Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Saturday, February 13. Also see President Obama's weekly address, in which he talks about the current, toxic state of American politics.
- Trump and Cruz Trade Punches as South Carolina Turns Fierce
- The sexist double standards hurting Hillary Clinton ("A subtle, even unconscious misogyny is dragging down her campaign.")
- Actions by two Democratic groups could mean huge financial benefit for Clinton
- Bewildered by 2016 race, George W. Bush to return to the trail to boost Jeb (It's scary, but at this point, given how insane, extreme and downright NASTY the current GOP field is, I'm almost looking back on Dubya with a bit of nostalgia. Almost.)
- Clinton seeks to shore up black support in South Carolina
- Trump's potty mouth meets mannerly South Carolina
- The brainwashed rebels of the Bundy siege: Why something like this was eventually bound to happen ("In a conservative bubble that encourages conspiracy theories and violence impulses, it was only a matter of time")
- Jim Gilmore ends presidential bid (Yaaaaaaawn.)
- Madeleine Albright: My Undiplomatic Moment ("I should know better than to tell a group of women to go to hell. But the sentiment behind my statement is true: Women need to help one another.")
- MSNBC's Rachel Maddow: "The Ted Cruz Campaign Has A New Test" Following Ted Nugent's Anti-Semitic Facebook Post
- Fox Guest: "Blacks Should No More Vote For Hillary or Bernie Than They Should The Grand Wizard Of The KKK" (This network is demented.)
- Abortion-banning bill carried over to 2017
- Senate OKs exemption on same-sex marriage (Charming. What next, an exemption for other forms of bigotry?)
- Hospital reform bill survives voice vote
- Lawmakers kill bill that would have required recording of closed meetings
- Jennifer Herrera: Shocking deal from NRA, McAuliffe ("Jennifer Herrera is the Virginia chapter leader of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.")
- J.C. Penney becomes laugh line in Virginia Senate
- Potomac oil spill came from Dominion, utility admits
- Terry McAuliffe is mastering the art of making deals ("The Virginia governor made a deal to get I-66 widened and tolled.")
- Frank Wagner bill to change Hampton Roads gas tax passes Senate
- Scott Taylor: McAuliffe was lobbied to draw Randy Forbes into Rigell's district
- Virginia NAACP director says Lucas's concerns with Democratic Party are valid (I thought it was just Saslaw, and he clearly needs to go. If it's broader than that, anyone with these kind of attitudes should be gone, immediately; no place for it in the Democratic Party.)
- Senate backs HRVA gas tax increase; House works on tolling plan instead
- Our view: Why are Roanoke Democrats voting in February?
- Atlantic Coast Pipeline to propose new route to avoid sensitive areas of national forests (Just ditch the entire idea, it's idiotic.)
- Bone-chilling wind today and still very cold on Sunday; Some snow likely on Monday