by Lowell
Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, October 31. Today is the last day to vote in-person/early…polls open in just under 72 hours!
- A Frazzled World Holds Its Breath While the U.S. Chooses Its Leader (“President Trump turned American foreign policy inside out, to the benefit of some nations and consternation of others. Now both groups are watching attentively to see which direction the U.S. goes next.”)
- Trump Has Made the Whole World Darker
- U.S. only at ‘the beginning of the steep part’ of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says
- First, coronavirus infections increased. Then, hospitalizations. Now, deaths are on the rise.
- Trump’s pandemic agenda shoved government scientists aside. They’re attempting an 11th-hour comeback.
- Birx warns of “broad surge” across the country, as Trump claims U.S. is “rounding the turn”
- Dow closes more than 150 points lower as Wall Street posts its worst one-week sell-off since March
- Covid-19: U.S. Breaks Daily Record With Over 99,000 New Cases as Surge Quickens
- US election 2020: Trump criticised over false claim doctors profit from Covid deaths – live updates
- Trump launches false attacks on doctors (“The President used a Midwestern campaign swing to push a baseless claim that medical workers are inflating the coronavirus death toll for profit”)
- Trump Is Said to Set Aside Career Intelligence Briefer to Hear From Advisers Instead (Just imagine if Barack Obama had done that, or Bill Clinton, or if Hillary Clinton had been president…)
- America’s upended rituals, Trump and a day of cosmic decisions
- McConnell expects coronavirus stimulus in 2021, while Pelosi and Trump push for a deal sooner
- Unions discussing general strike if Trump refuses to accept Biden victory
- ‘Red mirage’: the ‘insidious’ scenario if Trump declares an early victory
- Why the 2020s Could Be as Dangerous as the 1850s (“Democrats could win decisively next week. But that still wouldn’t neutralize minority Republican power.”)
- Women will get the last word in this election (“A gender gap created by the most misogynistic president in modern times.”)
- Yes, Trump has an agenda for a second term. It’s all about him.
- Donald Trump’s election mayhem is coming: Journalists must be ready to fight back (“We know Trump will try to swamp this election in lies, rumors and lawsuits. Political media must be prepared”)
- Trump’s Inner Circle Braces for Disaster (“Some still believe a win is possible. But others are wrapping their head around a Biden presidency and regretting the money they gave to Trump.”)
- Donald Trump has run a historically bad reelection campaign
- US elections 2020: final push to unleash power of poor and low-income voters
- Americans Surge to Polls: ‘I’m Going to Vote Like My Life Depends on It’
- Don’t Panic (“Joe Biden is in a much better position than Hillary Clinton was.”)
- Nate Silver on why 2020 isn’t 2016 (“The FiveThirtyEight founder on polling error, Trump’s chances, and the possibility of an electoral crisis.”)
- Barr tells friends he would like to remain attorney general in second term if Trump is reelected (Shuddderrr…)
- The 21 Ballot Measures We’re Watching This Election
- 11 States Are Choosing Their Governor On Tuesday. Here Are The Races To Watch.
- Analysis: Where the swing states stand in Trump-Biden battle
- Trump just made Biden’s closing argument for him
- Here’s what happened when NBC News tried to report on the alleged Hunter Biden emails (“Analysis: Trump complains the media isn’t reporting on Hunter Biden’s emails. But NBC News met obstacles, including Rudy Giuliani, when it tried.”)
- Black voter turnout was down in 2016. This time looks to be different.
- Black And Latino Voters Flooded With Disinformation In Election’s Final Days
- Republicans shift from challenging rules to preparing to challenge individual ballots
- Republicans gear up for day-of and post-Election Day litigation
- The absurd legal theory conservative judges are using to restrict voting
- N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James developing ‘long’ list of Trump actions for Biden to undo
- Fox News Poll: Biden’s lead over Trump narrows slightly to 8 points
- Bloomberg pumps big money into low-profile state races to boost climate policies
- How young activists helped make climate a campaign issue
- Biden Aides See Warning Signs in Black, Latino Turnout So Far (“Despite record early turnout, Black, Latino votes lag; Top Biden aides confident seniors, suburban votes will carry”)
- Trump may just keep campaigning after Election Day
- The Day After Election Day (“Current and former Trump administration officials are worried about what might happen on Nov. 4.”)
