Gillum shocks Dem primary to set up Florida showdown

Will face off against Trump-backed DeSantis for governor No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Wednesday, August 29  GILLUM SHOCK WIN SETS UP FLORIDA SHOWDOWN Andrew Gillum has become the first African-American nominee for Florida governor, pulling off an upset win over favorite Gwen Graham and two big-spending businessmen in a crowded Democratic primary field. The Bernie Sanders-backed progressive will face off against Trump-backed Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis. [HuffPost] MCSALLY SEES OFF ARPAIO AND WARD Rep. Martha McSally won the GOP Senate primary in Arizona, running as a staunch ally of Trump. In the Democratic gubernatorial primary, David Garcia, an Army veteran and education expert, won the nomination to challenge Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, giving him a chance to become the state’s first Latino chief executive in more than 40 years. [HuffPost] TRUMP WARNS OF VIOLENCE IF GOP LOSES MIDTERMS Trump pleaded with evangelical leaders to promote him from the pulpit, warning of violence if Republicans lose in November elections. [HuffPost] GOP BALKS AT PUSH TO RENAME BUILDING AFTER MCCAIN A bipartisan effort to rename a Senate office building to honor the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is being opposed by some Republican senators. [HuffPost] CARTER: TRUMP MADE ‘SERIOUS MISTAKE’ OVER MCCAIN Jimmy Carter said Trump’s response to John McCain’s death was “a very serious mistake.” [HuffPost] CALIFORNIA MOVES TO KILL MONEY BAIL California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation to eliminate money bail and replace it with a system of risk assessment to determine whether defendants can be safely released from jail while awaiting trial. California is the first state to pass such a law. [HuffPost]       LEGAL IMMIGRANTS FACE DEPORTATION FOR VOTING Twenty immigrants were recently charged with illegally voting in North Carolina, even though they may not have known they were ineligible. Now they could still be convicted and imprisoned — or even deported ― without the Justice Department proving they intended to break the law. [HuffPost] PECKER QUITS CANADIAN MEDIA COMPANY American Media Inc. CEO David Pecker has resigned from the board of Canadian media giant Postmedia. The move comes less than a week after reports emerged that Pecker, who leads the company that publishes the National Enquirer, had been granted immunity in the Michael Cohen case in exchange for information related to payments made to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal. [HuffPost] BLACK LAWMAKER QUITS OVER ONLINE ABUSE Vermont state Rep. Ruqaiyah “Kiah” Morris, (D-Bennington), the state’s only black female lawmaker, has decided not to run for re-election in the House due to online harassment and racist threats. [HuffPost] PLAN TO RECLAIM FOREIGN AID PUT ON HOLD The Trump administration’s plan to take back more than $3 billion in congressionally allocated funds for foreign aid have been put on hold following a meeting between Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Office of Management and Budget head and fiscal hawk Mick Mulvaney. [HuffPost] STD CASES SKYROCKETING The U.S. has the highest STD rates in the industrialized world, with cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis skyrocketing in recent years due to a serious decline in public health infrastructure and funding. [HuffPost] MARIA DEATH TOLL IN THOUSANDS The governor of Puerto Rico raised the government’s official death toll for Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 people following the release of a new report. [HuffPost] RUSSIA TO HOLD MASSIVE WAR GAMES EXERCISE Russia will hold its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union next month — a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese army. [HuffPost]       Serena Williams rocked a tutu in the first round of the U.S. Open, after French Open officials banned her from wearing a catsuit. The day after Jacksonville’s mass shooting, gamers held another tournament. “Dr. Who” actor Matt Smith is joining the cast of “Star Wars: Episode IX.” Teachers in Seattle have voted to authorize a strike after contract negotiations between their union and Seattle Public Schools failed to produce a deal over pay. These 24 breathtaking destination wedding pics will leave you in awe. Accused Russian spy Maria Butina once recorded a Disney love song with Paul Erickson. Faced with an onslaught of new, drug-resistant superbugs, scientists are venturing into deep caves in search of rare and unusual bacteria that may form the basis of tomorrow’s antibiotics. A Texas couple is facing felony charges after a 70-year-old woman told authorities they kept her locked in a dog kennel. After southerners tore down Silent Sam, this writer argues it’s time for northerners to tear down Confederate flags. Baseball positions are starting to lose their meaning. This is why. Christina Aguilera revealed why she won’t be dating another celebrity in the future. Twitter users mocked the White House message honoring the anniversary of MLK’s “I Have A Dream” speech. California has taken an historic step toward passing a bill moving the state toward 100 percent clean energy by 2045. And “Black Panther” star Michael B. Jordan made a surprise visit to an Alabama school. 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