| No Images? Click here  Thursday, August 30 TRUMP DEMANDS CHIEF JUSTICE WEIGH IN ON STEELE DOSSIER President Donald Trump called for the Supreme Court chief justice to intervene and force the judge overseeing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to question FBI and Justice Department officials about their use of a so-called Steele dossier as part of the investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow. [Reuters] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] DEMS EYE TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS If Democrats win control of the House in November they will finally have the votes to force Trump to disclose his tax returns. And, according to the Washington Post, Trump’s advisers fear he has neither the staff nor the strategy to protect himself from a possible Democratic takeover of the House and his subsequent legal jeopardy. [HuffPost] SCHUMER GIFTS TRUMP JUDGES Senate Democrats just agreed to expedite votes on 15 of his nominees to lifetime federal court seats. Why? So they could get back to campaigning and focusing on winning re-election in November. [HuffPost] TRUMP FIRES MCGAHN ON TWITTER White House Counsel Don McGahn will step down from his role this fall. Trump made the announcement on Twitter and said McGahn’s departure would take place “shortly after the confirmation” of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. According to The New York Times, Trump’s tweet came as a surprise, especially to McGahn. [HuffPost] RUBIO BILL SLASHES SOCIAL SECURITY Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) paid maternity and paternity leave bill would tap retirement funds resulting in a significant lifetime reduction in Social Security benefits ― between 3 and 10 percent, according to a report. [HuffPost] DETROIT CUTS OFF SCHOOL DRINKING WATER Detroit authorities ordered drinking water shut off at all city public schools after elevated levels of lead and copper were found at more than a dozen buildings with antiquated plumbing systems. [Reuters] FLORIDA MIDTERM FACE OFF IS PERFECT FOR BOTH CAMPS In Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum, Florida Republicans and Democrats both got the opponents they wanted. And it’s already turned nasty, with Trump-backed DeSantis telling the state not to “monkey this up” by electing Andrew Gillum, who would be the state’s first African-American governor if elected. [HuffPost] TRUMP SLAMS CNN OVER COHEN ‘LIE’ Trump attacked CNN on Twitter, accusing the network of being “caught in a major lie” over a July article about claims made by the president’s former personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen in regards to the infamous Trump Tower meeting. [New York Times]
 CUOMO AND NIXON DO BATTLE New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic challenger Cynthia Nixon engaged in several testy exchanges during their gubernatorial primary debate. “Can you please stop interrupting?” Cuomo barked as Nixon talked over him. “If you stop lying,” Nixon shot back. [HuffPost]TRUMP: CHINA RESPONSIBLE FOR NORTH KOREA BREAKDOWN Trump accused China of putting pressure on North Korea, but said his relationship with Kim Jong Un is strong so he will not resume the U.S. war games with South Korea. [Reuters]SOLDIER CHARGED WITH AIDING ISIS A soldier based in Hawaii pleaded guilty to trying to help the Islamic State group — admitting he provided secret military information to undercover agents he believed were members of the terrorist organization. [AP]FBI: CHINA DID NOT HACK HILLARY The FBI said it has no evidence Hillary Clinton’s private email server was compromised even though Trump tweeted a news report that alleged it was hacked by Beijing. [AP]CANBERRA MULLS CHELSEA MANNING VISIT The Australian government is considering whether to refuse entry to whistleblower Chelsea Manning just days ahead of her speaking tour. [HuffPost]TRUMP BLAMES PUERTO RICO FOR HIGH DEATH TOLL Trump tried once again to shift blame onto Puerto Rico for the response to Hurricane Maria after the territory’s government hiked the official death toll by thousands. [HuffPost]
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