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☆ House Democrats keep options open as effort to oust Johnson grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Lauren Fox | Kristin Wilson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

He’d let Putin take all of Europe,” Florida Rep. Jared Moskowitz said on CNN after Massie announced Tuesday he’d join Greene in her effort to oust Johnson. “Let’s just hope that that does not happen, and that we can do our responsibilities, protect and defend our own democracy as we protect theirs,” former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. “If Speaker Johnson wants to talk to Hakeem Jeffries, I think we’d be open to something like that. If only a handful of Republicans vote to oust Johnson, only a handful of Democrats would be needed to step in and help him keep his job. And that is where Democrats would have to decide if they’d help Johnson.

Persons: Mike Johnson, institutionalists, Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Kevin McCarthy, Israel, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, He’d, Putin, Jared Moskowitz, Massie, he’d, Greene, Tom Suozzi, Johnson –, “ Let’s, Nancy Pelosi, “, Johnson’s, Sara Jacobs, ”, Jeffries, hypotheticals, McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, –, Chuck Schumer, ’ –, Alejandro Mayorkas –, wouldn’t, Ann Kuster, Mike Gallagher, they’d, ‘, ’ Jeffries, Gerry Connolly, “ It’s, Rosa DeLauro, We’ve, can’t, “ We’ve, Jamie Raskin, Jim Himes, “ Gerry, ” Himes Organizations: CNN — House, Democratic, Union, ”, CNN, New York Democratic, Republicans, California Democratic, Florida Rep, White, Foreign Intelligence, of Homeland, GOP, ” New Hampshire Democratic, Republican Rep, Louisiana Republican, Republican, Maryland Democratic, House Intelligence Locations: Israel, Europe, ” Florida, California, Ukraine, Louisiana, Haiti, Sudan, Gaza, “, Connecticut

☆ Lorraine Graves, Pioneering Harlem Ballerina, Dies at 66
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Lorraine Graves, a ballerina known for her willowy frame and majestic grace who starred as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades, died on March 21 in Norfolk, Va. She was 66. Her nephew Jason Graves said the cause of her death, in a hospital, was yet to be determined. For a female dancer, “five foot four, five foot six is considered tall,” Virginia Johnson, a former principal dancer and artistic director for the Dance Theater of Harlem, said in an interview. “Because once you get on pointe, you’re adding another six inches to your height, and so having a partner who’s tall enough to partner you is an issue.”Fortunately, the company had plenty of tall male dancers. That allowed Ms. Graves an opportunity to leverage her unique physicality, which over the course of her career she showed off in performances around the world, including before world leaders like Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson Mandela.

Persons: Lorraine Graves, Jason Graves, Graves, Virginia Johnson, ”, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela Organizations: of Harlem, Dance Theater of Harlem Locations: Norfolk, Va

In the 16 months since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, six states have held direct votes on the future of abortion rights within their borders. And on six occasions, the pro-abortion rights side has prevailed — including in traditionally conservative states like Kentucky. Virginia: “There’s not like a referendum question on the ballot, but it is on the ballot,” Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine told CNN after a backyard rally for Democratic state legislative candidates in September. Though Virginia is now reliably blue in presidential races, its local races are a fierce battleground. Virginia’s off-off-year local elections — held a year after federal midterm elections and featuring no statewide contests — are famously difficult to predict.

Persons: Roe, Wade, “, ” Virginia Sen, Tim Kaine, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Republican Glenn Youngkin, Terry McAuliffe, —, Youngkin, ”, Andy Beshear, Beshear, Daniel Cameron, Cameron, Matt Bevin, Read Organizations: US Senate, CNN, Democratic, Commonwealth, Republican, Voters Locations: Kentucky, Ohio , Virginia, Pennsylvania, . Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, Midwestern

Tuesday’s legislative elections in Virginia will provide key tests for both parties’ messaging ahead of 2024, as well as the state’s GOP governor. “I think they’re the most important elections in America because these issues that are so important to Virginians are also the ones that are going to be so important to Americans next year,” Virginia GOP Gov. The battles for the state House of Delegates, which Republicans control, and the state Senate, which Democrats control, could come down to a handful of districts. And they’ll test Youngkin’s own political power as he’s brushed off questions about his presidential ambitions. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s paid private speeches, noting that she did not keep records of what she said to the groups.

