President Trump:
Over the weekend, President Trump signed several executive orders. What are the Democrats going to do now?
- Trump orders $400-per-week unemployment payments amid COVID crisis, hits Dems for stonewalling (Fox News)
Joe Biden:
Joe Biden apparently doesn’t remember that he was a fan in payroll tax cuts.
Joe Biden portrayed Michael Brown as the victim of a police shooting on Sunday—the sixth anniversary of Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri—despite the fact that the Obama-Biden Department of Justice determined that officer Darren Wilson had acted out of “self-defense.”
- Biden Seems To Suggest Michael Brown Was Victim On Anniversary Of Death. Obama-Biden DOJ Said Officer Acted In ‘Self-Defense’ (The Dailywire)
Kanye West:
The state Democratic Party filed a complaint Friday asking state officials to block rapper Kanye West from appearing on the presidential ballot in Wisconsin.
The challenge also suggests there are numerous problems with West’s nomination papers, including incorrect addresses for circulators and bogus signatures, such as “Mickey Mouse” and “Bernie Sanders.”
- Complaints to keep Kanye West off Wisconsin ballot cite phony signatures, including from Mickey Mouse and Bernie Sanders (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
The Kansas City Star:
The Kansas City Star has an editorial piece blaming Republicans for “pushing” to reopen Missouri schools.
- Missouri Republicans risk lives to score political points with push to reopen schools (The Kansas City Star)
Jan Fisk:
The latest scheduled hearing in the ethics case involving Springfield City Councilman Jan Fisk will not be taking place on August 14 as originally scheduled by the Hearing Examiner.
- Ethics Hearing Delayed for Springfield Councilwoman Fisk (Ozarks Independent)
Breweries:
The “Black is Beautiful” campaign was launched to highlight the lack of diversity in the craft brewing industry.
- Change is brewing. Campaign pushes craft breweries to reflect on diversity (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
- Fallon: ‘Who Even Needs Debates?’ (The Dailywire)
Biden VP:
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown has urged Sen. Kamala Harris to “politely decline” a spot on Joe Biden’s ticket if Biden chooses her as his running mate.
- Former San Francisco mayor urges Kamala Harris to ‘politely decline’ VP slot, aim for AG instead (Fox News)
Ozark Mask Mandate:
The board of Alderman in Ozark is holding a special meeting Monday at 6 p.m. to discuss a face mask ordinance. Something different than other aldermen meetings, the Mayor of Ozark can decide on the ordinance after public comment rather than requiring a vote.
Hydroxychloroquine:
New York City Councilman Paul Vallone says that hydroxychloroquine saved his life.
Mask Mouth:
Now that dentists have reopened their doors, they’re having patients show up with a nasty set of symptoms, which the doctors have dubbed “mask mouth.”
