| No Images? Click here  Thursday, August 9NUNES REVEALS GOP ROSENSTEIN PLAY In tapes leaked to MSNBC, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said at a fundraising dinner last week that Republicans were holding off impeachment proceedings against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to avoid derailing Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]MORE RUSSIA SANCTIONS OVER UK SPY ATTACK The State Department said it will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after it determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent and his daughter in Britain. [HuffPost]ARGENTINA VOTES DOWN BILL TO LEGALIZE ABORTION The Argentine senate has rejected a bill to legalize abortion, pushing back against a groundswell of support from a surging abortion rights movement. [Reuters]TRUMP-FRIENDLY CONGRESSMAN ARRESTED FOR SECURITIES FRAUD Rep. Chris Collins (R-N.Y.), one of Trump earliest and loudest backers, has been charged by the FBI with insider trading. [HuffPost]JACK AND SHILL Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey decided the best person to speak to about his refusal to ban conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who peddled the lie that the Sandy Hook massacre was a false-flag event with child actors, was conspiracy theorist Sean Hannity, who peddled the lie that slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich leaked DNC emails to WikiLeaks and was targeted for “assassination.” [HuffPost]CHILDREN TRAINED TO CARRY OUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS A man arrested at a New Mexico compound last week was allegedly training children to carry out school shootings. [HuffPost] ACADEMY TO INTRODUCE OSCAR FOR ‘POPULAR’ FILM The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that it will introduce a new category at next year’s Oscar ceremony honoring “outstanding achievement in popular film.” It’s an insult to us all. [HuffPost]INGRAHAM: LEGAL IMMIGRATION IS BAD Fox News haircut Laura Ingraham continued her descent into white nationalism Wednesday, complaining that immigration, including legal immigration, had caused “massive demographic changes” that were “foisted” on Americans — “changes that none of us ever voted for and most of us don’t like.” [HuffPost]DEMS LODGE FOIA ON SCOTUS PICK Senate Democrats said they filed a series of Freedom of Information Act requests seeking documents tied to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s work as staff secretary for George W. Bush. [HuffPost]CHINA STRIKES BACK IN TRADE WAR China says it will retaliate with tariffs of 25 percent on U.S. goods worth $16 billion, mirroring the U.S. tariffs Trump says he will levy on Beijing. [CNN]POLICE TASER 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL Police in Cincinnati, Ohio, are reviewing policies after an officer used a Taser stun gun on an 11-year-old girl accused of shoplifting. [HuffPost]UBER AND LYFT CAP IN GOTHAM New York City Council has decided to cap ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft in a major blow to the tech companies. [HuffPost]HOW MO. REJECTED RIGHT-TO-WORK Missouri voters rejected the state’s new right-to-work law by referendum Tuesday night, delivering a stinging rebuke to the GOP legislature. Here’s how they did it. [HuffPost]
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