Persons: “, Glenn Youngkin, ABC’s, NBC’s Gary Grumbach, Katherine Koretski, Sen, Siobhan Dunnavant, Democrat Schuyler Van, Youngkin, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez, Julia Jester, Megan Lebowitz, ’, Biden, Alex Seitz, Wald, Ron DeSantis, ”, NBC’s Matt Dixon, Jonathan Allen, Ali Vitali, Nikki Haley’s, Peter Nicholas, Carol E, Lee, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott’s, Robert F, Kennedy, Jr, Brandy Zadrozny, He’s, Peter Meijer, who’s, Brandon Presley, Tate Reeves Organizations: GOP, Virginians, ”, ” Virginia GOP Gov, Delegates, District, Democrat, NBC News, Democratic, Biden, Israel, Hamas, Democrats, Republican National Committee, New York Times, Florida Republican Party, Florida GOP Gov, Florida GOP, South, Public Service, GOP Gov Locations: Virginia, America, ” Virginia, Democrat Schuyler Van Valkenburg, Youngkin, Michigan, Florida, South Carolina, Black, Michigan’s, Mississippi

☆ Putting Pressure on Palestinian Activists Isn’t Making Jewish Students Any Safer - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Michelle Goldberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

For Palestinian and Muslim students, the invocation of terrorism law is especially frightening. But now advocates for Palestinian rights describe a new level of repression. “That’s the difference.”No one should underestimate how awful the campus climate is for many Jewish students, who’ve experienced a surge in violence and abuse. In some social justice circles, then, support for Israel is viewed as something akin to support for the K.K.K. There is little reason to think that the pressure brought to bear by these outside institutions is making Jewish students any safer.

Persons: Louis D, Law, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ”, Donald Trump, Radhika Sainath, Columbia University’s Rashid Khalidi, “, who’ve, Jewish counterprotesters, Erwin Chemerinsky, George Floyd, they’ve, Kenneth Stern, Bard College’s, ” Stern, He’s, Stern, Trump, scenesters, Joe Rogan, Elon, that’s, Khalidi Organizations: Defamation League, Brandeis Center for Human, Justice, ADL, Brandeis, Republican, Palestinian, Homeland Security, Education, Israel, Palestine, Columbia, Cornell, Jewish, Tulane, University of California, America, Peace, Bard College’s Center, National Lawyers Guild, American Jewish Committee, International Holocaust, Alliance, The, Rights, Elon Musk, West Bank Locations: Palestine, Israel, Ron DeSantis , Florida, Florida, United States of America, Berkeley, America, Gaza City, Gaza, West

☆ Abortion: These Virginia candidates could shape how both parties talk about abortion in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Every seat in both the GOP-led state House and the Democratic-controlled state Senate is up for election. People sign a poster that reads "Elect More Women" during the Democratic rally in Glen Allen, Virginia, on September 9, 2023. Virginia House Democrats have run an ad highlighting nearby states’ stricter abortion laws and featuring a comment by a state House Republican candidate during the primaries that he would support a “100% ban” on abortion. “The Dobbs decision completely changed what Virginia voters are thinking about,” Mamie Locke, the chair of the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, said in a phone interview last month. Susanna Gibson, the Democratic nominee for Virginia House District 57, speaks to the crowd during the rally in Glen Allen, Virginia, on September 9, 2023.

