The RNC:
Nick goes over the 2020 RNC lineup. You can check out the entire list below:
Diversity:
The Springfield-News Leader did a breakdown of diversity within their newsroom. The newsroom is 100% white, and leadership is 100% male.
- A diverse newsroom is critical to telling stories about Springfield and the Ozarks. Here’s a look at our staff. (Springfield News-Leader)
Jeff Flake:
More than two-dozen former Republican members of Congress threw their support behind a “Republicans for Biden” effort being launched Monday by the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign.
- Jeff Flake joins over two-dozen former GOP members of Congress to launch ‘Republicans for Biden’ (Fox News)
The Left:
On Tuesday night, a mayoral candidate in Sumter, South Carolina, reportedly faked her own kidnapping and assault via Facebook Live to garner “sympathy votes.”
- VIDEO: Mayoral Candidate Faked Own Kidnapping, Assault Via Facebook Live For ‘Sympathy Votes’: Report Says (Dailywire)
Josh Hawley:
The Hill wrote an article titled “LeBron James on Trump call to boycott Goodyear: ‘We don’t bend, fold or break for nobody'”
Josh Hawley retweeted the article saying “Except Beijing.”
Except #Beijing https://t.co/w0pNgPoDWn
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) August 21, 2020
Hypocrisy:
Stars will have the privilege of skipping out on New York’s 14-day quarantine mandate when they visit for the MTV Video Music Awards next week.
- Stars attending VMAs from out of state will not be subject to New York quarantine mandate (Fox News)
Kansas Democrat:
A 19-year-old Kansas Democrat who recently defeated a seven-term incumbent by 14 votes in a state House primary election has now withdrawn from the general election, citing “recent developments in the race.
Bullying Melania Trump:
Former New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald slammed first lady Melania Trump for renovating the White House Rose Garden saying on Saturday that he is “furious” she is “a foreigner.”
Postal Workers Union:
A major union representing U.S. postal workers has endorsed Joe Biden.
Plenty of news is surfacing about the United States Postal Service, including a story about at least 4,800 chicks that were shipped to Maine arriving dead. KOLR 10 decided to go to a hatchery to ask if chick deaths in the mail is common.
