Here are a few national and Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Sunday, February 14.
- 2016 is now all about the Supreme Court: This is how Justice Scalia’s death deadlocks the Court — and changes presidential race ("Republicans are likely to stonewall any Obama nominee, turning the '16 race into a Supreme Court battleground")
- The Simply Breathtaking Consequences Of Justice Scalia’s Death
- Hillary Clinton says Republican calls to leave Justice Scalia's seat vacant "dishonor our constitution" (Exactly!)
- Obama’s Supreme Court Shortlist ("It would be ridiculous for Republicans to oppose these perfectly qualified candidates.")
- Could Justice Antonin Scalia’s Death Lead to a Constitutional Crisis? ("Republicans may refuse to let Obama fill Scalia’s Supreme Court seat.")
- Cruz, Rubio, and Other Conservatives Want to Stop Obama From Replacing Scalia (Sorry, but that is NOT what the constitution says the president and Congress have obligations to do.)
- Minutes after Scalia’s death right-wingers seek to block nominee Obama hasn’t even appointed yet
- The Top 5 Moments From the Republican Debate ("Trump blames W for 9/11, Cruz gets booed, and much more.")
- Don’t let the ‘Cadillac tax’ die ("Enacting an amended version of the levy in 2020 would be good policy — and should be good politics.")
- Donald Trump Blames George W. Bush for 9/11
- Republican debate insanity: An ugly fight that saw the GOP succumb to Trumpism ("Nasty personal attacks, Donald Trump's big gamble, and a bilingual immigration fight mark a wild GOP debate")
- Republican Debate Descends Into Total Chaos, Moderator Threatens To ‘Turn This Car Around’ (None of these nuts should be let anywhere near the nuclear trigger. Ee gads.)
- Watch CBS Moderator John Dickerson Correct Ted Cruz's Facts, Then Get Booed By The GOP Debate Audience (More evidence Republicans live in an alternate universe, conditioned by the right-wing media, where facts not only don't matter but are bad things.)
- CNN Analyst: At GOP Debate, Candidates "Fighting To Get Farther And Farther Away" From Most Americans On Immigration Reform
- Schapiro: GOP faces tough choice - raise money or fire judge ("Republicans are fast running out of time to outmaneuver McAuliffe...The current session cannot run beyond 60 days, and it’s unlikely that McAuliffe — having made this mistake last August, needlessly imperiling Roush’s appointment in the process — would call legislators back for a special session in which they again would be free to elect judges.")
- LePrell: Restoring Virginia's waterways depends on support this GA session ("Please ask your legislator to support full funding for Virginia’s clean water programs. The health of the James River and the Chesapeake Bay depends on it.")
- Time runs out — again — for McAuliffe’s Supreme Court pick
- Virginians' chance to weigh in on presidential candidates is coming
- Lots of interests, private and public, in the General Assembly
- Lacking lethal injection drugs, Va. might turn to the electric chair
- McAuliffe, lawmakers argue over coal tax credits (Take every penny of those and put them into clean energy.)
- Donald Trump predicted as Republican presidential nominee at Washington and Lee mock convention
- Sherman Lea clinches Roanoke firehouse primary ("The Roanoke councilman is now poised to be the city’s second black mayor after a day of heavy voter turnout — and some voter frustration.")
- Public Square: What do we need in a new mayor?
- Editorial: The future of Portsmouth
- State official says he will drop light-rail funding if Virginia Beach has a referendum
- Brutal cold continues today, wintry mess on track for tomorrow