Persons: Glen, Sen, Siobhan Dunnavant, Schuyler VanValkenburg –, –, Glenn Youngkin, Sue Geller, Schuyler VanValkenburg, Tim Kaine, Rebecca Wright, ” VanValkenburg, Roe, Wade, “ There’s, ” Virginia Sen, Abigail Spanberger, Donald Trump, Kaine, CNN Kaine, Mark Warner, Joe Biden, Biden, Dunnavant, – she’s, shouldn’t, “, Dobbs, ” Dunnavant, Ronna McDaniel, Mitch McConnell –, ” Liesl Hickey, Tammy Campbell isn’t, Glen Allen, ” “, ”, VanValkenburg, It’s, Campbell, we’re, ” Campbell, ’, “ MAGA, ” Mamie Locke, Scott Kozar –, VanValkenburg’s –, Eric Cantor, Dave Brat, Arnold Palmers, Susanna Gibson, CNN Gibson, CNN she’s, Gibson, David Owen, homebuilder, Owen, I’m, ” Owen Organizations: Virginia CNN, GOP, Republican, broach, OB, Democratic, GOP Gov, CNN, Democratic Rep, Democratic National Committee, Festival of India, Greater, Greater Richmond Convention, Virginia Senate, Festival of, Washington Post, Schar, Virginia voters, Republicans, Virginia, Democrats, “ MAGA Republicans, Virginia Democrats, Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, “, Virginia House District, Richmond Times, Dispatch Locations: Glen Allen, Virginia, Henrico County , Virginia, Richmond, “, Del, Glen Allen , Virginia, Roe , Virginia, Southern, Greater Richmond, Festival of India, Richmond , Virginia, Washington, Richmond want Virginia, Ohio, Spanberger

“This one hurts and it’s going to hurt for a while,” Virginia coach Tony Elliott said. That left a sizeable James Madison following that assisted on the two 80-yard drives that won it. Colandrea brought them back two plays later with a mid-range pass to Malik Washington, who juked defenders and changed directions on a 63-yard pass play that made it 14-7. THE TAKEAWAYJames Madison: The Dukes may have gotten a bad deal on an apparent fumble by Pace on the Cavaliers' fifth scoring drive. So I anticipate that by the time we get ready to roll out next week, he should be back, ready to go.”UP NEXTThe Dukes play at Troy next Saturday.

Persons: James Madison, Jordan McCloud, Tony Elliott, “ We’ve, ”, Anthony Colandrea, Mike Hollins, Elliott, “, ” Dukes, Curt Cignetti, Pace, Dukes, Ty Son Lawton, JMU, Virginia, Perris Jones, Jalen Green, Daniel Sparks, Aiden Fisher, D'Angelo Ponds, Colandrea, Malik Washington, Hollins, Tony Muskett, Muskett, Tony Organizations: Dukes, Virginia, Cavaliers, Clemson, Kobe Pace, Hollins, Pace, ”, Troy, Maryland, AP Locations: CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Virginia, Tennessee, Colandrea

☆ An Unexpected Hotbed of Y.A. Authors: Utah
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

American book-reading habits have been in decline for decades, but you wouldn’t know it from sitting in on a young-adult literature class held last winter at Brigham Young University. The professor, Chris Crowe, arrived to the classroom with a box full of books. When he announced they were free for the taking, some two dozen students rushed to the table. There were reminders that the class was taking place at “the Lord’s university,” as B.Y.U. And the discussion, which that day focused on “Make Lemonade,” Virginia Euwer Wolff’s verse novel about two teenagers living in poverty, came to a familiar head.

Persons: Chris Crowe, of Jesus Christ, S.E ., Laurie Halse Anderson, Virginia Euwer Organizations: Brigham Young University, ”, of Jesus, S.E Locations: S.E . Hinton, Virginia

☆ What All the Single Ladies (and Men) Say About the Economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Jeanna Smialek | Jason Karaian | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Aftershocks from the coronavirus pandemic continue to rumble across the U.S. economy, and Signet Jewelers shared a surprising one this week: The company is selling fewer engagement rings this year because, it says, singles who were stuck at home during lockdowns failed to meet their would-be fiancés in 2020. Shares of Signet, the largest jewelry retailer in the United States, tumbled after the company cut its forecasts for sales and profit for the rest of the year. In a way, the engagement ring has become a sparkly microcosm of the American economy. The bridal jewelry business is being buffeted by the delayed effects of the pandemic, rapid inflation that is squeezing consumers and a growing sense of nervousness among shoppers. Some of the volatility is owed purely to the pandemic.

Persons: lockdowns, Kay Organizations: Signet Jewelers, Signet, Kay Jewelers, Zales Locations: U.S, Virginia, United States

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