by LowellHere are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, January 17.
- As Iran meets nuclear obligations, sanctions are lifted and prisoners freed ("Deals mark new era of bilateral ties; Post reporter, others freed" Go Obama!)
- The Historic Deal that Will Prevent Iran from Acquiring a Nuclear Weapon
- Trump booed as he escalates feud with Cruz (So, let's get this straight: it's fine with these yahoos if Trump insults Latinos, women, African Americans, disabled people, veterans, etc, etc., but it's NOT ok if he insults "cuckoo bird" "Calgary Cruz?" Got it.)
- Clinton Campaign Underestimated Sanders Strengths, Allies Say (Same mistake as in 2007-2008?)
- Clinton surrogate to demand Sanders release medical records ("But hours later, after this report provoked widespread criticism, her campaign distanced itself from David Brock’s planned tactics.")
- Why We Should Celebrate The Trump-Cruz Ascendancy ("Is the Trump-Cruz ascendancy in the GOP scary? Of course it is. But we should celebrate and encourage it nonetheless. The country is likely to be better for it in the end.")
- Ronald Reagan made it all worse: How Republicans — the real party with their hands out — convinced white America that government was out to get them ("Anti-government diatribes from the prime beneficiaries of government programs? How the GOP lies to white America")
- This is Donald Trump’s biggest fiction — and the engine of his insane rage machine ("Donald Trump's march to the GOP nomination has been fueled by misplaced white anger. Time to call it what it is")
- Following Clinton attacks, Sanders rolls out support for gun legislation (Smart move.)
- Va. governor, GOP lawmakers seek common ground on juvenile justice
- Sturtevant backs keeping Roush on Supreme Court ("Without a majority, Alston’s appointment would fail. Still unclear is what would happen to Roush, whose interim appointment technically expires 30 days after the General Assembly convenes barring legislative action to grant her a full, 12-year term.")
- Schapiro: In press flap, Norment demonstrates special gift for making enemies ("Watching Tommy Norment manage an embarrassment of his own making is like watching a chimpanzee play with a hand grenade. You know how it will end. And yet you keep watching.")
- Casey: A modest proposal for school-bathroom surveillance ("In which we explore various methods of enforcing a Virginia lawmaker's proposal to keep transgender students out of the wrong school bathrooms. (Really).")
- Few using Virginia's program to monitor prescriptions
- Advocates, caregivers lobby for more state funding for Medicaid, mental health and services for the disabled
- Bryce Reeves introduces bill to overturn AG's concealed carry decision (Translation: Bryce Reeves introduces bill to ignore Virginia's own laws)
- Goode: Blue-collar Virginia and the Republican Party of Virginia ("Some of these Virginians will simply not participate rather than sign a pledge they don’t fully agree with, and for good reasons. But, the establishment really doesn’t care. ")
- Project Honey: Sweet Appomattox deal turned sour for Virginia, McAuliffe
- Kerry Dougherty: Instead of letting them eat cake, bill would let gay couples wait at DM ("If conscience-ridden clerks won’t issue marriage licenses, guess where betrothed gay and lesbian couples would have to go? Yep, the DMV.")
- Virginia Man Is Accused of Trying to Join ISIS
- Some conversational snowflakes today help kick off a wintry week
