bitter, Vainglorious Fantasy of America on the Debate Stage (“Biden’s challenge was that the President lies in a manner that is so unanchored to reality that it becomes disorienting for anyone watching.”)
- Five key races likely to determine Senate control (“The fight for a majority in the chamber is most likely to be decided in Colorado, Arizona, Maine, North Carolina and Iowa. And there may be some surprises.”)
- Trump may be running the sleaziest presidential campaign ever
- Trump bets on a replay of 2016 election’s final weeks, but he faces a changed landscape
- Fearful calls flood election offices as Trump attacks mail-in voting, threatening participation in GOP strongholds
- The GOP’s Demographic Doom (Let’s hope, but I feel like I’ve heard this many times previously.)
- R.I.P., G.O.P. (“The Party of Lincoln had a good run. Then came Mr. Trump.” We need a real conservative party in this country, not this collection of extremists, bigots, QAnon, etc. that is today’s Republican Party.)
- Trump, Biden favorability unchanged as 2020 race heads into final week: POLL (“Favorability towards Trump currently stands at 35% favorable, 57% unfavorable.”)
- Biden gains as suburban women and elderly voters look to dump Trump
- How Biden has more paths than Trump to 270 electoral votes
- Post-debate poll finds Biden strong on every major issue
- Majority of voters say Biden won second debate, poll finds
- Brad Pitt narrates new Biden campaign ad airing during World Series
- Trump privately tells donors it would be ‘very tough’ for GOP to hold Senate
- Joe Biden will travel to Georgia on Tuesday in late push to flip state
- Trump Hasn’t Derailed the Biden Train Yet
- The high cost of confirming Amy Coney Barrett
- The White Supremacist And Extremist Donors To Trump’s 2020 Campaign
- Trump supporters are intimidating voters in Latinx communities, watchdog claims (Lock ’em up?)
- Reid says Biden should end Senate filibuster after 3 weeks
- Murkowski reverses course, will vote to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court (And there goes all respect for Murkowski…)
- Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump threaten to sue Lincoln Project (Hahahaha.)
- Biden rebounds to edge over Trump in Texas, as Hegar slightly narrows Cornyn’s lead in Senate race (“A new Dallas Morning News/UT-Tyler poll shows Texas is up for grabs, with the former vice president posting gains among independents, Hispanics.”)
- Pennsylvania GOP again asks U.S. Supreme Court to block mail ballot deadline extension
- Staffers for Kelly Loeffler test positive for COVID-19
- Appeals court stops more paper backups of Georgia voter records — (Trump judges, natch.)
- Voters In Alabama’s Largest County Could Have Their Ballots Thrown Out After A Court Ruled Instructions They Were Sent Are No Longer Valid (Not acceptable.)
- SNL’s Rudy Giuliani Gets Caught Pulling a ‘Borat’ During Final Debate
- Full interview with 5th District Democrat Dr. Cameron Webb
- A conversation with Cameron Webb, the Democrat vying for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District seat
- Dems in VA02, VA05, VA07 Blew Away Their Republican Opponents in Fundraising, Cash-on-Hand During First Two Weeks of October
- ICYMI: Washington Post Endorses Abigail Spanberger, Slams Nick Freitas For His Extreme Record
- Rashid challenges Wittman in 1st Congressional District race
- Maps of Virginia Potential Early Votes by Precinct Generally Show Highest %s in “Blue” Areas of the State, Lowest %s in the “Red” Areas
- As elections officials process voters’ mail-in ballots, some envelopes contain surprises (“Thank you notes, copies of identification cards, and errant signatures are among the things officials have seen.”)
- Photos: Virginia Dems Rally, GOTV with <10 Days Until the Most Important Election Day of Our Lives
- Saturday (10/24) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,180 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 172,372), +58 Hospitalizations (to 12,198), +39 Deaths (to 3,578)
- Virginia coronavirus updates: Officials worry about new peak with winter weather
- MCAULIFFE: Education investment will drive COVID recovery
- Latest Email By “Fair Maps” Folks Takes Their Negativity and Dishonesty Into the Realm of Nasty and False Personal Attacks
- Virginia Tech student government marred by dysfunction and sexism, former members say
- Hampton prosecutor also serving as state lawmaker creates ‘conflict of interest’ for judges, public defender’s office says (We need to professionalize the legislature.)
- 2020 Richmond mayoral election: A Q&A with Levar Stoney
- 2020 Richmond mayoral election: A Q&A with Alexsis Rodgers
- D.C.-area forecast: And now for something totally different (“A dreary, damp and cool Sunday is a dramatic shift from recent days. More rain possible by Wednesday night and Thursday.”)
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