Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Tuesday, February 2.
- Cruz upsets Trump in GOP race ("Clinton, Sanders in virtual tie with most votes counted on Democratic side")
- Rubio finishes a close third behind Texas senator, businessman
- Clinton ekes out win in Iowa against Sanders ("But Sanders has not yet conceded.")
- Why ‘Virtual Tie’ in Iowa Is Better for Clinton Than Sanders ("But in the end, a virtual tie in Iowa is an acceptable, if not ideal, result for Mrs. Clinton and an ominous one for Mr. Sanders. He failed to win a state tailor made to his strengths.")
- (Yep, so much for Trump always "winning," not that that was EVER true about him, with all his bankruptices, divorces and other failures in life.)
- Donald Trump, 2016's first loser
- After Iowa, Both Parties Are Facing Hostile Takeovers
- O’Malley suspends presidential bid after a dismal showing in Iowa (I almost forgot to include something about this in the morning news clips...have basically not even thought about O'Malley at all for a long time.)
- How pollsters got Iowa wrong (Even the "gold standard" Des Moines Register poll had Trump beating Cruz by 5 points and Rubio trailing Cruz by 8 points. NOT!)
- In Iowa, the GOP establishment strikes back ("If Republicans rally around Rubio as a consensus choice, they might be able to beat ‘outsider’ candidates.")
- Just how dumb does Donald Trump think Americans are? (Extremely!)
- Democrats Won in Iowa ("Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton are energizing the party.")
- Iowa makes it a 3-person race for GOP: Cruz pulls out the upset, but Trump and Rubio have reason for optimism
- Developers stand to gain power in land-use cases as legislature takes up proffer reform (Not cool at all.)
- Reporters return to Senate floor - with new desks ("Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam said the new chairs for reporters were a blast from his past — as a schoolboy on the Eastern Shore.")
- Supreme Court rejects GOP petition to block new Virginia congressional lines
- Despite McAuliffe’s gun deal with GOP, issue still creates fight in state Senate
- Editorial: A bad deal on gun permits ("...rather than stand up for that principle — and face down the Second Amendment absolutists protesting at the state Capitol on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — the governor folded." The Virginian-Pilot nails it.)
- Editorial: Compromise on guns a win for Virginians (And the Free Lance-Star gets it wrong.)
- Document reveals Cantor allies’ strategy to retake control of Virginia GOP
- GOP race for Va. attorney general heats up ("A former federal prosecutor and naval officer has announced his candidacy.")
- Proposal to expand access to bills that are being drafted causes worry in Va. ("The issue, which was first reported by the liberal blog Blue Virginia, is complicated by the abrupt resignation last week of the director of the Division of Legislative Services, Robert L. Tavenner. It’s unusual for a high-ranking staffer who deals with bills to depart in the middle of a legislative session.")
- Rip Sullivan: In the General Assembly a major step toward redistricting reform (Let's hope!)
- Northam breaks tie to defeat bill allowing concealed carry without permit
- Virginia’s Pamunkey withstand challenge to tribe’s federal recognition
- Health insurers, pharmaceuticals feud at General Assembly over drug cost bill
- Our view: Virginia Tech scientists are the heroes in Flint water crisis (Agreed, great job!)
- Appropriations Committee looks into reviewing economic development incentives
- Roanoke reduces greenhouse-gas emissions by 25 percent over five years, study finds
- Sen. Wagner hopes gas tax bill will bridge transportation funding gap
- Virginia Beach City Hall could move to Town Center, report says
- Forecast: Plenty of sunshine and warmer than normal temperatures
