Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Thursday, January 14.
- Obama and Nikki Haley fight the GOP faithful’s fury ("Rejecting the 'angriest voices' isn’t so easy when they’ve been stoked for so long." Epitomized by neo-fascist Trump and theocratic/warmongering/climate-science-denying nutjob Ted Cruz.)
- Iran's Quick Release Of The American Sailors Is Diplomacy At Work (Of course, Trump et al want to "bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran." Don't let them anywhere near the Oval Office!)
- Nikki Haley takes on Trump’s noxious nativism
- Ted Cruz Didn’t Disclose Loan From Goldman Sachs for His First Senate Campaign
- Nikki Haley Dismisses SOTU Response Backlash: 'I Stand By What I Believe'
- Clinton’s barrage produces windfall of cash for Sanders (Things are getting interesting on the Democratic side.)
- This is what makes Republicans and Democrats so different ("Democrats like compromise; Republicans don't")
- Fox Should Ask the GOP Candidates These Questions at Tonight's Debate
- A pariah in his own party: Republican insiders want Jeb to drop out for the sake of the GOP
- Editorial: GOP pledge creates needless controversy
- Supreme Tantrum ("Virginia legislature is about to oust a well-respected female judge just to spite the governor.")
- Judge to rule Thursday on challenge to oath in March 1 GOP primary
- Pastor says GOP loyalty pledge will deter black voters
- Senate Republicans remove press from Virginia Senate floor (Taking their cues from Trump, apparently.)
- McAuliffe urges and offers cooperation on economy in State of the Commonwealth
- Virginia’s General Assembly returns to Richmond ("Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s $109 billion budget is likely to dominate the 60-day session.")
- Va. House Republican files religious freedom bill (Crazy Todd Gilbert strikes again.)
- Va. Republicans want Supreme Court to put new congressional map on hold ("The GOP says 'electoral chaos' would result if redistricting in the state is required before the 2016 elections." Only if you define "electoral chao" as "uh oh, one of our guys is going to lose!")
- Dave Brat may have a harder time getting reelected than he had getting elected
- Kerry Dougherty: The silly and sillier season starts in Richmond
- McAuliffe: More cooperation than conflict in 2016 session
- Editorial: Portsmouth Mayor Kenny Wright's disrespect
- Portsmouth mayor charged with felony after sheriff chases him over expired inspection sticker ("Portsmouth’s openly divisive politics spiraled into the bizarre this week with the sheriff chasing the mayor in his car to give him a citation, the mayor being charged with a felony, and a prominent civic leader calling the entire affair 'embarrassing.' Oh, and a TV news crew was there to capture it all on video.")
- Loudoun County schools budget proposal tops $1 billion for first time
- Richmond-area legislators draw plum committee assignments
- Police: Five threats found at three Va. high schools are ‘non-credible’ ("Officials said the threats were written on bathroom walls at three high schools in Prince William County.")
- Seasonable sunshine today, next Arctic blast brings a few snowflakes Sunday