- Judges Are Already Testing How Far Amy Coney Barrett Will Go for Republicans
- Walmart reverses decision to remove guns and ammo from store shelves
- The Fight to Turn Georgia Blue
- Texas GOP senator didn’t “graduate” from Oxford University law program, as claimed in prior campaign
- Democrats uneasy about higher Republican turnout in important Florida county
- More Than 9 Million Texans Cast Ballots Early, Topping State’s Total Turnout In 2016
- Texas Has Already Exceeded Its 2016 Turnout. Here’s What That Means.(“Regardless, no matter how the final vote tally shakes out, the existing data already offers Democrats one vital lesson: Obscure local elections can have enormous consequences…The explosion of early voting in Harris County wasn’t set off by Trump alone. In 2018, a 27-year-old Colombian American immigrant named Lina Hidalgo narrowly defeated an 11-year Republican incumbent to become Harris’s “county judge,” its top elective position. In 2016, Harris spent roughly $4 million on administering its elections. Under Hidalgo’s leadership, the county pumped that budget up to $31 million”)
- When will we know final unofficial election results in Wisconsin? It likely won’t be before Wednesday, and maybe not even then.
- Poll: Biden leads Trump by six in North Carolina
- Twitter Unlocks New York Post Account After Two-Week Standoff
- ‘There Are No Boundaries’: Experts Imagine Trump’s Post-Presidential Life if He Loses
- CNN contributor Miles Taylor admitted he lied to CNN about being ‘Anonymous.’ It doesn’t seem to be a problem for CNN. (That tells you what you need to know about CNN, eh?)
- A Senate debacle for Republicans
- Staying power of Virginia’s ‘blue wave’ at stake on Nov. 3 (That’s really not true; in fact, the real test will be NEXT year, assuming Trump is gone.)
- Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA01)’s Camp Continues to Target Qasim Rashid with “dangerously false claims—including that I ’embrace ISIS & Hamas.’”
- Heading Into GOTV Weekend, Virginians Can’t Afford to Forget the Consequences of Re-electing Donald Trump
- Nick Freitas’ Closing Message: I Voted Against Kids with Autism, and I’d Do it Again
- Editorial: Why does Good want to reduce school funding?
- VA05 Republican Bob Good Compares “The Left” to “Islamic Jihad” and “Terrorism”; Claims BLM Is a “Communist Organization”
- Republican divisions in Virginia House district animate Democrats’ hope for an upset
- ‘Election week not election day’: Unprecedented number of early ballots could delay election results
- Processed vs. Tabulation: How Vote Counts Will Work on Election Night
- Virginia voting guide: What to know about early voting, mail-in ballots
- Schapiro: For Va. GOP, Tuesday scarier than Halloween (“2020 is the year in which Democratic momentum, demographics, coronavirus-caused economic anxiety and an easing of voting restrictions — a consequence of the party flip in the General Assembly and the pandemic — likely align to complete Virginia’s transition from red to purple to blue.” Next year will be the real test.)
- Friday (10/30) Virginia Data on COVID-19 Finds +1,456 Confirmed/Probable Cases (to 179,639), +57 Hospitalizations (to 12,511), +7 Deaths (to 3,643)
- Virginia Officials Monitor For Possible Election Conflicts
- Governor Northam Directs $30 Million to Support Workforce Training for Unemployed Virginians
- In Virginia, fight against gun control gives rise to armed militias
- Williams: VMI is steeped in racism. Removing a statue and its superintendent are not enough
- At Northern Virginia’s Eden Center, Local Vietnamese Community Splits Over Trump And Biden
- VSHL releases guidelines for high school sports, to resume in December, after Northam eases COVID-19 restrictions
- Two VMI board members quit before vote to remove Stonewall Jackson statue
- Governor Signs off on Start Date for High School Sports
- Saturday is the last day to vote early in person in Virginia — here are Richmond-area polling sites
- Western Virginia Regional Jail sees outbreak among inmates
- Early voters casting thousands of ballots in Roanoke and New River valleys
- 2021 Candidates Weigh In On Falls Church City Local Special Election
- Many charged with curfew violations in Fredericksburg protests agree to do community service
- Hampton reduces number of students returning Wednesday, citing teacher shortage
- D.C.-area forecast: Cool but sunny today, with another strong cold front arriving Sunday
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