| Trump apparently gets a folder of positive news twice daily Posted: 08 Aug 2017 10:16 PM PDT  Before former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer got booted/resigned, they wanted to be known by their boss as the bringer of good news. According to Vice, who spoke to several unnamed officials, the two used to battle for the right to deliver a packet of good news clips and cable chyrons to the president at 9:30 a.m. and at 4:30 p.m. ET. SEE ALSO: Brilliant New York Post cover perfectly sums up Trump's White House This practice is like a mutated version of something politicians do all the time: get updates about how journalists and pundits are covering them. Usually this includes the good and the bad, but Trump reportedly didn't want to hear about people taking verbal or written dumps on his presidency, and thus we have a twice daily dose of positivity for the president. The regularity of those reports — reportedly compiled by a staff of 10 at the Republican National Committee — has apparently died down since the departure/resignation of Priebus/Spicer, and who knows if the as-yet-unnamed new White House communications director will continue the practice. In the meantime, I will sit here and think about what would have happened if, in high school, upon receiving my report card, I had returned it and requested that I (and my parents) be shown only the good grades, please. WATCH: Donald Trump vs. The Dictionary
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| A Woman Is Suing Costco For A Chicken Salad That Ruined Her Life Posted: 08 Aug 2017 09:14 PM PDT  She's still recovering two years later.
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| Macron to backpedal on creating First Lady status Posted: 08 Aug 2017 08:42 PM PDT  French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to backpedal on the issue of creating an official First Lady position for his wife in the face of attacks from left-wing opponents and a petition against the move, officials and reports said. The issue has become a new political headache for Macron after an online petition against creating the role garnered around 285,000 signatures and an opinion poll showed a majority of French people were also opposed. The presidency will clarify Brigitte Macron's position later this month or in early September, a member of her entourage said Tuesday, adding that there were would be no change to the constitution to create a First Lady position.
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| SitRep: Pentagon Mulling Drone Strikes in Philippines; Better Missiles for South Korea Posted: 08 Aug 2017 08:06 PM PDT  With Adam Rawnsley New front. The Pentagon is reportedly considering whether to carry out drone strikes against Islamic State terrorists in the Philippines, proving yet again that when it comes to ISIS, Washington appears ready to act whenever it feels it must. For months, militants from Abu Sayyaf, a Filipino terrorist group that switched ...
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| Trump administration switches sides, backs Ohio over voter purges Posted: 08 Aug 2017 06:15 PM PDT  The Trump administration has reversed an Obama administration stance and will support Ohio in its bid at the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a state policy of purging people from voter-registration lists if they do not regularly cast ballots. The Justice Department filed legal papers with the high court on Monday staking out the new position in the voting rights case, backing the Republican-led state's policy to purge inactive voters. Former President Barack Obama's Justice Department had argued in a lower court that Ohio's policy violated the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which Congress passed to make it easier for Americans to register to vote.
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| 3-Year-Old Died After Being Left in Day Care Van All Day, Employee Facing Charges: Police Posted: 08 Aug 2017 04:50 PM PDT  A day care worker will be charged in the death of a 3-year-old left in a hot van, police said.
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| Philippines says China wanted non-legally binding South China Sea code Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:59 PM PDT  By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - China pushed for a maritime code of conduct with Southeast Asian countries that would not be legally binding, the Philippine foreign minister said on Tuesday. Alan Peter Cayetano said some countries wanted the South China Sea code to be legally binding, and China preferred the less forceful "binding". The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China hailed the adoption on Sunday of a negotiating framework for the code of conduct (COC) as progress towards preventing disputes.
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| Analysis: US, allies slow Beijing's South China Sea momentum Posted: 08 Aug 2017 03:06 PM PDT  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — With the rise of a friendly leader in the Philippines, China has been spared a vocal adversary in the disputed South China Sea. In the process, it has gained momentum despite last year's ruling by an arbitration tribunal that invalidated its expansive claims in the disputed waters.
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