Kellyanne Conway to leave White House.
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TOP STORIES
Monday, Aug. 24
LIGHTS, (WEB) CAMERA, ACTION The Republican National Convention kicks off today. Like last week's Democratic National Convention, most of the events and speeches will be held virtually and remotely, with the exception of official business conducted in the host city of Charlotte, North Carolina. Check out our preview of what to expect as the party officially renominates President Donald Trump. (Spoiler alert: There's a lot of Trumps on the list of speakers.) [HuffPost]
KELLYANNE CONWAY TO LEAVE WHITE HOUSE Trump adviser-defender Kellyanne Conway will leave her White House post at the end of the month, citing family reasons. Her husband, the very vocal Trump critic George Conway, will also take a hiatus from his role at the Lincoln Project. Their dynamic has been the cause of much intrigue during the Trump years. [HuffPost]
TRUMP ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY APPROVAL FOR COVID TREATMENT Trump on Sunday said Food and Drug Administration regulators had given emergency approval for the use of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients as a treatment. Health experts have argued that there isn't yet enough evidence for its use as clinical trials of it aren't finished. [HuffPost] |
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POLICE SHOOT MAN IN BACK Protesters marched on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday after a video on social media appeared to show officers shooting a Black man seven times in the back in broad daylight. Gov. Tony Evers condemned the shooting of the man, who he identified as Jacob Blake. [AP]
'WATCH ME, MR. PRESIDENT' Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden laughed off Trump's allegation that he's mentally unfit for office due to age. "Look at us both, what we say, what we do, what we control, what we know, what kind of shape we’re in. Come on,” Biden told ABC's David Muir. [HuffPost]
DHS HEAD CONTRADICTS TRUMP The Department of Homeland Security isn't authorized to send agents to guard polling places in November, acting Secretary Chad Wolf said. Trump has threatened to send "everybody" to guard against what he claims is widespread voter fraud, but federal law prohibits the use of troops at election locations unless there are "armed enemies of the United States" present. [HuffPost] |
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WHAT'S BREWING
WHERE'S MY $300 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT? Find out here if your state has applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to give an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. When that money actually finds its way into people's pockets depends on the state. [HuffPost]
HELLISH COMBO FOR CALIFORNIA PRISONS Thousands of incarcerated people in California are enduring the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic while being surrounded by flames as wildfires burn around the state. Some of the prisoners are fighting the fires themselves, earning a few dollars a day. It's a convergence of crises on a level never experienced by the state. [HuffPost]
POSSIBLE DOUBLE HIT FOR GULF COAST Residents along the Gulf Coast, stretching from Louisiana to Alabama, started packing up and heading out as they face the possibility of two hurricanes hitting at once. A storm called Marco grew into a hurricane and Tropical Storm Laura lashed Haiti as it moved toward the area. [HuffPost]
TRUMP'S SISTER TRASHES BROTHER ON TAPE ICYMI: Trump's sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, said her brother "has no principles" and is a liar and cheat in conversations secretly taped by her niece, Mary L. Trump, and provided to The Washington Post. “All he wants to do is appeal to his base,” she said. [WaPo]
ANOTHER DISASTROUS YEAR FOR EARTH'S CLIMATE Spend some time with this overview of all the climate anomalies we've faced in 2020, including record-breaking heat, hurricanes, Iowa's derecho and the loss of sea ice. [HuffPost]
DEMS' TIGHTWALK ON CHINA Biden is struggling to appear tough on China without fueling hawkishness or racism. There may be political incentives to talking tough but going too far could hamper the achievement of objectives like ending the trade war. [HuffPost] |
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